RECALL THREAD/MNAO suspend RX-8 deliveries.
07-10-2005, 04:40 AM
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Again, its not really all that Bad.
1st we dont really know WT#$%# is up here.. So Far I have not heard doo doo.. that means nothing, but remeber its a Brand New Car.... Its got to have some Issues.. Mazda Is still the best car CO. for people like us that love to mod tweek and enjoy our cars.. Give Mazda a Brake and lets see what this is really about.. I dread the thought of taking my car to the dealer cause the Beat it ,scratch or otherwise abuse it but... Let snot thow the car out with the dirty oil !!
New Cars will have isssues...
Keep your fingers crossed this is not a major issue.
1st we dont really know WT#$%# is up here.. So Far I have not heard doo doo.. that means nothing, but remeber its a Brand New Car.... Its got to have some Issues.. Mazda Is still the best car CO. for people like us that love to mod tweek and enjoy our cars.. Give Mazda a Brake and lets see what this is really about.. I dread the thought of taking my car to the dealer cause the Beat it ,scratch or otherwise abuse it but... Let snot thow the car out with the dirty oil !!
New Cars will have isssues...
Keep your fingers crossed this is not a major issue.
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07-10-2005, 11:09 AM
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Freakin' GREAT.
This is not good news. I live in TX and have the Greddy turbo which increases the temps even more. I'll wait and see what they say the prob is.
I may just have to get a sportbike and keep the car in "summer storage"
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This is not good news. I live in TX and have the Greddy turbo which increases the temps even more. I'll wait and see what they say the prob is.
I may just have to get a sportbike and keep the car in "summer storage"
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07-10-2005, 11:46 AM
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Car forums are funny. ANOTHER RECALL--I'm TRADING IN--what a crock of bullsh*t. When/if I receive notice from my dealer then I'll go with the flow. What a bunch of whiney babies--do you guys really think that no other car has recalls?
07-10-2005, 12:09 PM
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I have no issues with recalls (much better than having a problem with no fix) except as it may impact on resale value. Remember the mid 1980's Audi 5000 sudden accelerator/runaway car issues? You couldn't give the car away once the panic set in.
I've had zero problems with my 8 and it's running great. I hope that a new flash won't degrade performance.
I've had zero problems with my 8 and it's running great. I hope that a new flash won't degrade performance.
07-10-2005, 12:15 PM
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well at least is isnt like ford where the mdiea has to jump on the bandwagon and people needed to die and wreck all over the place before a fix came out.
It could be like Honda, which in the past has attempted to go so far as to sue for the right to withold its' Recall and TSB information from the general public. So that even once it got off its' *** to release the information the general consumer wouldn't know about it for as long as possible.
07-10-2005, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by mitchfried
I have no issues with recalls (much better than having a problem with no fix) except as it may impact on resale value. Remember the mid 1980's Audi 5000 sudden accelerator/runaway car issues? You couldn't give the car away once the panic set in.
I've had zero problems with my 8 and it's running great. I hope that a new flash won't degrade performance.
I've had zero problems with my 8 and it's running great. I hope that a new flash won't degrade performance.
07-10-2005, 12:54 PM
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stop with the silly panicing. i said before thre's no reason to get all jumpy and pissed off etc. they have discovered and issue that effects some cars. they are going to "fix" all the cars even the majority that have no symptoms. they are being very proactive about it. relax it not abig deal.
07-10-2005, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DreRX8
Car forums are funny. ANOTHER RECALL--I'm TRADING IN--what a crock of bullsh*t. When/if I receive notice from my dealer then I'll go with the flow. What a bunch of whiney babies--do you guys really think that no other car has recalls?
07-10-2005, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Gomez
Relax. Don't jump to any rash conclusions. The smarts in this car will allow Mazda to tailor the flash for the operating conditions. They will be able to modify the fuel delivery to dump more fuel in if the car is stationary at high revs for an extended period. How often do you operate the car that way?
07-10-2005, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Nubo
I hope you're right. Then again I'd sure like to know what kind of "high revs" and "extended periods" they're talking about. I can't imagine anyone operates their vehicle like this, other than the 3-4K/10 sec shutoff procedure and I wouldn't call 10 seconds "extended". However if they are talking about regimes that you'd encounter in stop-and-go traffic then that's bad news. I can already see the needle move under those conditions.
07-10-2005, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by zoom44
air force your problem is your dealer not mazda
I have not been bashing the car or Mazda, just stating that these things are making me want to get out of this vicious cycle. I really enjoy the 8 and all, but it is just beginning to become less fun with every trip to Macon.
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07-10-2005, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by zoom44
stop with the silly panicing. i said before thre's no reason to get all jumpy and pissed off etc. they have discovered and issue that effects some cars. they are going to "fix" all the cars even the majority that have no symptoms. they are being very proactive about it. relax it not abig deal.
most of the people on this board are young, inexperienced, and just don't know any different
I'll leave it at that :o
07-10-2005, 09:26 PM
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Well actually it isn't just about the recall, it's about all the other issues I have had and having to drive 30 minutes one way to get service and have the idiots not have the right parts, or forgot to order this or that. I'm just tired of dealing with all these trips at my expense and wasted time away from work as they do not offer loaners or courtesy cars to drop you off when you live so far away. I have enough equity in my car that I have that luxury. So I know where you can stick your "whiney babies" comment.
So far, at 14000 miles, I haven't needed warranty service but I asked the service writer last time I had my oil changed. His response was that if the service required over 4 hours then I would get a loaner. 4 hours seemed kind of long but I haven't needed to test it yet.
07-10-2005, 09:37 PM
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Like I said before Kudo's to Mazda for stepping up and this may be a good thing. It seems to me they would have to push a lot of gas through the engine to cool the cat anymore--- hell it is already running rich to start with. Even with the latest flash. I still say that the heat under the hood can cause some problems also. I hear what all are saying about the tanks an such but heat is heat. I wonder if the sheilding will be trapping some heat under the car also--maybe not. We will just have to wait and see. Is there anyway to make the engine run cooler? I dnt know withthe electronics in this thing. Hell on the track the engine stays cool! Moving all that air.
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07-10-2005, 09:40 PM
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I don't understand why the dealer doesn't give a loaner. The RX-8 sales brochure says "And should your Mazda Rx-8 require a warranty repair, the Mazda Service Transportation Solution can typically provide another vehicle to drive." Note the word - typically - not sure what this means.
07-10-2005, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Gomez
More info has come to hand. Looks as if all affected cars will need modification. A heat shield fitted to the fuel tank, and possibly some additional work as well. New cars off the boat have had the heat shield fitted at the factory.
My contact tells me cars built in late March '05 (not sure of the exact date) have the new shield installed. Every earlier RX-8 will need a heat shield. I believe all North American RX-8's (including cars built after late March '05) will get a new flash as part of this recall, as well. Looks like they'll be relying on the new flash to drop the cat temp which is affecting the other components mentioned earlier.
I'm still not sure how this will all pan out for owners of RX-8's in countries outside North America, but it is looking likely (to me) that they'll need modifying too.
Gomez.
My contact tells me cars built in late March '05 (not sure of the exact date) have the new shield installed. Every earlier RX-8 will need a heat shield. I believe all North American RX-8's (including cars built after late March '05) will get a new flash as part of this recall, as well. Looks like they'll be relying on the new flash to drop the cat temp which is affecting the other components mentioned earlier.
I'm still not sure how this will all pan out for owners of RX-8's in countries outside North America, but it is looking likely (to me) that they'll need modifying too.
Gomez.