Problems with 2004 Mazda RX-8 EQUIPMENT

2004 mazda rx-8 touring with 6-speed manual has a broken clutch pedal. the aluminum clutch pedal weaves left and right. it is on the verge of snapping in half. placed the car at jax automotive while i purchase a new oem clutch pedal with reinforced brackets from race roots. *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 rx-8. while driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled when shifted into neutral and the instrument panel lights illuminated. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. the technician diagnosed that the air condition pump was defective and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

Own a 2004 mazda rx8 and the clutch pedal assembly broke while driving. i have read of evidence online that would lead me to believe that this part is a defect by the manufacturer. i took my car to paul miller ford and they told me the replacement of the clutch pedal assembly would be needed to drive the car as it was before this incident. the cost total is $440.98 this seems ridiculous since i have read that it is impossible for the driver to exert too much force on the pedal. the resistance is determined by the clutch, not the driver. i think their are a lot of people who own rx8's and experience this same problem. how can it be that with all the accounts of people that i have real online alone that a recall has not already been issued. *tr

I don't even know where to begin with the problem i have had with my 2004 mazda rx-8. i have owned it since september 2003 and it has had countless issues, parts replaced and failures. the incident i experienced last night put me over the edge and almost cost me my life. my rx-8, which was just at the dealer 2 weeks ago, had an engine malfunction while i was on a major highway in massachusetts. the speed of the vehicle went from approx 50mph to 10mph in a matter of a few seconds. luckily i was able to make my way to the breakdown lane without injuring myself or anyone else; however, this is unacceptable. every single part in my rx-8 has been replaced except for the engine mounts and engine. i have dished out thousands of dollars already and the vehicle only has 44,000 miles on it. not only is this a safety hazard to those of us driving the vehicle, but it is also a safety hazard to those around us. had the car behind me not been paying attention my vehicle could have caused a deadly car crash in the middle of rush hour on a major highway. i have contacted numerous dealerships, the bbb, and am now looking into a class action lawsuit. mazda needs to be held accountable for their actions. unfortunately because my car was purchased in 2003, bbb wouldn't have anything to do with the case, however i have 57 pages of detailed repairs that have been made to this vehicle since i owned it, which i am more than happy to send to you. tons of people online have had similar issues; just from automotive.com there are 30+ email addresses of individuals who have experienced problems similar to mine. please help us get to the bottom of this faulty engine and make mazda own up to their mistakes. people's lives are in danger and this is neither acceptable nor ethical. ps- an employee of nhtsa has been contacted prior regarding this situation. her name is [xxx] and her contact information is [xxx]ext #: [xxx]. i received this from the automotive.com forum. *tr information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (fo

The bracket for the clutch pedal on my 2004 mazda rx-8 broke while i was driving the vehicle. over the past few weeks, the clutch would squeak a little bit while i was driving it. i noticed that the bracket was loose once, so i tightened the bolt on it, but that didn't change the squeaking. little did i know that the whole bracket was about to fail! i took a close look at the broken bracket, and it appears that a weld broke. it occurred one morning on my way to work. as i downshifted from third to second gear, i heard a 'crack' and then my clutch wouldn't work properly. i looked down, and the clutch pedal was next to (and touching) the brake pedal (it should not be that close). i was able to pull off to the side of the road without the ability to shift. now, i cannot drive the vehicle, as the clutch will not engage with the broken bracket. i believe this is a safety issue, especially in cases like mine when it happened while driving the vehicle. *tr

Taking off (smoothly) from a traffic light, i accelerate the car to 15 mph and being to shift in 2nd gear. as i depress the clutch pedal i heard a loud thud and realized that my clutch pedal had completely snapped off at the frame of the car. i was in city traffic with no way to shift the car back into gear (i had already pulled the gear shift out of first gear). i managed to coast the car to a parking lot but because of this failure of equipment - traffic was backed up for at least a 1/2 mile. 1. event that lead to failure: normal operation 2: the failure: clutch pedal 3: the repair: new clutch pedal assembly. *tr

Engine failure, purchased car 3/11/2006, a couple of weeks later the car started idling roughly, then stalling, the computer module has been replaced twice, the engine once, i still have problems with acceleration, the last incident happened last week 7/29/2007, i was in the center lane pulling out into the passing lane and the car lost all power but did not stall my head was slammed forward almost hitting the stirring wheel and a few seconds later shot off like a rocket slamming my head back against the drivers seat, causing my neck to whip lash i have had a bad headache since, and i was almost hit by a big diesel truck. the car is in the shop again getting the oil and tires changed, and also getting checked for this problem but they are saying they could not find anything on the road test. well it happens to me quite often when i go to pass someone on the interstate, it hesitates before it kicks in and someone is going to get killed. i am paying for a car that spends more time in the shop than out. i bought it 3/11/06 it stayed in the shop almost continually until 7/18/2006, and i was making payments. now it is starting all over again with the rough idle and hesitation. i am getting to the point that i want my money back and i'll give them the car back. i am getting to scared to drive it. now i find out today about other recalls the control arm i was not aware of, i guess that is why my car is starting to pull hard to the right, now i have to have that taken care of. i have moved 350 miles away and i can't leave until my car gets fixed and out of the shop, this is starting to be bull!!! someone needs to do something i have a friend who also has an rx8 we purchased ours on the same day and she is having the same problems and hers is a 2006 where mine is a 2004, so mazda hasn't fixed the problem.*jb

