2004 Mazda RX-8 electrical problems

Filed Dec 21, 2018 · Electrical · FL

Sporadic power steering loss, almost got into 2 accidents. While driving I would loss power steering.

Filed Dec 18, 2018 · Electrical, Steering · 81,500 miles · CA

Electric-assist power steering, randomly in the parking lot the wheel will turn all by itself, one way turns easier than the other, sometimes you have no power steering and other times your steering wheel turns like butter, I live in the mountains with a very windy and dangerous roads, I've taken it to several mechanics finally one mechanic just unplug the wiring harness so there is no power steering. It is very scary to drive especially with a newborn baby. There are a lot of cars on the road with this issue I know 10 different people that have some sort of power steering issue. This is very dangerous and I'm surprised there is not a recall yet on it. I've had two friends that are close to me that have this issue as well, one friend wrecked his car the other friend sold it I believe to pick-n-pull so it would not hurt anyone, please help and maybe help save a few lives, thank you for your time and I look forward to speaking with you

Filed Jun 24, 2018 · Airbags, Electrical · 112,000 miles · MO

I bought a car that had a recall of the air bag the passenger seat air bag had been deployed was told by dealer it was under recall.after checking with the dealer the side seat air bag was not part of the recall was not replaced or even looked at .so we took the seat out to see ant obvious issues and we found all the wires that plug into seat all way to under carpet against frame all the wires were melted.witch is an obvious manafaturing problem.we have read mupltile forums where tons of people have had same problem but yet no recall we could find on this issue.my mother is on oxygen and if my car catches fire to do this and no one looking into this it can be far worse.thier is another recall on front end suspsion that they are not willing to replace at this time.they tell me they are waiting to see if they come up with a better solution to fix it.im going to mazda dealer tomorrow morning to explain to them what I'm explain to you and since this is a major safety issue if they refuse to do anything I'm turning this over to lawyer.I feel when I mentioned it to them the first time and they did nothing to find out what the issue was they have no intention of figuring this out but I will try again.the air bag was deployed when I bought it and the person said they were driving down the road.thats how I knew about air bag recall .when I took car to be fixed the tech told me it didn't cover my seat. And never bothered checking it.

Filed Mar 26, 2018 · Airbags, Electrical · AR · 1 injury

"takata recall"-car starts when cold,then it dies in the traffic,got engerys pushing car out of traffic,like car but it has lots of recalls and needs to be fixed right away.won't drive madza 2004 after this happened. *tt the consumer stated while attempting to push the car off of the highway, after it died, he lost his grip and was dragged behind the vehicle.

Filed Jan 26, 2018 · Electrical, Steering · 2,300 miles · MS

My power steering goes in and out as it pleases; only works when it wants to and cuts up when driving and had to turn off car to make it work to only make it repeat again. Does this only when driving. And not safe for anybody who is dealing with the no powersteering issues or have steering but with many faults that can lead to accidents/death mazda fixed others by wire tapping all deleting the powersteering connections. But only having the issue later down the road they did this around february/march of last year and had in and out powersteering after 3 month of their repair.

Filed Aug 21, 2017 · Electrical · 136,777 miles · KY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mazda rx-8. While driving 45 MPH, a burning odor entered the vehicle. The contact stopped the vehicle, lifted the hood, and noticed smoke. The contact observed that the wires underneath the hood were melted. The contact also smelled fuel coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic in louisville, kentucky who diagnosed that the wiring harness had melted due to a faulty electronic control module. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 136,777. Updated 10/17/17*lj

Filed Aug 4, 2015 · Electrical · 160,000 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mazda rx-8. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled when shifted into neutral and the instrument panel lights illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the air condition pump was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

Filed May 27, 2015 · Airbags, Electrical · 80,010 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mazda rx-8. The contact stated that the entire center console overheated to the point that it was unable to be touched. The contact mentioned that the passenger side air bag cover was bulging and could crack at any moment. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,010.

Filed Feb 2, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 10,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mazda rx-8. While attempting to start the vehicle during cold weather, the motor flooded which caused the starter to fail. The failure recurred multiple times intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The starter was replaced, but the failure recurred. The VIN was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.

Filed Apr 26, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 57,000 miles · NC

I purchased my 2004 automatic rx8 in september of 2011. It began giving me trouble with the type of gas it took. I finally figured out that bp premium seemed to keep it from "coughing". I thought that I had fixed the issues and it drove fine for a good while. I changed the oil religiously at about 3000 miles or less. It would display the oil light after only about 1500-2000miles. I had a dealership look at it and they said the oil level was fine and they didn't understand why it had the light on. The oil light now comes on at just 300miles into the last oil change. In feb of this year is when the car started deteriorating at a rapid pace, and I was completely dumbfounded till I began doing some research and saw that many others have had the exact same issues I have had. For one- the AC never works correctly. I have to play with the knob for a bit to make it cool, and still even then it does not work. I am not able to drive it to and from the store now because I am worried it will not start back up. I always make sure the engine is warmed up and sometimes just leave it running instead of taking the chance of turning it off. The engine light also comes on and random times, and I was told that it was because the gas cap was not on tight enough. That is a lie, I always make sure to tighten it, and why would the engine light come on after the oil light everytime if it was human error. The car whines when at a stoplight or sitting for a brief period of time. It sounds as if it is coming from the front left side of the engine if you are sitting in it. No one knows what that noise is either. This faulty car should come with a warning on the front windshield. I am scared to drive it, I am scared to put my family in it, and I am disgusted with the way mazda decided to treat me when I called them to inquire about certain recalls.