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2004 Mazda RX-8 drivetrain & axles problems

74 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2004 Mazda RX-8, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
74 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
77,000 miles 68 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2004 Mazda RX-8 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 77,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 18 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 14 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 12 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 77,000 miles
Based on 68 complaints that include mileage. 28% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles18
80k to 100k miles14
100k to 120k miles12
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 68 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Veh. Being operated on the nj turnpike at 65 MPH when clutch failed. Towed to dealer at own expense. Dealer stated failure due to abuse, because of tire wear. Advised two days later that starter craciked and bell housing had hole from clutch breaking apart. Failed to warranty, cost$2,700.00 parts in my possession.

March 2004

"takata recall" my power stering goes out all the time doesnt matter if im sitting still or im going down the high way. It does eventually come back on but does go back off. It also will cause my stering wheel to jurk left and right by itself cause me to swerve in an out of lanes. It got to the point now where I have the power stering unplugged so that it doesnt jerk my wheel while driving. I just need to know if there is a recall that will pay to fix this cause its getting dangerous.

Reported at 140,000 miles, May 2017

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