Add me to the list of RX8s with the tranny problem. Currently rosenthal has been working on it for the past 2 weeks and I should get it back today. Based on the info i have been given my throwout berring was shot to ****, gears 2-5 were going, 2 had a crack in it, some springs or something exploded and a list of other stuff. I will post my work order on here when i get the car back.

 

my 8 is still at lee johnson mazda. now they tell me that they cannot fix the transmossion because they cannot recreate the problem. but whats funny...is that when i took it in, and told them that 3rd to 4th was grinding...they told me we drove it and you just need to change the fluid. now that i changed the fluid it doesnt grind all the time, but it does grind often. now they wont fix it. and im pissed off! does anyone know of a way i can FORCE them to fix it?

 

Add me to the list. Second gear synchro gone, grinds if shifted 1-2 above 5000 rpm, which in the RX8 is all the time.

The same Lee Johnson Mazda in Kirkland (mentioned above) looked at the car yesterday, replaced the fluid, and then found it did not address the situation. They've reccomended a transmission replacement, which I hope to have done locally next week.

This is on a 2006 with less than 10,000 miles. Very disappointing.

 

Point them to here or go to another dealer.

 

Ok I finally got my car back and the tranny work was pretty extensive. They basically did a rebuild from what I can see. Mwood, you sound like you had the same problem I had and they may have to do the same thing to your car. TK Take the workorder im posting and tell them your having the same issue and show them what needed to be done to my car to fix the problem. That should get you a headstart on the repairs

 

yup.... 04' 45k miles.... wotn go iinto 2nd if higher than 7k and fourth is really troublesome....... put in royal purple and no difference

 

Sounds like you may need the same service that I got. My car rides niiiiiice now ever since

 

ok guys. i went to lee johnson today. he service advisor, scott trail, said that drove my 8 home (which left me below E). he said he did feel the grinding problem in 3rd to 4th and 4th to 5th. so he will be getting approval from mazda and then order in the parts. i am driving my 8 until the parts get in. from my understanding the transmission will be replaced. i am gonna work on getting a refund on the $60 tranny fluid change that was unnecisary. if i can get them to email me a copy of the work order after its done, ill post it.

 

Congrats man. keep us posted on how it goes

 

mines grinding on the 2-3 upshift now, started off as a small grind upshifting on the dyno, now it grinds on every fast or high rpm 2-3 upshift

those parts cost $780 at discounted Motorsport prices, it's bad enough it's a POS, but then they rape you to fix the f'ing POS, might as well buy a new one if it's a major failure

 

I will Landon. it should be soon when the parts come in. TEAM...take it in and make sure you drive with the MASTER MECHANIC...and show them whats wrong.

 

one look at my car and they would be ROFLTAO at the idea of doing any warranty work on it

 

oh i see.

 

I'm anticipating a new transmission...none of the "techs" at the local stealer can do much more than plug in diagnostic tools and replace parts

 

pray they do, most stealer rebuilds don't last long

 

whats a local stealer?

 

sorry if thats a stupid question

 

today, i talked to scott trail (service advisor)...still waiting for parts. he said it should be about another week.

 

Add me to the list, but my problem is quite a bit different from everyone else's. My tranny was shifting just fine but I was getting a very loud gear whine throughout the entire rpm range. Sounded very much like straight cut gears (think rally car), so I brought the car to my local dealer, they wanted to change the fluid (at my expense) because AZ is considered extreme driving conditions and would be due at 30k miles. I said no thanks, and swapped in some Royal Purple which made ZERO difference in sound, shifted a little smoother albeit... Took the car to another local dealership who weren't trying to play any games and we scheduled an appointment to bring the car in so they can change out "some bearings" which involves cracking the case and therefore "2-3 days" in the shop. That was 2 weeks ago and I have not seen my car since, but I have to say this loaner CX-7 is a piece of **** (turbo lag like crazy and a worthless 6spd slushbox). Every time I call I get another excuse about having parts on special order or the tech has 3 days off, blah blah blah. I stopped in a few days ago to get a straight up answer, he basically said they just finished up the same repair on another RX8 and it took them a month and a half of dicking with replacing a few parts here and there and they decided to just replace all of the parts on mine the first time around which involved a few additional special orders of parts. At any rate, I should be getting the car back in the next few days and I'll report back with the results.

 

Now I'm worried...I just spoke with the dealer (stealer) and they said they are going to just repair what's broken, not swap the trans...I'm not sure I trust any of their "techs" to effectively rebuild a transmission

 

^^^ Mazda's new policy is to rebuild the transmissions if possible.
I would also imagine this is higher profit for the dealerships, as it's gotta take longer to rebuild one then to slap a new transmission in.

 

mwood...i am currently waiting for the transmission to come in. but they charged me to change the fluid in the beginning which was unnecisary. so scott trail said he'll work something to compensate me for the $63 i wasted on a fluid change when my car only has 37k on it.

 

have him give you 3 free oil changes. Those are easy for Service Managers to give away.

 

thats what i was thinkin since my oil needs to be changed right now. hahaha...

 

recently i've been hearing a strange noise on my rx every time i shift from 1 to 2
right before enge 2 gear took it to dealer they said could't hear nothing probably
morons technitians they did told me power train and [ transmition] warranty have
have been extended for what i've been reading in the forum i belive mazda know theres problem with the trannys and blame it on the way we drive the cars
they won't make a recall just because it will be a verrrry expensive one