NHTSA Complaint #10334186 — 2005 MAZDA RX-8 POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10334186
Vehicle	2005 MAZDA RX-8
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	June 1, 2010
Date Filed	June 2, 2010
Mileage	73,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	UT

Consumer Description

I HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ON TO A SIDE STREET ABOUT TO PULL ON TO A MAIN HIGHWAY, I HAD PUT MY CAR INTO FIRST GEAR AND IT DID SO FINE AND I WAS ACCELERATING AND WENT TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND WENT TO PUSH IN MY CLUTCH AND I COULD NOT FIND IT FOR A SECOND IT WAS STUCK AND PUSHED SLIGHTLY BEHIND MY BRAKE, SO I JUST PULLED MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I HAD SOME BREAKING BUT NOT FULL BRAKING. I FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET HAD FAILED, A SPOT WELD ON THE FRAME HAD BROKE AND CAUSED MY CLUTCH TO MOVE FREELY, THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW PART OUT OF MY POCKET ALTHOUGH I WAS DOING RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED ALOT ON MAZDA RX8'S. *TR

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