1994 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED, CRASHED INTO A FENCE, AND DROVE OVER THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT WHERE THE FAILURE RECURRED, ALMOST STRIKING TWO POL...

TIRES PURCHASED FROM SAM'S CLUB IN 12/09 HAVE CRACKS BETWEEN TREADS. I JUST NOTICED THIS AND WAS NEVER TOLD WHEN I HAD TIRE BALANCED AND ROTATED. ITS ON ALL FOUR TIRES AND READ IT MAY SEPARATE. I HAD THE ROAD HAZARD AND OF COURSE ITS AN ON GOING ISSUE THAT SAM'S PLAYED IT SMART AND ONLY WARRANT ROAD...

Mileage: 260,000

APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MONTHS AGO I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE SURGING WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. UNABLE TO FIND ANY VACUUM LEAKS, I INSPECTED THE FUEL FILLER NECK TO FIND IT BADLY DETERIORATED IN THE AREA JUST ABOVE THE GAS TANK. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW OEM QUALITY NECK. AT THE SAME TIME I REPLACED THE ...

Mileage: 90,000

APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MONTHS AGO I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE SURGING WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. UNABLE TO FIND ANY VACUUM LEAKS, I INSPECTED THE FUEL FILLER NECK TO FIND IT BADLY DETERIORATED IN THE AREA JUST ABOVE THE GAS TANK. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW OEM QUALITY NECK. AT THE SAME TIME I REPLACED THE ...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MAZDA B4000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING, FUEL WOULD SPILL BACK OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK. SHE ALSO NOTICED A FUEL LEAK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL FILLER HOSE WAS FR...

Mileage: 202,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MAZDA B3000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED AND NOTICED A FRACTURE IN THE FUEL LINE HOSE. THE CONTACT CALLED BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD BY BOTH PARTIES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHT...

Mileage: 189,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MAZDA B-3000 PICK UP. THE FUEL LINE HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK. CONSEQUENTLY DURING FUELING GASOLINE LEAKS FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN CAUSE A FIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 323,000 MILES.

PARKING BRAKE NON-FUNCTIONAL. FUEL LEAK, NOT ABLE TO LOCATE. REPAIR SHOP CLAIMS PROBABLE NO UNDER WARRANTY. BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER IS FAILING. ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED,PADS REPLACED. DRIVERS SEAT BACK BROKEN. REPAIRED. BROKEN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

PARKING BRAKE NON-FUNCTIONAL. FUEL LEAK, NOT ABLE TO LOCATE. REPAIR SHOP CLAIMS PROBABLE NO UNDER WARRANTY. BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER IS FAILING. ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED,PADS REPLACED. DRIVERS SEAT BACK BROKEN. REPAIRED. BROKEN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

PARKING BRAKE NON-FUNCTIONAL. FUEL LEAK, NOT ABLE TO LOCATE. REPAIR SHOP CLAIMS PROBABLE NO UNDER WARRANTY. BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER IS FAILING. ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED,PADS REPLACED. DRIVERS SEAT BACK BROKEN. REPAIRED. BROKEN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THE FILLER TUBE GOING TO THE GAS TANK RUPTURED. WHEN I FILLED THE TANK, GAS SPILLED ON THE GROUND. FUMES ARE ALWAYS AROUND THE TRUCK. I PAID TO HAVE THIS TUBE REPLACED. THE TRUCK HAD 53 K MILES. NOW IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING AT 74 K MILES. I THINK THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND IS COST...

Mileage: 53,906

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MAZDA B400. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND WHILE HE WAS PUMPING FUEL INTO THE TANK. HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 94V111002 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 98,...

Mileage: 92,000

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT FUEL LINE IN HIS 1994 MAZDA B3000 WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL. HE CALL MAZDA AND GAVE THEM HIS VIN BUT THEY STATED THAT HIS VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE THE RECALL EXTENDED TO INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 120,000

ON LONG TRIPS, OFTEN IN COLD, WET OR SNOWY WEATHER, THE ENGINE WILL OCCASIONALLY REV OUT OF CONTROL. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF THE THROTTLE CABLE ICING UP BECAUSE TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING IT (WHICH IS THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO WHILE STILL MOVING ON ICY ROADS) TEMPORARILY RESOLVES THE...

