1994 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK Complaints

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

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 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 UNDERLYING PROBLEM. THE SWITCH AND / OR MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR THE SWITCH WAS CHANGED IN 1996 (AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT THE DEALER SAYS). THE FAILURE OF THIS SYSTEM CREATES A SIGNIFICANT SAFTEY PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY OTHERS. *AK

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-TIGHTEN BELT BECAUSE IT WILL NOT RETRACT AND SUBSEQUENTLY HANGS OUTSIDE THE DRIVER'S DOOR. WAS REPLACED--I BELIEVE--ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, BUT DEALER IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS AND I'M NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THE SERVICE RECORDS. SELLING DEALER IS ALSO NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. I'M NOT SURE HOW SECURE I AM IN THIS SLOPPY SEAT BELT, AND WOULD LIKE IT REPAIRED TO ASSURE MY--AND OTHER DRIVER'S--SAFETY. AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A FORD MADE PRODUCT. IT HAS HAD A FEW OTHER "STRANGE" DEFECTS, BUT THIS IS THE ONE I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT NOW. *AK

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. *AK

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