2004 Mazda Rx-8
Safety Score
54
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-01 | 17V355000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 35,332 | — | Details |
| 2005-07-20 | 05V325000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 27,800 | — | Details |
| 2004-02-17 | 04V075000 |
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 12,000 | — | Details |
| 2004-02-17 | 04V074000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 29,300 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | For a year I have responded to every notice for a recall repair (7 total) Mazda has not repaired my vehicle or schedule… |
| 2024-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Mazda RX-8. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvert… |
| 2024-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The electric power steering randomly pulls hard to one side while driving. There are brief spasms of forceful jerks ea… |
| 2023-03-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine naturally wears out especially after 200k miles due to friction in the natural design of the Rotary engine, resu… |
| 2022-12-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Mazda RX-8. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, he noticed a strong gasoline … |
| 2021-01-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CAR FROM SOMEONE ELSE AND NOTICED THAT THE CABIN SMELLS LIKE FUEL. I THOUGHT MAYBE HE SPILLED SO… |
| 2020-12-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG CRACKED DASH AND PUSHED OUT GLOVE BOX. |
| 2020-08-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I NOW HAVE REPLACEDCLUTCH PEDAL THE FORTH TIME. IM WRITING THIS TO SEE IFI CAN STILL GET ONE FACTORY REPAIR OF THE PART… |
| 2020-08-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel fumes are leaking into passenger compartment and leaking from tank. Previous recall failed to fix |
| 2020-01-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD |
| 2019-11-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PASSENGER DASH COVER HAS LOST INTEGRITY/CRACKED ALONG THE LINES WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS AND AM CONCERNED THAT THE FORC… |
| 2019-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING TURN ALONE |
| 2019-10-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SEAT BUILTS NEED TIGHTING |
| 2019-10-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | ON 10/19/19 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHEN SWERVING TO AVOID A DEER ON THE ROAD. TWO TREES WERE HIT AND THE V… |
| 2019-09-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT FROM TIME TO TIME. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES. THERE IS SOMETHING SE… |
| 2019-08-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 2004, MAZDA RX8 THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED, AND JERKED THE CAR AGGRESSIVELY TO THE LEFT… |
| 2019-06-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE MOTOR LOOSE COMPRESSION TO EASY, AFTER THAT ,THE CAR ITS JUNK. |
| 2019-05-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I SENT MY MAZDA IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX RECALLS AND MAKE A KEY. IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. ONE AREA WITH SLIGHT BODY DAMAG… |
| 2019-05-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY,THE POWER STEERING OF THE VEHICLE FAILED SND 2 MADE IT EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. I'VE HEARD… |
| 2019-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS AFFECTING THE DASH CAUSING IT TO CRACK. IF THE AIR BAG IS TO DEPLOY THE DASH COULD SPLINTER FR… |
| 2019-03-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | RUSTED OIL COOLER - LINES CAUSING MAJOR LEAKS THAT ARE SOAKING THE BRAKES AND TIRES WITH OIL.THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE THE … |
| 2019-03-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT, ENGAGED THE CLUTCH HEARD A POP AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET INTO GEAR S… |
| 2019-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A CALL REGARDING AN 'ESCALATION' OF MY RECALL AND WHEN I CALLED BACK THE INDIVIDUAL ON THE PH… |
| 2018-11-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VE… |
| 2018-10-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR ON A RURAL ROAD, THE FRONT PASSENGER BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE LOW… |
| 2018-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPORADIC POWER STEERING LOSS, ALMOST GOT INTO 2 ACCIDENTS. WHILE DRIVING I WOULD LOSS POWER STEERING. |
| 2018-09-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKES UPON TURNING AND NOW ON STRAIGHT-AWAY DRIVING. HAS BEEN SMELLING OF EXCESSIVE GAS FOR … |
| 2018-07-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED MY CAR. TOO HARD TO STEER MY CAR WHEN I DRIVE. |
| 2018-06-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2018-06-11 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 1 | AS I PRESSED MY CARS CLUTCH TO CHANGE GEARS (6 SPEED MANUAL ) WHILE DRIVING ON MY REGULAR SUNDAY DRIVE IN A CITY STREET… |
| 2018-05-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE COOLANT OVERFLOW HOSE IS ABOVE POWER STEERING HARNESS. THE FLUID LEAKS ON THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING HARNESS CAU… |
| 2018-05-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL AFTER RESPONDING TO NUMEROUS NOTICES REGARDING THIS RECALL AND THE DEADLY DANGER OF THE AIRBAGS, MAZDA ST… |
| 2018-04-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE IN MOTION (3RD GEAR). SLOWED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. DEPRESSED CLUTCH PEDAL TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. PEDAL STAYED … |
| 2018-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | "TAKATA RECALL"-CAR STARTS WHEN COLD,THEN IT DIES IN THE TRAFFIC,GOT ENGERYS PUSHING CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC,LIKE CAR BUT IT… |
| 2017-11-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SEVERE OUTSIDE PAINT DEGREDATION WITH 54,000 MILES. |
| 2017-10-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | SYNOPSIS: POWER STEERING GOING CRAZY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STARTING APPROX 2 YEARS AGO, THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUDD… |
| 2017-09-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (MODERN MAZDA DODGE RAM, 68 WA… |
| 2017-09-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A DRIVE-THRU WINDOW, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2017-08-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED T… |
| 2017-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 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 O… |
| 2017-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE LOSES COMBUSTION. INITIAL ONSET CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING. MAZDA REPLACED ENGINE 4 TIMES … |
| 2017-07-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I WENT TO SLOW DOWN AT A LIGHT AND WHEN I PRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE … |
| 2017-07-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS BEEN ACTING LIKE IT IS SHORTING OUT. IT STARTED OFF AS SOMETHING THAT FELT WEIRD BUT G… |
| 2017-07-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINES WERE RECALLED FOR LOSS OF POWER AND COMPRESSION AND WAS NOT COMPLETED ON THE CAR I OWN. CAUSES CAR TO STALL AN… |
| 2017-07-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRIC-ASSIST POWER STEERING, RANDOMLY IN THE PARKING LOT THE WHEEL WILL TURN ALL BY ITSELF, ONE WAY TURNS EASIER THA… |
| 2017-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | JULY 2017 WHEN I START THE CAR THE STEERING GEAR TURN TOO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME. FEW MILE THE STEERING GET HARD AND ST… |
| 2017-06-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAZDA OF GEORGETOWN TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAM… |
| 2017-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A BURNING ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED T… |
| 2017-05-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" MY POWER STERING GOES OUT ALL THE TIME DOESNT MATTER IF IM SITTING STILL OR IM GOING DOWN THE HIGH WAY.… |
| 2017-04-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V382000 (AIR BAG… |