I just bought a 2004 mazda rx8 and a piece of road debris hit my ac condenser causing all the freon to leak out. this happened due to the gaping hole in the front air dam of my vehicle. i live in southern texas where temps can climb well over 100 degrees. (higher inside the car) i worry my 3yr old son is at risk of heat stroke or worse from the temps. mazda will not cover this in their warranty yet they do nothing to protect the highly vulnerable condenser, oil cooler, and radiator from being pelted from road debris. as a matter of fact the air dam is so poorly designed that it actually funnels rocks into the ac condenser itself. i am now worried that a piece of ''road debris'' may hit my oil cooler and spill oil all over the highway. that is definitely not considered safe under any circumstances. many people online i have spoken to have had this same problem and the service person at the dealership stated, ''we see cars in here for this all the time''. the total repair cost is over 800$. even having to pay my deductible is asking a lot for this type of ''malfunction''. mazda advertises this car as a 4-door coupe and sells the car on its ''practicality''. how practical is it to have ''road debris'' destroy your ac a week after purchase? i purchased the car from ingram park auto center here in san antonio, tx. from a gentleman named juan leon. they were of no help in the matter.

I have gone into my dealership on more than 6 times due to my 2004 rx-8 air conditioning not working properly. i have a child in the back seat of the car, and in the summer time temperatures can reach 105 outside, and much hotter inside my car. my air conditioner fails to work. each and every time i've taken it in, it has been on a day when it's not that hot outside, and the tech. says the out put of the a/c is up to par. it's not true considering i'm driving, and sweat is pouring down my face, and my back sticks to my leather seats. the dealership even stated that by putting in a new a/c it would do no good...that mazda was having problems with all of the a/c and a new one would have the same problems. the is incredibly frustrating considering this is a new car. this is a big enough problem that i will never purchase this vehicle again, and i tell anyone who asks not to purchase one as well. what good is a car if it won't cool down??*jb

Ac and general cabin temperature problems. i am having a combination of problems with the heating and cooling of the car. in the summer when it is very hot there is a noticeable "pulsing" or on/off symptom of the cold air generated by the ac. i timed it and very cold air comes out of the vent for about 30 - 45 seconds. then it is followed by about the same duration of regular air (the ac seems to shut off) so on hot days you get a pulse of cold followed up by a pulse of warm air. the effect is that the cabin heats up and the ac cannot keep up with it. it the winter when it is cold out there is a different issue. it seems that the vents are allowing outside air to get into the mixture. in the winter ice cold air is being mixed in with the heat which has the same effect where the heater cannot keep up with heating the cabin of the car. there is also an annoying feature on the defroster. you cannot defrost the window with inside air as soon as you turn on the defroster it flips the outside air vent open. so when it is very cold you have to chose between seeing out the wind shield and freezing or heat the cabin and the wind shield fogs up. i have taken the car in three times and have since gave up. the tech's obviously cannot or will not fix it. the tech actually had a thermometer in the vent of the car and of course the car is inside the garage in the shade. so he pops in the thermometer and comes back and checks it a - ok. i gave them a detailed description, do you think they took the car out and drove it when it is above 85 degrees outside? nope *tr

A new mazda rx-8 was purchased in the fall of 2003. there have been problems starting it in the cold weather. i received an email from mazda that they are aware of the problem and it exists for anyone that lives in the northeast. why wasn't this disclosed prior to being purchased> any idea what can be done to have the car returned and the money i gave them refunded? thanks in advance. *ak

In the new mazda rx8, the rear seat design with the high center console makes it very hard to latch the seat belt with a child booster seat, and impossible to do so for an older person or a person without good manual dexterity and a strong back. it is completely impossible for the child to latch themselves in. note that this is not a problem for attaching infant or child seats with seat belts installed in the seat itself - it's a problem for older children (30-80 lbs) that sit in a booster and use the 3 point seat belt installed in the car. i have contacted mazda and recommended that they create a seat belt extender so that the belt latch can be raised up high enough to reach around the side of the car seat, and they said they would investigate, but there was no remedy in the forseen future. i have also shopped around for booster seats, and have yet to find a model that works in this car.*ak