ON LONG TRIPS, OFTEN IN COLD, WET OR SNOWY WEATHER, THE ENGINE WILL OCCASIONALLY REV OUT OF CONTROL. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF THE THROTTLE CABLE ICING UP BECAUSE TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING IT (WHICH IS THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO WHILE STILL MOVING ON ICY ROADS) TEMPORARILY RESOLVES THE...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL FILLER HOSE CRACKED WHICH RESULTED IN A LEAK. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE FUEL TANK THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE THAT LEAKED AROUND THE FILLER NECK AND FORMED A LARGE PUDDLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FILLER HOSE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT R...

Mileage: 72,000

MY 1994 MAZDA B3000 PICKUP (I.E. FORD RANGER) LEAKS GASOLINE WHEN BEING FILLED AT THE FILLING STATION DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL TANK FILLER NECK. FUEL SPILLS ON THE GROUND OF FILLING STATION (APPROX 1/2 GAL) AND IS A FIRE HAZARD. COST TO REPLACE FUEL FILLER NECK IS $280 FROM FORD DEALERSHIP, NOT INCLUD...

Mileage: 114,000

DT: THE GAS TANK FILLER HOSE ON THE MAZDA PICK UP TRUCK IS FAULTY AND IS LEAKING GASOLINE WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, AND FUMES WHEN THE TANK IS HALF FULL OR LESS. IN THE CONSUMER'S RESEARCH HE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. MADZA IS CHARGING $400.00 FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN ...

Mileage: 10,000

GAS SPILL OF APPROX. 1/4 GALLLON AT END OF EVERY FILL UP.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE A 1994 MAZDA B3000 WITH 75000 MILES AND AFTER TEN YEARS THE TANK HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN AN AREA THAT IS PROTECTED FROM ROAD DEBRIS AND HAS NO STREES OR FLEX . I BELEIVE THAT THIS TANK WHILE IT IS TEN YEARS OLD IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE RESULT COULD BE FIRE...

Mileage: 76,000

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE-CHECK ATTACHED PAID BILLS TO DETERMINE IF ANY REPAIRS QUALIFY FOR RECALL. *BF THE DRIVABILITY PROBLEM WAS CONSTANT AND WAS PRESENT DURING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE EGR WAS FOUND RUSTED AND ALLOWED INCORRECT EGR FLOW. *SC

DURING A TRIP FROM HOME TO STORE, THE DASH LIGHTS FOR THE ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM CAME ON WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. ANOTHER DRIVER MADE A U-TURN IN FRONT OF ME PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL AT THE STORE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN AN EVASIVE MANUEVER. THE BRAKES L,OCKED UP AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE CO...

Mileage: 91,125

DURING A TRIP FROM HOME TO STORE, THE DASH LIGHTS FOR THE ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM CAME ON WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. ANOTHER DRIVER MADE A U-TURN IN FRONT OF ME PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL AT THE STORE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN AN EVASIVE MANUEVER. THE BRAKES L,OCKED UP AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE CO...

Mileage: 91,125

THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND ROOF HAS BUBBLED AND FLAKED OFF. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK WITH 8,000 MILES ON IT. I CONSISTENTLY WASHED AND WAXED THE TRUCK.(WAXED 5-7 TIMES YEARLY). THE BODY SHOP I TOOK THE TRUCK TO SAID THIS WAS POOR QUALITY WORK AND THEY WERE SUPRISED TO HERE THIS WAS FROM THE FACTORY AND ...

Mileage: 93,000

THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND ROOF HAS BUBBLED AND FLAKED OFF. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK WITH 8,000 MILES ON IT. I CONSISTENTLY WASHED AND WAXED THE TRUCK.(WAXED 5-7 TIMES YEARLY). THE BODY SHOP I TOOK THE TRUCK TO SAID THIS WAS POOR QUALITY WORK AND THEY WERE SUPRISED TO HERE THIS WAS FROM THE FACTORY AND ...

Mileage: 93,000

I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL ASSEMBLY TWICE ON MY 1994 MAZDA B-3000 DUE TO LEAKING FUEL AND PAID $400.00 EACH OCCURENCE SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM THE DEALER. I TOOK NOTE OF RECALL NUMBER 94V111002 AND MAZDA STATES MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT MATCH. MY TRUCK SPECIFICATIONS MATCH AS MUCH AS I CAN TELL A...

