2002 Mazda B-Series Truck Problems

TRANSMISSION 1ST/2ND GEAR SYNCHROMESH WENT OUT 5 TIMES, FINALLY MAZDA ADMITTED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH ENGINE,3X WAS UNDER WARRANTY, LAST 2X I PAID ALL COSTS. JUDGE RULED AGAINST MAZDA IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT.

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGH WAY AND BRAKED FOR THERE WAS TRAFFIC AHEAD AND AS SOON AS MY RPM WENT LOW MY TRUCK SUDDENLY HESITATED DEEPLY AND TURNED OFF. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 MAZDA B4000 TRUCK. PROBLEM: INTERMITTENT AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER ON 6-29-06 AND DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS SHOWED A FAULTY AIR BAG HARNESS. WARRANTY PURCHASE DATE WAS 03-31-03 WITH 3 YEAR EXPIRATION 03-31-06. CURRENT ODOMETER IS 49,849. COST OF REPAIR IS STATED BY DEALER TO BE $1500 PARTS AND LABOR FOR REPLACEMENT OR THEY SAY MANUFACTURER HAS "APPROVED" A LESS EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF REPLACING ONLY THE CONNECTORS AT A COST OF $422.96 PARTS AND LABOR. CONCERN ABOUT LONGEVITY OF ORIGINAL PRODUCT PARTS, SAFETY OF OCCUPANT(S) WITH INDICATOR LIGHT ON AND OR OFF, HIGH COST OF REPAIR, AND SHORT TERM REPAIR GUARANTEE. DO NOT FEEL SECURE IN THE VEHICLE WITH MY FAMILY. *NM

WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE AUTHORIZED MAZDA DEALER SERVICE CENTER FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUING TO COME ON. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS FIXING THIS PROBLEM; HOWEVER, IT COMES BACK ON OVER AND OVER AGAIN. *LA

DEALER CONFIRMS THIS RECALL WAS COMPLETED NOV 1, 2007 I CALLED TODAY TO CONFIRM, AND GAVE MY NEW ADDRESS: 4133 224TH LANE SE, UNIT #101, ISSAQUAH, WA 98029-5203. HOW DO I GET THIS RECALL REMOVED - IMPORTANT FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE SALE... DEALER IS LEE JOHNSON CHEV /MAZDA OF KIRKLAND WA. UPDATED 02/08/17*LJ *CN

CAN NOT GET THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALER (SKYLAND AUTOMOTIVE)(888-231-1092) TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE SAFETY RECALL 4707H REPAIRED. CAN YOU HELP.

DT*: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA B-2300 TRUCK. WHILE AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 03/09/06

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE ENGAGING THE CLUTCH PEDAL.*AK

TRANSMISSION 1ST/2ND GEAR SYNCHROMESH WENT OUT 5 TIMES, FINALLY MAZDA ADMITTED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH ENGINE,3X WAS UNDER WARRANTY, LAST 2X I PAID ALL COSTS. JUDGE RULED AGAINST MAZDA IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT.

SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THERE HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE PLAY IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I IGNORED IT FOR A LONG TIME AND THEN AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP IN THE AREA THAT HAS A VERY GOOD REPUTATION FOR REPAIRING AND SETTING UP DIFFERENTIALS. AFTER EXAMINING THE GEARS IN THE REAR END HE TOLD ME THE PLAY WAS CAUSED BY A PART THAT WAS MACHINED INCORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY. HE SAID IT WAS A HOLE THAT WAS DRILLED TOO LARGE FOR THE PIN THAT IS INSTALLED IN IT TO HOLD THE AXLE GEARS IN PLACE. HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY WEAR BECAUSE THIS PIN IS NOT A MOVING PART. I HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT ANY REPAIR BEING MADE, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE GETTING ANY WORSE, BUT WHO KNOWS HOW LONG UNTIL IT FAILS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA B3000. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE MAZDA DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2007. THE DEALER DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, HOWEVER, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2007. MAZDA RECONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND INFORMED HER THAT THE SAFETY RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HER VIN. SHE STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED WHEN SHE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY MAZDA TRUCK B300 V6 MODEL HAS LOCKED UP ON ITS BRAKES. THE VEHICLE COMES EQUIPPED WITH AN ABS (FOUR-WHEEN ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM) WHICH PREVENTS IT FROM LOCKING UP DURING DRIVING CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, ON FOUR VARIED SITUATIONS IN LOCATION, WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MILEAGE APART 20,000, 30,000-35,000, 40,000 (CONSIDERING THREE OF THEM WAS BEFORE I HIT 50K AND THEN AFTER GETTING MY 60K SERVICE MATIENANCE)61K, MY FRONT END TIRES LOCKED UP WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY; TURNING LEFTU NDERNEATH AN UNDERPASS; PROCEEDIN FORWARD ON A MAJOR ROAD IN HOUSTON, TX; AND WHILE JUST MAKING A NORMAL TURN, NOT A SHARP TURN, BUT TURNING INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD, AUSTIN, TX. I IN ALL OCCASSIONS HAVE HAD MY FOOT FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKES AND STILLI LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING, WITH BOTH MY HANDS ON THE WHEEL, AND HAD TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF AFTER MANAGING NOT TO HIT THE CAR DIRECTLY TO MY LEFT ON AT LEAST THREE REOCCURRENCES. ALL UNDER RAINY OR WET CONDITIONS WHERE THE ROAD WAS LEVEL, NORMAL, CONGESTED, OR GOING DOWNWARD ON A SMOOTH SLOPE IN ELEVATION. I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT, THAT LOST OF TRACTION WAS DUE TO ELEVATION OF THE TRUCK AND PRESSING THE GAS WHILE I TURNED LEFT. ON THE PAST THREE OCCASSIONS I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS TURNING, EVER WHILE TURNING. I LIKE MY TRUCK, BUT I COULD'VE HAD CAUSED SOME MAJOR CAR WRECKS DUE TO SOME MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALERSHIP BOTH TIMES AND THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BOTH TIMES. THE FINAL TIME, THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED A THIRD TIME.

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE LOSE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER. TRUCK BECAME AIR-BORN WITH SEVERE IMPACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

I HAVE ORIGINAL GOODYEAR TIRES ON MY TRUCK WHICH ARE HAVING BULGES ON THE SIDES OF TWO OF THE TIRES. I HAVE GONE TO TWO DEALERS-THE FIRST SAID THAT THEY WERE SAFE AND WON'T REPLACE THEM FOR MY SAFETY;THE SECOND DEALER SAID THEY HAD NO WARRANTY ON THAT PARTICULAR MODEL EVEN THOUGH THEY OFFERED SIMILAR TIRES HAVING WARRANTIES TO 60,000 MILES. MY CONCERN IS FOR FIRST THE SAFETY OTHER FELLOW DRIVERS WHO MAY NOT NOTICE THIS DEFECT. SECOND, THE COMPANIES INABILITY TO REPORT AND REPLACE MY TIRES,OR REPORT THIS TO CORPORATE. I WILL WATCH THIS DEFECT ON MY TRUCK, BUT MY CONCERN IS FOR THOSE ON LONG AND FAST TRIPS. I REMEMBER THE OTHER DEFECTS ON TIRES AND THOSE POOR PEOPLES PROBLEM. *JB

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT ORIGINAL TIRES P22570R15 OT8XUU1PO3501. WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH, TRUCK SUDDENLY PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, FORCING CONSUMER OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PASSENGER'S RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD BLOWN. DRIVER NOTICED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL JUST ABOVE THE BEAD OF THE RIM THAT RUPTURED. *AK CONSUMER IS ASKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE TIRES. *YD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA B3000. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE PARKED VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK REST FAILED. HE CURRENTLY HAS A BOX BEHIND THE BACK REST TO KEEP IT ERECT. THE DEALER WANTS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT AND CHARGE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CONTACT DOES NOT WANT TO LEAVE HIS VEHICLE OVERNIGHT OR PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. HE FEELS THAT IT IS MAZDA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THE FAILURE FOR FREE. THE CONTACT PLANS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I LEANED BACK TO GET CHANGE OUT OF MY POCKET AND DRIVERS SEAT BROKE AND RECLINED COMPLETELY, I WAS NOT ON THE STREET. I TOOK THE TRUCK, (2002 MAZDA B3000, 41300 MILES) TO THE DEALER "HOLIDAY MAZDA, FOND DU LAC,WI" AND HAD THE PART REPLACED (PART # ZZ99-57-002 DESCRIPTION "SEAT RECLINER BOLT") I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FAILURE, IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART, IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, I CAN JUST IMAGINE THE RESULTS. *NM

PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK FUSE IS OK FUSE SLOT HAS POWER LAMP WAS REPLACED STILL DOES NOT WORK. *TR