whatever the cause, it's definitely not 'normal'

 

They ended up giving it to him. I'll just drive around his car until I get mine back. Stupid accord *grrr*

 

This has happened to a couple other forum memebers, it's covered under warranty. Unless they can prove you have been abusing the car and since you haven't just go and get it fixed.

Here's a couple threads to wet your whistle, go find more:

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ghlight=clutch

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/bizarre-shifting-problem-11859/#post136299

 

i get the same problem with 5th gear sometimes, but its cuz maybe I grinded the gear while racing. damn the miata transmission! try releasing the clutch later and smoothly and not just popping or kicking it real quick.

 

Yea - as brothervoodoo showed ya, I have the same issue basically. It's at mazda getting a brand new transmission. Wont get it back for about 2 weeks

 

Dooby,
What did they say happened to the tranny that was causing the problems? We havent seen any at my dealership yet, but it would be nice to get a heads up if we ever do.

 

Wow, you're on pace to hit 36k in one year.. That's nuts.. I wonder why these trannies(SP) are failing, aren't we running a beefed up Miata version?

 

I havn't really been told yet - The dealer called and they got the part in so im hopefully getting it back tomorrow. We'll see, I will make sure to ask what they think happend.

 

I get my car back today after i get off work. They said they dont know what happend. They took the transmission apart and found parts they didnt even know what they were. They just packed it up and sent it back to mazda. So i guess i'll never know what happend :-\

 

So i got it back - but there was no engine cover. they are claiming it wasnt there when they got it. BS. anywho. imma fight with them to order me a new one

 

What the F is wrong with them? I hope you have other dealers close by, I would go elsewhere should you need additional service.

 

Wow, it's deja vu all over again! Same story with the Miata in 2001. Many premature clutch failures. Mine was replaced at 6000 miles, due to excessive wear and 'shudder' on launch. Known defect, fixed under warranty. I wonder if the RX8 has a similar issue?

 

hey dooby did you ever get straightened out with Thunder? the last i heard you were having trouble getting in touch with them.

 

this sounds like the same problem I had last week- tried to go to lunch and could not get it into any gear. had it flat-bedded in and they fixed it. HOWEVER!, my service-tech lady said they had some BRAND NEW cars on the lot (rx-8's) that were having the SAME problem!!!!.......interesting huh?

 

I got a new clutch free of charge. The other one was falling apart Defect in quality (9600 miles). They did a fuel consumption test and came up with nothing ( yeah right there has to be something wrong) Well the service guy told me let the car breathe he told me don’t shift at 3000 rpms anymore shift at 4000 rpms. Ok ill try anything.... Well ok 3 days down the road I have my gas light on with 210 miles dam it works( ha ha yeah right now I have like 15 mpgs).Well i am getting fed up i am going to go home and reset the ecu and then teach it to be driven at high rpms maybe that will help. Well till then I will keep you posted of the results.

 

nope never did. i still have yet to get a person on the phone or a returned call.

 

Warranty though?

Nick

 

Yea - they covered the transmission under warranty. thank goodness!

 

Hey,

Im having some car trouble with my RX8. The other night I took it out and wanted to see what it was capable of. I was driving for a while and then pulled into a parking lot. I decided to peel out a couple of times and I did so sucessfully but on the third or fourth peel out it didnt work well and I think I let the clutch off too slowly because several seconds later there was a stinking smell of burnt rubber coming through the a/c. At first I thought that it was just burnt rubber but I got it home and it still smelled. So this morning I got up and the smell was gone but when I started the car there was the smell again coming through the a/c. So I popped the hood and it seems like the smell is coming from somewhere around the clutch and brake fluid tank. I have no idea what it is. Please someone help.
Thanks!!

 

hahahahahahhaha man thats some funny ****.....thats called burnt clutch...hahah thats your clutch disk! nice...

 

uhh acutally your a dumbass b/c there is no such thing as a "clutch disk" and i figured it was something w/ the clutch but wanted to make sure

 

Actually it is a clutch disk.

The clutch disk contacts the flywheel which transmits power to the driveshaft.


Looks like the "dumbass" is you.

 

Actually not acutally

dumb *** not dumbass

I not i

 

When I first got my car the clutch was smooth as can be, but this has changed somewhat. My car now has ~2000 miles on it.

When I press the clutch in at idle it is smooth, if I rev the engine up at around 3-4k and press the clutch in it feels like its a tad "jagged" and uneven (in neutral). There is also a faint whistle sound from 2k to around 4k rpm.

I have no problems shifting gears.

Any clues?

/twospoons

 

Well... maybe it has a little something to do with this.. maybe.?

itwospoons said:

"I downshifted from 6 to 2nd on the highway once. I was trying
to keep up with a guy which were playing with me.

Luckly I was only doing 75 when I let go of the clutch in second gear.. Bells and whistles rang and I hit the clutch again fast.

First time I have seen my rpms at 10k.

So, be aware of downshifting from 6 to 4, you might hit 2

Should be a small (or large!) indicator somewhere showing
you what gear you are in so I avoid doing n00b stuff like this.

/twospoons"