2006 MAZDA RX-8 Problems & Recalls

The contact's grandson owns a 2006 Mazda RX-8. The contact stated that while her grandson was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the vehicle had an oil pressure failure. The manufacturer was ...

THERE IS A WHITE BUSHING THAT BREAKS AND IS NOT REPLACEABLE. THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE FACT THAT THIS CAR WAS MADE WITH THIS FLAW IS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY LOOSE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 11,000

PERRY MAZDA OF SANTA BARBARA CA IS REFUSING TO REPAIR MY RECALL BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP CURRENTLY INSTALLED IS AN AFTERMARKET PART. I'VE CONTACTED MAZDA, BUT THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE WITH AGREED WITH THE TECHNICIAN THAT THEY CAN'T REPAIR MY RECALL. HE IS LOOKING INTO ANOTHER SOLUTION SO I CAN GET MY...

Mileage: 179,500

THE BRACKET FOR THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAS BROKEN 4 TIMES. THE MILAGE IS CURRENTLY 81,000. I'VE CONTACTED MAZDA CORP AND THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM NEW. THEY'RE SAYING UNLESS THERE'S A RECALL WE HAVE TO KEEP BUYING A NEW PEDAL/BRACKET ASSEMBLY. THE METAL THEY USED IS SOFT AND WEAK CAUSING YOU TO LOSE CON...

Mileage: 11,000

THE BRACKET FOR THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAS BROKEN 4 TIMES. THE MILAGE IS CURRENTLY 81,000. I'VE CONTACTED MAZDA CORP AND THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM NEW. THEY'RE SAYING UNLESS THERE'S A RECALL WE HAVE TO KEEP BUYING A NEW PEDAL/BRACKET ASSEMBLY. THE METAL THEY USED IS SOFT AND WEAK CAUSING YOU TO LOSE CON...

Mileage: 11,000

I'M WRITING TO STATE ON MY RX8 SHINKA 2006 MAZDA HAS A STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM MOST CONCERNING. I HAVE OWNED IT AND MAINTAINED IT. AS I WAS LEAVING MY BANK I NOTICED A WHITE GASKET OF KIND ON THE FLOOR OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. I WENT TO DRIVE MY CAR AND THERE WAS A LOT OF PLAY IN MOVING THE STEERING WHEE...

Mileage: 98,000

TAKATA RECALL THE VEHICLE WAS STUTTERING AS I WAS DRIVING HOME IT WASN'T HOT OR OVERHEATING OR LOW ON OIL, I DROVE IT HOME AND SHUT IT OFF I THEN LATER TRIED TO START IT IT WOULDN'T START IT JUST CRANKED AND CRANKED IT WOULDN'T EVEN START OR TRY TO , THE APEX SEALS ON THIS CAR WENT OUT WHICH IS DUE ...

Mileage: 95,000

THE CLUTCH PEDAL BINDS UP,OR STICKS DURING RELEASING FROM THE FLOOR,WAS REPLACED BEFORE AND STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO HEAR THE COMPLAINT,NOW I WILL PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THEIR REPEATED DEFECT!

Mileage: 117,891

MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DEFECT KNOWN TO MAZDA TO THE EXTENT OF THEM ISSUING A RECALL (OR SSP) IN THE CANADIAN MARKET DUE TO USE OF CORROSIVES AND EXCESSIVE WET SEASONS CAUSING BUILD UP ON AND CORROSION OF THE OIL COOLER LINES. MAZDA CLEARLY STATED IN THE CANADIAN SSP (#76) THAT EXTENSIVE CORROSION ...

Mileage: 75,000

MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DEFECT KNOWN TO MAZDA TO THE EXTENT OF THEM ISSUING A RECALL (OR SSP) IN THE CANADIAN MARKET DUE TO USE OF CORROSIVES AND EXCESSIVE WET SEASONS CAUSING BUILD UP ON AND CORROSION OF THE OIL COOLER LINES. MAZDA CLEARLY STATED IN THE CANADIAN SSP (#76) THAT EXTENSIVE CORROSION ...

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE EVENING OF FEBRUARY 21ST. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN SO I PRESSED ON THE CLUTCH TO GET THE CAR IN GEAR, WHEN I PUSHED DOWN HOWEVER, THE CLUTCH MADE A LARGE SNAPPING SOUND AND MOVED DOWN A LITTLE FURTHER THAN USUAL. I WENT TO PUT THE CAR BACK...

Mileage: 50,000

CLUTCH PEDAL SNAP OFF ISSUE WITH RX-8 OWNERS CONTINUES TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AS THE WELDS HOLDING THE PEDAL TOGETHER CAN AND WILL SNAP, LEAVING THE DRIVER UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS OR USE THEIR VEHICLE, EVEN IF IN OPERATION AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WITH MY VEHICLE AS OF ...

Mileage: 135,180

TAKATA RECALL. MY 2006 MAZDA RX8 HAS HAD TWO RECALLS DONE ON IT. THE 2ND OWNER HAD IT DONE AND AFTERWARDS A SMALL CRACK STARTED FROM ONE POINT WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. WE HAD IT DONE IN GAINESVILLE AGAIN AND BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT TO BUY A NEW DAS...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOFFITT VOLKSWAGEN INC. (1960 OLD MINDEN ROAD P.O. BOX 5855 BOSSIER CITY, LA 71111), AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FUEL ODOR. THE DEALER INFORMED...

Mileage: 89,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOFFITT VOLKSWAGEN INC. (1960 OLD MINDEN ROAD P.O. BOX 5855 BOSSIER CITY, LA 71111), AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FUEL ODOR. THE DEALER INFORMED...

Mileage: 89,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...

AIRBAG RECALL

PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER IS CRACKED ALL OVER, WAS TOLD IT WAS FROM THE AIRBAG. DOING THE RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND WAITING ON THE FUEL TANK RECALL.

Mileage: 65,000

THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL PUMP. IT SMELLS REALLY BAD SCARED TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE GAS SMELL STAY IN THE CABIN. PEOPLE WHEN I PARK NEXT TO THEM SAY YOU HAVE A BAD GAS LEAK . BUT IT'S JUST DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO WHERE THE FUEL LINE CONNECTS AND I JUST NEED HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM ...

THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL PUMP. IT SMELLS REALLY BAD SCARED TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE GAS SMELL STAY IN THE CABIN. PEOPLE WHEN I PARK NEXT TO THEM SAY YOU HAVE A BAD GAS LEAK . BUT IT'S JUST DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO WHERE THE FUEL LINE CONNECTS AND I JUST NEED HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM ...

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER IS CRACKED REALLY BAD. I'VE GOT A NOTICE SAYING THERE WAS A RECALL FOR AIRBAGS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INFLATORS ONLY LEAVING THE OLD AIRBAG IN THERE.

Mileage: 80,000

I PURCHASED/FINANCED MY VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 9, 2015 AT HILLTOP NISSAN (258 ROUTE 10, EAST HANOVER, NJ 07936) AT 59,201 MILES. ON APRIL 7, 2016, I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO MAZDA OF LODI, SO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. T...

Mileage: 63,545

I PURCHASED/FINANCED MY VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 9, 2015 AT HILLTOP NISSAN (258 ROUTE 10, EAST HANOVER, NJ 07936) AT 59,201 MILES. ON APRIL 7, 2016, I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO MAZDA OF LODI, SO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. T...

Mileage: 63,545

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAG). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY DUE TO THE AIR BA...

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAG). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY DUE TO THE AIR BA...

Mileage: 63,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTUR...

TAKATA RECALL: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V345000, AND 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL R...

CRACKED AIR BAG COVER. IT HAPPENS AFTER SITTING IN THE SUN.

Mileage: 75,400

CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY SNAPPED IN HALF AT WELD POINT, WHILE SHIFTING AT NORMAL SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 134,000

CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY SNAPPED IN HALF AT WELD POINT, WHILE SHIFTING AT NORMAL SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

WHILE DRIVING AN INCREASING SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE WAS NOTICED IN THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE FUEL PUMP LOCATED UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT THERE WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF GASOLINE BELOW THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET TO FUEL LINE COUPLING. UPON REMOVING THE FUEL LINE COUPLING AND...

Mileage: 78,931

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN WARD AVE. I PRESSED IN MY CLUTCH PEDDLE AND IT WAS STUCK ON THE FLOOR I COULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR I HAD TO STOP THE CAR AND LET IT STALL OUT. AFTER I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR STALL OUT I PULL THE CLUTCH PEDAL WITH MY FOOT AND PRESSED IT IN TO START THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD ...

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER...

I HAVE HAD MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED, ALONG W MY ENGINE, LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON AND THE INSIDE OF MY CAR SMELLS VERY GASSY AND EXHAUST SMELLING WHILE DRIVING AND I'M BEING TOLD THAT IT'S MY CONVERTER AGAIN AND THEY SAY IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ANY PR...

Mileage: 93,000

I HAVE HAD MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED, ALONG W MY ENGINE, LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON AND THE INSIDE OF MY CAR SMELLS VERY GASSY AND EXHAUST SMELLING WHILE DRIVING AND I'M BEING TOLD THAT IT'S MY CONVERTER AGAIN AND THEY SAY IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ANY PR...

Mileage: 93,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND AS I WAS PUSHING THE CLUTCH IN WITH MY FOOT, I HEARD A LOUD POP. I WASN'T ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS BUT LUCKILY I WAS GOING TO THE OFFRAMP SO I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT THE CLUTCH. THE METAL CLUTCH PLATE HAD BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 139,435

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND AS I WAS PUSHING THE CLUTCH IN WITH MY FOOT, I HEARD A LOUD POP. I WASN'T ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS BUT LUCKILY I WAS GOING TO THE OFFRAMP SO I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT THE CLUTCH. THE METAL CLUTCH PLATE HAD BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 139,435

AFTER RECEIVING A LETTER AND VERIFYING WITH THE MAZDAUSA WEBSITE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY RX-8 HAD A SAFETY RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRBAG. I CONTACTED TWO SEPARATE MAZDA DEALERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEIR RESPONSE WAS LESS THAN UNDESIRABLE. THEY FIRST INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAIL...

Mileage: 110,000

DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS OVER AIRBAG. CRACKING STARTED SOON AFTER WARRANTY WAS NULL. AIRBAG HAS RECALL, BUT MAZDA EXPECTS OWNERS TO PAY $500 FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. WILL REPLACE AIRBAG AND RE-INSTALL SAME CRACKED DASH. VERY DANGEROUS IN CRASH SITUATION AS SMALL FRAGMENTS MAY ENTER PASSENGERS FACE AN...

DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS OVER AIRBAG. CRACKING STARTED SOON AFTER WARRANTY WAS NULL. AIRBAG HAS RECALL, BUT MAZDA EXPECTS OWNERS TO PAY $500 FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. WILL REPLACE AIRBAG AND RE-INSTALL SAME CRACKED DASH. VERY DANGEROUS IN CRASH SITUATION AS SMALL FRAGMENTS MAY ENTER PASSENGERS FACE AN...

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A STARTING ISSUE UNEXPECTEDLY. ONE DAY IT NO LONGER WANTED TO START I TOWED IT IN TO MAZDA THEY SAID THE VEHICLE WAS FLOODED. AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2015 THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING EVENTUALLY IT WAS TAKEN IN AGAIN TO MIDAS THE ISSUE ...

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS GOING TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL BENT OVER TO THE SIDE (BRAKE SIDE). BECAUSE OF THE BENT, I CAN NOT PUT MY CAR INTO GEAR OR TURN IT ON. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS GOING TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL BENT OVER TO THE SIDE (BRAKE SIDE). BECAUSE OF THE BENT, I CAN NOT PUT MY CAR INTO GEAR OR TURN IT ON. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASH WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS CONTAINED. THE CRACK STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THE CAR IS NOT GARAGED AND IS IN THE SUN ALL DAY SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE CAUSED BY THE SUN. I LIVE IN GEORGIA AND THIS CAR ORIGINALLY CAME FROM THE PORT AUTHORITY IN FLORIDA WHERE IT IS ALS...

Mileage: 130,000

CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASH WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS CONTAINED. THE CRACK STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THE CAR IS NOT GARAGED AND IS IN THE SUN ALL DAY SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE CAUSED BY THE SUN. I LIVE IN GEORGIA AND THIS CAR ORIGINALLY CAME FROM THE PORT AUTHORITY IN FLORIDA WHERE IT IS ALS...

Mileage: 130,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DASHBOARD HAD A CRACK IN IT WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. TH...

Mileage: 50,000

SUN VISORS REPEATEDLY BREAK AND CAUSE THE VISOR TO DROP DOWN AND IMPAIR VISION MOMENTARILY, THEN THEY WONT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THESE COST ABOUT $200 EACH TIME TO REPLACE AND THEN THEY BREAK AFTER ABOUT 10 TIMES OF USE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS HAVE SPLIT OPEN AND FLIPPED DOWN SPONTANEOUSLY BLOCKING MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS SPLITTING ALONG THE SEAMS, CAUSING THEM TO DISRUPT MY VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD. I HAD MY MAZDA DEALER REPLAC...

Mileage: 33,000

FOR ALMOST A YEAR, CRACKS HAVE STARTED TO APPEAR OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER. IT STARTED OFF AS A 1 CM CRACK IN A SINGLE LOCATION, BUT NOW HAS PROGRESSED TO MULTIPLE CRACKS THAT ARE UP TO 8 CM IN LENGTH. THESE CRACKS FOLLOW THE PORTIONS OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER THAT WOULD SPLIT OPEN DU...