Mileage: 76,000

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 130,000

MY TRUCK A 1994 MAZDA B-4000 4X4 LOST BRAKES AT 40 TO 45 MPH. I ENEDED UP DITCHING THE TRUCK TO AVOID HITTING A SCHOOLBUS THAT WAS LETTING OFF CHILDEREN A STOP. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD AND MAZDA. THE PROBLEM WAS WHERE THE RUBBER BRAKE LINE AND STEAL BRAKELINE C...

Mileage: 82,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE GAS PEDAL DESCENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE REACHED A SPEED OF 90 MPH. THE CONSUMER TIRED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK BY APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT THEY FAILED. THE CONSUME HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DE...

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE. *AK

HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION, WHICH IT COULD NOT PASS DUE TO LACK OF FUEL PRESSURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED MECHANIC AND HE SAID TO CHECK FUEL PIPE HOSE. IN FACT THERE WAS A LEAKAGE BELOW HOSE CLAMP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *JB

BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING WITHIN 4 BLOCKS OF HOME, THROWING ME SUDDENLY BACKWARD TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION. I LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY BUT VERY CAREFULLY DROVE HOME, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS WITHOUT THE BACK SUPPORT, PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT FOR BRAKING AND LOSS OF SEAT BELT SHOU...

ONE REAR BRAKE LOCKS UP UNDER LIGHT BRAKING WHEN WET/ICY OR UNDER HARD BRAKING WHEN DRY. SERVICED AND REPAIRED BY DEALER REPEATEDLY, INCLUDING 2 COMPLETE REAR BRAKE OVERHAULS. NOTHING DONE TO CHECK OUT OR REPAIR THE ABS AS FAR AS I KNOW. *AK

GAS FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE AFTER IT WARMED UP, USUALLY AFTER DRIVING 30-40 MILES.*AK

THE BRAKE SWITCH HAS FAILED 3 TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. THIS FAILURE RESULTS IN NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY MAZDA ON 5/29/97 AND 6/30/00. IT WAS REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME BY ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP ON 7/16/01. I BELIEVE THIS HIGH RATE OF FAILURE NEEDS TO ADDRE...

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING TO THIS COMPLAINT, BUT IN VIEW OF THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL (ON WILDERNESS P23575R15 TIRES - DOT VD), I THOUGHT I'D PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME INPUT ON THIS TIRE PROBLEM EPISODE. I SUSPECT THAT YOU LOOK FOR TRENDS...IF FOLKS DON'T LET YOU KNOW ABOUT SOMETHING, THEN THE S...

WHILE LOCKING SEAT BELTS THEY BECOME UNDONE TO DUE TO LATCH NOT LATCHING, CONSUMER UNABLE TO WEAR SEAT BELT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ON TRIPS THAT ARE 80 MILES OR LONGER DISTRIBUTOR CAP MODULE WILL HEAT UP, AND ENGINE WILL FAIL TO OPERATE. DEALER HAS FIXED VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ENGINE, BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS / COPIES OF RECEIPTS. *AK

ON TRIPS THAT ARE 80 MILES OR LONGER DISTRIBUTOR CAP MODULE WILL HEAT UP, AND ENGINE WILL FAIL TO OPERATE. DEALER HAS FIXED VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ENGINE, BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS / COPIES OF RECEIPTS. *AK

THROTTLE STICKS WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILLS, CONSUMER STATES THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO BRAKE AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *SLC

THERE ARE 3 RECALL #S IE: 94V111000,96V02400 & 94V169000 OF WHICH WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED.WHAT IS THE EXPERATION DATE OF THESE RECALLS? MY CLOSEST MAZDA DEALER IS 100 MILES AWAY,CAN A FORD DEALER MAKE THESE NO COST REPAIRS? THANK YOU. *AK

THERE ARE 3 RECALL #S IE: 94V111000,96V02400 & 94V169000 OF WHICH WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED.WHAT IS THE EXPERATION DATE OF THESE RECALLS? MY CLOSEST MAZDA DEALER IS 100 MILES AWAY,CAN A FORD DEALER MAKE THESE NO COST REPAIRS? THANK YOU. *AK

CONSUMER HAS NOT YET RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL 00T005 REGARDING FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235/75R15) AFTER FOLLOWING RECALL INSTRUCTIONS. *SLC

