2004 MAZDA RX-8 Complaints

PURCHASED MAZDA RX 8, FEB 28,2009, GULF VIEW AUTO, PORT RICHEY, FL, IMMEDIATELY MOVED TO UPSTATE NY 2 DAYS LATER. GAS GAUGE, INOPERATIVE. FEDERAL RECALL, MAZDA REFUSES TO FIX AFTER RECALL ISSUED DUE TO FIRES.SECTION 30120(1), FAILING TO REPAIR DEFECT, CAN BE PUNISHABLE BY CIVIL FINES. *TR

THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET OF THE MAZDA RX-8 IS PRONE TO SNAPPING AND BREAKING DURING NORMAL USE. MAZDA CONSIDERS THIS ITEM TO BE A "WEAR ITEM" DESPITE THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS THAT A BREAKAGE COULD POSE. A BROKEN CLUTCH PEDAL COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO A CRASH WITH FATALITIES IF THE DRIVER CAN NO LONGER PULL THE CAR OUT OF GEAR OR SHIFT GEARS. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO MY CASE WERE NORMAL. I WAS DRIVING AS I DO REGULARLY IN THE CITY AND THE PEDAL SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING. IN MY CASE I WAS STILL ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND WAS CLOSE ENOUGH THAT I COULD DRIVE HOME. NOTHING HAS YET BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY WHICH MAZDA WAS ASKING $415.00 FOR TO REPLACE. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. THE OIL LINES CONNECTING THE ENGINE TO THE OIL COOLER RUPTURED SENDING OIL SPEWING ALL OVER THE TIRES AND BRAKES. THE ENGINE LOST 100% OF IT'S OIL AND CONTROLLING THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT. THIS PROBLEM IS REPORTEDLY DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE OIL LINES IN COLD CLIMATES WHERE SALT IS OFTEN ON THE ROAD. IN CANADA, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE ONE IN THE US AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE AN RX-8 AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR JUST FELL OFF. AND I RARELY USE. IT APPEARS TO HAVE SEPARATED AROUND THE EDGES OR CAME UNGLUED. THE MAZDA DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE BECAUSE MY IS AN 04' WITH 32,000 MILES IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT ON THE TSB. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 RX-8 6SPEED MY CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE. THE ACTUAL WELDING BROKE ALONG THE INSIDE OF THE CAR UNDERNEATH THE DASH. IT IS NOT THE CLUTCH ITSELF, BUT THE ACTUAL PEDAL ASSEMBLY. IT WAS WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS ISSUE A BIT AND FOUND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM THANKS *TR

IN JUNE OF 2005, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS INFORMING ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAD AN INHERENT SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING THE ENGINE AMONG OTHER THINGS. I TOOK THE CAR FOR A CHECK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR CHECKED OUT FINE. IN AUGUST 2006, MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE CAR BECAUSE THE INHERENT DEFECT DOES NOT NECESSARILY SHOW UP IMMEDIATELY BUT MAY SHOW UP MUCH LATER. IN MY CASE IT SHOWED UP IN JUNE OF 2008. THE CAR STARTED RUNNING HOT, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD IDLE HIGH AT A STOP LIGHT. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, THE COOLING FAN WOULD CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MAZDA DEALER WHO STATED THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE INVOICE INDICATED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS AUTHORIZED AMONG OTHER THINGS. AFTER THAT INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE RAN ALRIGHT UP UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST 2009 WHEN THE SAME ISSUES REAPPEARED. SUPPOSEDLY, THEY INSTALLED AN NEW ENGINE BUT APPARENTLY THAT WAS NOT TRUE. ON AUGUST 16, 2009, I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OR THE GIVE ME ANOTHER CAR. THIS CAR HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I WANT MAZDA TO GIVE ME ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I JUST DON'T TRUST DRIVING THE ONE WITH THE DEFECT. *TR

