Damn mine just slightly broke today and found all this out about the clutch just now. And what the hell it still not covered under the warranty. My clutch goes to the right when I step on it but still works. I'm about to drive a good 25 miles home from work on the highway of the 405 and if i get in an accident from this the lawsuit is on. Until I get the money to fix it I'm stuck driving it. Hopefully it brakes and someone hits me.

 

You haven't dug deep enough. Yes, it is covered under a new extended warranty. This is about 1 month old and due to the work of people in this thread.

 

Welcome to the forums! Sorry this had to be your first post.
Check out https://www.rx8club.com/race-roots-134/clutch-pedal-bracket-solutions-explanations-now-recall-194975/

 

Lol thanz for the warm welcome. Thanks for the link bro.

 

How come when I call Mazda the know nothing about this in the warranty???

 

Because they suck ***.

 

Shiet tell me about it. I called about everyone already and they all say there is no coverage on this issue.

 

Because the extended warranty hasn't been issued yet. So far Mazda has agreed that they will extend the warranty. They'll take some time to do it. Just keep an eye on your mailbox and the TSBs.

Ken

 

cuz its going to cost them a lot of money. each bracket say cost them 100 to "make", cuz obviously they got it from some supplier. 10 bracket will cost them 1000. 100 will cost them 10K ... well u get the idea. and the labor?

 

Well mines just broke today. I'm done with rx8. Going back to nissan or a bmw.. Never heard of a clutch pedal breaking on a car.. Putting it up for sale for 6,000.. It has high miles cause i drive far to work. 144,000 miles. Gt 2004 6 speed.

 

You can get the Race Roots reinforcement for $135

 

Why do we have to pay for Mazda's mistake?

the report is out for months, but for some "reason" Mazda still not doing anything (covering the warranty)

EVEN when its out one day, I dont think its enough. I think Mazda should cover the bracket for the life of the car.

 

nissan

http://www.240sxforums.com/forums/ni...l-bracket.html

http://www.rhdjapan.com/nismo-streng...32-bnr32-52264

http://www.canadagtir.com/forums/tec...-bracket-fails

etc etc

Toyota

http://www.yotatech.com/f132/clutch-...bracket-94633/

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/sh....php?p=2485331

BMW

http://208.109.219.183/forums/showthread.php?t=34298

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=79115

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...ferrerid=56200



i could go on i suppose...

 

WELL LIKE I SAID I HAVE HAD 350 Z AND OLDER RX7 AND SI, AND I USE TO BEAT ON THEM LEFT AND RIGHT NOT ONCE DID ANY OF MY CLUTCH PEDALS BREAK. THIS RX8 I TREAT LIKE A BABY AND ALL IT DOES IS CAUSE PROBLEMS. SENSOR LIGHTS GO ON WHEN EVER THEY WANT AND YOU HEAR STUFF BEEPING, RESVOIR TANK SENSORS GOOD BAD SO MANY TIMES. THE CAR IS NOT WORTH TO PUT IN ALL THAT MONEY. CAR WAS BADLY MADE AND THEN FOR THEM NOT TO BE COVERING IT YET IS NOT COOL. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS BUT I DON'T WANT TO KEEP ON DISHING OUT MONEY TO MAZDA FOR STUFF THAT SHOULD GO BAD EVERY TIME. MY CUZ HAS A 1985 RX7 NO ISSUES ORIGINAL MOTOR AND TRANNY.. NOT ONCE DID HIS PEDAL BREAK....GUESS IT'S TIME TO BRING BACK THE RX7..

 

well I hate to say it but hmm other than a few issues my 8 hardly gave me any problems.

before u said Im a noob, I have a RX7 with 211 K on odo.

Just hope u understand things break all the time, it doesn't matter which company it came from. 350z gave u no issue? thats great ! Cuz I have know someone had its VQ replaced, twice. So should he go out and yell like a moron(just like you) and say Nissan sucks? I don't think so. **** happens all the time. This is life. Thats the way it is.

SI? rofl.

You sound very immature so yes I think a Civic is good for you.

 

GREAT INFORMATION Charlie...as Always...YOU are always on the Ball..Mr.Marzda.

And Yes, I can assure ALL there have been Clutch Bracket breaks in other Mazda's over the years, and in my time, and almost ALL were attributed to a worn out or wrong Clutch Assemblies, and or Bad Gearboxes or Change Forks/Cogs/Sleeves, in other words excess human force required to Change Gears with Foot and Stick....and yes, I know sticks shifters are not connected directly to clutch brackets.

I would say that...
1. Your 8 is old.
2. Your Clutch and Pressure Plate is Old or close to word out.
3. You have an aftermarket Non Genuine Clutch Kit, or Heavy Duty Kit Installed.
4. Thrust Bearing and or Change Lever to Slave Cylinder is sticking or worn.
5. Or none of the above.

