oh joy clutch is shot...symptom is basically that it needed a hurculean effort to shift into ANY gear, and occassionally 5th and 6th could not be had for anything, reverse was a just gone. Driveable, but only barely enough to get home. Also the whole car ran like the engine was unbalanced, heavy vibrating shifter at idle, stange noises whether clutch was engaged or not, driving or not.

Current diagnosis was replace clutch and misc assocciated parts...said clutch springs were broken, flywheel was ok...opps ... hold the phone ...now they call and say "that didn't quite fix it". "Techs" go back to the "MNAO Tech line" and although they are not exactly sure which (or both) they say now replace the Clutch Release Cyc and Slave Cyc. $1200> $1700 and counting and lets hope that's it in fact fixed and no more ..'opps!'

 

Hey guys I have an 04 RX-8 with 36K miles on it. Over the past few weeks I have noticed that when I am idling when stopped and don't have the clutch pushed in my RPM's start at normal 1k or so then my engine starts revving all on it's own. It will go up to about 1.5 or 2k then drop back to 1k. If i press the clutch down it stops and idles fine. Then I let it off and it starts again. It has been doing it right when it starts up, and when it is fully warm. I don't know what this is related to so I called the dealer and i'm getting it checked out on Monday. Any ideas from people here would be great.

thanks, and let me know if im not being clear in my description.

 

similar thing has happened to me, searched and found a bunch of threads on same thing. General consensus is the neutral position switch.

 

well, in the cold that would be normal, but if you say it does it when warm, the most direct way to look at it is that spinning your gears in neutral (load) is much more than normal. tranny issue?

 

about the reving that sound like a problem with ur computer or u could try cleaning ur trottle body......and about the second gear grinding i think its the second gear syncro i tried double clutching it and still gets the same problem i havent taken it to my mechanic as yet i dont go to mazda big rip off

 

my second gear used to grind, it turned out just being my clutch, and my input shaft is worn as well which destroys throwout bearings, but dealer doesn't want to touch it

 

I'm beginning to think my 8 (70k, '05 MT) is trying to tell me it doesn't want to be driven in the winter.

Last year I lost a month's time in December, having the transmission rebuilt thrice (2nd and 6th synchros replaced, followed by a neutral safety switch CEL fix). Now, a year later, sixth has starting to pop out of gear spontaneously. It only happens after a couple of hours on the highway, so wish me luck trying to get the mazda tech to "reproduce" the problem.

It is under warranty at least... any thoughts as to what it might be this time before I take her in?

 

my 05 has 26K on it and warranty is almost up. I have been hearing like a whine, but more high pitched from the tranny when giving it gas. the third gear seems to be harder to engage properly. wondering if this is because its cold or because the tranny is going.

 

update:

So after a 700km highway roadtrip the tranny developed this awfully loud whine under load in all gears except 5th, and was occasionally hard to engage 4th. Dealership is getting me a new transmission now. Maybe this would be a good time to get a lightweight flywheel and do the clutch as well. I was going to stick with Mazdaspeed.

 

add mine to the list of tranny probs, 2005 with 52k, 2nd is hard to shift into the lower the rmp the harder it is, it shifts fine above 7k most of the time.
When down shifting into 5th at about 60 mph grands. I have took it in a least 4 times and they can never reproduce the problem.

 

just got my car five months ago with a new engine but transmission is actn up..on the highway at 70 and threw me back to 40....now when in neutral its n drive.. and now it dont go n reverse...i need help or suggestions ((((automatic)))

 

can sum 1 help or sugesstions..transmission problems..no reverse and wen on neutral its on drive

 

please help..no reverse and its feels like its on neutral..and on neutral is on drive wont go pass 1st gear....its automatic

 

dont know too much but i got a AT transmission with low miles for sale cheap. pm if interested

 

Quick question. On 3rd and 4th, i hear some kind of noise coming from the tranny. Like two ***** are in a spinning cylinder and they bounce around. It's not a constant-same noise, but exactly like something is bouncing around here and there. 5th and 6th are fine. Is worth getting looked at @ the dealer?
Car is '04 with 50k miles, thus warranty is up, but they did extend the powertrain to 8 or 10 years if i'm not mistaken, correct?

 

My fourth gear is grinding when trying to get it in gear at higher rpm's and under throttle. It usually only does this shifting from third to fourth gear. Under "normal" driving conditions it shifts with out grinding as long as I make sure it's in fourth. Yes the clutch is pressed all the way. It also "feels" / "can hear" a synchro is wobbling (not sure if that makes sense).

8 is 05 with 43XXX miles no mods done to transmission except aftermarket NRG shift ****.

 

Checked over this thread twice and didn't see the same thing happening to anyone else's car..

2nd gear is kind of hard to engage, its like I have to pull it into place, and when I do you can hear it click twice or more like a rubbing when putting it into second gear..
3rd gear has a strange kick-back. When shifting from 2nd to 3rd, third gear kind of kicks the shifter back when I try to engage, but after trying to push it into place if I hold it there for a second then it will engage.

Every other gear is fine, its just strange to me. My clutch feels fine and the car only has 62k miles on it. Stock everything, no modifications done to the transmission / clutch / shifter.

Any suggestions?

 

Same exact thing and as of yesterday getting a new tranny and engine under warranty yay!

 

this is a different issue/question...

i suspect my tranny is leaking fluid. i noticed the drain plug on the tranny was wet/greasy and just a bit drippy when i was changing oil this weekend. and then last night 2 instances when i was driving in reverse i heard a faint but whirl-ish sound (which disappeared by this morning). and then, (this may be paranoia now), i feel the tranny is louder when in gear/moving and when clutch is released in neutral. AND, i noticed a small spot in my parking space that may or may not be tranny oil. i'm a bit freaked and just ordered tranny and diff oil online, which i'll do asap. think i can make it back home tonight w/o breaking anything?

 

I just got my rx8 today.
Drove it from the dealership and went for a short drive (30 minutes top).
And it was hard to get into second gear(grinding) its an awful sound,i know when something doesent sound right.

Downshifting or shifting from 1st to 2nd...
I even had to jump from 1st to 3rd once because i was starting to loose speed when joining the highway...
Service on the car was done a week ago. oil changes filters ...
its a 04 with 60k (km-kilometers) on it.

Its embarrassing when theres people around,it makes me look like an idiot.

no more warranty and the dealerships are expensive,so if i knew what was wrong it would save me some time(and money).
i read the whole thread,some people changed oil,some changed forks,some changed synchros and **** in the tranny and it worked.
and yeah the car was owned by an older man (55 y old) so slow ,normal driving.
And i don't drive fast either and I'm not an aggressive driver (until someone pisses me off).
thank you.

 

Sometimes when I'm coming to a stop from 50mph I try to shift into 1st kinda slow around 20mph and its kinda hard or the stick wil pop out but if I shift into 1st fast it wont want to wobble and pop out.
Should I have my tranny looked at?

 

never downshift into first bro it kills ur tranny just use ur brakes thats what there made for stopping u lol

 

What even at like 20 mph?

 

dude hes just ****** around with you

 

just dont do it man first gear is just to get the car moving trust me dont listen to these ppl on this crap they just think they got a bad *** car that could do nething but the car is like ne other dont get me wrong i love the car i own one but just dont downshift into first