2008 Mazda B-Series Truck Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2008 Mazda B-Series Truck, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Airbags981.8%
- Driver assistance19.1%
- Steering19.1%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
unknown. have been trying to get airbag recall scheduled with Jim Doran Mazda in Mcminnville, OR for months. 1st appointment no record of parts being ordered. now nobody can confirm parts being ordered for upcoming appointment.
TRUCK INVOLVED IN AUTO ACCIDENT INVOLVING A SUV RUNNING A RED LIGHT AT HIGH SPPED. TO AVOID BEING BROADSIDED DAUGHTER BRAKED HARD TO STOPPED BUT STILL HIT THE SUV REAR BUMPER AS HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THRU THE RED LIGHT.. DAUGHTER EXPECTED AIRBAGS TO DEPLOYED AND SHIELDED HER FACE. NO AIRBAGS. THIS WAS A FOUR LANE ROAD LEADING TO THE FREEWAY AT A INTERSECTION WITH DAUGHTER ENTERING WITH A GREEN LITE SEVERE WHIPLASH AND BACK PAINS. CURRENTLY AT THE HOSPITAL ER.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
THROTTLE STICKS AT ALL TIMES, TAKES UP TO 30 SECONDS TO RETURN TO IDLE. NO ENGINE BRAKING, YOU HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKES AT TIMES TO COMPENSATE FOR STICKING THROTTLE. DEALER IS CLAIMING THEY ALL DO IT. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT APPROX 60 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, THE STEERING LOCKED, UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL OR CONTROL THE TRUCK, IT VEERED TO THE LEFT, CROSSED OVER ONCOMING LANE, SLOWED THE TRUCK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD, CRASHED THE TRUCK, TOTAL LOSS. WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING DESPITE PULLING. PREVIOUSLY HAD NO TROUBLE WITH STEERING OR DRIVING THE TRUCK. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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