1999 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK Complaints

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO SB615642 (ENGINE PING). I HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM THE FIRST DAY THAT I DROVE MY TRUCK OFF THE LOT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ONLY TO BE TOLD EACH TIME THAT THEY EITHER COULD'NT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY OR BLAMED IT ON THE GAS I WAS USING. I FINALLY GOT TIRED OF THE RUN AROUND AND TOOK MATTERS INTO MY OWN HANDS. WHAT I FOUND WAS THAT, ACCORDING TO MY SERVICE MANUAL, THE FACTORY HAD INSTALLED THE WRONG TYPE SPARK PLUGS. THE FACTORY HAD INSTALLED "PLATINUM" TYPE PLUGS ON ONE SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND "REGULAR" PLUGS ON THE OTHER SIDE. I CROSS REFERENCED THE PLATINUM PLUGS AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE INTENDED FOR A 4.0 LITER ENGINE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE REGULAR PLUGS WERE INTENDED FOR. PROBABLY LEFT OVERS FROM FORD'S PINTO ASSEMBLY LINE. ANYWAY, ARMED WITH THIS EVIDENCE, I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND DEMANDED THAT THE CORRECT SPARK PLUGS FOR MY TRUCK BE INSTALLED. AFTER FIRST ACCUSING ME OF TAMPERING WITH THE VEHICLE THEY RELENTED AND INSTALLED THE CORRECT SPARK PLUGS. THAT WAS A WEEK AGO AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE SINCE. I'M BRINGING THIS ISSUE TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A PREVELANT PROBLEM (IF INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS ARE ANY INDICATION) TO OWNERS OF MAZDA B3000'S AND FORD RANGERS. BOTH WITH THE 3.0 LITER ENGINES. THANK YOU

SPARE TIRE IS SMALLER THAN ORIGINAL TIRE. ORIGINAL TIRE SIZE IS 265/75R15, SPARE TIRE SIZE IS 235/75R15. IN OWNERS MANUEL IT STATED THAT SPARE WAS SAME SIZE. WHEN CONTACTING DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID THEY COULD CHANGE INFORMATION AT ANY TIME THEY WANTED TO.*AK

THESE TIRES HAVE NOT YET FAILED IN AN EXTERNAL SENSE. THEY HAVE BEGUN TO MAKE A GROWLING SOUND THAT WAS NOT PRESENT EARLIER.I HAD THEM CHECKED THIS SUMMER WHEN THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR DIFFERENT TIRE SIZES AND THEY WERE JUDGED ALLRIGHT. THE NOISE HAS INCREASED ALTHOUGH FAILURE HAS NOT HAPPENED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75/15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75/15 )

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE, THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P225/70R15, THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS BLOWN AND SUSPECTS THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN 2 INJURIES. *SLC

ENGINE SPORADICALLY STALLS OUT. VEHICLE STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. DEALER CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLE. *AK THE DEALER HAS FIXED TFI MODULE TWICE. RECALL ON THE WIPER SWITCH BUT REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT AVALABLE. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 22570R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 22570R15 )

AT THREE THOUSEND MILES THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT THE INSIDE WAS FULL OF RUBBER AND THE SIDE WALLS WHERE SHOT. NO PUNCHER WAS FOUND. NOW MY TIRES MAKE A CONTENUS THUMP WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. LIKE MAYBE THERE COMMING APART. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 02 7476 TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)

SPARE TIRE IS THE WRONG SIZE TIRE FOR THIS VEHICLE, ITS DIAMETER IS 2 INCHES SMALLER. WHICH CAUSE WHEN USING THE SPARE TIRE, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

THIS TRUCK IS MANUFACTURED BY FORD, IT IS IDENTICAL TO THE FORD RANGER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW EXTERIOR BODY PANELS. THIS TRUCK HAS A MECHANICAL FLAW IN THE DRIVE LINE THAT FEELS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION BOUNCES OR "THUMPS UP AND DOWN" WHEN MODERATELY ACCELERATING FROM A STAND STILL. MY SERVICE CENTER HAS ATTEMPTED 4 REPAIRS AS PER MAZDA SERVICE BULLETINS, ALL HAVE FAILED. EACH TIME I CONTACT MY SERVICE CENTER REGARDING A REPAIR SOLUTION I AM TOLD THE SAME THING" MAZDA IS WORKING ON A FIX". I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES AND GAINED NO INFORMATION. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS DEFECT. IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME I HAVE LOCATED OTHER FORD RANGER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME MODELS DATING BACK TO 1994. WHEN THEY TURNED TO FORD FOR A REPAIR, THEY TOO WERE PUT ASIDE. WHAT ALARMS ME IS NHTSA HAS MANY BULLETINS WHERE FORD ACKNOWLEDGES MY SAME COMPLAINT, SOME BULLETINS DATING BACK TO 1997 MODEL YEAR. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS SOLD 100'S TO 1000'S OF RANGER AND RANGER EQUIVALENTS WITH THIS DESIGN DEFECT AS FIRST QUALITY, WHILE KNOWING THEY ARE NOT. TODAY, SEPT. 18,2000 A MAZDA REPRESENTATIVE HAS CONTACTED ME FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS PROBLEM BEGAN. HE SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I NEED HELP IN DIRECTING FORD TO AKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND RELEASE A FIX. I HAVE TOLERATED THIS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE FOR 25000 MILES AND I AM APPROACHING THE END OF MY WARRANTY. ANOTHER CONCERN OF MINE IS WHAT LONG TERM EFFECT THIS WILL HAVE ON OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS. PLEASE HELP IN ANYWAY POSSIBLE.

PE00-020; AFTER INSPECTING TIRES HAD FOUND OUT OF TREAD SEPARATION. MAZDA, B2500, 1999, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT, P225/70R15, DOT W2QU1TO78. *AK THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND DECLINED THE $60 THAT THE FIRESTONE DEALER OFFERED FOR THE TWO FAILED TIRES. *YH