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MAIN BUSS IN THE MAIN FUSE BOX AND THE FUSE HOLDER TO THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FUSE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT START OR TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. NLM

FIRESTONE ATX TIRE (P235 75 R15) WENT FLAT DUE TO A CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL. CONSUMER'S TYPE OF TIRE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL, BUT FIRESTONE WON'T REIMBURSE BECAUSE THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED PRIOR TO JANUARY OF 2000. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRES (P265 75 R16) WERE EXPERIENCING CRACKING, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND IS WANTING TO KNOW IF HE IS ELLIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRES (P265 75 R16) WERE EXPERIENCING CRACKING, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND IS WANTING TO KNOW IF HE IS ELLIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

PE00 020; TIRES ARE NOT GIVING CONSUMER GOOD TIRE TRACTION . FIRESTONE TIRE, P22570R14. FIRESTONE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

IGNITION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ENGINE TO DIE, DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE.*SLC

PEOO 020 SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY SHE HEARD A RATTLE AND SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THEVEHICLE TO A LOCAL GAS STATION. THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE. THE FIRESTONE #2257014 THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED AND THE TREND SEPARTED. THE TIRE WAS BALD AND ALSO IT WAS A 105 %DEGREES THA...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT THE TRUCK STALLS OUT AT IDLE AND DURING DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE NOT LOST POWER STEERING BUT AM CONCERNED THAT WITH STALLLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS COUILD POSE A SAFETY PROBLEM. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS OR RECALLS THAT ...

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1994, B4000, P265/75R15 SIZE, DOT#: W29V1N3314. TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE AND CRACKED ON SIDE OF THE TREAD, CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE TIRE. FIRESTONE HAS INSPECTED THE TIRE. *AK FIRESTONE REPLACED THE ATX'S WITH BRIDGESTONE DUEL AT D693P-MET 265/75R15. *YH

TURN SIGNAL LEVER RETURNS TO OFF POSITION UNEXPECTEDLY. MOST OF THE TIME IT REMAINS IN THE ON POSITION UNTIL YOU ARE WELL INTO YOUR TURN. AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL POP TO THE OFF POSITION JUST AS YOU ARE STARTING YOUR TURN.

TURN SIGNAL LEVER RETURNS TO OFF POSITION UNEXPECTEDLY. MOST OF THE TIME IT REMAINS IN THE ON POSITION UNTIL YOU ARE WELL INTO YOUR TURN. AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL POP TO THE OFF POSITION JUST AS YOU ARE STARTING YOUR TURN.

TIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED ITSELF WHEN IT FAILED ON I-10 IN THE TUCSON AREA NEVER HAD ONE BLOW TO LITTLE PIECES LIKE THAT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P26575R15 )

AS A CONSUMER HE NOTICED THAT RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED, AND RADIAL PART WAS STICKING OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. IT WAS FIRESTONE TIRES SIZE P225/70R15 M/T. *AK THE B 4000 TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES PRODUCED BY FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE. THE CUSTOMER REPLACED IT AFTER TREAD SEPARATION OR RIG...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ARE STILL BAD. THE TIRES ARE WEARING WITH BUMP EVERY 1/2 INCH.

BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED I COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY PRESSING ON TEH BRAKE. ALMOST REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT 70 MPH. HAD SWITCHED REPLACED. HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 30,000 MILES LATER., HAD SWITCHED REPLACED A SECOND TIME

BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED I COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY PRESSING ON TEH BRAKE. ALMOST REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT 70 MPH. HAD SWITCHED REPLACED. HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 30,000 MILES LATER., HAD SWITCHED REPLACED A SECOND TIME

I HAVE HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE. THE FIRST WAS AN ORIGINAL ATX TIRE THAT HAD THE BELTS SEPERATE, CAUSING VIBRATION. I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE PRORATED WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT TIRE BLEW OUT AT 50 MILES AN HOUR. I STILL HAVE THIS TIRE IN MY POSSESION. I NOTICED IN THE PAP...

