2002 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK Complaints

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

INTERMITTENT, RANDOM, ENGINE STALLING. THE 2002 MAZDA B3000 DUAL SPORT WILL STALL RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. SO FAR THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND UNDER DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEVERAL OTHER DUAL SPORT OWNERS I HAVE TALKED TO REPORT THE SAME STALLING CONDITION. DEALERSHIP REPAIR FACILITY HAS SO FAR BEEN UNABLE TO VERIFY A FAULT CONDITION LEADING TO ENGINE STALLING.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. VEHICLE HIT A TREE HEAD ON WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON 3 TIMES IN 22000 KMS THE MECHANIC SAID NOT TO GO OVER 140KM. BOUGHT WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE SALES MAN NEVER TOLD ANY THING ABOUT IT. I HAVE PASSED CARS AND TRUCKS ON A FOUR LANE HIGH WAY AND SOME TIMES YOU GOT TO SPEED UP TO GET BUY.WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS 110 KM AND THEY MADE ME PAY $65 BUCKS TO FIX IT.SOMETHING I DIDNT EVEN NO ABOUT OR WAS TOLD.