2004 MAZDA RX-8 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS EXHIBITING A DECREASE IN POWER AND WAS SPORADICALLY SLOW TO START. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE HAD LOW COMPRESSION AND WOULD NEED A MOTOR REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DENIED THE REPAIR UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD CONSULT WITH THE DEALER AND CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,130.

OIL COOLER LINES IN FRONT OF VEHICLE RUSTED OUT AFTER 60K MILES. OIL LEAKED ONTO TIRES/BRAKES. *TR

I OWN A 2004 MAZDA RX8 WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I HAD MY CLUTCH PEDAL BREAK WHILE DRIVING. I ORIGINALLY THOUGH OF IT AS AN ISOLATED CASE DUE TO A BAD COMPONENT. I HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED AT MY OWN COST BUT THIS PART HAS BROKEN AGAIN TODAY. WHILE SEARCHING FOR COMMON ISSUES I HAVE FOUND QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PART BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD BUT THIS CAME WITH NO WARNING. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY STREET OR THE HIGHWAY IT MAY HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT ISSUE. THIS PART SEEMS TO BE OF VERY POOR QUALITY AS IT HAS BROKEN FROM THE SAME PLACE AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX8. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH HE DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE BEFORE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP POSITION HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER FOR IT TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HER RESIDENCE WHERE HE NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAD DETACHED FROM ITS HINGE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. WHILE STOPPED WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL REPEATED ATTEMPTS, HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LACKED POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED (REPAIR DETAILS WERE NOT GIVEN). THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND PROGRESSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*BF UPDATED 01/24/11

MY 2004 MAZDA RX-8'S CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET HAS BROKEN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP FOR SOME CLUTCH PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THE CLUTCH NOT ENGAGING OR DISENGAGING PROPERLY AND THE FIRST THING THEY LOOKED AT WAS MY CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET. IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS WHAT WAS CAUSING ALL OF MY PROBLEMS. THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO THE FIREWALL BROKE ALONG THE WELDS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE TECH TOLD ME IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 04 RX-8'S AND IT IS USUALLY MISDIAGNOSED AS A CLUTCH FAILURE. THIS IS A REALLY BIG PROBLEM AS THE BRACKET BRAKING CAUSES THE CLUTCH TO NOT FULLY ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE WHICH LEADS TO PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE AND CAN ALSO BE AS EXTREME AS THE CLUTCH PEDAL COMPLETELY BREAKING OFF AND OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD TO HAVE MY CLUTCH REPLACED AS WELL DUE TO THE EXTRA WEAR CAUSE BY NOT FULLY ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING. MY CAR HAS EVEN STALLED IN INTERSECTIONS AFTER A LIGHT TURNS GREEN BECAUSE THE CLUTCH WOULD FULLY ENGAGE TO SHIFT INTO 1ST PROPERLY. *TR

MY 2004 MAZDA, HAS 60K MILES ON IT. ALREADY HAVE HAD ENGINE FAILURE, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE HEAT SHIELD AND SENSORS. NOW MY CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET IS APPARENTLY BROKEN, IT STARTED OFF SQUEAKING LOUDLY AND EMBARRASSINGLY. SOUNDED LIKE IT NEEDED SOME WD40 OR SOMETHING, ALSO LEANING INWARD TOWARD THE BRAKE, CAUSING ME TO SOMETIMES INADVERTENTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE ALONG WITH THE CLUTCH. IT SOON AFTER COMPLETELY BROKE, DEPRESSING NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND LEAVING ME STRANDED ONCE AGAIN ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I KNOW I'M NOT DRIVING A BMW/AUDI/MERCEDES ETC. BUT I'M ALSO NOT DRIVING A KIA, YET MY ROOMMATES KIA HAS FAR LESS PROBLEMS AND ISN'T LEFT WITHOUT A CAR NEARLY AS OFTEN AS I AM. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT ON A MAIN STRETCH OF ROAD WITH BUSY TRAFFIC AS I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH ON MY 2004 MAZDA RX8 THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY BROKE AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. I PAID 400+ DOLLARS TO GET THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND RAN FOR ABOUT 20,000 MILES AND NOW THE TRANNY WILL NOT ENGAGE AGAIN. *TR

I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AS I PUSHED THE CLUTCH PEDAL IN AND TURNED THE KEY IT STARTED BUT WHEN I RELEASED THE PEDAL IT STAYED HALF WAY DOWN AND MOVED TOWARDS THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN POOR SHIFT QUALITY AND A WEAK CLUTCH. *TR

MY MAZDA RX8 DRIVERS DOOR LATCH BECAME DEFECTIVE. YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR UNLESS YOU CLIMB OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE. A LOT OF MAZDA RX8 OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. YOU CAN GO ON RX8CLUB.COM AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO MANY PLACES TO TRY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND NO ONE CAN DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR. IF I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR ME TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE CALLED MAZDA TO COMPLAIN AND THEY ESSENTIALLY LAUGHED AT ME AND SAID I WAS ON MY OWN. IF I HAD ENOUGH MONEY I WOULD SUE THEM BECAUSE I HAVE A LEGITIMATE CASE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS HAS EFFECTED HUNDREDS OF MAZDA RX8 OWNERS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS! SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE LATCH SYSTEM AND THE DESIGN FLAW THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM FIXING IT WITHOUT RIPPING THE DOOR OFF! *TR