1999 Mazda B-Series Truck Owner Complaints

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

NHTSA ID

11389450

Incident

Jan 22, 2021

Mileage

259,300 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11310234

Incident

Feb 19, 2020

Mileage

256,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11080256

Incident

Mar 14, 2018

Mileage

287,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11078273

Incident

Jan 1, 2016

Mileage

50,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10897019

Incident

Jun 1, 2016

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.

NHTSA ID

10819407

Incident

Dec 22, 2015

Mileage

175,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10690535

Incident

Jul 13, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10556906

Incident

Dec 1, 2013

Mileage

121,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10392971

Incident

Mar 22, 2011

Mileage

41,800 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10389428

Incident

Mar 8, 2011

Mileage

97,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10293274

Incident

Nov 19, 2009

Mileage

132,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10292351

Incident

Nov 15, 2009

Mileage

158,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10278970

Incident

May 5, 2009

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

NHTSA ID

10266948

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

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.

NHTSA ID

10266818

Incident

Apr 20, 2005

Mileage

80,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10250187

Incident

Oct 15, 2008

Mileage

52,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10237868

Incident

Aug 12, 2008

Mileage

82,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10231677

Incident

Jun 6, 2006

Mileage

161,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10218559

Incident

Oct 12, 2007

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

NHTSA ID

10208533

Incident

Nov 2, 2007

Mileage

159,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10206508

Incident

Jul 6, 2007

Mileage

84,387 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10205487

Incident

Sep 20, 2007

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

NHTSA ID

10198584

Incident

Aug 6, 2007

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.

NHTSA ID

10120940

Incident

May 13, 2005

Mileage

39,400 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10096503

Incident

Sep 10, 2004

Mileage

95,000 mi