Just in passing the RX-8 has had NO more TSB's, recalls or Series Parts Change than any other Mazda model made, in some cases it has had much less.

 

first you don't even know me to call me a moron. So watch your mouth. Second immature? Why cause i said "why does a clutch pedal have to break"... What if you where driving on 495 doing 100 and your pedal broke ? What could happen while your in traffic on the l.i.e? I have a family and a son . Thats why i worry.
Also i never called you a noob... I never said the rx8 is a bad car i luv my 8 just, thats something mazda should take care of instead of me paying for it.. Plus isn't this site about expressing your opinons ?

 

my clutch is like 1 year old. Had it installed at a performance shop.. Exedy clutch and fly wheel. Do you think it could be the clutch cable ?

 

My bad for calling you immature then.

but if you're mature "enough", you should know that this is NOT a Mazda only problem.

what happens if it broke at 100 on 495? well gotta say that I won't do 100 unless the road is completely empty. not to mention I can always pull the gear out and slow the car down on my own. Would I be ****? hell yea. but its doable.

There are early symptoms/signs of a dying pedal, you should know.

No one asking u to pay for it. Everybody is waiting for Mazda's official letter to come. Corporates are slow, especially when it time for them to "pay up". Why don't u just give it some time ?

 

just so u know a "performance shop" don't mean ****. from time to time there are performance shop mess things up and they don't even know it.

There is almost no way to tell what went wrong unless someone who knows this car can "look at it in person".

I replied to ur other thread's post. Answer is yes. go look

 

dude i couldn't but it in any gear. And you going to tell me that you never go fast ?/ come on ... I'm 35 and a safe driver and i but the pedal to the metal sometimes... Anyway thanks to another rx8 member we found the problem .. It was the clutch line.. So going to meet with race roots to grab a stainless one.. Thanks for input fellas.

 

what other thread post ? I don't even know what that means... Lol. But if you say i did my bad.. But i don't recall it..

 

Be real. I've owned RX7's and they were your "typical" performance/sports car repair issues. But the RX8 is well beyond that. I love the look and the handling, and I'll even put up with the mileage, but I am amazed at the consistent failure across the board with certain issues on everyone's RX8. It's not like I got an unfortunate lemon. These are everyone's problems! I haven't had as many as some, but I still have a motor that needs replacing, water in tail lights, broken visors, broken clutch pedal, defective trunk release, rattling sun roof, horrible vibration at idle (probably motor mounts) and an inconsistent, poorly operating auto-dimming rear view mirror. Guys, this is a 6 year old, garaged, babied automoblie with only 50,000 on it. It's absolutely absurd and there is nothing you can say that will convince me that this is a well made automobile. I swear, I don't know what they were thinking at Mazda. I wanted this car to be a great car, I really did. I have always loved and praised the rotaries so much. But I am totally embarrased at what they have put together. If I get through the Winter, I will look to sell in the Spring, and I really hate to do that.

 

mind u think forum represents probably <10% of the Rx8 community.

Lets see what u got there ...

Engine (Not motor damn it) - Mazda know they fucked up. Thats why they "offered" a 100K/8 yrs Engine core warranty. the problem is that Mazda's dealership network taking this as an "rip you off ... cash cow" advantage. Result a lot of these ******** will charge u unrelated stuff like Water pumps and thermostats and crap even when these stuff comes with every reman engine Mazda shipped.

Sun Visor - hmm, mine never had a problem

Tail light - if u have the newest Mazda gasket you should be good for a long while. if u don't then water in taillight is easy fix, 1/2 hour of your time is all u need.

defective trunk release? hmm .. I never even heard of that.

rattleing sun roof ? hmm well its a known issue, you should've told Mazda to replace it when u were still under b2b warranty; if u don't, thats your problem, its fixable. but kinda pain in the *** thats all.

vibration at idle --- known issue, the newest engine mount is fairly reliable and Mazda changed mine 3 yrs ago, so far no issue.

Before you say RX7 was trouble free --- there are about 40 something TSB for it. most of the people don't know it and thought "thats the way it is"

sad thing is some of the parts are no longer available. For example : I fixed my mouse belt's beeping issue 3-4 months ago, the part for FC is no longer available. I bought the one supposed to work for EA(MX-3) and modify it myself. a

 

my RX7 never had;
engine design screw-up
visor defect
water in tail light defect
vibration due to motor mount defect
clutch pedal defect

Only the typical maintenance;
brakes, hoses, belts etc. Nothing that would make you think, "What the hell?" Nothing odd or unusual. I've said that, way too much with this car.

And remember, you're trying to defend this car to someone who REALLY wants it to be great, but is just so disappointed with the workmanship. I just don't get it.