Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 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. | |||
| 12/17/2009 | 34000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 mazda rx8. while driving 35 mph the driver side floor mat was stuck under the accelerator pedal. the vehicle kept accelerating each time the floor mats jammed under the accelerator pedal. this happened at least twice until the floor mats were taken out of the vehicle. the manufacturer was told and a claim was file and offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 34,000 and the current mileage was 54,000.-mw | |||
| 09/22/2005 | 1300 | 3 | 08/27/2005 |
| Dt: the consumer purchased a new mazda rx8. the vehicle experienced what the consumer suspected was a problem that occurred while in park and the rpms increased, causing excessive heat buildup which affected the oxygen sensors as well as the ability to drive the vehicle. this could also lead to a fuel tank leak and ultimately a fire. vehicle would not restart and had to be towed to the mazda dealer. the mazda dealer notified the consumer about a recall of a similar nature concerning the fuel tank. the mazda dealer from where the vehicle was purchased informed the consumer at the time of purchase or afterwards about the recall. the dealer who performed the repair was completing the recall service as instructed, but the consumer was upset that she was not notified of the recall while purchasing the vehicle. recall repairs began in august 2005 the same month of vehicle purchase. no other previous problems occurred. this was the first incident. the consumer owned the vehicle for 26 days. the dealer could not determine if the problem was the same as described in the recall. *ak | |||