Mazda B-Series Complaints

718 consumer complaints on file.

#750323August 13, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH IN RIGHT LANE ON RURAL HIGHWAY, I HEARD A THUD AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND WAS THROWN INTO THE LEFT LANE ALMOST OVER THE CENTER LINE. I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TREAD ON THE DRIVER BACK TIRE WAS COMPLETELY PEELED OFF, BUT THE TIRE HAD NOT DEFLATED. THE BACK TRUCK FENDER AND FENDER GUARD WAS COMPLETELY BENT UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. THE FENDER AND GUARD IN FRONT OF THE TIRE WAS BENT OUTWARD, WITH THE SUPPORT FRAME BROKEN AND THE FENDER GUEARD STICKING AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE OUT FROM THE TRUCK. WHEN I TOOK THE TIRE OFF THE TRUCK, THE ENTIRE TREAD WAS WRAPPED 3 TIMES AROUND THE AXLE. BOTH BACK TIRES AND THE SPARE ARE THE SAME FIRESTONES. ON INSPECTION OF THE OTHER BACK TIRE, WE HAVE FOUND CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL BOTH NEAR THE CENTER, AS WELL AS CRACKS NEAR THE TREAD ALONG MOST OF THE TIRE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: HYFC80A239 TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894087August 10, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN VEHICLE COME TO A STOP SIGN IT DOESN'T STOP. VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL. ALSO, HAS TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893669August 7, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
INTERMITTENTLY DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO RETRACTOR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES RETRACTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, TAILGATE HAS A LARGER GAP ON RIGHT SIDE THAN ON LEFT SIDE, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND, VEHICLE IS GETTING VERY POOR MILEAGE, HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT AIMED PROPERLY, HEADLIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF ALIGNEMENT, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT CLEARING PROPERLY, WIPER MOTOR WAS ALSO NOISEY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893559August 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE), POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLUTCH CATCHES TOO QUICKLY WHEN GEARS ARE SHIFTED AND THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK THAT CAN BE FELT AND HEARD THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK, CONSUMER STATES IT IS METAL HITTING METAL. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. MOTOR IS MISSING AND HAS NO POWER. DRIVERS DOOR FLIES OPEN AFTER GOING OVER BUMPS. DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT ANY OF THE PROBLEMS AND IS STATING THAT EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. *SLC A SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE CLUTCH WAS NOT CATCHING UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE, THE JARRING WAS THE TRANSMISSION AFTER SHIFTING AND DECELERATING OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749670August 2, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING ALONG SLOWLY, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE & VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. I PULLED INTO THE MEDIAN ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC & THEN DISCOVERED STEERING WAS SLOW & LETHARGIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC & INTO A PARKING LOT, I HEARD A LOUD "POP." I GOT OUT OF THE CAR & DISCOVERED THE TIE ROD SEPARATED ENTIRELY FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL & SLASHED THE INNER TIRE WHEEL (RESULTING IN THE FLAT).*AK (TIRESIZE: P22570R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749351July 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IT HAS CUT OUT ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEUTRAL. THREE TIMES SITTING IN TRAFFIC WHERE THE DRIVER WAS UNAWARE UNTIL PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR TO TAKE OFF. THE OTHER OCCASION WAS WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN WITH THE CLUTCH IN AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING. MAZDA HAS NO IDEA OF WHAT PROBLEM IS AND EXPECTS OWNER TO CONTINUE DRIVING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. HAS BEEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR CONDITION AND EXAMINED BY FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748549July 16, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE BRAKE SWITCH HAS FAILED 3 TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. THIS FAILURE RESULTS IN NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY MAZDA ON 5/29/97 AND 6/30/00. IT WAS REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME BY ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP ON 7/16/01. I BELIEVE THIS HIGH RATE OF FAILURE NEEDS TO ADDRESSED BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO HAVE BREAK LIGHTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748496July 15, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE VERY UNCOOPERATIVE DUE TO TIRE SIZE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748327July 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
FAILURE STARTED AT 7000,9000,10000,12000 MILES, DEALERSHIP REFUSING TO FIX NOW,VERY VERY FRUSTRATED AT THIS POINT WITH MAZDA AND SERVICE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747551June 28, 2001
TIRES
