Mazda B-Series Complaints

718 consumer complaints on file.

#870589September 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR
WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LINES GEAR SHIFT KNOB CAME OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO BECOME DESTRUCTIVE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HIT A CURVE. CONSUMER NOTED SCREW WAS MISSING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870690September 15, 2000
TIRES
PE#00020; WILDERNESS HT, P225/70R15, DOT#W2UUIP629. AFTER HAVING ALL FOUR TIRES INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR WERE DEFECTIVE. TIRES HAVE RADIAL AND LATERAL RUNOUT. EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WAS FELT WHEN DRIVING. TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES PURCHASED WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS A MAZDA TRUCK, B4000, 2000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870499September 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00-020; AFTER INSPECTING TIRES HAD FOUND OUT OF TREAD SEPARATION. MAZDA, B2500, 1999, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT, P225/70R15, DOT W2QU1TO78. *AK THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND DECLINED THE $60 THAT THE FIRESTONE DEALER OFFERED FOR THE TWO FAILED TIRES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731245September 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK STARTED TO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT.I PULLED OVER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CHECK THE FRONT.WHAT I FOUND WAS THAT HALF THE TOP SURFACE OF THE TIRE WAS GONE SHOWING BARE METAL.THE TIRE STILL HAD AIR IN IT.THIS SAME TIRE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION THAT SAME DAY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731253September 13, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900170September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX P235-75-15. (CLAIM# 27-6081-899) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731184September 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT THE TRUCK STALLS OUT AT IDLE AND DURING DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE NOT LOST POWER STEERING BUT AM CONCERNED THAT WITH STALLLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS COUILD POSE A SAFETY PROBLEM. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS OR RECALLS THAT WOULD FIT THIS DESCRIPTION. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLES SERVICED AND THE MECHANIC SAYS THAT THEY CAN FIND NO PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730858September 9, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BELT SEPARATION DISCOVERED AND TIRE RELACED PRIOR TO SHREDDING. ALL TIRES CUPPED PREMATURELY UNRELATED TO FRONT END PROBLEMS.AND .U HASSIS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 22570R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730810September 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN THE US TERRITORY OF GUAM ON 03/13/1995 AT PACIFIC TYRE LTD. MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 54,000 MILES. TREAD WEAR WAS MINIMAL TO DATE WITH PLENTY OF TREAD REMAINING. IN JULY 2000 THE LEFT FRONT TIRE (FIRESTONE ATX 27X8.50R14LT) DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICANT BULGE IN THE TREAD. ON AUGUST 3RD 2000, I REPLACED THE TIRE AT FIRESTONE TIRE AND SERVICE CENTERS 201 HAMAKUA DR. KAILUA, HI. 96740. ONE WEEK LATER CONCERNS REGARDING FIRESTONE'S ATX TIRES SURFACED. LAST WEEK ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2000 MY RIGHT REAR TIRE (FIRESTONE ATX 27X8.50R14LT) DEVELOPED A BULGE IN IT'S TREAD. I REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE TIRE AND CALLED THE FIRESTONE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT MY TIRE WAS NOT PART OF THE VOLUNTARY RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS A SIZE 14 INCH TIRE NOT THE RECALLED SIZE OF 15 INCHES. AS FAR AS I KNOW THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES I HAVE ARE IDENTICAL IN DESIGN AS THOSE BEING RECALLED. FURTHERMORE I CHECKED THE DOT CODE AND FOUND THAT THE CODE ON THE TIRES (VDK6AXC104) INDICATE THEY WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE DECATUR, ILLINOIS PLANT WHICH IS THE ONE IN QUESTION. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY TIRES DEVELOPED THESE BULGES WITHIN DAYS OF EACH OTHER, THAT THEY ARE THE SAME TIRES INDICATED IN THE SAFETY CONCERN EXCEPT FOR SIZE, AND THEY WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE PLANT IN QUESTION. SINCE MY TIRES WERE AN "ODD" SIZE TIRE (14 INCH) THEY WOULD NOT BE AS POPULAR AS THE COMMONLY FOUND (15 INCH) TIRE ON FORD EXPLORERS, AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF YOUR INVESTIGATION REGARDING THEIR SAFETY. I WOULD SUGGEST IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT THE INVESTIGATION, AND IF WARRANTED RECALL BE EXPANDED TO ALL SIZED ATX AND WILDERNESS TIRES ESPECIALLY IF THEY WERE PRODUCED AT THE DECATAUR PLANT. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO NOTE THE BULGES IN THE TIRE TREAD BEFORE THEY MAY HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.( DOT NUMBER: VDK6AXC104 TIRE SIZE: 27X8.50R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730693September 7, 2000
TIRES
DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, I HAD TWO TIRE FAILURES. BOTH WERE SIDEWALL SEPARATIONS, OCCCURRING AT LOW HIGHWAY SPEED, WITH NO VISIBLE CAUSE ON THE ROAD. THESE TIRES WEREN'T WARRANTED, AND SINCE THE OTHER TWO WERE ALMOST NEW, TO MATCH THEM UP, I HAD TO BUY 2 NEW ONES FROM A FIRESTONE DEALER. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES, BUT I FELT THAT FIRESTONE SHOULD HAVE WARRANTED THEIR TIRES AGAINST FAILURE, AND THERE WAS COMPLETE FAILURE ALONG THE SIDEWALLS.. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869867September 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1994, B4000, P265/75R15 SIZE, DOT#: W29V1N3314. TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE AND CRACKED ON SIDE OF THE TREAD, CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE TIRE. FIRESTONE HAS INSPECTED THE TIRE. *AK FIRESTONE REPLACED THE ATX'S WITH BRIDGESTONE DUEL AT D693P-MET 265/75R15. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730506September 6, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNAL LEVER RETURNS TO OFF POSITION UNEXPECTEDLY. MOST OF THE TIME IT REMAINS IN THE ON POSITION UNTIL YOU ARE WELL INTO YOUR TURN. AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL POP TO THE OFF POSITION JUST AS YOU ARE STARTING YOUR TURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869801September 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020; WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRETREAD HAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT TIRES, P225/70R15. TIRE WAS PURCHASED WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS MAZDA TRUCK, B2500 1998. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING SPLITTING. *AK THE TIRE IS DEFECTIVE. THE TREAD SEPARATED AND RIPPED. THERE IS SPLIT ON THE LEFT REAR ALSO. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729954September 2, 2000
TIRES
TIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED ITSELF WHEN IT FAILED ON I-10 IN THE TUCSON AREA NEVER HAD ONE BLOW TO LITTLE PIECES LIKE THAT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P26575R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729616August 30, 2000
TIRES
I AM CONCERNED SINCE AT RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE THE BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER RIBS ARE ROUNDING PREMATURLY AND IT IS STARTING TO GO OUT OF BALLANCE WHICH DEFFINATELY MEANS THE TIRES ARE CHANGING CONFIGURATION. WHY HAS MAZDA NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN THE TIRE RECALL SINCE THEY USE THE SAME TIRES ON THEIR VEHICLES?( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: R15X235 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729129August 25, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
ENGINE DEVELOPED ROUGH IDLE AT APPROX. 12000 MILES. DEALER SAYS FUEL PROBLEMS, HOWEVER I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL GAS STATIONS AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. ENGINE EXPERIENCES SLIGHT HESITATION ON TAKE OFF FROM STOP. ALSO ENGINE HAS STALLED WHEN TRUCK IS IN DRIVE POSSIBLY DUE TO SLOW AND ROUGH IDLE. HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SURGING UPON VIGOROUS ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728913August 24, 2000
TIRES
FYI: THESE TIRES SHOW SAME SYMTOMS AS RECALLED "AT" & "ATX" - BUT I'M TOLD THEY'RE NOT PART OF RECALL - I HAVE ONE THAT IS SEVERLY OUT OF BALANCE, ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS( DOT NUMBER: 02 7532 TIRE SIZE: 255 70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728892August 24, 2000
TIRES
THIS SIZE TIRE IS NOT UNDER RECALL BUT SHOULD BE. THESE TIRES ARE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION NOW. FIRESTONE DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF MY TIRES BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME BECAUSE THEY DO NOT QUALIFY FOR REPLACEMENT.( DOT NUMBER: W29V1PK336 TIRE SIZE: P265/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728766August 23, 2000
TIRES
THESE TIRES NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL!! I HAD A BLOW OUT (LEFT FRONT) AT 65MPH AT 24K MILES. THE OTHER FRONT TIRE WAS GOUGED AND CRACKED. I REPLACED THESE TIRES WITH 2 MORE FIRESTONE P225/70R15S AND 25K MILES LATER BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE AGAIN GOUGES AND CRACKED. I HAD THOSE REPLACED 2 DADYS PRIOR TO THE OTHER RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT. FROM THE NEWS REPORTS I HAVE SEEN AND FROM COMPARING MY TIRES TO OTHERS, THEY LOOK THE SAME DAMAGE WISE AS THE ONES BEING RECALLED. THERE IS NO REASON ANYONE SHOULD GO THROUGH 2 SETS OF TIRES IN 50K MILES. PLEASE CONTINUE TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT JUST ISOLATED TO THE TIRES CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.( DOT NUMBER: W2UUIPO248 TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728827August 23, 2000
TIRES
MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS OLD WHEN THE TIRES STARTED SHREDDING. WHEN I CONTACTED MAZDA AND FIRESTONE, I WAS TOLD I WAS AT FAULT FOR THE PROBLEM. I WAS AMAZED AT THIS ATTITUDE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS OLD AND ONLY HAD A FEW HUNDRED MILES ON IT. AFTER MUCH "DEBATE" WITH BOTH COMPANIES, THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I AM REPORTING THIS OCCURENCE NOW, BECAUSE OF THE LATEST PRESS REGARDING THE FAULTY FIRESTONE TIRES. I HAVE THE PAPERWORK FROM THE FIRESTONE DEAL;ERSHIP, SHOWING THE NEW TIRES BEING INSTALLED, AND PLEASE NOTE, IT ALSO RELFECTS THE MILEAGE OF MY TRUCK AT THE TIME OF THIS SERVICE-474 MILES! (TIRE@P195170R14M+S)( DOT NUMBER: W2WRWINJ TIRE SIZE: P195170R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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