Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Mazda B-Series Truck submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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.
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
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
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
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS (MPH); ALSO STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AFTER WINDSHIELD WIPERS EON AT SPEED OF 65MPH PULLING CAR TO RIGHT RESULTING IN CRASH. THE AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK
WINDOW HAS POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN CONSUMER IS BACKING OUT. DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH THE TINTED WINDOWS AT NIGHT. *AK *ML
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
NO SUMMARY
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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