I AM TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED BY TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND BY MAZDA THAT IT ISNT BUT THAT THEY DONT KNOW WHY BUT THERE IS AND UNDETERMINED TIME AS TO FINDING A TRANSMISSION IT HAS BEEN 3 MONTHS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING 15 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE BECAME VERY HARD TO OPERATE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT THE BOLTS WHICH HELD STEERING BOX BROKE, CAUSING THE PROBLEM, DEALER REPLACED THE MOUNTING BOLTS. *AK *ML

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE ACTED ERRATICALLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEMS. ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEMS. ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NEVER WORKED. THERE MAYBE A SECRET WARRANTY ON THIS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 50 MPH HE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING FACE AND CHEST INJURIES. *AK

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED OVER AND OVER AGAIN DUE TO THE DESIGN FLAW OF THE SWITCH AND THE MOUNTING BRACKET. YH

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN FIRST STARTING THE TRUCK.THIS HAPPEN BEFORE AND WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, BUT HAS REOCCURRED AGAIN. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES (APPROXIMATELY EVERY 15-20,000 MILES). THIS MEANS THAT THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND NO INDICATION OF FAILURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE EQUIVALENT MODEL FORD (F150?) HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIX THE UNDE...

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WON'T RETRACT ONCE IT HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND FASTENED. WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN BUCKLE RELEASED. DRIVER MUST MANUALLY PULL BELT TIGHT WHEN ATTACHING BELT, USUALLY WITH MUCH EFFORT BECAUSE THE TAKE-UP REEL IS VERY STIFF. WHEN LEAVING THE TRUCK, DRIVER MUST AGAIN RE-TIGHTE...

AFTER SMELLING GAS AND SEEING A PUDDLE IN THE GARAGE FLOOR, OWNER HAD TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER FOUND THE FUEL TANK TO BE LEAKING FROM THE FORWARD PART OF THE TANK, RIGHT NEXT TO THE STRAP TIE DOWN POINT. FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WENT TO SLOW DOWN, AND CRUISE CONTROL SPEEDED UP. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES REAR WHEELS LOCK UP AND WON'T RELEASE, ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. VEHICLE HAS ABS ONLY IN REAR. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

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SLEEVE CONNECTING TIE ROD TO DRAG LINK DISCONNECTED FROM TIE ROD. LOSS OF STEERING IN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THREEDS ON BOTH THE TIE ROD AND SLEEVE APPEAR TO BE OK, UNSURE HOW THE SLEEVE SLIPPED OFF. I CAN PROVIDE VIN NUMBER IF NECESSARY.

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE REGULATION / GUIDELINES FOR MANUFACTURER PRVIDING INFORMATION TO CONSUMER ON MAINTENANCE FREE BATTERY. ON TWO OCCASIONS CONSUMER PURCHASED TWO DIFFERENT BATTERIES, AND BOTH HAVE NO INFORMATION ON THE CARE OF PRODUCTS. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

HAVE BEEN TOLD ON AT LEAST THREE SEPERATE OCCATIONS THAT PROBLEM W/ O2, THROTTLE POSITION AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSORS WAS " NOTHING THAT COULD BE FIXED AND THAT PROBLEM WOULD NOT INTENSIFY " AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ONLY A NUSANCE. RECENTLY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND ENGINE RAN ER...

THROTTLE CONTROL PEDAL STICKS TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP IN TRAFFIC. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS A RUBBING NOISE, AND CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MAZDA SHOP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER DUE TO THE RUBBING NOISE. DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKES, AND NO...

WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS A RUBBING NOISE, AND CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MAZDA SHOP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER DUE TO THE RUBBING NOISE. DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKES, AND NO...

VEHICLE'S REAR BEARINGS START SQUEALING, AND CANNOT DRIVE MORE THAN 25 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THE REAR BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. INCIDENT OCCURRED THREE TIMES PRIOR. REPAIRS BEING MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ORIGINAL FUEL TANK LEAKED GASOLINE. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT OR ANY OTHER EXTERNAL FORCE. THE ENTIRE TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A TANK THIS OLD SHOULD NOT RUPTURE. I WORK WITH A FELLOW WHO OWNS A 1994 FORD RANGER (SAME TRUCK) THAT ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A BAD TANK. ...

THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

ABS BRAKES ON REAR ALWAYS BEEN BAD, VERY GRABBY, LOCKUP WITH MEDIUM TO HARD PRESSURE. REPORTED TO DEALER, CHECKED, SAID "NO PROBLEM FOUND." THERE IS A PROBLEM, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM AND NOW IT IS GETTING WORSE. I'VE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS PR...

