2002 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK Complaints

3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY TRUCK, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION BANGS LIKE SOMEONE HIT ME FROM THE REAR WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. IT ALSO SHUTTERS WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR.

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS PLUGGING IN A CELL PHONE CORD, AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE VEERED DOWN INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THEN, CAME BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY, SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND SLAMMED INTO A GUARDRAIL. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S CHILD SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES.*AK

CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS ENGAGED IN LOWER GEAR, WITH OUT PUSHING THE CLUTCH, THE VEHICLE HIT A WALL ,AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK THE CONSUMERS WIFE PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH AND STARTED THE VEHICLE, NOT REALIZING THAT THE TRUCK WAS LEFT IN FIRST GEAR INSTEAD OF SETTING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, SHE RELEASED THE CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY JERKED DIRECTLY INTO THE WALL IN FRONT OF IT. THIS CAUSED BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SIDE AIR BAG SWITCH BEING IN THE OFF POSITION, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ANYWAY. *SCC *JB

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

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE UNTIL SPEEDS OF 58-60 ARE REACHED - WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE COMPLAINT. DEALER TECH SAID VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT DURING 'AGRESSIVE ACCELERATING' . DRIVER MUST EASE UP ON GAS PEDAL BEFORE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT TO OVERDRIVE. SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. NEVER HEARD OF AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH SUCH REQUIREMENTS. NONE THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED REQUIRED AN EASING UP ON GAS IN ORDER TO SHIFT. WHEN I FOLLOWED DEALERS INSTRUCTIONS, VEHICLE WILL STILL NOT SHIFT UNTIL IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME. UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS, I CAN'T GET INTO OVERDRIVE FOR THE TRIPS I TAKE, SO THE OVERDRIVE DOES ME NO GOOD. VEHICLE GETS VERY POOR MILEAGE AS A RELULT. DON'T THINK THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. I ONLY HAVE LESS THAN 2000 MILES (SINCE OCT 2002) BECAUSE OF SUCH DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR MILEAGE.*AK

I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. I HAD IT TOWED ONE OF THE TIMES. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN STALLING OUT ON ME WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP (SULLIVAN WATTS MAZDA) HAS SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK IN THE NEXT TIME I HAVE THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK DID STALL ONE LAST TIME WHILE I WAS TRYING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE TRUCK STALLED I LOST BRAKE PRESSURE AND POWER STEERING AND REAR ENDED A CAR, TOTALING IT. CAUSING $4,800 DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK.*JB

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

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