2004 MAZDA RX-8 Complaints

THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE OIL COOLER LINE CONNECTORS ARE CORRODED SO BADLY AT 7 YEARS OF AGE THAT IT'S LITERALLY SPEWING OIL WHILST THE CAR IS RUNNING. I'VE DRIVEN CARS THAT WERE 15+ YEARS OLD WITH NO SUCH ISSUES. NOT ONLY IS THIS A MECHANICAL CONCERN, BUT IT COATS THE TIRES IN OIL, AND LEAVES TRACTION ON THEM ALMOST NIL. MAZDA CANADA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, YET, MAZDA USA HAS DONE NOTHING, EXCEPT FOR QUOTE PEOPLE ANYWHERE FROM 1800-2100 DOLLARS TO HAVE THESE LINES REPLACED. I THINK IT'S A COMPLETE DISGRACE TO AN OTHERWISE VERY RELIABLE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WAS BEING REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHEN THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V325000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT) WAS CLOSED AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY PRICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I NOTICED A SMALL OIL LEAK COMING FROM BELOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE OIL COOLER. UPON TAKING THIS APART, I SAW THAT THE OIL LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE OIL COOLER HOSE AND THE OIL COOLER HOSE FITTINGS WERE VERY RUSTED. I ORDERED THE PART TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE, COSTING ME $350. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE PART YET AND WILL BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR ONE WEEK. I HAVE READ UP ON THIS PROBLEM, AND I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL AFFECTING MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR THAT MY CAR WAS BUILT, BUT ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO RESIDE IN CANADA. MAZDA USA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS RECALL. *TR

AS MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME MY CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I COULDN'T SHIFT GEARS SO I HAD TO COAST TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. *TR

1. CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY WOULD MAKE POP NOISE WHEN BEING DEPRESSED AND RELEASED. 2. CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET TO FIREWALL SNAPPED CAUSING CLUTCH PEDAL TO NOT RETURN. COULD NOT CHANGE GEARS OR STOP WITH CAR ON. 3.HAD TO REPLACE WITH FACTORY PEDAL (THE SAME PEDAL THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, A MECHANIC STATED THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT WAS CRACKED WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REFERENCED RECALL 05V325000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT); HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL IN 2010 AND HAD PASSED INSPECTION; THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS WOULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,500.

VEHICLE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY DECREASES TO THE POINT OF LITTLE OR NO POWER ASSIST. MOST COMMON ON STARTS AFTER A LONG VEHICLE SOAK. SECONDARY CONCERN IS THAT THE BATTERY FAILS RAPIDLY AND REPEATEDLY, AND VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC EN ROUTE TO DEALER TO INVESTIGATE POOR POWER STEERING PERFORMANCE. ROOT CAUSE REPORTED AS A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN VEHICLE. AMPERAGE REQUEST OF POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS SO GREAT THAT CAN OVERWHELM ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, RESULTING IN POOR/NO BATTERY CHARGING AND BELIEVED CAUSE OF ON-ROAD STALL. PER MANUFACTURER SERVICE, ONLY FIX IS REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE POWER STEERING RACK. REPAIR TO BE PERFORMED WEEK OF 5/20/11; OLD PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE. *TR

MAZDA RX8: SIR, I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT, AND EACH TIME I'M ON A BUSINESS TRIP FOR ONE WEEK OR MORE, THE CAR HAS TO BE TOWED FOR SERVICES. EITHER FOR FLOODING OUT OR RECHARGING THE BATTERY. LAST MONTH I BOUGHT AN ADVERTISED DEVICE, CAR MD, TO HELP DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND IT INDICATES THERE'S AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR ISSUE, WHICH MAZDA CHOOSE NOT TO ADMIT. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 24,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN A LIVING NIGHTMARE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. NOW, THE COMPANY WANTS ME TO PAY FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS WHEN I BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE IN RECTIFYING THIS MATTER OR POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OF WHAT AGENCY HAS OVERSIGHT OF THESE MATTERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX8. THE CONTACT STATED THE CLIMATE CONTROL KNOB FAILED AND WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ENGAGED, THE HEAT WOULD ACTIVATE INSTEAD AND VICE VERSA. THE CONTACTS WAS ADVISED BY HIS PERSONAL MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IT TOOK FOUR VISITS TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO FIX THE DEFETIVE HEATER/ AC CONTROLS. UPDATED 10/26/11

THE FAULTY OIL INJECTOR RELEASES EXCESS OIL AND AS A RESULT DROWNS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SPARK PLUGS. BECAUSE OF THIS THE CAR EATS THROUGH SPARK PLUGS AND WHEN RUNNING AT A LOW RPM THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN WHICH HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE MAZDA PUT OUT A RECALL (4206F) TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND PERHAPS EVEN THE ENGINE. MY CAR WAS TESTED AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT IT FALLS WITHIN THE RECALL. MAZDA HEADQUARTERS ISN'T HONORING THE RECALL OR THE DEALER'S FINDINGS AND IS SAYING THAT IT IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND WILL THEREFORE NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR ANYTHING. *TR