2005 MAZDA RX-8 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX8. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE IDLES EXTREMELY ROUGHLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V317000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAULTY DESIGN. WHILE DRIVING AND SHIFTING GEARS (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY SNAPS, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR HAD TO BE STARTED IN 1ST GEAR TO DRIVE TO SAFETY. THE THIN METAL TEARS AWAY FROM AROUND ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE ASSEMBLY TO THE FIREWALL. THIS IS HAPPENING ON OTHER RX-8'S OF PEOPLE I ASSOCIATE WITH TO THE POINT THAT WELDING UP THE OLD BRACKET IS BECOMING COMMON. MAZDA HAS NOT COME UP WITH A STRONGER ASSEMBLY SINCE THEY INTRODUCED THE RX-8 IN 2004. THE ALTERNATIVES TO CORRECT THE ISSUE (OUT OF WARRANTY) IS TO: (A) PURCHASE A NEW ONE FROM MAZDA. (B) HAVE YOUR OLD ASSEMBLY WELDED OR PURCHASE A REMANUFACTURED WELDED ONE. (C) PURCHASE A BRACKET THAT ADDS SUPPORT TO THE ASSEMBLY I DID BOTH B & C, WELDED AND ADDED SUPPORT. *TR

MY MAZDA RX-8 HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AND THE CLUTCH BRACKET JUST BROKE OFF FOR NO SPECIAL REASON. IT IS TO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD NOT BREAK. MAZDA DID FIX IT FOR ME. FUNNY THING IS MAZDA TECH LINE SAIDS THIS IS A *ONE TIME WARRANTY REPAIR* ONLY. THIS CLUTCH BRACKET PROBLEM IS A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE IN THE RX-8 COMMUNITY, BUT MAZDA JUST KEEP REPLACING BROKEN BRACKETS AND WAIT FOR USER'S WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER. I JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT DO MAZDA MEAN BY "ONE TIME REPAIR" ONLY. WHAT I CONCERN NOW IS THAT. WHAT IF THE CLUTCH BRACKET BREAKS WHEN IM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MILES AN HOUR? IT WILL NOT BE FUNNY AND I MIGHT JUST DIE. ANOTHER THING IS THAT, MAZDA ALWAYS TRY TO BLAME IT ON AFTERMARKET PARTS FOR THEIR OWN FAILURE. THERE SHOULD BE A LOT OF RX-8 USER COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS CLUTCH BRACKET ISSUE. PLEASE CHECK.*CN

2005 MAZDA RX8 WITH FUEL LEAK AND GASOLINE FUMES. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WILL NOT PARK THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE OF FEAR THE HOUSE WILL CATCH FIRE. SHE STATES THE FUMES ARE HEAVY AFTER FILL UPS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS LEAKAGE HAPPENED AFTER EACH REPAIR ATTEMPT. *JB

THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND NOW ISN'T STARTING AGAIN WAS TOWED AGAIN TODAY. *JB

1) WHEN SUMMER SEASON BEGAN MY 2005 RX-8 WITH LESS THAN 20K MILES STARTED DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC/TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT INCIDENT WHEN ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. 2-3)CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE COILS - HOWEVER IF YOU LOOK AT AUTOMOTIVE.COM AND READ THE POSTS FROM HUNDREDS OF RX-8 OWNERS 90% OF THE POSTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND LIVE ALL OVER THE U.S. MAZDA KEEPS OUR VEHICLES FOR A DAY OR TWO TO REPLACE THIS OR REPLACE THAT BUT IN THE END THE ENGINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE REPLACED ENGINE FIXES THE PROBLEM OR IF THE PROBLEMS START ALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TEN TIMES. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO MAKES A POPPING SOUND. WHILE DRIVING 35 TO 70 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE MOTOR AND STATED THAT OIL IS SEEPING INTO THE INLET TUBES. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT SHE WAS USING THE WRONG FUEL AND RECOMMENDED BURNING IT OUT. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE OVER 60,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS FAILURE IS NORMAL AND THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MOTORS AND OIL IN THE INLET TUBE. THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE $6,000 FOR A NEW MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE BEGAN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE AT MAZDA STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE CONTACT AND REFERRED HER TO SOMEONE AT THE MAZDA CORPORATE OFFICE. THE CONTACT HAS INVOICES. THE # OF CYLINDERS AND CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX8. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT 6 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ONE YEAR AGO. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE STATING THAT THE WORK HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, AND HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 8,000.*AK

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES (DUE TO TSB) REPAIRED THREE TIMES NOW. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 4K MILES AND THE BRAKES SQUEAKED, THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THEM AND WITHIN 1 WEEK THEY BEGAN TO SQUEAK AGAIN SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY CLEANED & ADJUSTED THEM. THEY STARTED SQUEAKING AGAIN I TOOK TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS AGAIN DUE TO THE BACKPLATE AND PAD WAS SOAKED WITH OIL.