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" The agency is also looking at a possible defect on an estimated 40,000 2004-8 Mazda RX-8s with manual transmissions. There have been 40 complaints that the bracket holding the clutch pedal failed, and 15 people said the failure happened when they were driving, and that meant they could not change gears. Two owners said the errant clutch pedal became trapped under the brake pedal."
I wasn't the first one to have an issue, but Im pretty sure I was the first one to report it to NHTSA. and I was the first one who got the reply from NHTSA.
Im pretty sure there are WAY MORE THAN 40 people with clutch bracket issue. We need more people report their issue to NHTSA !
Please see my thread ! File the issue formally first on the NHTSA site, then shoot me a pm and I will tell you the agent's email who is responsible for this case.
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Mine hasn't broken yet but I think it will eventually I can actually feel the pedal click and groan sometimes when I push it in like it isnt well lubricated or something... very scary I hope it doesn't happen while I'm moving.
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Mine hasn't broken yet but I think it will eventually I can actually feel the pedal click and groan sometimes when I push it in like it isnt well lubricated or something... very scary I hope it doesn't happen while I'm moving.
Just go look with a flash light, takes less than a minute.
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Mine hasn't broken yet but I think it will eventually I can actually feel the pedal click and groan sometimes when I push it in like it isnt well lubricated or something... very scary I hope it doesn't happen while I'm moving.
thats what mine felt like. then i got my race roots clutch bracket and it went away. it became perfectly smooth.
(yes i know im shamelessly promoting them, but its true. i'd only support a great product.)
so should we report if we are getting the signs of a ready to bust clutch????
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just finished filing a complaint. hopefully this works
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In order to force Mazda to design a better bracket, We need to proof that every Rx-8 eventually will have this problem. Also this a potential safety issue, NHTSA might force Mazda to put this into a Life Time Warranty. Just like what they did to 91 S5 Seat belts, All S5 91+ RX-7's Automatic Seatbelt will fail one day, so they forced Mazda to warranty every single one of them for the life of the car (cuz its a safety issue)
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Mine broke on my way home from work today and stranded me in the middle of a busy intersection one block from the freeway onramp. I had to push the car to the side of the road. You can bet I'm going to take pics and file a complaint as well.
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just finished filing a complaint. hopefully this works
I can't find any info about them ever fixing the problem. anyone know? hope this hasn't been addressed in another thread. if so PARDON ME. I was wondering about late models 09/10's
Mine broke on my way home from work today and stranded me in the middle of a busy intersection one block from the freeway onramp. I had to push the car to the side of the road. You can bet I'm going to take pics and file a complaint as well.
Please do. and try to keep the bracket as evidence.
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I can't find any info about them ever fixing the problem. anyone know? hope this hasn't been addressed in another thread. if so PARDON ME.
not yet. Solution is pretty simple, Mazda just dont want to do it.
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BULLETIN: NHSTA Investigating 2004 RX-8 Clutch Pedal Bracket Issue
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