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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 06:39 PM
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When I drive very fast (+100mph)for a while, the shift up light comes on when I'm in 5th gear. Once I stop, it will not do it until I go fast again.
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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the car cranks but doesnt start if i dont wash the car after a while.
runs like **** everytime i pass a certain jiffy lube.
heater stops working at a certain intersection.
itll keep up with wrxs but not civics
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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man..these cars really have personalitys of their own...character..i like it
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Tyler [S5 FC]
^^^ Never heard of that, all the FCs I know have working glove boxes haha.

it opens, but everyone has a hard time, and if you try it from the passenger side its even harder


Originally Posted by alerx7
My fc's heater works 50 percent of the time. My speakers go out sometimes after I've rewired them 3 times already checking for bad wires, and the radio is neW ! My passenger key hole works sometimes and the hatch key hole doesn't want to budge a bit. The sunroof needs a tiny nudge to open. N least but not last most weirdest one is I have no alarm in the car and it will sometimes start honking and lights start flashing like if it does ! (Honk,honk,honk,blink,blink,) I get up in the middle of the night staring @ it cuz idk wtf its telling me to do . I think she just wants attention but to turn it off I have to pop the hood and unplug the battery lol

I also have a mystery speaker, speaker is new, wire is new, even the amp RCA is new, sometimes it sounds half as loud as it should be, maybe a bad amp?

And the alarm- are you sure it does not have the factory alarm? Next time it is going off try unlocking the door with the key, lock and unlock it
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 08:23 PM
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mines spit fire like crazy...it thinks its a dragon
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob XX 7
sometimes my key or headlight buzzer sounds like the car has a dying battery

and the stupid dome light only works when I wiggle the bulb


and I seem to be the only one who can open the glovebox
your not alone
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 10:01 PM
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I remember on my '91 during a hard right turn the rear wiper would activate. Never did figure that out...
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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Mine likes to kill me with exhaust fumes
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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The low fuel light comes on when I pull up the parking brake.
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by need RX7
The low fuel light comes on when I pull up the parking brake.
lmao,


The clock only worked in 90+ Degree weather

the door beeper sounds like somebody shot it

My shift up light turns on at 2k

the belt light on my idiot cluster turns on randomly.

Soo many things are fucked up lol

My car always broke when I am in it. but when my GF was in it it never broke.
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 10:33 PM
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My seatbelt light comes on randomly sometimes while driving. My fuel and temp gauge like to peg full, but only if it is below about 40 degrees out, and only until the car warms up, otherwise they work just fine. Sometimes while driving on the freeway the car will downshift and go full throttle when a Mustang is passing, wonder why? Hehe.
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 10:52 PM
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when it's freezing my car don't unlock so I can't get in it unless I breath on the key hole. Yes I've done it yes I looked like an idiot.

the power locks don't work when it's cold. And sometimes when I'm lucky both doors unlock at the same time.

if I don't lock my car the alarm will go off after about 15 seconds which is good I never forget to lock it =)

it runs better when cleaned and with a full tank of gas.

sunroof doesn't push up without help

the rear passanger door is missing
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 11:27 PM
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Let's see.... Mine died for no reason when driving home after looking at another RX-7 to buy.. it eats driveshafts and alternators [it killed 2 automatic ones, and I think it's recently just killed the manual one -- alts: it's on its 3rd or 4th..], the seatbelt light comes on randomly, and it never seems to idle the same from startup to startup.
Of course, most of the time it has trouble I'm spending more time working on another car. [I think it tried to act up at first when I started going out with my girlfriend, but it learned to deal with it]
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Alex_n/a
when it's freezing my car don't unlock so I can't get in it unless I breath on the key hole. Yes I've done it yes I looked like an idiot.

the power locks don't work when it's cold. And sometimes when I'm lucky both doors unlock at the same time.

if I don't lock my car the alarm will go off after about 15 seconds which is good I never forget to lock it =)

it runs better when cleaned and with a full tank of gas.

sunroof doesn't push up without help

the rear passanger door is missing
have you tried greasing the assembly? i used to have the same problem but spraying a little grease helps out big time
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 07:18 AM
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there is actual lock lube you can spray into the cylinder, and as iani said lube the linkage inside the door

Just Sunday on the way to a photo shoot my clock said 12:30, I looked down and when I looked up again it said 9:15, I was hoping I had traveled the space time continuum because I was going around 88 mph but alas it was 12:32
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 11:20 AM
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My car has like 7 different stages of idle. Seat belt light comes on dim when I pull the key out. Washer dash light is always on regaurdless of fluid level. Door beeper randomly sounds like a dieing mouse. Two of my side markers require a wheel of fortune touch to light up.


Old electronics suck. Imagine the new cars today in 20+ years. **** will be a nightmare.
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 12:14 PM
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My S4 GTU's washer fluid light will come on under cornering if it is anything but filled to the very top. My old S5 GTU also had the problem with the driver's side door lock freezing at the drop of a hat. I found that spraying graphite lube into it would help somewhat, but not totally fix the problem.
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by nate91242
Seat belt light comes on dim when I pull the key out.
This happens to me too. WTF causes it? I forgot to put that in my weirdness post.
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob XX 7
sometimes my key or headlight buzzer sounds like the car has a dying battery

and the stupid dome light only works when I wiggle the bulb


and I seem to be the only one who can open the glovebox
I have the same dome light problem on my 90 vert. Also, when the needle on my fuel gauge reaches 1/2 tank it drops instantly to E.

The radio antenna on my 87 base goes up & down as it should when the radio is turned on & off. Never had a working one before.
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 01:23 PM
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also my windshield wipers start to lift up the window above ~140mph
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 02:10 PM
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to be honest my car only has one mystery, everything else somehow works flawlessly but anytime to turn off the master power window switch it shuts off my microtech(effectively killing the car).lol.
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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rx7s must be known for electrical issues
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 04:05 PM
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I think any 20+ year old car with a lot of wiring and switches is going to have some electrical gremlins. These cars have a lot fewer problems than some cars this age.

I just thought of another odd one: Every now and then when I have the headlights on, the clock will gradually fade to black, but not reset to 1:00. In other words, when it eventually comes back to full brightness, the time is still correct. If this was the typical cold solder joint thing, I'd think the clock would reset itself to 1:00. At least that's what my previous FC used to do.
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 05:07 PM
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i wish i had a clock in mine.
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 05:45 PM
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The dome light needs a couple of good taps to turn on with the door open.
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