DRIVING 2004 MAZDA RX/8 UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET BROKE. THE BRACKET BROKE AT A WELD POINT AND THROUGH A BOLT CONNECTION CAUSING THE PEDAL TO SHIFT TO THE RIGHT. IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT COULD HAVE IF I WERE IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION WHEN DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 MAZDA RX8 AND I BOUGHT IT 4 MONTHS AGO IT HAS 48500 AND IT KEEPS STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IT GETS HOT AND WILL TURN OFF WHILE RUNNING . IF I STOP AT A LIGHT IT WILL TURN OFF. IT HAS BEEN SENT TO 2 DIFFERENT MAZDA PLACES BEEN PUT ON MACHINES AFTER MACHINE SENT TO 2 SHOP AND CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION AND NO BODY KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT EVEN THE MAZDA DEALER THE DEALER PUT A NEW CONVERTER AND SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT,ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWO MORE TIMES NOW THE WARRANTY IS OUT AND THEY THINK IT MIGHT BE, BECAUSE ITS NOT WARMED UP IN THE MORNING ,BUT DO NOT GUARANTEE IT YAH RIGHT I LIVE IN TEXAS. WELL IF THE MAZDA DEALER DON'T KNOW WHO DOES? THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ,I COULD HAVE A BAD WRECK BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM .PLEASE TELL ME WHO TO CONTACT. *TR

THE PART NUMBER OF THE ITEM IS MAZDA PART #FE03-51-21YD AND #FE03-51-22YC. THIS PART IS INSTALLED IN THE MAZDA'S VEHICLE THE RX8. THE PART STARTED TO FAIL AT AROUND 57,000 MILES WITHIN JUST LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND 7,000 MILES AFTER THE VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURER WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS PART SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY COMPONENT BECAUSE IT PRESENTS A DANGEROUS THREAT TO BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS OCCUPYING THE VEHICLE DURING FAILURE AND MAZDA IS CLAIMING THAT IT IS NOT. THE REASON WHY IS THAT WHEN THIS PARTS FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY THE HEADLIGHT BEAMS CANNOT BE REGULATED PROPERLY IN ORDER TO SEE SAFELY. INSTEAD WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THAT THE LIGHTS WILL NOT ADJUST TO THE CORRECT HEIGHT AND WILL NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD SO THAT THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE AHEAD OF THE VEHICLE. ON MY VEHICLE SPECIFICALLY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND RE-OCCURRED I COULD NOT SEE NO FURTHER THEN A RANGE OF TEN TO FIFTEEN FEET FROM MY VEHICLE. IN THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE I'VE READ IN THE FORUMS THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON IN ALL THE MODELS BUILT WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD OF 2004-2007 BUILT BEFORE THE DATE OF NOVEMBER 15, 2006 (BEFORE THEY REDESIGNED THE PART). *TR

CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET BREAKING LOOSE CAUSING CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT TO BE STUCK IN CURRENT POSITION. THIS IS A RISK I AM MONITORING DAILY ON MY CAR FOR WHEN THE EVENT FAILS UNTIL EITHER A: I HAVE MONEY TO WELD THE WEAK SPOTWELD TO PREVENT FAILURE. B. MAZDA ADMINISTERS A RECALL TO REPLACE FAULTY PIECE WITH A STABLE PART. MY CONCERN THOUGH BEING PART OF THE RX8FORUM MAKES IT LOOK LIKE IT'S AN EXPONENTIAL ISSUE. IN OPPOSITE RETROSPECT, THIS COULD BE A MORE BROADER ISSUE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF RX-8 SOLDS THAT JUST HASN'T HAD A FATALITY YET. THE FAILING PART CAN BE FORCED TO FAILURE I BELIEVE BY ADMINISTERING REPEATED USE REPLICATING DAILY WEAR. I DON'T LOOK FORWARD TO MY DAY THIS HAPPENS, HENCE I'M FILING THIS FORM REQUESTING INVESTIGATION FOR POTENTIAL RECALL.*TR