Good day to everyone's
I recently park my RX8 on a big slope driveway, facing forward,in first gear and turned the engine Off, and waited, then the car started to roll backwards on me !!!
I usually use the parking break, so I hadnt realized this problem before...
Could you try your cars and let me know if all RX8 are the same ??
If not, I then have a problem with my transmission or something else??
The car backed up just a couples inches at the time but could be dangerous if near
a road without the parking break on !!!
Thank's for your help...

 

I've heard of the car rolling because of the e-brake was not strong enough, but didn't figure it could do it in gear.

 

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Hahahahahahahaha Dan, You My Friend Are Too Funny!

 

First...you should ALWAYS use your parking brake

Second...if your car is facing downhill, you should put it in REVERSE, preventing it from rolling forward

 

This doesn't happen with the V-Red cars....they are so fast that they actually can end up rolling UP hill with the car turned off. I think it’s just an issue with those weaker Silver cars. Maybe they sense the imminent doom from the curse.



:D :D :D

 

that's what i was going to say

But one time i was in my driveway and had the parking brake up, i have a slight incline on my driveway and when i sat in the car, it started to roll back!!!

That was when I first got it over a year ago and realized, the brake sucks and we have to leave it in 1st gear at all times!!!(when facing forward)


MrJynx

 

What is a PARKING brake for if not PARKING

 

Improving turning radius :D And lots of fun in the winter!

 

Thats not fair! i wanted to say that

may i agree with rotten though?
:D

 

Serious answer. The rotary doesn't seem to have the same ability to hold the car from "rolling" as a piston engine so always use the parking brake on even small slopes.

 

Thank for being the only one taking me seriously, I really didn't like the car rolling
back on me, if I wasn't inside the car at that moment, it would have been serious consequences, I was thinking maybe my transmission was going, since I know lots of you guy's had problems with it...for the rest of you .....well, nevermind,
I refuse to lower myself to that level....Thank's again midlife crisis :o

 

Lol...

 

danielson = sensitive....

 

I thought that I read in the manual that we weren't supposed to use our parking breaks in the winter, leaving us only with parking in gear.


Also, it is always a good idea when parking on an incline to turn your wheels in towards the curb.

 

its that time of the month. :D

 

I had a problem a few times last winter - the parking brake indicator light would stay on even though the handle wa down

It would go off after the car warmed up a bit though.

I also have noticed when parking on my driveway with a slight incline that if you don't fully pull the handle up, the car will start to roll a bit

I also noticed that part of the hand brake becomes very rubbery in the hot weather if the car has been out all day.

 

In all seriousness. The rotary doesn't have enough compression in the engine to hold it on a hill, even a small one. Compare it to having only 2 chambers of compression = 2cyl. You'd have the same problem.
So no worries, nothing wrong w/the car.

 

I was ready to put my RX8 on the use market, so much recall and all ...
gettting tired of it. My dealer just called me for the muffler heat shield
to be replaced , of course free of charge (Recall number# 4)

 

my car rolled back once before and hit my gate which left a ding on my back bumper. All is well now

 

Dan, Maybe what you need is a drive around Prince Edward with Quick 7 and myself. Quick's RX7 has been painted since you saw us in the spring. We could have a beer at the Waring House. Maybe we can get Hela's and Mick and everyone together.

 

It least Mazda owns up to these recalls. Look at what some of the other manufactuers have done...many times they don't issue a recall unless lawsuits have been filed..

 

100% correct! My 85 RX-7 GS could never hold itself even on the smallest incline as the rotary engine does not have enough compression to keep the rotors from spinning and in turn, moving the drivetrain

 

Stick it in overdrive, it should improve a little.

 

with a MT you should always leave it in gear and definitely use the E break!!!!
if you park on a steep incline always turn the wheels in!!! :D

 

Thank you for the TIP'S....I really didn't know about the RX8 engine not being able to hold the car on the slop, it's much appreciated, I always learn something about
this car almost everyday :o
Have a nice day