Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 05/15/2012 | 124000 | 1 | |
| **resubmit-didn't go through** i was driving approx 65 mph on the freeway and felt a kick/jolt and had a loss of power. my speed went down10-15 mph and although i tried to accelerate it wouldn't do anything. i pulled over to the shoulder and tried to exit but car refused to go into gear. every time i forced it into gear, the car would constantly stall and die. i had the ignition coil and spark plug replaced but now the clutch just sinks to the floor. i've tried to pump the clutch to get it into gear but this is quite dangerous on the road. my vehicle has trouble controlling its speed since there's a lag switching from 3rd to 4th, 5th to 6th since i have to pump my sunken clutch several times and fiddle with the shifter to actually kick my car into the next gear. my car is now over 100k miles and just read about the mazda rx8 clutch pedal recall online. this malfunction/safety issue was never announced professionally by my dealer. mazda had no problems contacting me via phone, email ,mail regarding bills but for some reason failed to give me a notice regarding this defect. i've been advised that repairing this problem is quite expensive and since my car although less than 8 years old has passed the extended warranty based on mileage, i'll be stuck driving this car without proper repairs? i feel mazda should've contacted all rx8 owners to reduce the number any future disasters. would there be any chance to extend the warranty for the clutch pedal based on mileage over 120k? i can't afford to purchase a new car at this moment but need to still commute to work without paying for repairs that would cost me an arm and a leg at the dealer? if this is a recall issue, i would feel more safe having an authorized dealer inspect the problem rather than a cheap auto shop that isn't fully aware of specific details. *tr | |||
| 05/15/2012 | 124000 | ||
| **resubmit-didn't go through** i was driving approx 65 mph on the freeway and felt a kick/jolt and had a loss of power. my speed went down10-15 mph and although i tried to accelerate it wouldn't do anything. i pulled over to the shoulder and tried to exit but car refused to go into gear. every time i forced it into gear, the car would constantly stall and die. i had the ignition coil and spark plug replaced but now the clutch just sinks to the floor. i've tried to pump the clutch to get it into gear but this is quite dangerous on the road. my vehicle has trouble controlling its speed since theres a lag switching from 3rd to 4th, 5th to 6th since i have to pump my sunken clutch several times and fiddle with the shifter to actually kick my car into the next gear. my car is now over 100k miles and just read about the mazda rx8 clutch pedal recall online. this malfunction/safety issue was never announced professionally by my dealer. mazda had no problems contacting me via phone, email ,mail regarding bills but for some reason failed to give me a notice regarding this defect. i've been advised that repairing this problem is quite expensive and since my car although less than 8 years old has passed the extended warranty based on mileage, i'll be stuck driving this car without proper repairs? i feel mazda should've contacted all rx8 owners to reduce the number any future disasters. would there be any chance to extend the warranty for the clutch pedal based on mileage over 120k? i can't afford to purchase a new car at this moment but need to still commute to work without paying for repairs that would cost me an arm and a leg at the dealer? if this is a recall issue, i would feel more safe having an authorized dealer inspect the problem rather than a cheap auto shop that isn't fully aware of specific details. | |||
| 01/05/2012 | 105000 | ||
| While driving at 50 mph and changing gears normally the clutch pedal assembly suffered a catastrophic breakage causing the cars transmission to become inoperable. transmission had to be damaged to be forced into neutral to come to a stop. clutch pedal had already previously been replaced in 2009 after identical incident occurred. mazda north america has refused to honor a warranty replacement for the most recent incident. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||
| 12/10/2007 | 34116 | 1 | 06/20/2005 |
| My mazda rx-8 has a manual transmission, and the clutch bracket just broke off for no special reason. it is to my understanding that under any circumstances these components should not break. mazda did fix it for me. funny thing is mazda tech line saids this is a *one time warranty repair* only. this clutch bracket problem is a very well known issue in the rx-8 community, but mazda just keep replacing broken brackets and wait for user's warranty period is over. i just do not understand what do mazda mean by one time repair only. what i concern now is that. what if the clutch bracket breaks when im driving on the highway at 50 miles an hour? it will not be funny and i might just die. another thing is that, mazda always try to blame it on aftermarket parts for their own failure. there should be a lot of rx-8 user complaining about this clutch bracket issue. please check.*cn | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/27/2010 | 66000 | ||
| 2005 mazda rx8; excessive squeeking noise from clutch pedal upon engagement and disengagement and feels loose. | |||
| 09/04/2010 | 61000 | ||
| Identical to nhtsa action number: pe09045 my clutch pedal assembly failed. clutch un-useable. 1. no warning 2 clutch pedal goes limp, falls to the floor unuseable 3. clutch pedal assembly and mastercylinder replaced(due to bent rod caused by failure) | |||
| 08/18/2010 | 57125 | ||
| Clutch dosent come back all the way up. | |||
| 04/14/2010 | 73000 | ||
| I drive a 2005 mazda rx-8 mt. it has around 73k miles. the clutch started squeaking couple of days back and yesterday when the traffic light turned green i engaged the clutch and i heard a snapping sound. i could not engage the gear later and had to get my car towed. i took it to the garage and i am told that the clutch bracket is broken. | |||
| 02/27/2010 | 58500 | 1 | |
| While driving a 2005 mazda rx8 i lost control after shifting from 5 to 4th gear. the clutch pedal stuck in and moved slightly right near the break pedal and would not release. this surprised me which caused me to run off the side of the road. i called a tow company to transport the vehicle back to the toyota dealer where i bought it used with 58000 miles on it. they said the clutch had to be replaced for 1400 dollars. at the time i didn't have the money so i asked for it to be towed back to a local garage. my local garage found that the clutch pedal assemble broke away from the mounting plate. this is a part that you would not expect to break. all indications point to a faulty weld. the metal ripped from the point of a spot weld. this spot weld may have weakened what is relatively thin metal for this use. i had a local garage replace the part for 500 dollars with parts and labor. the car was still under the original guarantee but mazda refused to pay for any of the cost because it was not repaired by mazda. all i wanted was the cost of the part. i explained to them that i have a safety concern if this were to happen to someone at highway speeds. *tr | |||
| 02/19/2010 | 300000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2005 mazda rx8 with 30k miles. i noticed a squeaking noise when applying my clutch pedal approx a month ago. the other evening while i was attempting to pull onto a busy road the clutch made a loud popping noise when i applied the clutch and i was unable to put it into gear. luckily i was able to roll back to a safe place and wait for a tow. mazda informed me this is not a warranty item & i will be responsible to pay for the repair. i've read other complaints and this is a safety issue. had i been able to pull into traffic and it broke, i would not of been able to shift which would have left me in a very unsafe situation. i'm very disappointed that mazda is not willing to replace this part w/o a charge. i think this should be looked into. *tr | |||
| 10/04/2009 | 33000 | 1 | |
| My clutch pedal broke again on my rx8 (twice in the same year) follow my link for the story, mazda needs to get their | |||