just filed a complaint. hopefully this will go somewhere

 

So it looks like I need to take a look at my pedal and see if its bent

 

Mine has started 'intermittent' squeaking.

 

Are there any Right Hand Drive Owners ( Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, UK, Japan, Asia) experienced this Clutch Pedal Failure as I have emailed Mazda Australia about the US NHTSA Investigation.

 

Hey nycgps, see if a mod or admin will put a warning up somewhere when you first open the 8 site, or have them send out a mass pm, never hurts to try.

 

Im sure some mod/admin has seen the latest development ... sticky this post should be enough ... Right mods ?

 

I agree. It's good though to actually be able to read about it being investigated now.

 

Well, you now know what's ultimately going to happen, so .....

 

where exactly is the bracket thats breaking, Im not fat by any means,or really that tall, however I dont exactly fit between my seat and floor board very well

 

SEARCH and you will find it. Oh, what the hell...here ya go!

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ghlight=clutch

 

alright thanx Maz, ill check again when its not 97 degrees in florida..... Def needa make sure thats not happening tho. Y the hell would they cheap out on 1 outta the 3 pedals

 

To save a few bux

it might not sound like a lot to you, but if you're talking about 40K, every 10 dollars saved = 400 K (and its just a rough estimate)

and we all know better material will cost more than 10 bux for every bracket

 

There's also weight savings to consider. This particular part ought to be stronger, but if they built every part like a tank we'd all complain about the gross vehicle weight [more than we do already]. Design is often compromise.

 

I know what ur saying but cant really agree with that seeing as they could have taken a vw beetles amount of weight just outta the exhaust alone w/o comprimising any safety or emissions, thats like sayin u want liposuction to loose a few pounds so also shave off a pound of muscle from ur heart, well anyways hopefully enuf ppl complain and they do a recall

 

Hey guys i met with a manager from Maple shade Mazda and they took pics of the pedal, parts, my car etc and its gonna be forward to mazda headquarters, so hopefully this will go somewhere, my pedal broke twice within a year ...by the way the dealer offer to fix it on more time again and i said "no thank you your pedal sux"

 

I am surprised you went back there - but just the same, keep us posted on what you hear from Mazda HQ. We're nowhere near the end of this drama....

 

^^ yeah man i will keep you guys updated, but i think we gonna hear a recall pretty soon

 

I'm wondering what the right hand drive pedal assy. look and how they differ from the left hand drive ones.
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This thread is about the pedal failures, not about the investigation. The title of this thread wouldn't help people find anything about the investigation if they were looking for it. If a thread would be stickied, it would be one of those and then someone could reference this thread about how they broke.

 

with recalls does it matter how many miles you have on your car?

 

A recall will take time. Once they agree there is a problem, they will have to design a fix, produce that fix, then work on the logistics of implementing that fix. This will take time.

 

correct on a recall they have to fix the issue reggarless the miles

 

Wow. Ummm...that's just insane!

 

^^ i know they making me feel real fattt

 

^ There was nothing wrong with my clutch pedal bracket ('05 @ 22k miles), when I preemptively installed the reinforcement bracing. You guys must really stomp on it to break multiple pedals!

 

To break two in a year, I completely agree, are you that mad when ur shifting