2006 MAZDA RX-8 Complaints

I AM A MEMBER OF A MAZDA RX8 WEBSITE. 25% OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE HAD THEIR CLUTCH PEDALS SNAP OFF AT A WELD POINT. MNAO HAS TOLD ALL OF US THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND IT HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED WITH A NEW BRACKET. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THESE NEW BRACKETS ARE ALSO SNAPPING AT A WELD POINT.*CN

SUN VISORS SPLIT AT THE SEAMS, FALLS DOWN DURING DRIVING AND BLOCK MY VIEW. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHEN MY CAR HAD 1059 MILES, EVEN THOUGH I RARELY USE THE VISORS. THE DRIVERS VISOR WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME DUE TO THE CONDITION. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED AGAIN AT 3725 MILES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER VISORS. MY DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND MAZDA IS WORKING ON IT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH IN A TIMELY MANNER. MY NEW VISORS HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPLACED AS THEY HAVE BEEN ON ORDER FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN SHADE BROKE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM APPARENTLY WITH THE MAZDA RX8. I HAD THE CAR FOR ONLY ONE MONTH WITH FEWER THAN 1000 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IT WASN'T A PARTICULARLY HOT DAY, AND I HAD BARELY USED THE SUN SHADE BEFORE IT CRACKED. IT BECAME A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT WAS HANGING IN MY SIGHT OF VIEW, AND I HAD TO HOLD THE VISOR OUT OF THE WAY WITH MY LEFT HAND WHILE DRIVING WITH THE OTHER. *NM

DURING DRIVE HOME ON FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, PULLED DOWN DRIVER SUN VISOR. VISOR SPLIT AT SEAM. TRIED TO FOLD VISOR BACK UP OUT OF THE WAY BUT WOULD NOT STAY. SPLIT FURTHER APART AND WOULD NOT STAY ON ROD. DANGLING IN FIELD OF VISION TO FRONT AND LEFT SIDE OF DRIVER. I DRIVE A STICK SHIFT SO THIS WAS VERY AWKWARD AND SCARY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF OBTAINING CAR. SEALER REPLACED VISOR AND COMMENTED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND DID NOT KNOW OF ANY REDESIGN OR RECALL THAT MAY BE FORTH COMING. TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME VISOR SPLIT AGAIN BUT LUCKILY CAR WAS PARKED AT THE TIME AND I WAS PUTTING UP A WINDOW SUNSHADE. VISOR HAD ONLY BEEN USED VERY VERY MINIMALLY DUE TO ITS LACK OF INTEGRITY. HAD TO REMOVE SUN VISOR PRIOR TO DRIVING VEHICLE. DEALER AGAIN REPLACED IT. I LOOKED OVER THE SUN VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS STARTING TO SPLIT APART SO ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT HAS TO BE REPLACED TO. WARRANTY HAS COVERED THUS FAR BUT AM CONCERNED THAT THERE WILL BE NO PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM BY THE TIME WARRANTY RUNS OUT. SUN VISORS DO HAVE TO BE USED FOR SAFER DRIVING ABILITY WHEN THE SUN IS AT A PARTICULAR ANGLE. THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT NOT TO MENTION POSSIBLE LAW SUITS DUE TO THE KNOWN LACK OF INTEGRITY IN THIS SUN VISOR DESIGN. I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION FROM THE DEALER THAT THIS ISSUE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN ALL THE RX-8 MODELS THUS FAR. *NM

DEFECTIVE AIR CONDITIONING -WILL NOT PROVIDE A VEHICLE UNTIL FIXED. 2005 MAZDA RX8. CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATION SUPPOSEDLY AND THEY WILL NOT HELP. WHO SHOULD I CONTACT TO GET ASSISTANCE? *NM

WHILE DRIVING, DURING NORMAL POSITIONING OF SUN VISOR, THE VISOR SPLIT AND FELL DOWN, HANGING BY THE ELECTRICAL WIRES AND DANGLING IN FRONT OF MY FACE. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE UNTIL I COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD. IT WAS STILL NOT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE VISOR WITHOUT TOOLS, MAKING EVEN THE RIDE HOME DANGEROUS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE GOING 70 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE THE VEHICLE BACK END SWERVED LEFT AND THEN RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, HOWEVER THE CONTACT SUSPECTS THAT TRACCION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED.