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Old 01-25-2007, 03:04 PM
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Upgraded starter available under warranty - tell me more!

How many of you have had you starter replaced?

My car would not start and was having a major issue with trying to crank it over.

Mechanic replaced the starter with ' a NEW HEAVY DUTY version' and said

' there is no current recall concerning the starter problem on the Rx8 but there should be one'

So along with the other recall issues, and problems associated with this car, you can expect your starter to fail or fall of the car. Wonderful.

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Old 01-25-2007, 03:07 PM
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43,000 miles and mine starts like a champ.

This is the first I have heard about anyone having a problem with a starter. It may not warrant a recall but just replace under warranty any bad ones. Every manufacturer has cars with bad parts. Toyota, Honda included. Those are parts not actualy made by the manufacturer but by a supplier. Sometimes things happen and get caught too late. They are made by humans. No such thing as defect free.

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Old 01-25-2007, 03:14 PM
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More negative stuff about the 8, or let's cram this forum with alarming-sounding lies

Originally Posted by sandia8
How many of you have had you starter replaced?

My car would not start and was having a major issue with trying to crank it over.

Mechanic replaced the starter with ' a NEW HEAVY DUTY version' and said

' there is no current recall concerning the starter problem on the Rx8 but there should be one'

So along with the other recall issues, and problems associated with this car, you can expect your starter to fail or fall of the car. Wonderful.

Sorry
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
This is old news and Mazda addressed it a long time ago…
http://www.finishlineperformance.com...48-06-1691.pdf

Sorry.

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Old 01-25-2007, 03:15 PM
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did you know that the earth is square? haha j/k

mine was replaced with a new starter (sounds much cooler than the old slow cranking one) and havent had any problems thus far.
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Many of us got the upgraded starter when we flooded the car. Myself included. It's a great upgrade. Why are you complaining?
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Old 01-25-2007, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by New Yorker
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
This is old news and Mazda addressed it a long time ago…
http://www.finishlineperformance.com...48-06-1691.pdf

Sorry.
OK, I just read the pdf and didn't see any measures in place to prevent my starter from falling off. Is there another TSB, or perhaps a DIY? Duct tape?
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What?!!

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Mazda doesn't want to tell us that we're actually using the starter from the Crossfire.
Old 01-25-2007, 03:27 PM
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Mine wouldn't start this morning, for the first time ever. It's being towed to the dealer right now with the aforementioned TSB sitting on the passenger seat. I'm in the VIN range for the starter and battery replacement, as I have a fairly early build 04. I told the dealership all about it; hopefully they'll take care of it.
Old 01-25-2007, 03:28 PM
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Kinda like how the mustang jacked our door handles. =(
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Wow! this is startling. Oh, I just heard that the hp rating was just reduced to 232...breaking news today!
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Originally Posted by Rhythmic
Wow! this is startling. Oh, I just heard that the hp rating was just reduced to 232...breaking news today!
...and that it doesn't even dyno to the 232. <<Gasp>>
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Originally Posted by abbid
The earth isnt square you foobert, everybody knows its a flat circle.
I heard that Mazda was going to surprise us with a shipment of 1,000 Mazdaspeed RX-8's. But the ship got off course in a storm and sailed off the edge of the earth. Mazda is keeping it hush-hush because they know that we would riot knowing they lost 1,000 400 hp rx-8's.
Old 01-25-2007, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by sandia8
How many of you have had you starter replaced?

My car would not start and was having a major issue with trying to crank it over.

Mechanic replaced the starter with ' a NEW HEAVY DUTY version' and said

' there is no current recall concerning the starter problem on the Rx8 but there should be one'

So along with the other recall issues, and problems associated with this car, you can expect your starter to fail or fall of the car. Wonderful.

Sorry
Do your homework before you talk out loud.

It has been *fixed* long time ago. but sadly crying babies like you just choose to ignore the facts, and one day when it finally fails u just start bitchin' like an idiot.

Fix your stupidility before you post something like this again

however We all gotta say thanks to you, it is people like YOU who gave our SE3P a bad name. Thank you.

oh yes I love your title tho, it shows how stupid you're

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Old 01-25-2007, 04:20 PM
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Hey guys, I just got gas today and I found out it only gets 17 mpg! I'm selling it an getting an H2! I just can't pay for all this gas!
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Originally Posted by Rhawb
Hey guys, I just got gas today and I found out it only gets 17 mpg! I'm selling it an getting an H2! I just can't pay for all this gas!
LOL ROFL LMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Rhawb
Hey guys, I just got gas today and I found out it only gets 17 mpg! I'm selling it an getting an H2! I just can't pay for all this gas!
I HIT 21 MPG FOR THE SECOUND TANK IN A ROW!!!! (Well, actualy 20.8 and 20.9. But close enough) .
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Boo hoo never had that problem, I thought this was a serious thread
Old 01-25-2007, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Smokin_LaLa
Boo hoo never had that problem, I thought this was a serious thread
It WAS a serious problem .... oh wait, it has been addressed like what a year something ago .. almost 2 ? hmmm ......

Should I say, dumbass to *insert name tag here* ?
Old 01-25-2007, 05:11 PM
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hey guys this may be off topic but my car wont start this morning. yesterday i backed it outta the garage to wash it and now it wont start. the tech at my dealer said the rx8s have problems and that they blow up, is he right? should i trade it in and get a 350z like my neighbor?
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Originally Posted by sandia8
How many of you have had you starter replaced?

My car would not start and was having a major issue with trying to crank it over.

Mechanic replaced the starter with ' a NEW HEAVY DUTY version' and said

' there is no current recall concerning the starter problem on the Rx8 but there should be one'

So along with the other recall issues, and problems associated with this car, you can expect your starter to fail or fall of the car. Wonderful.

Sorry
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Originally Posted by abbid
The earth isnt square you foobert, everybody knows its a flat circle.
we want the banhammer!
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mine has a november '03 build date and i havent had any problems with the car whatsoever. in every instance where theres a recall, the dealer fixed them. I wouldnt even know they existed until i received a recall notice. 48k miles and still no problems....

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