ABS BRAKES ON REAR ALWAYS BEEN BAD, VERY GRABBY, LOCKUP WITH MEDIUM TO HARD PRESSURE. REPORTED TO DEALER, CHECKED, SAID "NO PROBLEM FOUND." THERE IS A PROBLEM, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM AND NOW IT IS GETTING WORSE. I'VE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS PR...

PLASTIC FUEL TANK CRACKED, LEAKING GAS.

THE STUDS THAT ATTACH THE MASTER CYLINDER TO POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER BROKE, CAUSING THE MASTER CYLINDER TO SEPARATE FROM THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #96V024002. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE EXHIBITS KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM PASSENGER'S AREA OR REAR OF VEHICLE, GENERALLY FROM HEAT SHIELD. ALSO, BRAKES EITHER HESITATE/SLAM OR GRIND.IN ADDITION, ROUGH IDLING.

VEHICLE EXHIBITS KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM PASSENGER'S AREA OR REAR OF VEHICLE, GENERALLY FROM HEAT SHIELD. ALSO, BRAKES EITHER HESITATE/SLAM OR GRIND.IN ADDITION, ROUGH IDLING.

VEHICLE EXHIBITS KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM PASSENGER'S AREA OR REAR OF VEHICLE, GENERALLY FROM HEAT SHIELD. ALSO, BRAKES EITHER HESITATE/SLAM OR GRIND.IN ADDITION, ROUGH IDLING.

FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE CONTACTED A BEVELED CONCREDE BRIDGE RAILING AT FAIRLY LOW SPEED AND AT EXTREMELY OBLIQUE ANGLE, CAUSING ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE TO GO OUT OF CONTACT WITH ROADWAY. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CAME DOWN ON ALL 4 TIRES AND CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT SLID, HI...

FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE CONTACTED A BEVELED CONCREDE BRIDGE RAILING AT FAIRLY LOW SPEED AND AT EXTREMELY OBLIQUE ANGLE, CAUSING ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE TO GO OUT OF CONTACT WITH ROADWAY. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CAME DOWN ON ALL 4 TIRES AND CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT SLID, HI...

IGNITION WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT.

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE.

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, REPLACEMENT FAILED ALSO.

THE BRAKE PADS BROKE OFF THE METAL PLATE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL PULL EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. *AK

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL INTO A GAS PUMP, AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND THE GAS PUMP. *AK

THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN.

JUNE OF 96 THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DETACHED FROM ANCHORAGE AND COULD NOT BE USED. ON JAN. OF 97 DRIVER'S SIDE STARTED GOING BAD. BOTH BELTS COULD BE USED IFSEATS WERE MOVED BACK AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES SHE NEEDS THE SEAT UP CLOSE. WHEN SEAT IS UP TOO CLOSE BELTS A...

THROTTLE FREEZES WHEN TEMPERATURE IS VERY COLD, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

SEAT BELT STICKS WHEN BELT IS INSERTED DOWN SIDE UP INTO BUCKLE.

FRONT SUSPENSION BROKE, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE THEN IT FLIPPED OVER. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

WHEN GOING THROUGH RAIN WATER SPLASHES ONTO THE BELT, CAUSING BELT TO SLIP, RESULTING IN PARTIAL LOSS OF STEEERING AND BRAKES. *AK

ONCE THE ALTERNATOR IS CUT OUT, THE POWER DIES OUT AND THEN COMES BACK ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

KNOCKING NOISE IN COOLING SYSTEM, ALSO LEAK NEAR 'T' IN HEATER HOSE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN IN CONTACT WITH ROAD CRACKS OR DEVIATES, CARS PULLS TO THE LEFT. *AK

REAR WINDOW EMPLODED WHILE TRAVELING FREEWAY, SHOWERING INTERIOR W/GLASS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

POOR PAINT JOB/ CUT AND ABRAISIONS APPEAR THROUGHOUT THE PAINT. *AK

THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE. *DSH

THE REAR BRAKE SHOES GRAB WHEN THEIR MOISTURE IN AIR (HUMIDITY), OVERSENSATIVE BRAKES UNTIL BRAKE SHOES WARM UP *AK

THE REAR BRAKE SHOES GRAB WHEN THEIR MOISTURE IN AIR (HUMIDITY), OVERSENSATIVE BRAKES UNTIL BRAKE SHOES WARM UP *AK

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON VEHICLE, VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT. TT

