Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Mazda Rx-8.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact's grandson owns a 2006 Mazda RX-8. The contact stated that while her grandson was driving at an undisclosed… |
| 2019-04-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | PERRY MAZDA OF SANTA BARBARA CA IS REFUSING TO REPAIR MY RECALL BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP CURRENTLY INSTALLED IS AN AFTERMA… |
| 2019-02-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE BRACKET FOR THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAS BROKEN 4 TIMES. THE MILAGE IS CURRENTLY 81,000. I'VE CONTACTED MAZDA CORP AND THE … |
| 2018-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL THE VEHICLE WAS STUTTERING AS I WAS DRIVING HOME IT WASN'T HOT OR OVERHEATING OR LOW ON OIL, I DROVE IT H… |
| 2018-09-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | I'M WRITING TO STATE ON MY RX8 SHINKA 2006 MAZDA HAS A STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM MOST CONCERNING. I HAVE OWNED IT AND MAIN… |
| 2018-05-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE IS A WHITE BUSHING THAT BREAKS AND IS NOT REPLACEABLE. THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE FACT T… |
| 2018-05-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CLUTCH PEDAL BINDS UP,OR STICKS DURING RELEASING FROM THE FLOOR,WAS REPLACED BEFORE AND STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUE AN… |
| 2018-02-21 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE EVENING OF FEBRUARY 21ST. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN SO I PR… |
| 2017-11-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CLUTCH PEDAL SNAP OFF ISSUE WITH RX-8 OWNERS CONTINUES TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AS THE WELDS HOLDING THE PEDAL T… |
| 2017-10-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DEFECT KNOWN TO MAZDA TO THE EXTENT OF THEM ISSUING A RECALL (OR SSP) IN THE CANADIAN MARKET D… |
| 2017-06-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. MY 2006 MAZDA RX8 HAS HAD TWO RECALLS DONE ON IT. THE 2ND OWNER HAD IT DONE AND AFTERWARDS A SMALL CRA… |
| 2017-03-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG RECALL |
| 2017-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MO… |
| 2016-12-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V793000 (FUEL SYS… |
| 2016-09-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL PUMP. IT SMELLS REALLY BAD SCARED TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE GAS SMELL STAY IN THE C… |
| 2016-09-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER IS CRACKED REALLY BAD. I'VE GOT A NOTICE SAYING THERE WAS A RECALL FOR AIRBAGS. TOOK IT T… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER IS CRACKED ALL OVER, WAS TOLD IT WAS FROM THE AIRBAG. DOING THE RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG … |
| 2016-04-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED/FINANCED MY VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 9, 2015 AT HILLTOP NISSAN (258 ROUTE 10, EAST HANOVER, NJ 07936) AT 59,201 M… |
| 2015-08-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY SNAPPED IN HALF AT WELD POINT, WHILE SHIFTING AT NORMAL SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY. |
| 2015-08-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CRACKED AIR BAG COVER. IT HAPPENS AFTER SITTING IN THE SUN. |
| 2015-07-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2015-06-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V… |
| 2015-06-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AN INCREASING SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE WAS NOTICED IN THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE FUEL PUMP LOCAT… |
| 2015-06-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V3… |
| 2015-05-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN WARD AVE. I PRESSED IN MY CLUTCH PEDDLE AND IT WAS STUCK ON THE FLOOR I COULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF G… |
| 2015-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LI… |
| 2015-03-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED, ALONG W MY ENGINE, LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS C… |
| 2015-03-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND AS I WAS PUSHING THE CLUTCH IN WITH MY FOOT, I HEARD A LOUD POP. I WASN'T ABLE TO CHAN… |
| 2015-02-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AFTER RECEIVING A LETTER AND VERIFYING WITH THE MAZDAUSA WEBSITE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY RX-8 HAD A SAFETY RECALL ASS… |
| 2015-02-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR … |
| 2015-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V344000 (AIR BAGS… |
| 2014-12-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS GOING TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL BENT OVER TO THE SIDE (BRAKE SIDE). BECAUSE OF THE BEN… |
| 2014-11-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASH WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS CONTAINED. THE CRACK STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THE CAR I… |
| 2014-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A STARTING ISSUE UNEXPECTEDLY. ONE DAY IT NO LONGER WANTED TO START I TOWED IT IN TO MAZDA THEY… |
| 2014-06-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V3… |
| 2014-04-02 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS HAVE SPLIT OPEN AND FLIPPED DOWN SPONTANEOUSLY BLOCKING MY VISION WHILE DRIVIN… |
| 2014-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DASH COVER OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS CRACKING A LOT IN ALL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. I TALKED TO THE DEALER ABO… |
| 2013-10-04 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS OVER AIRBAG. CRACKING STARTED SOON AFTER WARRANTY WAS NULL. AIRBAG HAS RECALL, BUT MAZDA EXPECT… |
| 2013-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DASHBOARD HAD A CRACK IN IT WHERE TH… |
| 2013-07-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AROUND 07/04/2013, MY CLUTCH START TO GIVE ME A FEW PROBLEMS. THE MAJOR ONE WAS THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPON… |
| 2013-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FOR ALMOST A YEAR, CRACKS HAVE STARTED TO APPEAR OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER. IT STARTED OFF AS A 1 CM CRACK I… |
| 2012-06-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED A FUEL ODOR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE V… |
| 2012-02-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING. IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. I PULLED OVER,… |
| 2011-09-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WENT OVER TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE TO SWIM AROUND 1400 AND, AT THAT TIME, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. AFTER WE WERE DONE SWIMM… |
| 2010-02-19 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | DRIVER & PASSENGER SUN VISOR SPLITTING APART AND DANGLING IN THE WAY OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER VIEW. THE VISOR IN TH… |
| 2010-01-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2006 MAZDA RX8 SHINKA FAILED CLUTCH PEDAL WHILE DRIVING IN LOCAL AREA. I TOOK IT TO MACHINIST NEXT DOOR, AND HE TOLD … |
| 2009-10-10 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | PASSENGER SUN VISOR SPLIT ACROSS THE TOP. FELL OFF THE HOOK AND HUNG BY THE WIRES. *TR |
| 2009-06-09 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX 8. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AND … |
| 2008-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. EVER SINCE THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE FOURTH GEAR HAS NEVER WORKED.… |
| 2008-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE ELECTRONIC ASSIST STEERING ON OUR RX8 COMPLETELY FAILED IN 2007/2008 (APPROX 25,000 MILES) THE STEERING RACK, STEER… |