Mileage: 30,000

THE DASH COVER OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS CRACKING A LOT IN ALL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. I TALKED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THE RX-8'S AND THAT THE FACTORY WON'T COVER FIXING IT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE DASH CRACKING APART RIGHT ABO...

Mileage: 86,000

THE DASH COVER OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS CRACKING A LOT IN ALL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. I TALKED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THE RX-8'S AND THAT THE FACTORY WON'T COVER FIXING IT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE DASH CRACKING APART RIGHT ABO...

Mileage: 86,000

AROUND 07/04/2013, MY CLUTCH START TO GIVE ME A FEW PROBLEMS. THE MAJOR ONE WAS THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND HOW IT NORMALLY SHOULD. I WOULD STICK AND EVENTUALLY MADE IT VERY HARD TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR AND REVERSE. SINCE IT WAS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, I HAD TO WAIT TILL 07/08/2013 UNTIL M...

Mileage: 120,000

AROUND 07/04/2013, MY CLUTCH START TO GIVE ME A FEW PROBLEMS. THE MAJOR ONE WAS THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND HOW IT NORMALLY SHOULD. I WOULD STICK AND EVENTUALLY MADE IT VERY HARD TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR AND REVERSE. SINCE IT WAS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, I HAD TO WAIT TILL 07/08/2013 UNTIL M...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED A FUEL ODOR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT...

Mileage: 51,000

THE ELECTRONIC ASSIST STEERING ON OUR RX8 COMPLETELY FAILED IN 2007/2008 (APPROX 25,000 MILES) THE STEERING RACK, STEERING MODULE, AND STEERING WIRE HARNESS WERE REPLACED BY MAZDA UNDER WARRANTY. WITHIN A YEAR, THE STEERING FAILED AGAIN. ACCORDING TO MAZDA, IT WAS THE WIRE HARNESS WHICH WAS THEN R...

Mileage: 25,000

I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING. IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. I PULLED OVER, SHUT MY CAR OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK. THEN LATER THAT DAY IT WENT OUT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT NEVER CAME BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO MAZDA AND THEY TOLD ME I...

I WENT OVER TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE TO SWIM AROUND 1400 AND, AT THAT TIME, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. AFTER WE WERE DONE SWIMMING AND I GOT IN THE CAR TO LEAVE, I TURNED THE CARE ON AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASH. I PROCEEDED TO THE MANUAL WHICH SAYS IT IS DUE TO A POWER STEERING FAILURE...

Mileage: 18,350

DRIVER & PASSENGER SUN VISOR SPLITTING APART AND DANGLING IN THE WAY OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER VIEW. THE VISOR IN THAT CONDITION WON'T STAY UP YOU HAVE TO REMOVE IT UNTIL YOU CAN ORDER A NEW ONE THEN TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 55,382

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 35MPH ON THE CROSSING OF DEMPSTER AND GREENWOOD. AS I PRESSED IN THE CLUTCH TO SWITCH GEARS THE PEDAL SNAPPED. I DID NOT SLAM ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL OR ANYTHING. I WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. I HAD TO DRIVE ON 2ND GEAR HOME WHICH WAS LUCKILY LESS THAN A MILE AWAY. I THOUGHT THIS MI...

Mileage: 45,079

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX 8. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE CLUTCH BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE TECHNICIA...

Mileage: 47,000

2006 MAZDA RX8 SHINKA FAILED CLUTCH PEDAL WHILE DRIVING IN LOCAL AREA. I TOOK IT TO MACHINIST NEXT DOOR, AND HE TOLD ME THAT THIS PEDAL IS UNBELIEVABLE HOW WEAK IT IS. THE METAL PART WHICH HOLDS CLUTCH PEDAL IS VERY THIN. NOW I'VE BEEN CHARGED AROUND $400 TO FIX IT, AND IT FEELS LIKE IT IS MAZDA...

Mileage: 55,500

PASSENGER SUN VISOR SPLIT ACROSS THE TOP. FELL OFF THE HOOK AND HUNG BY THE WIRES. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. EVER SINCE THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE FOURTH GEAR HAS NEVER WORKED. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, BUT FAILED AGAIN 4,000 MILES LATER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSI...

Mileage: 32,000

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 POIN...

Mileage: 9,800

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...

Mileage: 1,000

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 VI...

Mileage: 1,059

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 SHIF...

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

Mileage: 15,000

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 DA...

Mileage: 650

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...

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FAILURE BLOCKS DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. *NM

Mileage: 3,200