1999 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK Complaints

ENGINE DEVELOPED ROUGH IDLE AT APPROX. 12000 MILES. DEALER SAYS FUEL PROBLEMS, HOWEVER I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL GAS STATIONS AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. ENGINE EXPERIENCES SLIGHT HESITATION ON TAKE OFF FROM STOP. ALSO ENGINE HAS STALLED WHEN TRUCK IS IN DRIVE POSSIBLY DUE TO SLOW AND ROUGH IDLE. HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SURGING UPON VIGOROUS ACCELERATION.

TIRE SHOWS SIGNS OF TREAD SEPERATION. FIRESTONE HAS NO REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME.( DOT NUMBER: 25377UR TIRE SIZE: 235/75/R15 )

HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEM WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, SIZE 245/75R16, WHERE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *AK FIRESTONE IS NOT RESPONSIVE TO EMAIL AND TELEPHONE INQUIRIES. THE CUSTMER FEELS THAT FIRESTONE AT EAST GIVE PRO-RATA CREDIT FOR BUYING ANOTHER MODEL. *YH

VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FRONTAL DAMAGE AT A IMPACT ESTIMATED AT 30-40MPH THAT RESULTED IN STATE FARM INSURANCE DEEMING THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. MY SON WAS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND HE RECEIVED A BROKEN NOSE AND IS GOING TO REQUIRE SURGERY AND IS HAVING HEADACHES . NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS: DRIVER OR PASSENGER DID DEPLOY!!! IF ANY FUTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS IS NEEDED AS TO CURRENT LOCATION OF VEHICLE ETC. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT ANYTIME. WHEN I CALLED MAZDA CORPORATION BY PHONE I WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT "THEY DO NOT LOOK INTO THINGS LIKE THIS". I AM CONVIENCED IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE OPERATED PROPERLY MY SON 'S INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH LESS AND MAY NOT HAVE RECEIVED ANY INJURY AT ALL. ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HARDWARE STORE WITH CONSUMER'S FOOT ON BRAKE, AND VEHICLE STILL ON. TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE, AND VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, HIT THE CURB, WENT UP ON THE SIDEWALK, AND STRAIGHT INTO THE STORE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS (MPH); ALSO STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AFTER WINDSHIELD WIPERS EON AT SPEED OF 65MPH PULLING CAR TO RIGHT RESULTING IN CRASH. THE AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK

WIND TUNNEL AFFECTS DRIVING AND RAIN IS COMING THROUGH DRIVER'S DOOR. TRUCK HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DAMAGED AND REPAIRED, UNKNOWN TO THE OWNER--FENDER AND DOOR ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT, AND THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN DRIVER DOOR AND BODY, ALLOWING RAIN AND WIND TO COME IN. HOOD HAS ALSO BEEN REFINISHED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM, STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML

WINDOW HAS POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN CONSUMER IS BACKING OUT. DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH THE TINTED WINDOWS AT NIGHT. *AK *ML

REPORTED TO MAZDA, THEY STATE THAT THEY WILL DO NOTHING UNLESS INSURANCE COMPANY REPORTS IT TO THEM. FARM BUREAU INSURANCE HAS DOCUMENTED FAILURE BUT WILL NOT REPORT TO MAZDA. HAVE PICTURES AND DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, SLID ON SOME GRAVEL AND STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT RIM OF MY TRUCK ON THE CURB. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, WARPED THE STEERING WHEEL, DESTROYED THE HORN AND CAUSED OVER $2500 DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. NO BODY DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE. MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS NORMAL. *AK