Mazda B-Series Complaints (2002)

28 consumer complaints on file.

• #10071393January 15, 2004
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON 3 TIMES IN 22000 KMS THE MECHANIC SAID NOT TO GO OVER 140KM. BOUGHT WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE SALES MAN NEVER TOLD ANY THING ABOUT IT. I HAVE PASSED CARS AND TRUCKS ON A FOUR LANE HIGH WAY AND SOME TIMES YOU GOT TO SPEED UP TO GET BUY.WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS 110 KM AND THEY MADE ME PAY $65 BUCKS TO FIX IT.SOMETHING I DIDNT EVEN NO ABOUT OR WAS TOLD.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10034430August 22, 2003
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS PLUGGING IN A CELL PHONE CORD, AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE VEERED DOWN INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THEN, CAME BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY, SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND SLAMMED INTO A GUARDRAIL. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S CHILD SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES.*AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #10027187August 22, 2003
  AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY

  CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS ENGAGED IN LOWER GEAR, WITH OUT PUSHING THE CLUTCH, THE VEHICLE HIT A WALL ,AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK THE CONSUMERS WIFE PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH AND STARTED THE VEHICLE, NOT REALIZING THAT THE TRUCK WAS LEFT IN FIRST GEAR INSTEAD OF SETTING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, SHE RELEASED THE CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY JERKED DIRECTLY INTO THE WALL IN FRONT OF IT. THIS CAUSED BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SIDE AIR BAG SWITCH BEING IN THE OFF POSITION, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ANYWAY. *SCC *JB

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10030015July 23, 2003
  POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE ENGAGING THE CLUTCH PEDAL.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10025817July 10, 2003
  POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

  TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE UNTIL SPEEDS OF 58-60 ARE REACHED - WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE COMPLAINT. DEALER TECH SAID VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT DURING 'AGRESSIVE ACCELERATING' . DRIVER MUST EASE UP ON GAS PEDAL BEFORE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT TO OVERDRIVE. SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. NEVER HEARD OF AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH SUCH REQUIREMENTS. NONE THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED REQUIRED AN EASING UP ON GAS IN ORDER TO SHIFT. WHEN I FOLLOWED DEALERS INSTRUCTIONS, VEHICLE WILL STILL NOT SHIFT UNTIL IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME. UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS, I CAN'T GET INTO OVERDRIVE FOR THE TRIPS I TAKE, SO THE OVERDRIVE DOES ME NO GOOD. VEHICLE GETS VERY POOR MILEAGE AS A RELULT. DON'T THINK THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. I ONLY HAVE LESS THAN 2000 MILES (SINCE OCT 2002) BECAUSE OF SUCH DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR MILEAGE.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10010307March 11, 2003
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. I HAD IT TOWED ONE OF THE TIMES. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN STALLING OUT ON ME WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP (SULLIVAN WATTS MAZDA) HAS SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK IN THE NEXT TIME I HAVE THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK DID STALL ONE LAST TIME WHILE I WAS TRYING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE TRUCK STALLED I LOST BRAKE PRESSURE AND POWER STEERING AND REAR ENDED A CAR, TOTALING IT. CAUSING $4,800 DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK.*JB

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  3

  Deaths:

  0

• #8015026July 29, 2002
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE LOSE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER. TRUCK BECAME AIR-BORN WITH SEVERE IMPACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  2

  Deaths:

  0

• #8004817March 1, 2002
  TIRES:SIDEWALL

  FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT ORIGINAL TIRES P22570R15 OT8XUU1PO3501. WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH, TRUCK SUDDENLY PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, FORCING CONSUMER OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PASSENGER'S RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD BLOWN. DRIVER NOTICED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL JUST ABOVE THE BEAD OF THE RIM THAT RUPTURED. *AK CONSUMER IS ASKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE TIRES. *YD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0