RIDGEFIELD MOTOR IN CT SERVICED RECALL TWICE FOR EMERGENCY BRAKE. BRAKES RELEASED IN DRIVEWAY HITTING PARKED MOTORHOME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

WHEN DRIVING IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK-UP WITH NO WARNING. TT

GRINDING VIBRATION COMING FROM REAR END DUE TO CLUTCH TRACK SYSTEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

ON WET SURFACE EXPERIENCE BRAKE LOCKUP AND PEDAL FADED (ABS). TT

TRUCK HAS POOR STABILITY W/SEVERE BOUNCING STEERING JERKED OUT OF HAND. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP ON WET/UNSTABLE SURFACES. *AW

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, BATTERY LIGHT WILL COME ON; LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALL POWER.

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, BATTERY LIGHT WILL COME ON; LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALL POWER.

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, BATTERY LIGHT WILL COME ON; LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALL POWER.

CONSUMER WOULD MAZDA TO CHANGE DESIGN OF INSIDE DOOR HANDLE DUE TO ABILITY TO UNLOCK BY GRABBING HANDLE. *SD

VEHICLE NOT DESIGNED WITH INTERLOCK SYSTEM.

LOCATION OF SHIFT LEVER COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTALLY CHANGING GEARS WHEN REACHING FOR THE RADIO. *SD

EXCESSIVE END PLAY DUE TO AXEL RETAINING CLIP DROPPING OUT OF ITS GROOVE/ALLOWING AXEL TO SLIDE OUT OF AXEL HOUSING. *AK

SEAT BELTS HAVE POOR DESIGN, PREVENTING OCCUPANTS FROM MOVING ONCE SEAT BELTS ARE FASTENED *AK

FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION CAUSES UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. TT

FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION CAUSES UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. TT

REAR SPLIT IN HALF, REAR LEFT TIRE SEPARATED FROM REAR. TT

REAR SPLIT IN HALF, REAR LEFT TIRE SEPARATED FROM REAR. TT

FRONT RIGHT TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL,RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

FRONT BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED. TT

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH, ALSO SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING OR SLOWING DOWN.

REAR BRAKE SHOES REPLACED DUE TO GRINDING NOISE.

VEHICLE MAKES GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED DURING PANIC STOP, CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP/LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD

WHILE DRIVING THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT MANUFACTURER OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. TT

HAD VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHEN BRAKE GAVE AWAY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT

DURING MORNING START UP VEHICLE HESITATES AND STALLS. TT

VEHICLES FUEL SYSTEM SHUT OFF DID NOT WORK IN ACCIDENT.VEHICLE HAD ROLLED 3-4 TIMES. TT

5 SPEED TRANSMISSION HARD TO SHIFT, REPLACE CLUTCH MASTER, TO NO AVAIL, NOW DEALER SAYING PROBLEM IN DISC AND PRESSURE PLATE. TT

THRIFTY IMPORTS 94V169. DEALER DID NOT PERFORM THE RECALL WORK THEY JUST GLANCED AT IT. TT

REAR BRAKES EQUIPPED WITH ABS SYSTEM FAILED WHEN CONTACTED BY WATER. TT

METAL HINGE THAT SECURES THE SPARE TIRE STORED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. CREATES A CONDITION FOR TIRE WEAR. TT

BRAKES BECOME SOFT/PEDAL FADES UPON HARD STOPPING. *SKD

STAN OLSEN AUTO CENTER 94V169. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT SERVICED THE VEHICLE. ALSO DESCRIBE OTHER SAFETY DEFECTS. TT

REAR BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY LOCK UP.

BRAKES ARE SOFT ON OCCASIONS.

WINDSHEILD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK AFTER FREEZING WEATHER.

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-169002) *SKD

ENGINE HESITATES/MISSES, ALSO ENGINE SQUEALS.

CLUTCH HESITATES IN COLD WEATHER.

DRIVETRAIN MAKES NOISE IN REAR OF VEHICLE.

WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO A DRIVE WAY, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AT 15MPH, ROOF COLLAPSED. TT

WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO A DRIVE WAY, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AT 15MPH, ROOF COLLAPSED. TT