1999 Mazda B-Series Truck

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.

Risk. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. AN INTERIM NOTICE WAS SENT TO OWNERS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2007, DIRECTING THEM TO HAVE THE SPEED DEACTIVATION CONTROL SWITCH DISCONNECTED TEMPORARILY. A SECOND NOTIFICATION LETTER TO OWNERS WAS IN FEBRUARY 2008 ADVISING THEM TO RETURN TO DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF THE REPAIR PART. OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WHO DID NOT RECEIVE A PHASE 2 NOTICE AND HAVE NOT HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED WILL BE NOTIFIED BEGINNING AUGUST 6, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.

Defect. CERTAIN AFTERMARKET FUEL FILTERS SOLD UNDER THE PUROLATOR BRAND NAME, P/N F65277, SHIPPED FROM JANUARY 16 THROUGH JUNE 2, 2006, FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT DESIGN, THE QUICK CONNECTORS MAY NOT FULLY SEAT WITH THE TUBE INTERFACE, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON MAKING THE CONNECTION MAY BELIEVE THAT THE QUICK CONNECTOR IS FULLY ATTACHED.

Risk. FAILURE OF THIS CONNECTION COULD LEAD TO FUEL SPILLAGE AND, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. UFI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT UFI FILTERS USA AT 800-230-5876.

Defect. TIRE DESCRIPTION: FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, SIZE P235/75R15, PRODUCED AT THE DECATUR, ILLINOIS TIRE PLANT AND ALL FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX AND RADIAL ATX II TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15. OPERATION OF THESE TIRES AT LOW INFLATION PRESSURES, HIGH SPEED, AND IN HOT WEATHER, CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SEPARATION OF THE TIRE TREAD.

Risk. IF THE TREAD SEPARATES FROM THE TIRE, THE DRIVER CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. THE REPLACEMENT/REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR THIS CAMPAIGN EXPIRED ON AUGUST 29, 2001. HOWEVER, CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT FIRESTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-465-1904 FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 1998-1998 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCKS (B2500, B3000 AND B4000) EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND BUILT FROM JANUARY 1998 THROUGH MARCH 4, 1999. A CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAN INTERFERE WITH THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO PULLEY AND NOT ALLOW THE THROTTLE TO RETURN TO IDLE WHEN DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL.

Risk. IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS USED AND THIS CONDITION IS PRESENT, A STUCK THROTTLE COULD RESULT, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLES. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE REPLACEMENT CABLES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CUSTOMERS ARE BEING ADVISED NOT TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM UNTIL A REPLACEMENT CAN BE MADE.

VEHICLE FRAME IS CRACKED/RUSTED, STRUT MOUNTS RUSTED, FUEL TANK TIE DOWN RUSTED.

ENTIRE TRUCK BODY FRAME IS RUSTING OUT, FUEL TANK BRACKETS RUSTED OUT, SEAT CUSHION SUPPORT ON DRIVERS SIDE BROKEN

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.

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.

UNDERCARRIAGE COMPLETELY RUSTING AWAY. GAS TANK SUPPORTS CRACKED AND RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

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.

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

GAS TANK LEAKS THROUGH REAR SIDE PLUG OF TANK. THIS HAPPENED AFTER FUEL PRESSURE TAKEN AT TIME OF SAFETY INSPECTION. *TR

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

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.

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

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

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

MAZDA SAFETY RECALL 4707H ON AN 1999 MAZDA B4000 TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP IS OVER 430 MILES. *NJ

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

DRIVING ON PAVED ROAD APPROACHING STOP SIGN, PRESSED PEDAL HAD FULL PEDAL NO BRAKES. PROCEEDED OUT ON TO STATE HWY. I WAS STRUCK ON THE BED AREA BY ANOTHER PASSENGER P.U. TRUCK, TRAVELING AT HWY. SPEED. *JB

THIS IS ABOUT AN ALREADY EXISTING RECALL FOR MAZDA 1998-2002 B-SERIES CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH SAFETY RECALL 4707H. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MAZDA REPRESENTATIVE SEVERAL TIMES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY ARE TELLING ME TO TAKE MY TRUCK DOWN TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT IS FINE EXCEPT THE NEAREST DEALER TO ME IS OVER 200 MILES AWAY. ACCORDING THE LETTER I GOT IT STATES THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. I DON'T FEEL IT IS SAFE TO BE DRIVING MY TRUCK THAT FAR IF IT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. I HAVE TRIED REPEATEDLY JUST TO GET THE PART SENT TO ME WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND I WILL HAVE IT FIXED LOCALLY. MAZDA REFUSES TO SEND THE PART SAYING THAT THE NHTSA WILL ONLY ALLOW MAZDA DEALERSHIPS TO INSTALL THE PART. IF THIS IS TRUE THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE IN MY SITUATION WHO JUST ARE NOT GOING TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AND CONTINUE DRIVING THERE TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DISTANCE TO THE NEAREST DEALER IS TO GREAT AND DOESN'T MAKE SENSE WHEN THE PART COULD BE SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO THEM AND INSTALLED BY A QUALIFIED ASE MECHANIC. ALL I WOULD LIKE IS TO HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PART SENT TO ME. AFTER ALL IT WAS THE MANUFACTURER'S MISTAKE AND I AM THE ONE WHO IS SUFFERING FROM IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA B3000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FORD RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH COMPONENT FOR HIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT MAZDA IS MANUFACTURED ON THE SAME ASSEMBLY LINE AND HAS THE SAME IDENTICAL PARTS AS THE FORD RANGER THAT WAS RECALLED. MAZDA STATED THAT THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO RECALL THE VEHICLE OR TO NOTIFY NHTSA. THE RECALL STATED THAT A FIRE COULD OCCUR. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,800. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL NUMBER FOR THE IDENTICAL FORD RANGER IS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 07V336000. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

