2004 MAZDA RX-8 Complaints

THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY STAR MAKING NOISE WHEN YOU DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH. CAUSING THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY BROKE AND MAKE DON'T ENGAGE . *TR

ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH @ APPROX 5:30PM, I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD. DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED, I HEARD SOMETHING BREAK. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FROM THAT MOMENT ON, I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY MYSELF, I HAD FOUND THAT THE METAL BRACKET WHICH SECURES THE CLUTCH PEDAL, HAD SPLIT/CRACKED. THIS MADE THE CLUTCH PEDAL LOOSE AND IT WAS NO LONGER IN PROPER ALIGNMENT (WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CLUTCH PEDAL WITH MY FOOT OR HAND LATERALLY A FEW INCHES.) DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS FAILURE, I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR (EVEN WITH CLUTCH PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED).....THIS MADE THE CAR INOPERABLE. THE ENGINE WOULD START WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED AND THE IGNITION TURNED TO THE START POSITION, BUT THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO ANY GEAR. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT I PRESSED MY CLUTCH PEDAL AND I HEAR A POP. THE CLUTCH NOW IS LOOSE AND I'M NOT ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. AFTER WHILE I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO 1ST GEAR. THE SHOP DISCOVERED THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET SNAPPED. *TR

I OWN A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. AS I WAS TURNING RIGHT IN SECOND GEAR, I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND THEN HEARD A LOUD SNAP. THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY IS NOW VERY LOOSE AND NOT WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER STRUCTURALLY SOUND. WHEN I GOT HOME, I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET HAD SNAPPED. THIS HAS CAUSED THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO EASILY MOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. *TR

I OWN A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. I NOTICED THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK IT TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. THE OIL HOSE WAS BADLY CORRODED AND RUSTED, CAUSING IT TO LEAK OIL ONTO THE TIRES, BRAKES, AND ROAD. THE OIL HOSE AND GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS, COSTING OVER $600.00. MAZDA CANADA HAS RE-CALLED THE OIL HOSES ON THE RX-8 IN CANADA BECAUSE ROAD SALT WAS TENDING TO CAUSE CORROSION OF THE OIL HOSE. HOWEVER, MAZDA USA REFUSES TO RE-CALL. *TR

CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY SNAPPED OFF AT ONE OF THE WELD POINTS. THE WELDS ARE TOO WEAK AND THE METAL IS TOO THIN. THIS IS HAPPENING TO EVERYONE WHO OWNS AN RX8. MY CAR IS A 2004 WITH 56K MILES. I AM AN OLDER MALE AND MY CAR IS DRIVEN VERY SENSIBLY AND WITH NO ABUSE. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE MAZDA IS REQUIRED TO RECALL AND PROPERLY UPGRADE THESE CLUTCH PEDALS. I HAD TWO SMALL KIDS IN THE CAR AND THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY WHEN THE PEDAL SNAPPED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE LOST ENGINE COMPRESSION IN TRAFFIC. ALMOST WAS REARENDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX8. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A TIRE WHEN THE BALL JOINT FRACTURED IN HIS HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BALL JOINT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V325000 (SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS) IN 2005 AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,683.

DURING A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I TRIED TO ENGAGE INTO 1ST GEAR, STEPPING ON THE CLUTCH AS USUAL, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEARD A LOUD "POP" COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CLUTCH, AND ALSO FELT THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAS DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD NOT ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR, I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO FORCE IT INTO 1ST GEAR AND MANAGE TO DRIVE HOME, THE PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AS IT WAS JUST HAPPENED ON AUG 20 AROUND 11:00 PM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX8. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SHUTTER VALVE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,820.