Nubo

Looks like Minnesota plates.

Lol, in my experience mechanics usually check the alternator after the second replacement battery fails.

dug06824

Well my o5 rx8 was fixed friday last and has sat in the dealership over the weekend dure to snow storm here in CT. since my car has only 18k and I bought it new april 06 and with its history which while it isnt as bad as alot of owners perhaps because when it was built .The dealership where the car is has one 08 rx-8 like mine ,even the same color ...should I trade up to the o8 model hoping to avoid any more problems .,I have recieved the extended warrenty to 100k or 6 years I think the warrenty for new 08s is 3years 36k . Are there any 08 rx8 owners that are having engine problems .love the car but I just cant trust it any more esp if I read these forums about the problems everyone has .,what does any one think, should I keep her or say goodbye, they have a nice miata with the power retractable hardtop .they are really discounting the o8 rx8 ,Id be where i was except Id be paying for umpteen more years .,which if it is problem free ...... keep or trade????

Huey52

iTrader: (2)

Keep. I've got a March-built '05 and no problems at all thru 20k miles now (I also bought new a year after production). Keep in mind that most people with no problems don't bother to post, so you're seeing a disproportionate tally of woe.

Properly maintained, with a few rotary nuances to address (e.g. don't shut down cold) there's no reason you can't enjoy high reliability along with the fun this machine provides.

At this point you've most likely paid it down/off, so why incur the expense of a similar-to at this point? Wait for the next great rotary thing (16X-based).

dug06824

picked up my rx8 this morning ,after being told it was ready and it was the alternator. when I started it up it ran fine but I noticed I couldnt open drivers window.,they said they brought it outside this morning for me and since it was like 12-15 degrees I figured it was frozen.,while driving the 20 highway miles home I noticed the turn signal were in rapid mode and when I got home I found neither sunroof 4 way flashers along with power door locks and drivers window did not work., called and brought the car right back and after an hour this afternoon they told me the car has electrical issues and they gave me a loaner car.. ok what are the electrical issues this car has , are there any tsbs on this or am I just lucky to have a new set of problems

Nubo

Your car is suffering from defective wrench monkeys.

Triperformance

I can't relate since I don't have an 8 yet but maybe they need to be initialized.....Toyota has procedures for the automatic doors and such to work but you have to initialize it. That could be a possibility since your battery was replaced.

dug06824

it has electrical issues -car runs but

no turn signals
no power door locks
no 4-way hazard lights
no drivers side window
no power seat
two days at dealer and they still dont have it fixed yet

dug06824

picked up my car today, the car was fixed by friday closing time. I dont have the paper work so I cant list everything that was replaced,all I know is the paperwork is pages long and it was all covered - no charge-
I will list complete list when I get it. nice to have it back

dug06824

Finally got the paperwork from when my rx-8 was towed .anyone care to guess how much this would of cost if not covered by warranty.
towed to dealership 20miles
Diagnosed multipul codes security lamp flashing no crank wipers wont stop u1900,B1342,B1681,Daig as Alternator Discharging
replaced Alternator
Job#1
1 n3h1-18-300b alternator

body electrical
turn signals inop
internal short
replaced bulbs

hazards inop
open short in flashers
replaced flashers

job#4
power sunroof
binding blows 30amp fuse
module shorted causing binding condition
replaced sunroof module

1 motor,slid
1 fuse kit

power locks
keyless entry inop
keyless module shorted and burned wire
replaced module

Job6
power windows
drivers window inop
open circuit power window switch
replaced switch

Job#7 body elect recall
interior lites inop
overheadconsole shorted
replaced console

Job#8
engine elect concern units

cso freight charge
cso freight charge A. 99/99 PNMC,5555-cs-fret,mm13xrx

Job#9
rear turn signals inop
internal short in bulbs
replaced both bulbs

all in all they had my car for three days which they provided free loaner car
all covered no charge
I have no clue as to what this would of cost.
this was all done on a 2005 rx8 gt 6spd man with 18,381 miles on the car

ShellDude

iTrader: (12)

sounds like you should just be thankful you didn't have an electrical fire.

zoom44

merged threads.


so someone did a bad thing when either changing or charging the battery. sounds like the battery was shorted which fried allot of things. crossed jumpers?

id be mindful of the pcm- could be effected too.

dug06824

whats pcm?

GiN

Powertrain Control Module or Engine Control Unit - hopefully this wasn't damaged otherwise your engine would run funny (if at all). For a bunch of stuff to be blown like that I wonder if water/ice got into a wiring interconnect somewhere - or even worse, some part of your wiring got pinched and you have some exposed/shorting conductors somewhere...

Nubo

Gesus dude, did you get hit by lightning?

Well at least they took care of it. Good luck