Received recall letter
 

I received mine today, worked is scheduled for next Monday.

Did anyone have a rattling noise from the transmission before they had recall work done? Did it fix it? I have a weird rattle that I usually only get in fourth gear around the 4-5k RPM range.

Despite the recalls, I still have to say I love the car. I just can't wait for the snow tires to come off.

I had the recalls done. I had a little rattle under the car prior to the damper repair. I no longer have a rattle under the car at all. The new damper is pretty cool.

What is that damper repair you are talking about? I heard of the airbag recall but not of any other.

If you only got a recall notice for the airbags, then your vehicle is not included in the damper recall. I got my letter today, a victim of both recalls. have it scheduled for repair next week. Still love my RX-8!

I got the Air Bag recall today too. I will schedule the appointment tomorrow for later in the week.

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they told me they need a couple of hours for airbag recall

The letter states 30 minutes for the airbag, 90 for the damper. I hope they can get it done in one day.

I'm getting both recalls, ECU reflash and hot plugs put in - all on Wed.

Wish me luck!

How did you manage the plugs and ECU reflash?

Got my letter today, recalls were already taken care of last Wednesday. Nice souvenir, though.

I also got mine today this PM. Funny thing is I am taking my car in tomorrow morning for a tire balance. I made the appointment last week! Now that I have my mommy may I slip I can get that done too!

same here (but work done last Friday)

I reasoned and begged for the ECU reflash to the lastest calibration to no avail. I suggested there was rough idling at warm temps, plus mpg concerns (hit 13 again recently). *sigh* They just wouldn't do the reflash w/o a CEL.

The recall work took a few hours.

Got it today, too... glad I already took care of it. It was nice not to procrastinate for once in my life :)

I'm in San Diego too -which dealer did you go to who refused to update the ECU code?

My two recalls were handled last Thursday. I also complained about low gas mileage so they reflashed me to "L" (confirmed). I don't have enough miles on the tank yet to determine if the reflash helped.

Hine.
Some time back I also reported that Cush (Escondido) wouldn't do the oil pan replacement w/o the MIL...

So, Doesn't a loose gas cap cause a CEL?
Any thought if that would be enough to get them to flash the ECU. Since they need to hook up the ECU to read the error anyway?

I'm embarassed to say I didn't think of that until after-the-fact, but I'd have given it a try if I had thought of it!

It is possible to throw a CEL, then have it go away..

I told them I threw one, and that my gas mileage had gotten worse. They ran a check and actually did find an error code despide the CEL light not being on. THey gave me the reflash and fixed a faulty O2 sensor.

I did throw a CEL light over a month or two ago and didnt have it checked, but it went away.

How long does the computer remember the error codes?? especially if you have reset your battery several times?

I got both recalls today......everything is working so good now I hope they dont FIU.......

thats exactly how I feel. I am going under the recall knife on tuesday and I hope they don't remove the wrong leg.

jdl - I would just leave the gas cap off and drive for a while or undo a vacuum hose or something and then take it in and say now it threw a CEL, will you reflash the PCM! I wouldn't be nice about it either. It takes all of 5 minutes to hook it up and reflash it.

guy321 - You may still have it stored in the PCM. Error codes are stored and usually don't come off with out resetting the PCM with a reset tool. You should be fine and I would have it checked out.

Hey guys how do i know if they did my damper?

I could care less about the airbag and i got the ECU reflashed, but i still hear a slight rattling noise coming from the tranny anyway can see this so called damper?

Someone said the damper "looks pretty cool"

Edit for the guy below : i just got mine today hold on for another few days, or just go to your dealer and get it done with out the letters