Mazda B-Series Complaints

718 consumer complaints on file.

#828050September 21, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHENEVER IT RAINS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPS WORKING. CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, 1ST TIME & NOTHING FOUND. THE 2ND TIME, THE MECHANIC CHANGED SWITCH. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540645September 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD/RADIATOR/BATTERY/FAN/THERMOSTAT AND CLUTCH FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540608September 4, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY CONTINUES TO WIPE AFTER UNIT IS TURNED OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827416August 31, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING, INTERMITTENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT WIPERS WILL FAIL WHILE ON DURING A TIME OF NEED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540176August 20, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
PASSENGER SIDE REAR-DOOR QUARTER-GLASS WAS STRUCK BY A STONE WHICH TOTALLY SHATTERED INTO SMALL PIECES (SPLINTER TOO) THE QUARTER-GLASS. THIS INCIDENT BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE MARK LEFT, ONLY LEFT A SMALL (PENCIL HEAD SIZE) CHIP ON A NORMAL WINSHIELD. HOW CAN MAZDA/FORD PRODUCE B400 AND RANGERS WIGH DIRRERENT STANDARD GLASS THAN NHTSA APPROVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826705August 14, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
THE STUDS THAT ATTACH THE MASTER CYLINDER TO POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER BROKE, CAUSING THE MASTER CYLINDER TO SEPARATE FROM THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #96V024002. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538161July 22, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END SUSPENSION DRIFTS, ALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER NO IMPROVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538114July 11, 1998
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CERTIFIED MECHANICS HAVE SAID THAT THE CAMBER CASTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ARMS ARE TOO LONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536769June 11, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE EXHIBITS KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM PASSENGER'S AREA OR REAR OF VEHICLE, GENERALLY FROM HEAT SHIELD. ALSO, BRAKES EITHER HESITATE/SLAM OR GRIND.IN ADDITION, ROUGH IDLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823696May 28, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE DURING WET WEATHER AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES (ABS) & THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. THIS ONLY AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT NEW BRAKES WERE NEEDED & THAT THEY WERE 1/2 INCH LONGER THAN OLD BRAKES & WOULD WORK BETTER. HAD THE WORK DONE ON VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536162May 27, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
JUST AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM WITH MAZDA/FORD MANUFACTURED 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535912May 26, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535679May 19, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, ONE INCIDENT CAUSED A COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823187May 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK IN DAMP OR WET ROAD CONDITIONS THE REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534236April 14, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE CONTACTED A BEVELED CONCREDE BRIDGE RAILING AT FAIRLY LOW SPEED AND AT EXTREMELY OBLIQUE ANGLE, CAUSING ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE TO GO OUT OF CONTACT WITH ROADWAY. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CAME DOWN ON ALL 4 TIRES AND CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT SLID, HITTING A PEDESTRIAN, ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND GASOLINE PUMPS. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PEDESTRIAN WERE INJURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#820975April 7, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 50 MPH. CONSUMER BUMPED THE IGNITION KEY AND TURNED KEY TO OFF POSITION, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITH KEY IN IT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533466March 31, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
ABS BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532931March 20, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822049March 20, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN OPENING THE DOOR AND CLOSING THE DOOR, PART OF THE SEAT BELT IS HANGING OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK. ALSO WHEN GETTING INTO THE TRUCK AND PUTTING THE SEAT BELT ON, IT HAS A LOT OF SLACK IN THE BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532787March 12, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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