04MazdaRX8

Well boys.. I just found out today that my car has a recall on it.. Im new here as you all probably know, and I've been lurking around here for quite some time. I saw alot of trouble threads with the RX8's and it brought some concerns with my car. I finally cracked down today and called Courtesy Mazda and yes.. My car does have some faults..

The first thing they said was that my engine was not producing enough horse power, the second was that my side passenger airbags are faulty. So I made an appointment tomorrow to take it in and hopefully everything will be ok

mikeb

welcome
the recall takes about 30 minutes

04MazdaRX8

Hey! Only 30 minutes?? They told me they were going to keep my car over night and give me a rental. Are they going to do that "M" thing?

snap-on

How did the dealer get away with not fixing the car before they sold it?

04MazdaRX8

I dont know, when I first bought it it was perfect.. it ran fine and there was no sign of trouble. But now I'm gonna be stuck with driving a rental for like 2 days.

blue flash

how can you find out if recalls have been done?

04MazdaRX8

I called Courtesy Mazda to complain about a rattling sound that occurs when I press the gas pedal. He told me that it was normal and gave me some technical crap that I didnt understand and asked for my VIN number to see if there were any recalls.. So I did, and come to find out that my car was faulty.. So I suggest that you call your Mazda dealer, give them your VIN number and see whats up with your car.

Winning_BlueRX8

Look under the hood, you should see two stickers indicating recall work was performed. Dealership is SUPPOSED to put those stickers on there, but they may not.

Winning_BlueRX8

I'd like to hear that technical explanation. I've heard this very subtle rattle noise, too. But I only hear it in 4th gear, and it's very hard to hear.

Mikelikes2drive

u can go to my mazda thingy that mazda offers on their websites and find out if u have any recalls yourself

snap-on

What a descriptive post..

My concern is the recalls are MONTHS old by now. They were supposed to fix these cars prior to sale.

04MazdaRX8

Well I just hung up with Mazda and I have to take it in Monday at 7 am.. Man thats too early for me lol.

HeelnToe

Hmm, my dealer did the "M" thing and airbag recall in about an hour - but that was with them squeezing me in first thing in the morning after I complained about the recall not being done (not their fault)...

NavyDood

Good lordy... I've already PT'd, showered, and am at work by that time. :D

monzter

"I called Courtesy Mazda to complain about a rattling sound that occurs when I press the gas pedal."

This being my first rotary vehicle I'm not sure if what I'm about to say really applies, but isn't a "rattling sound that occurs when I press the gas pedal" a sign that the car is detonating? Of course it could be some other rattling sound, but I would be concerned if I heard rattling.

Best description I could give of detonating or "pinging" as its sometimes referred to is of marbles rattling around in a tin can.

frank621

my car has now been in the shop for a month. i cannot wait to get the car back and get rid of it!!! the AC needs an amplifier, recalls out the *** and when i had 16 miles on the car, my catalytic converter crumbled. Ive been driving a rental for a month!! Whats the point of buying a new car if you cant drive it?!

Nigandahu

DIE COURTESY MAZDA DIE.

Does your Rx-8 have the little ugly courtesy pyramid thing on the back? I was thinking about going down and test driving a car, pretending like I was going to buy it, and right as I went to sign doing something like "well I guess all thats left is to dot the Is and cross th--what the **** is that??? <tearing up papers> SCREW THIS Im out of here".

Do that enough times and maybe they'll get it through their thick skulls not to put those things on the back.

Also Courtesy Group is the worst in the Valley in general for just about everything.

frank621

i dont have anything ugly on the back of my car, and if it did, i wouldnt buy it. i will not drive something that advertises for soome **** dealership.

04MazdaRX8

I used to have that pyramid thingy.. but with a credit card and a wet rag, its gone!

zoom44

there have only been 2 recalls for the RX-8. 1 for the ac amplifier and 1 for the tranny damper bracket. why has your car been at the dealer for a month?

khoney

sniff... sniff...

I smell troll! "Recalls out the ***" is just a bit of hyperbole, dontcha think? The two (yes that's 2) recalls issued by Mazda to date were performed on my car in one day. Dropped off in the AM, picked up after work.

04MazdaRX8

Yea the recall did'nt take long at all.. when I first got ahold of Mazda they said that I'd have to get a rental.. but when I took it in it took them like an hour and a half to flash the car. I stayed at the dealer drinking coffee and eating there complimentary donuts. :D

Chrisbert

"The first thing they said was that my engine was not producing enough horse power..."

And, what do they / did they intend to do about that?