Mazda B-Series Complaints

718 consumer complaints on file.

#838920July 12, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRYING TO MOVE FROM A PARKED POSITION, INNER TIE RODS BROKE OFF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE REASON FOR THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708311July 7, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR ON THIS TRUCK DOES NOT SOUND TIGHT WHEN IT IS CLOSED. (I ORIGINALLY REPORTED LEST, WRONG DOOR.) THE DOOR DOES NOT SOUND "SOUND" WHEN IT IS SHUT. THE SOUND IS A TINNY SOUND, ALMOST AS IF INSULATION HADE BEEN LEFT OUT OR WHATEVER PRODUCT IS USED BETWEEN THE DOORS....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707852June 24, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707468June 11, 1999
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE TRIED FOR OVER A YEAR TO GET MY PASSENGER AIRBAG EITHER INSTALLED WITH A SWITCH OR SIMPLY HAVE IT DISCONNECTED. MAZDA SIMPLY WILL NOT PROVIDE SATISFACTORY SERVICE. MY ORIGINAL DEALER IS GONE AND NOW I HAVE BILL ROGER'S MAZDA IN ALBANY OREGON. I CALLED LOCALLY, CALLED HQ, WROTE A LETTER AND WAS TOLD I COULD BUY A BRAND NEW MIATA. IF I HAD WANTED A MIATA, I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE. I HAVE A ONE-YEAR OLD GRANDSON I WILL NOT PLACE IN DANGER. CAN I USE THE SAME CERTIFICATION TO HAVE IT DISCONNECTED BY SOMEONE ELSE OTHER THAN MAZDA? DO I HAVE TO SELL THE TRUCK TO GET THIS RESOLVED? OR DO I SIMPLY HIT THE DARN THING WITH A BASEBALL BAT TO GET IT TO DEPLOY? I AM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS. PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546039June 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, POWER TRAIN
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837229April 28, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END ANGLED ACCIDENT AT 45MPH, HIT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545043April 16, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN AND CUT OFF CAUSING LOSS OF VISION, WASHER SPAYS SOLUTION ON OCCASIONS WHEN WIPERS ACTIVATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836458April 5, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES AFTER TURNING OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO OPERATE. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705250April 3, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHEN DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND SPRAYED WASHER SOLUTION ON WINDSHIELD. ONCE DURING A RAIN STORM THE WIPERS CUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND I LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE FOR SPLIT SECOND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836437April 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS A RUBBING NOISE, AND CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MAZDA SHOP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER DUE TO THE RUBBING NOISE. DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKES, AND NOTICED HARDWARE WAS MISSING AND THE BRAKES WERE RUBBING ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834652February 9, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
VEHICLE'S REAR BEARINGS START SQUEALING, AND CANNOT DRIVE MORE THAN 25 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THE REAR BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. INCIDENT OCCURRED THREE TIMES PRIOR. REPAIRS BEING MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703061February 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE ORIGINAL FUEL TANK LEAKED GASOLINE. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT OR ANY OTHER EXTERNAL FORCE. THE ENTIRE TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A TANK THIS OLD SHOULD NOT RUPTURE. I WORK WITH A FELLOW WHO OWNS A 1994 FORD RANGER (SAME TRUCK) THAT ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A BAD TANK. IF I HAD NOT NOTICED THE ODOR, THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CREATED A FIRE. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER REPORTS OF RUPTURES IN FUEL TANKS FOR 1994 MAZDA OR FORD PICKUPS? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609298February 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831853January 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831564December 2, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON/OFF. VEHICLE IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND EVERY TIME DEALER REPAIRS THEM ANOTHER PROBLEM WOULD ARISE. ALSO, SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD COME ON/OFF, AND AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED RUNNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700920November 26, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS BRAKES ON REAR ALWAYS BEEN BAD, VERY GRABBY, LOCKUP WITH MEDIUM TO HARD PRESSURE. REPORTED TO DEALER, CHECKED, SAID "NO PROBLEM FOUND." THERE IS A PROBLEM, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM AND NOW IT IS GETTING WORSE. I'VE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN LIVING WITH IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT IT IS GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS EXTREMLY DANGEROUS. I'VE SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER, BUT WANTED IT ON RECORD WITH YOU AS WELL. FRONT SPINDLE AND BEARING WENT OUT AT 28,439 MILES. DEALER REPLACED. IT IS GOING OUT AGAIN AT 53,000 MILES. ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE CHECKED EVER 30,000 MILES NOT REPLACED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542435November 5, 1998
SUSPENSION
TRUCK SHAKES SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542256October 26, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
DESIGN OF TRUCK DOES NOT OFFER HEAD SUPPORT IN TRUCK RESULTING IN NECK AND HEAD INJURIES OF DRIVER DURING VEHICLE COLLISON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#781171October 12, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
PLASTIC FUEL TANK CRACKED, LEAKING GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828190September 24, 1998
SEATS
SEAT FAILED TO SUPPORT HEAD AND SPINAL COLUMN DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES TO CONSUMERS NECK AND BACK. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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