Mazda B-Series Complaints

718 consumer complaints on file.

#873464October 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
ENGINE SPORADICALLY STALLS OUT. VEHICLE STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. DEALER CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLE. *AK THE DEALER HAS FIXED TFI MODULE TWICE. RECALL ON THE WIPER SWITCH BUT REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT AVALABLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873073October 16, 2000
TIRES
PE00 020; TOOK HIS VEHICLE INTO A GOODYEAR TIRE COMPANY, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT TIRES SHOWED STRESS MARKS, AND A CRACKING LINE ALL AROUND ALL FOUR TIRE FIRESTONE ,#FR480, P22570R14. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734349October 15, 2000
TIRES
I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE SHOP THIS PAST MONDAY AND TOLD THEM MY FRONT END SHIMMYS. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT, THAT WAS AT 5850 MILAGE AND I TOOK A ROAD TRIP TO LIVE OAK, FLORIDA. UPON LEAVING LIVE OAK, FLA. ENTERING I-75 NORTH BOUND AT THE FLORIDA STATE LINE THE MAZDA TRUCK STARTED SHAKING, SHIMMY LIKE ACTION, AND ALONG SOME PARTS OF THE ROAD IT WAS NOT SO EASY TO MAINTAIN STABILITY ALL OF THE ROAD. I ENTERED THE GEORGIA WELCOME CENTER AND CHECKED THE TIMES FOR ANY ROCKS, NAILS, OR ANY OTHER OBJECTS. I THEN LEFT THERE AND PROCEEDED NORTH, THE SHAKING STARTED ABOUT 4.5 OR 5 MILES NORTH OF THE WELCOME CENTER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS MIGHT COULD BE A TIRE DEFECT OR SOMETHING ELSE.. THANKS, CHARLES EDWARD NOBLES, JR. (TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556077October 13, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE DESIGN AND MOUNTING OF THE GAS TANK IS SUCH THAT LITTLE ROCKS GET BETWEEN THE MOUNTING AND THE GAS TANK AND OVER TIME WEAR THROUGH THE COATING OF THE TANK AND CREATE A LEAK. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733853October 9, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION OF TRUCK UNSTABLE, HIGHLY UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, FRONT SHOCKS REPLACED BUT NO CHANGE WHATSOEVER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733595October 6, 2000
TIRES
FRONT TIRES BEGAN CUPPING AFTER FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS. ALL TIRES CUPPED AFTER ROTATION. VERY HEAVY VIBRATION AND "THUMPING" OF VEHICLE. DEALER BLAMED TIRES. FIRESTONE BLAMED FRONT SUSPENSION OF MAZDA/FORD TRUCKS. NEITHER WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2UU1P0078 TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555442October 5, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
GOOSENECK ATTACHED TO FUEL TANK IS COMPLETELY RUSTED, CONSUMER LIVES IN AN AREA WHERE SALT IS USED TO MELT ICE AND SNOW AND THINKS MAYBE THE SALT CAUSED CORROSION AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO RUST. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555846October 3, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL (OOT-005) AND WENT TO HAVE INSPECTION COMPLETED, DEALER NOTICED SIGNS OF CRACKING AND SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE NOT AVAILABLE, CONSUMER HAD TIRES REPLACED AT A GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP AND WANTS FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732956September 30, 2000
TIRES
AT THREE THOUSEND MILES THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT THE INSIDE WAS FULL OF RUBBER AND THE SIDE WALLS WHERE SHOT. NO PUNCHER WAS FOUND. NOW MY TIRES MAKE A CONTENUS THUMP WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. LIKE MAYBE THERE COMMING APART. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 02 7476 TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733005September 30, 2000
TIRES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 22570R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 22570R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871886September 29, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, MAZDA, B2500 TIRE SIZE P22570R15. TIRES HAVE 12 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE HAD DEVELOPED A HAIR LINE CRACK AROUND THE ENTIRE TIRE ON THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE. CONSUMER TIRES WAS INSPECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871785September 28, 2000
