Mazda B-Series Complaints (1999)

78 consumer complaints on file.

#11389450January 22, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE FRAME IS CRACKED/RUSTED, STRUT MOUNTS RUSTED, FUEL TANK TIE DOWN RUSTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310234February 19, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SEATS, SUSPENSION
ENTIRE TRUCK BODY FRAME IS RUSTING OUT, FUEL TANK BRACKETS RUSTED OUT, SEAT CUSHION SUPPORT ON DRIVERS SIDE BROKEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11080256March 19, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 MAZDA B2500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE CRASH, AND THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DID NOT TIGHTEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM A BROKEN NECK AND SPINAL DAMAGE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 287,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11078273March 9, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: RIGHT SIDE KEY CONTROL OF PASSENGER AIR BAG DOES NOT WORK. LIGHT STAYS ON INDEPENDENT OF KEY POSITION. OTHER THAN THE CONTROL NOT WORKING THERE IS NO ISSUE OTHER THAN WHETHER OR NOT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897019August 18, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
UNDERCARRIAGE COMPLETELY RUSTING AWAY. GAS TANK SUPPORTS CRACKED AND RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819407January 11, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME IS RUSTED THREW AT REAR LEFT SPRING SHACKLE BRACKET ALONG WITH REAR SPRING SHACKLES. IS MAZDA ADDRESSING THIS AS TOYOTA DID? I UNDERSTAND THIS IS COMMON MAZDA TRUCKS AND FORD RANGERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690535February 25, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE, FLATTENED SPINAL CORD, PINCHED NERVE, AND CARPAL TUNNEL TO THE RIGHT HAND. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS FROM THE AIR BAG AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 04/06/15*LJ THE CONSUMER RECEIVED 5 STITCHES FOR FACIAL LACERATIONS AND WAS AWARDED PERMANENT DISABILITY. UPDATED 6/25/2015 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10556906December 21, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK LEAKS THROUGH REAR SIDE PLUG OF TANK. THIS HAPPENED AFTER FUEL PRESSURE TAKEN AT TIME OF SAFETY INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392971March 26, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I HAVE A 99' MAZDA B 3000 W/42,000 MI. WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK HOME FROM WORK,HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR. CHECKED BED THEN UNDERNEATH.DISCOVERED A LARGE CRACK IN THE TRUCK'S FRAME BELOW THE SHOCK TOWER,WITH A LOT OF RUST THE TRUCK CAN NO LONGER BE DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389428March 9, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I WENT TO GET THE TRUCK INSPECTED AND MY MECHANIC SAID THE FRAME WAS VERY THIN. HE SAID THAT IT MAY NOT EVEN LAST ANOTHER YEAR AND THAT NEXT YEAR IF HE DOES INSPECTION THE FRAME MAKE BREAK WHILE ON THE LIFT! I LIVE IN MAINE AND HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE TRUCK, WASHING IT REGULARLY. SEEMS LIKE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS UNSETTLING. THE TRUCK IS IS IN GREAT SHAPE OTHERWISE. I WISH I COULD GET MORE MILES OUT OF IT. SEEMS LIKE SUCH A WASTE.... .ONLY 97,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293274November 23, 2009
SEAT BELTS
A TRW SEAT BUCKLE HAS FAILED IN A 1999 MAZDA B3000. THE BUCKLE WILL NOT RETAIN THE LATCH. THE BUCKLE FAILED ON NOV. 19, 2009. THE MAZDA WAS TAKEN TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP FOR RESOLUTION. DEALERSHIP ISSUED REPAIR TICKET OF APPROXIMATELY $250.00. NO BUCKLE WAS IN INVENTORY TO REPLACE AT THAT TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292351November 16, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
