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Renesis Rx · Postby **Renesis Rx** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:14

So on my way back from Denver the other day and my car had NO power in 6th gear, couldn't get past 77mph. Even felt like it lost power when shifted to 6th. That coupled with various other problems lead me to taking it to the shop. Good news, they gave me a loaner. Bad news, they think I might need a new engine. How the engine could be going out with only 15600 miles is beyond me. They should know by tomarrow.

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:14

That sucks, good luck

mazdaman-G- · Postby **mazdaman-G-** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:14

Good luck, keep us in the loop

Rich · Postby **Rich** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:14

Damn. Let us know if we can help.

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:14

What year is your 8... Mine went out at around 22k....

Renesis Rx · Postby **Renesis Rx** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:14

Greek8 wrote:What year is your 8... Mine went out at around 22k....

Mine is an 07. Did they ever give you a reason as to why yours went out?

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:14

Mines an '04..... It had low compression.... Probably one of the many early 04-05 models that was plagued with what is thought to be a casting issue during production of the motor. From what I understand is that an air bubble in the housing was the cause.... but I never got a diagnosis on wether the seals were shot or not...

memphis · Postby **memphis** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:14

I had a 05 Mazda 6 and it threw a rod at 21,000... I love mazdas but damn they sure do have alot of problems it seems like..

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:14

Mazda hasn't made a good rotary since the 12A. I can't beleive this kind of stuff is still hapening. The 12A's usually last 180k to 220k without any problems but oil leaks.

Renesis Rx · Postby **Renesis Rx** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:14

Yeah I'm kinda wondering if I am gonna stay with my 8. I love it don't get me wrong, but it's a bad sign if my engine does need replaced. Thank God for warranties, but gotta wonder if it's gonna happen again after the warranty is up.

tsx_guy · Postby **tsx_guy** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:14

memphis wrote:I had a 05 Mazda 6 and it threw a rod at 21,000... I love mazdas but damn they sure do have alot of problems it seems like..

what the heck were you doing to throw a rod dude?!?!

Army RX8 · Postby **Army RX8** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:14

I got mine replaced when i first bought the car. Mazda told me there was a recall on the motor for diff reasons. It was explained to me that the coding in the ECU for the emissions was wrong and could cause damage to the motor so they swapped me a new one.

Renesis Rx · Postby **Renesis Rx** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:14

Got my car back from the dealership today and they couldnt find anything wrong with it. Said everything checked out ok and they couldnt duplicate any of the problems. Just gotta keep my eye on it and hope it was nothing. Cool thing though, they reflashed my PCM. Said to many customers were complaining about a lack of power. Just the short time i drove it since, I can see a big difference. Maybe thats all it needed.

goldrocket · Postby **goldrocket** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:14

Glad to hear your car is ok, but I gotta call bullshit on no problem found. They don't re-flash and ecu for no reason. Don't get me wrong, I like the new Mazda's, but they seem to be brushing off some issues and acting like they did the car owner a favor. At least you brought it in and documented it under your warranty period. Now if it has the issue again, you can claim it under your warranty.

Renesis Rx · Postby **Renesis Rx** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:14

Yeah I feel the same way. How do you say that it probably needs a new engine then say there's nothing wrong but we reprogramed your computer for you. Like I said it does feel better driving it, but I haven't gotten on it yet. I'll have to take it on I-25 and see how it does.

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