WE HAVE A 1999 MAZDA B-2500 TRUCK (EQUIVALANT TO A FORD RANGER-OURS MADE IN CANADA). ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED COMING ON AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS.

BACKED VEHICLE ONTO RAMPS TO GET UNDERNEATH AND REPLACE SPEED SENSOR IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. VEHICLE ROLLED OFF STEEP END OF RAMPS, BOUNCING ABOUT 8 INCHES. AS A RESULT OF EITHER THE REPAIR OR THE BOUNCE, THE VEHICLE HAS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AND A DIAGNOSTIC P0455 (EECS LARGE LEAK). WHILE INVESTIGATING NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE APPARENTLY DOES NOT HAVE THE METAL SKID PAD UNDER THE GAS TANK, AND NEVER DID. EECS CANISTER APPEARS TO BE JUST IN FRONT OF THE SPARE TIRE, ALSO NONSTANDARD. BEGINNING TO THINK I WAS SOLD SOME SORT OF LEMON. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, ALSO HAS THE INTERMITTENT WIPER AND PINGING PROBLEMS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED.*AK

SHIFT KNOB HAS COME OFF WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1 TO 2 IN MIDDLE OF A SHIFT IN A COUPLE OF SITUATIONS, CAUSING MISSED SHIFTS, AND THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE KNOB IS ONLY HELD IN PLACE BY AN AXIAL PRESS SPLEEN, WITH NO REAL MEANS OF RETAINING THE KNOB IN PLACE SUCH AS A SET SCREW.*AK

MITSUBISHI B3000 TRUCK AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER NOTICED A ROUGH SHIFTING IN THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO NO AVAIL THE CONSUMER WENT ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AGAINST MAZDA TRUCKS ( B3000 4X4) BEING DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED MAZDA AND WAS TOLD HIS TRUCK WENT OUT OF WARRANTY THE DAY HE PURCHASED IT AND IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TC

THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICVLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. TIRE SIZE WAS 225/70R15. *AK THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A NON FIRESTONE TIRE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

THROTTLE STICKS OPEN ON OCCASION

IN HOT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, FLORIDA, AFTER MY 1999 MAZDA B3000 HAS SAT IN THE PARKING LOT FORTHE DAY, THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS FAILED TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY, IT IS AS IF WHEN I STEP ON THE CLUTCH THE FLUID BLEEDS BY THE O RINGS AND THE CLUTCH FAILS HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR, THE SAME WITH THE BRAKES, WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES, THE FLUID IS LEAKING PAST THE O RINGS IN THE MASTER CYLINDER, MAKING A GURGLING/AERATING SOUND. AFTER YOU HAVE DRIVEN A FEW MILES AND AIR FLOW OVER THE AFFECTED COMPONENTS COOLS THE COMPONENTS, THE BRAKE NOISE ALMOST DISAPPEARS, AND THE CLUTCH WILL SOMETIMES COME BACK TO FULL POSITION, MOSTLY THOUGH IT WILL ONLY COME BACK UP TO HALF POSITION. WHEN YOU PARK THE VEHICLE IN THE SHADE OR IN A COOL AREA, OR IN THE WINTER, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. MY QUESTION, WAS THERE A DEFECTIVE BATCH OF O RINGS AND IS THERE A RECOURSE FOR MAUFACTURERS INVESTIGATION AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES YET THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *NLM

ENGINE IDLES AT @3500 RPMS INTERMINTENTLY

1999 MAZDA B400 WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, TOTALING THE TRUCK, AND NIETHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.

MANY TIMES REPORTED AND THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM? WHEN AT A STOP TRUCK WILL IDEL DOWN LOW AND WHEN TO ACCELERATE TRUCK LOSES POWER. NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND AFTER HAVING THAT CHECK THEY SAID I NEED TO HAVE THIS REPLACE (AFTER ONLY HAVING 27,861MILES)AND AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS TO MAZDA DEALER AND MAZDA CORP, THEY NOW FEEL THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIABLE FOR THIS REPAIR AND NOT THEM. EXPLAIN THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT (ABS) AT THIS MILEAGE, AND THE WAY THIS VEHICLE HAS RUN SINCE I HAD PURCHASED IT NEW.I NOW FEEL THAT THIS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND STILL HAVING TO USE MY VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK AND BACK KNOWING THAT SOON THIS MAY NOT WORK WHEN NEEDED! PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO REVIEW MY WORK ORDERS WITH MAZDA AND RELATED ISSUES WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT THEY JUST CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEMS WHEN I MAKE APOINTMENTS TO HAVE THEM FIXED.I FEEL THAT MY COMPLAINT IS WITH SAFETY ISSUES AND WOULD LIKE THEM TO HAVE THIS FIXED.CAN YOU HELP ME IN THIS MATTER? DO NOT KNOW WHO TO CONTACT ANYMORE, AND MAZDA HAD A REP LOOK OVER MY WORK ORDER AND SIAD THAT THEY WILL HAVE DON FROM WHERE I HAD PURCHASED FROM (MAZDAVILLAGE) IN CLEARWATER TO CONTACT ME ABOUT HAVING THIS FIXED. BUT NOTHING IS GOING TO BE DONE? PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU, BRUCE M. FERGUSON

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE OR COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE IDLES HIGH,AND WILL NOT COME DOWN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE FIRST OWNER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, TRANSMISSION IS CONTINUING TO MALFUNCTION.

THE DRIVETRAIN OF MY TRUCK SEEMS TO HAVE SLACK IN IT. WHEN I SLOW TO A STOP IT "CLUNKS". WHEN I ACCELERATE AWAY FROM A STOP IT "CLUNKS" BACK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I TOOK IT TO DIAMNOD MAZDA AND THEY CHANGED PART OF THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THAT CORRECTED IT FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT IT IS BACK TO DOING IT NOW. I CALLED BACK AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT? I CONTACTED MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT HAVE A FIX. THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO BE TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I WOULD GIVE THEM BACK THE TRUCK UNDER THE LEMON LAW SINCE IT HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND IT IS NOT RESOLVED BUT THE LAWS IN LOUISIANA ARE NOT IN MY BEST INTEREST.

MY TRUCK HAS STARTED TO SOUND LIKE THE LIFTERS ARE PINGING ON ACCELERATION. *AK

RETURN SPRINGS RUSTED AND BROKE CAUSING POOR BRAKING AND NOISE. *AK

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

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

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO SB615642 (ENGINE PING). I HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM THE FIRST DAY THAT I DROVE MY TRUCK OFF THE LOT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ONLY TO BE TOLD EACH TIME THAT THEY EITHER COULD'NT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY OR BLAMED IT ON THE GAS I WAS USING. I FINALLY GOT TIRED OF THE RUN AROUND AND TOOK MATTERS INTO MY OWN HANDS. WHAT I FOUND WAS THAT, ACCORDING TO MY SERVICE MANUAL, THE FACTORY HAD INSTALLED THE WRONG TYPE SPARK PLUGS. THE FACTORY HAD INSTALLED "PLATINUM" TYPE PLUGS ON ONE SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND "REGULAR" PLUGS ON THE OTHER SIDE. I CROSS REFERENCED THE PLATINUM PLUGS AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE INTENDED FOR A 4.0 LITER ENGINE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE REGULAR PLUGS WERE INTENDED FOR. PROBABLY LEFT OVERS FROM FORD'S PINTO ASSEMBLY LINE. ANYWAY, ARMED WITH THIS EVIDENCE, I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND DEMANDED THAT THE CORRECT SPARK PLUGS FOR MY TRUCK BE INSTALLED. AFTER FIRST ACCUSING ME OF TAMPERING WITH THE VEHICLE THEY RELENTED AND INSTALLED THE CORRECT SPARK PLUGS. THAT WAS A WEEK AGO AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE SINCE. I'M BRINGING THIS ISSUE TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A PREVELANT PROBLEM (IF INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS ARE ANY INDICATION) TO OWNERS OF MAZDA B3000'S AND FORD RANGERS. BOTH WITH THE 3.0 LITER ENGINES. THANK YOU

SPARE TIRE IS SMALLER THAN ORIGINAL TIRE. ORIGINAL TIRE SIZE IS 265/75R15, SPARE TIRE SIZE IS 235/75R15. IN OWNERS MANUEL IT STATED THAT SPARE WAS SAME SIZE. WHEN CONTACTING DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID THEY COULD CHANGE INFORMATION AT ANY TIME THEY WANTED TO.*AK

THESE TIRES HAVE NOT YET FAILED IN AN EXTERNAL SENSE. THEY HAVE BEGUN TO MAKE A GROWLING SOUND THAT WAS NOT PRESENT EARLIER.I HAD THEM CHECKED THIS SUMMER WHEN THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR DIFFERENT TIRE SIZES AND THEY WERE JUDGED ALLRIGHT. THE NOISE HAS INCREASED ALTHOUGH FAILURE HAS NOT HAPPENED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75/15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75/15 )

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE, THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P225/70R15, THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS BLOWN AND SUSPECTS THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN 2 INJURIES. *SLC

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

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)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 22570R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 22570R15 )