10 YEARS IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA HAVE CAUSED LITTLE TO NO RUST ON 3 OTHER FORD VEHICLES IN THE FAMILY, BUT MY TRUCK GOT HIT WITH AN EXTREME CASE OF RUST. NO MAJOR OFFROADING OR MUDDING, NO JUMPING/ABUSING THE TRUCK WHATSOEVER. TOYOTA RECALLED THE FRAMES OF THEIR PICKUPS, AND I *BELIEVE* THAT FORD GOT THEIR FRAMES FROM THE SAME STEEL MANUFACTURER. I SPECULATE THAT STEEL MANUFACTURER, AND/OR FORD, DID NOT "DIP" THESE FRAMES IN ANY ANTI-RUST FORMULA. FRAME RUST/ROT/CRACKING ON A 1999 MAZDA B4000 4X4 (THE TRUCK IS/WAS MADE BY FORD, 98% THE SAME AS A FORD RANGER). REAR LEAFSPRING SHACKLES FULLY CORRODED AND EXTREME RUST AROUND SPARETIRE CARRIER. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE LATE 90'S - EARLY 2000'S RANGERS. NEW REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLES WERE ADDED IN PLACE OF THE ROTTED OUT SHACKLES. FRAME WAS WELDED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT REAR UPPER SHOCK MOUNT WHERE FRAME CRACKED. IT IS NOW CRACKED AGAIN. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN THROUGH ANY ABUSE. IT'S BEEN PRIMARILY A HIGHWAY VEHICLE IN THE FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278970July 31, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE DEALER THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH ON MY TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA, WHERE THEY REPLACED IT, BUT LET THE WIRES JUST HANGING LOOSE IN THE ENGINE, VERY SLOPPY WORK, ALSO PRIOR THE RECALL THE SWITCH BURNT OUT MELTING THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL, THEY SAID THEY DON'T COVER THAT EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH THEY RECALLED CAUSED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266948April 27, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MAZDA SAFETY RECALL 4707H ON AN 1999 MAZDA B4000 TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP IS OVER 430 MILES. *NJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266818April 27, 2009
INTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA B4000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING IN HIS VEHICLE WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE FORCED HIM TO PULL OVER WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. HE REMOVED THE BULBS. IN ADDITION, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, WHICH COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY WORN DOWN THE BATTERY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE HIS COMPLAINT, BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 05/14/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY DOOR SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250187November 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DIFFERENTIAL SENSOR FAILED DURING DRIVING. AT 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE THE TRUCK IN DRIVE. AFTER FINALLY STOPPING THE TRUCK I DISCOVERED THAT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE 1, BUT IT WOULD MOVE IN DRIVE 2, SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK, THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237868August 12, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V347000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HE HAS BEEN WAITING ON THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR FOR A YEAR AND A HALF AND THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY STATING THAT THE PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED NOT TO USE HIS VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HE CALLED THE DEALER OVER SIX MONTHS AGO AND STATED THAT THEY SHOULD BE THE ONE CALLING HIM TO INFORM HIM WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED TIRE FAILURE WITH HIS ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES. THE TIRES ARE ALSO ON RECALL AND MAZDA STATED THAT HE SHOULD REPLACE THE TIRES. MAZDA ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE TIRES, BUT THEY NEVER DID. THE TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231677June 20, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA B4000. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE FUEL FILTER HAS NOT PROPERLY FIT THE QUICK CONNECTOR. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED THE DEALER MORE THAN SIX TIMES CONCERNING THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E056000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218559February 19, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA B3000. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. HE IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN FOUR TO SIX WEEKS. HE CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD TAKE A FEW ADDITIONAL WEEKS TO ARRIVE. AS OF FEBRUARY 2008, THE CONTACT HAS YET TO RECEIVE A PART. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208533November 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I WENT TO THE TRUCK IN THE MORNING TO FIND THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE SOMETIME BETWEEN 11PM AND 8AM IN THE MORNING. THE FIRE MELTED ABOUT 70% OF THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD, AND MELTED THE INTERIOR MOLDING NEXT TO THE DRIVERS SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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