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING TO THIS COMPLAINT, BUT IN VIEW OF THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL (ON WILDERNESS P23575R15 TIRES - DOT VD), I THOUGHT I'D PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME INPUT ON THIS TIRE PROBLEM EPISODE. I SUSPECT THAT YOU LOOK FOR TRENDS...IF FOLKS DON'T LET YOU KNOW ABOUT SOMETHING, THEN THE STATISTICS ARE NEVER DEVELOPED FOR SOMETHING THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNNOTICED. APPROX. 1/4 OF THE FACE OF 1 OF MY TRUCK'S TIRES PEELED AWAY...THE TIRE APPEARS TO HAVE GOOD TREAD. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE P/U. THE TRUCK CAME WITH THE TIRES THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MILES WERE ON THE TIRES UPON PURCHASING IT, BUT THEY APPEARED TO BE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE AS I ASSUMED OWNERSHIP. THE TIRE THAT APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EXPERTS TO REVIEW IF YOU SO DESIRE. THANKS FOR THE TIME THAT YOU MIGHT DEVOTE TO THIS REPORT. GERY M. DUPARC, LCDR, USPHS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2FC1M9404 TIRESIZE: P22570R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747289June 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 40 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT GEARS (UP AND DOWN VIOLENTLY) LURCHING AND BUCKING. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE OVERDRIVE OFF-LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I PUSHED THE OVERDRIVE SWITCH REPEATEDLY WITHOUT RESULTS. I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND SHUT IT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT, AND THEN THE VEHICLE RESET. ERROR CODE P0741 BUT NO PROBLEM FOUND OR FIXED. DEALERS SERVICE INVOICE # MACS94327. TOLD, IF PROBLEM PERSIST WILL AT THAT TIME POSSIBLY NEED TCC SOLENOID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747195June 21, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
RETURN SPRINGS RUSTED AND BROKE CAUSING POOR BRAKING AND NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747009June 18, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TRUCK VERES SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT AND NEARLY TAKES THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HAND. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION. TRUCK CONTIONUS TO SUFFER THIS VIOLENT JERK OF THE WHEEL FORCES THE TRUCK INTO THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC EACH TIME THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HITS A HARD BUMP IN THE ROAD. I NEVER HEARD FROM THE MANAFACTURE ON THE COMPLIANT I AM LEAD TO BELIEVE THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WILL BE APPREACIATED THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890355June 13, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH COULD FEEL A VIBRATION FROM FRONT TIRES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AND ALIGNMENT WAS DONE. THEN, FOUND OUT THAT FRONT TIRES HAD A BELT SEPARATION, THEN REPLACED. MAZDA, B4000 1992, 265/75R15 SL. *AK TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746748June 12, 2001
TIRES
TIRE WENT FLAT FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE BELT AND TREAD SEPARATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2UU TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561553June 11, 2001
TIRES
A LARGE PORTION OF THE TIRE CAME OFF THE CENTER OF THE TIRE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P225-70R15). NLM ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT DRIVER FRONT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746092May 29, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD JUST TURN ON AND START SPRAYING FLUID -- TOOK MANY ATTEMPTS TO TURN OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745930May 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THE DRIVESHAFT OR CLUTCH UNIT HAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE AS I COME OUT OF REVERSE AND SHIFT INTO 1ST. SOMETIMES IT IS LOUD ENOUGH TO SOUND LIKE A U-JOINT BUT I HAVE CHECKED THEM. MECHANIC AT A DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE DRIVESHFT HAS A SLEEVE ON IT AND THIS IS WHAT I AM HEARING. BUT I AM NOT CONVINCED THIS IS THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745731May 22, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, TIRES
THE OIL PRESSURE GUAGE HAS JUST QUIT WORKING PROPERLY, IT WILL NOT REGISTER WHEN THE TRUCK IS STARTED, BUT IF I HIT A BUMP OR STOP THE TRUCK AND TURN IT BACK ON, OR DRIVE FOR TWO MILES THE OIL GUAGE WILL POP INTO NORMAL RANGE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN SWITCH IS OFF, EVERY TIME I MAKE A RIGHT TURN, DURING SOME LEFT TURNS, AND RECENTLY WHEN I AM SLOWING FOR RED LIGHTS. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WORE UNEVENLY AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE NOISE AND BUMPINESS IN THE FIRST 12,000 MILES, IT WAS ROTATED TO LEFT REAR AND NOW JUST MAKES NOISE. IT WAS NOT A 2000 RECALL TIRE, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT HAS FAILED.*AK (TIRESIZE: 15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888379May 16, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
DEFROSTER FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING IN COLD/SNOWY/ICY CONDITI WINDSHIELD WILL ICE UP WHILE DRIVING, AND WHEN DEFROSTER IS ON "HIGH", IT FAILS TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP HAD EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE REPAIRED THE DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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