Mazda B-Series Complaints

718 consumer complaints on file.

#854127December 20, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT SEAT BELT BROKE OFF, CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER. PLEASE PROVE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549989December 16, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED OVER AND OVER AGAIN DUE TO THE DESIGN FLAW OF THE SWITCH AND THE MOUNTING BRACKET. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716011December 13, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN FIRST STARTING THE TRUCK.THIS HAPPEN BEFORE AND WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, BUT HAS REOCCURRED AGAIN. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715916December 10, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES (APPROXIMATELY EVERY 15-20,000 MILES). THIS MEANS THAT THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND NO INDICATION OF FAILURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE EQUIVALENT MODEL FORD (F150?) HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIX THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM. THE SWITCH AND / OR MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR THE SWITCH WAS CHANGED IN 1996 (AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT THE DEALER SAYS). THE FAILURE OF THIS SYSTEM CREATES A SIGNIFICANT SAFTEY PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY OTHERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549897December 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES MADE NOISE, THE CAMBER CUT INTO THE BRAKE PADS CAUSING THE LOWER PORTION OF THE PAD TO FALL INTO THE ROTOR. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715682December 6, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
RIGHT FRONT DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN-IT STICKS FREQUENTLY, AND THEN RELUCTANTLY OPENS. I NOTIFIED DEALER DURING PREPURCHASE FOR REPAIR- AT TIME OF SALE WAS TOLD THEY LUDRICATED IT AND THAT IT WOULD GET BETTER AS THE VEHICLE BROKE-IN. THE PROBLEM INITIALLY DID GET BETTER, BUT NOW IT'S WORSE THAN BEFORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715455November 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TURNED OVER TO ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. WAITING FOR RESPONSE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#7783829November 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE MAKES NOISE UPON HARD ACCELERATION, DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND FOUND AS SYSTEMS WERE WITH MAZDA'S SPECS.*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853327November 24, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER . ORIGINALLY ANOTHER DEALER SOLD THE BUSINESS TO PRESENT DEALER. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, AND HE SAID PARTS WERE NOT IN, AND TO CALL BACK IN A FEW MONTHS. CONSUMER CALEED BACK ON 15TH OF NOV 1999, DEALER SAID THEY WOULD PUT IN ORDER. DEALER NOW IS TELLING CONSUMER THAT THEY NEED A SPECIFIC VIN #. CONSUMER FEELS DEALER SHOULD HAVE SAID THIS FROM THE BEGINNING. CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE CRUISE CONTROL SINCE JULY BECAUSE THE RECALL LETTER SAID IT MAY STICK . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715113November 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WON'T RETRACT ONCE IT HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND FASTENED. WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN BUCKLE RELEASED. DRIVER MUST MANUALLY PULL BELT TIGHT WHEN ATTACHING BELT, USUALLY WITH MUCH EFFORT BECAUSE THE TAKE-UP REEL IS VERY STIFF. WHEN LEAVING THE TRUCK, DRIVER MUST AGAIN RE-TIGHTEN BELT BECAUSE IT WILL NOT RETRACT AND SUBSEQUENTLY HANGS OUTSIDE THE DRIVER'S DOOR. WAS REPLACED--I BELIEVE--ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, BUT DEALER IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS AND I'M NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THE SERVICE RECORDS. SELLING DEALER IS ALSO NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. I'M NOT SURE HOW SECURE I AM IN THIS SLOPPY SEAT BELT, AND WOULD LIKE IT REPAIRED TO ASSURE MY--AND OTHER DRIVER'S--SAFETY. AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A FORD MADE PRODUCT. IT HAS HAD A FEW OTHER "STRANGE" DEFECTS, BUT THIS IS THE ONE I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852914November 15, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
AFTER SMELLING GAS AND SEEING A PUDDLE IN THE GARAGE FLOOR, OWNER HAD TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER FOUND THE FUEL TANK TO BE LEAKING FROM THE FORWARD PART OF THE TANK, RIGHT NEXT TO THE STRAP TIE DOWN POINT. FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848590November 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WENT TO SLOW DOWN, AND CRUISE CONTROL SPEEDED UP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784275November 5, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE IS GETTING CARBON ON THE PISTONS WHICH IS CAUSING KNOCKING NOISE. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713933October 27, 1999
TIRES, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
#1 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES THE DIFERENTIAL PINION GEARS WERE REPLACED DUE TO A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR END, #2 AT 9,500 MILES I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND COMPLAINED OF NOISES IN THE REAR END AND FRONT END VIBRATION. THEY DISREGARDED THE NOISES IN THE REAR END AND REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES. SINCE THEN THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY MAZDA TO BALANCE THE FRONT TIRES, I STILL HAVE THE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT DURING NORMAL DRIVING. 18 OCTOBER 1999 WITH APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I TOOOK IT BACK, THIS TIME THERE IS A VERY DISTINCTIVE NOISE FROM THE REAR END AND FRONT END VIBRATION. MAZDA ORDERED A COMPLETE REAR AXLE ASSY AND ONCE AGAIN BALANCED THE FRONT TIRES. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE TRUCK IS SAFE TO DRIVE. NOTE: THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY WILL MOVE ABOUR ONE INCH FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN I SHAKE THE REAR TIRES. I BELEIVE THE FRONT END PROBLEMS ARE BEING CAUSED BY THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY FLOATING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.( DOT NUMBER: W2UU TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850590October 13, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
HEADLIGHTS AND ALL OUTSIDE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT DUE TO DEFECTIVE COMBINATION SWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713086October 10, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ENGINE WILL RACE TO 3000 RPM WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION - ALSO RPM'S WHILE RISE WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE GAS PEDAL - POTENTIAL PROBLEM - UNABLE TO STOP WHEN NEEDED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850308October 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES REAR WHEELS LOCK UP AND WON'T RELEASE, ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. VEHICLE HAS ABS ONLY IN REAR. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712752October 4, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
TRUCK SHUDDERS 4 TO 5 TIMES COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TAKING OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP ALL THE TIME AND OCCASIONALLY ALSO SHUDDERS IN 2ND GEAR[TRUCK IS AN AUTOMATIC]. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE 1ST DAY I PICKED UP THE TRUCK. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO 2 DIFFERENT MAZDA DEALERS AFTER I HAD THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP WHICH GAVE THE TRUCK A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH AND THEN TOOK TO INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WHERE THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE DRIVESHAFT. WITH THIS INFO I WENT BACK TO MAZDA WHERE THEY REGREASED AND REPACKED THE DRIVESHAFT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I CALLED THE REPAIR SHOP AFTER I PICKED UP THE TRUCK AND TOLD THEM THE TRUCK WAS STILL DOING THE SAME ONLY NOW WORSE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CALLED IN THE DSM FOR THE AREA MAZDA DEALERS AND HE STATED THIS WAS A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF ALL THE B4000 SERIES AND NOTHING MORE WOULD BE DONE. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 6YR/100,000 AND IF I TAKE THE TRUCK FOR REPAIR BY OTHER THAN MAZDA THEN I WILL IFY THIS WARRANTY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. THE PROBLEM IS VERY ANNOYING ESPECIALLY IN ANY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC[CITY DRIVING INPARTICULAR] ALL I WANT TO DO IS HAVE THE TRUCK FIXED. ANY INFO OR HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712636October 1, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849409September 30, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT COMMAND. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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