NHTSA Complaint #10267387 — 2004 MAZDA RX-8 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10267387
Vehicle	2004 MAZDA RX-8
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 29, 2009
Date Filed	April 30, 2009
Mileage	56,200 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 MAZDA RX-8 ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH AND WENT TO SHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR INTO 4TH GEAR WHEN I FELT A "POP" AT WHICH POINT MY CLUTCH FELL TO THE FLOOR AND I NO LONGER HAD ANY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF ONTO THE NEXT EXIT RAMP AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED MAZDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO TOWED THE CAR TO MAZDA BEDFORD. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH WAS "BLOWN" AND NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. THE MAZDA FORUM IS FULL OF SIMILAR EPISODES AND I WAS ENCOURAGED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

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