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AND LOCK PASSENGERS IN THE SEAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732566September 26, 2000
TIRES
THESE TIRES HAVE ALWAYS HAD A VIBRATION EVEN AFTER REPEATED BALANCING. THEY NEED TO BE REBALANCED AFTER EACH 3,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICEABLE OVER 55 MPH AND ACTUALLY GETS WORSE THE LONGER YOU DRIVE (ESPECIALLY NOTICABLE OVER 30 MILES). THE SELLING DEALER EVERETT MAZDA IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE NEXT CLOSEST DEALER DOUGS MAZDA IN LYNNWOOD WA WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BOTH FIRESTONE AND EVERETT MAZDA WHEN THEY WERE IN BUSINESS AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P26570R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732582September 26, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2UU IPO TIRE SIZE: P22570R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871409September 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ENGINE TO DIE, DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732120September 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I TOOK MY MAZDA PICK UP TRUCK TO 3 DIFFERENT AOUTOMOTIVE SHOPS, ALL 3 SAID THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE ROTORS SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACED AT THIS MILEAGE. THE ROTORS PUT DEEP GROOVES IN THE PADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871013September 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE IS THE WRONG SIZE TIRE FOR THIS VEHICLE, ITS DIAMETER IS 2 INCHES SMALLER. WHICH CAUSE WHEN USING THE SPARE TIRE, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731819September 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THIS TRUCK IS MANUFACTURED BY FORD, IT IS IDENTICAL TO THE FORD RANGER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW EXTERIOR BODY PANELS. THIS TRUCK HAS A MECHANICAL FLAW IN THE DRIVE LINE THAT FEELS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION BOUNCES OR "THUMPS UP AND DOWN" WHEN MODERATELY ACCELERATING FROM A STAND STILL. MY SERVICE CENTER HAS ATTEMPTED 4 REPAIRS AS PER MAZDA SERVICE BULLETINS, ALL HAVE FAILED. EACH TIME I CONTACT MY SERVICE CENTER REGARDING A REPAIR SOLUTION I AM TOLD THE SAME THING" MAZDA IS WORKING ON A FIX". I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES AND GAINED NO INFORMATION. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS DEFECT. IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME I HAVE LOCATED OTHER FORD RANGER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME MODELS DATING BACK TO 1994. WHEN THEY TURNED TO FORD FOR A REPAIR, THEY TOO WERE PUT ASIDE. WHAT ALARMS ME IS NHTSA HAS MANY BULLETINS WHERE FORD ACKNOWLEDGES MY SAME COMPLAINT, SOME BULLETINS DATING BACK TO 1997 MODEL YEAR. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS SOLD 100'S TO 1000'S OF RANGER AND RANGER EQUIVALENTS WITH THIS DESIGN DEFECT AS FIRST QUALITY, WHILE KNOWING THEY ARE NOT. TODAY, SEPT. 18,2000 A MAZDA REPRESENTATIVE HAS CONTACTED ME FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS PROBLEM BEGAN. HE SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I NEED HELP IN DIRECTING FORD TO AKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND RELEASE A FIX. I HAVE TOLERATED THIS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE FOR 25000 MILES AND I AM APPROACHING THE END OF MY WARRANTY. ANOTHER CONCERN OF MINE IS WHAT LONG TERM EFFECT THIS WILL HAVE ON OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS. PLEASE HELP IN ANYWAY POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870710September 17, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PEOO 020 SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY SHE HEARD A RATTLE AND SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THEVEHICLE TO A LOCAL GAS STATION. THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE. THE FIRESTONE #2257014 THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED AND THE TREND SEPARTED. THE TIRE WAS BALD AND ALSO IT WAS A 105 %DEGREES THAT DAY. SHE WILL CONTACT FIRESTONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731590September 15, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH MY WIPERS, UNTILL MY SISTER BOUGHT A FORD RANGER NOT LONG AGO. THEN SHE STARTED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HER WIPERS ALSO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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