RX-8 AT Redlining While in Automatic
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RX-8 AT Redlining While in Automatic
Hello RX-8Club,
It sure has been a while since my last post. So I'll give you a heads up and new details. My 2004 AT RX-8 is redlining while in Automatic Mode (Non-Triptronic) causing the buzzer to sound. This happens while the car is hot/cold, but seems to happen more at higher altitude or weather conditions (ie: Las Vegas it happens non-stop and SoCal Sealevel it happens less, its higher alt. in Vegas and Colder here right now 60's here, 70's in Cali)
Seems to be happening from 1st gear to 2nd. I've replicated two instances with the service manager in the car (Las Vegas). First, pulling out into traffic, gaining speed to be with traffic. ie: accellerating from, putting more gas as gaining more speed (this is still while car is in 1st gear) it will redline and not shift gears.
The second condidition is when you are stuck in traffic going 15mph or so, then you have room to accellerate, the car is in 3rd gear, it shifts to 1st and will redline.
Miles on the car? 99500 but has been happening since 97000.
Anyone had any similar problems?
It sure has been a while since my last post. So I'll give you a heads up and new details. My 2004 AT RX-8 is redlining while in Automatic Mode (Non-Triptronic) causing the buzzer to sound. This happens while the car is hot/cold, but seems to happen more at higher altitude or weather conditions (ie: Las Vegas it happens non-stop and SoCal Sealevel it happens less, its higher alt. in Vegas and Colder here right now 60's here, 70's in Cali)
Seems to be happening from 1st gear to 2nd. I've replicated two instances with the service manager in the car (Las Vegas). First, pulling out into traffic, gaining speed to be with traffic. ie: accellerating from, putting more gas as gaining more speed (this is still while car is in 1st gear) it will redline and not shift gears.
The second condidition is when you are stuck in traffic going 15mph or so, then you have room to accellerate, the car is in 3rd gear, it shifts to 1st and will redline.
Miles on the car? 99500 but has been happening since 97000.
Anyone had any similar problems?
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I'm giving them my car tomorrow so we will see. He asked if I've checked the tranny fluid, we checked it and it was clean and full. Techs look at the car tomorrow.
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Hmmm, mine wants to shift me to 4th gear as soon as it can, the exact opposite of what you have. The car will be in 4th at 20 mph and will start to bounce as is if it is going to stall, then it shifts down to 1st... from 4th! It does this all the time.
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my auto dose that some times when i slam on the gas it goes all the way up to 8k then buzzes and kicks back then shifts and takes off
it only happens in 1st though
it only happens in 1st though
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Originally Posted by z00m-z00m
Hello RX-8Club,
It sure has been a while since my last post. So I'll give you a heads up and new details. My 2004 AT RX-8 is redlining while in Automatic Mode (Non-Triptronic) causing the buzzer to sound. This happens while the car is hot/cold, but seems to happen more at higher altitude or weather conditions (ie: Las Vegas it happens non-stop and SoCal Sealevel it happens less, its higher alt. in Vegas and Colder here right now 60's here, 70's in Cali)
Seems to be happening from 1st gear to 2nd. I've replicated two instances with the service manager in the car (Las Vegas). First, pulling out into traffic, gaining speed to be with traffic. ie: accellerating from, putting more gas as gaining more speed (this is still while car is in 1st gear) it will redline and not shift gears.
The second condidition is when you are stuck in traffic going 15mph or so, then you have room to accellerate, the car is in 3rd gear, it shifts to 1st and will redline.
Miles on the car? 99500 but has been happening since 97000.
Anyone had any similar problems?
It sure has been a while since my last post. So I'll give you a heads up and new details. My 2004 AT RX-8 is redlining while in Automatic Mode (Non-Triptronic) causing the buzzer to sound. This happens while the car is hot/cold, but seems to happen more at higher altitude or weather conditions (ie: Las Vegas it happens non-stop and SoCal Sealevel it happens less, its higher alt. in Vegas and Colder here right now 60's here, 70's in Cali)
Seems to be happening from 1st gear to 2nd. I've replicated two instances with the service manager in the car (Las Vegas). First, pulling out into traffic, gaining speed to be with traffic. ie: accellerating from, putting more gas as gaining more speed (this is still while car is in 1st gear) it will redline and not shift gears.
The second condidition is when you are stuck in traffic going 15mph or so, then you have room to accellerate, the car is in 3rd gear, it shifts to 1st and will redline.
Miles on the car? 99500 but has been happening since 97000.
Anyone had any similar problems?
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Greetings, sorry for the delay in reply, the fact is I just got my car back today. They needed to test and order pieces to do the testing on the transmission. And after all said and done they said it needs a new transmission.
Mazda NA paid for the car rental all this time which was very cool of them. I am checking to see if the extended warranty will cover the transmission -- we will see.
Mazda NA paid for the car rental all this time which was very cool of them. I am checking to see if the extended warranty will cover the transmission -- we will see.
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