I have a 2006 Mazda RX8 automatic, I'm the only owner. It currently has about 80K miles on it. Just last week I got it back from the shop, I had to have the infamous engine replaced because of the compression problem. To top it off, I also had to get a new radiator because when they took off my old one, I guess the seal or whatever, which they said tends to fall apart, broke. And I guess I couldn't just replace that one piece, I had to put a whole new radiator. In addition to that I also had new spark plugs put in. So after 2 weeks of it being in the shop I finally get it back, new engine, new radiator, new spark plugs. The car drives great, it feels very smooth. But right away, after I picked it up from Mazda, later that evening at a stop light my car just shut off. I put it in park and turned it back on with no problem. Then about 10 minutes later, I came to a stop light and was about to make a right turn, and as soon as I stopped, boom, shuts off again. Turned it back on again with no issues. I took it back to Mazda the next day, they kept it for another day, they checked "everything" according to them, and they drove it around a couple different times, and could not recreate the problem or find anything wrong. Maybe something was just reseting itself they said. Whatever, I took my car back. And sure enough, yesterday driving it around it happened again twice. Both times as soon as I came to the stop light, the car just shut off. And again once yesterday. UGH I"m so frustrated, I've started keeping a log of every time it happens and what time and date. I pretty much hate even looking at that Mazda dealership now, I feel like I fracking live there now. But I"m not going to have a choice, if this keeps happening next week I need to take it back.
But has anyone had this problem? What could it possibly be (scratch)? I don't have anything aftermarket on my car. Well besides the new radiator they just put in, that's aftermarket.
But has anyone had this problem? What could it possibly be (scratch)? I don't have anything aftermarket on my car. Well besides the new radiator they just put in, that's aftermarket.