FaultScore

FaultScore report

1999 Mazda B-Series Truck problems

Owners have filed 96 complaints about the 1999 Mazda B-Series Truck with NHTSA between 1999 and 2021. The largest single group is the tires. Across this model's run it ranks 2 of 16 worst.

D

FaultScore 77/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Mazda B-Series Truck.

How this is worked out

The numbers

96

Complaints

14

Crashes reported

1

Fires reported

13

Injuries reported

97,000 mi

Median mileage at failure

Half of reported failures happened before this

3%

Failed under 36,000 miles

Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty

What kind of bad

The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.

Complaint volume 92 vs 50 Severity 100 vs 50 Early failure 5 vs 50
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 92
Against the median year of the Mazda B-Series Truck. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 100
29.2% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
Early failure — 5
3% of failures with a mileage on record happened under 36,000 miles, against a national rate of 29%.

How 1999 compares with every other Mazda B-Series Truck

Click any bar to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1999 Mazda B-Series Truck

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Tires 12 12.5%

Median failure at 45,000 miles

Median failure at 82,000 miles

Body & Structure 11 11.5%

Median failure at 158,000 miles

Airbags 10 10.4%

9 crashes, 0 fires · median 98,500 mi

Median failure at 72,375 miles

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 9 9.4%

1 crashes, 0 fires · median 72,000 mi

Brakes 6 6.3%

2 crashes, 0 fires · median 84,387 mi

Fuel & Propulsion 5 5.2%

Median failure at 121,000 miles

Suspension 5 5.2%

Median failure at 257,650 miles

Electrical System 5 5.2%

0 crashes, 1 fires · median 72,000 mi

Engine & Cooling 4 4.2%

Median failure at 63,930 miles

Other & Unspecified 3 3.1%

Median failure at 165,650 miles

Seat Belts 2 2.1%

1 crashes, 0 fires · median 209,500 mi

Seats 1 1.0%

Median failure at 256,000 miles

Lights 1 1.0%

Median failure at 80,000 miles

Steering 1 1.0%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Exactly what failed

NHTSA files every complaint against a named sub-assembly, not just a system. This is the difference between knowing it was "the engine" and knowing which part of it — the list to hand a mechanic.

Body 5 15.6%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 5 15.6%
Gasoline 4 12.5%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 4 12.5%
Door 4 12.5%
Frontal 4 12.5%
Driveshaft 3 9.4%
Tread/Belt 3 9.4%

When it fails

Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.

25,000 – 49,999 miles 4 11.4%
50,000 – 74,999 miles 6 17.1%
75,000 – 99,999 miles 8 22.9%
100,000 – 149,999 miles 5 14.3%
150,000+ miles 12 34.3%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Apr 1999 peak 8 Jan 2021

Recalls on the 1999 Mazda B-Series Truck

A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.

United States — NHTSA

07V347000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.

Risk: THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

06E056000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CERTAIN AFTERMARKET FUEL FILTERS SOLD UNDER THE PUROLATOR BRAND NAME, P/N F65277, SHIPPED FROM JANUARY 16 THROUGH JUNE 2, 2006, FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT DESIGN, THE QUICK CONNECTORS MAY NOT FULLY SEAT WITH THE TUBE INTERFACE, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON MAKING THE CONNECTION MAY BELIEVE THAT THE QUICK CONNECTOR IS FULLY ATTACHED.

Risk: FAILURE OF THIS CONNECTION COULD LEAD TO FUEL SPILLAGE AND, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

00T005000

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

TIRE DESCRIPTION: FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, SIZE P235/75R15, PRODUCED AT THE DECATUR, ILLINOIS TIRE PLANT AND ALL FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX AND RADIAL ATX II TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15. OPERATION OF THESE TIRES AT LOW INFLATION PRESSURES, HIGH SPEED, AND IN HOT WEATHER, CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SEPARATION OF THE TIRE TREAD.

Risk: IF THE TREAD SEPARATES FROM THE TIRE, THE DRIVER CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.

99V062002

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 1998-1998 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCKS (B2500, B3000 AND B4000) EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND BUILT FROM JANUARY 1998 THROUGH MARCH 4, 1999. A CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAN INTERFERE WITH THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO PULLEY AND NOT ALLOW THE THROTTLE TO RETURN TO IDLE WHEN DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL.

Risk: IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS USED AND THIS CONDITION IS PRESENT, A STUCK THROTTLE COULD RESULT, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CRASH.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

at 287,000 miles Cleveland, TN Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 MAZDA B2500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE CRASH, AND THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DID NOT TIGHTEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM A BROKEN NECK AND SPINAL DAMAGE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 287,000.

NHTSA complaint #11080256 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 287,000 miles Cleveland, TN Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 MAZDA B2500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE CRASH, AND THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DID NOT TIGHTEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM A BROKEN NECK AND SPINAL DAMAGE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 287,000.

NHTSA complaint #11080256 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 100,000 miles Beach Island, SC Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE, FLATTENED SPINAL CORD, PINCHED NERVE, AND CARPAL TUNNEL TO THE RIGHT HAND. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS FROM THE AIR BAG AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 04/06/15*LJ THE CONSUMER RECEIVED 5 STITCHES FOR FACIAL LACERATIONS AND WAS AWARDED PERMANENT DISABILITY. UPDATED 6/25/2015

NHTSA complaint #10690535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 159,000 miles Deland, FL Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

I WENT TO THE TRUCK IN THE MORNING TO FIND THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE SOMETIME BETWEEN 11PM AND 8AM IN THE MORNING. THE FIRE MELTED ABOUT 70% OF THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD, AND MELTED THE INTERIOR MOLDING NEXT TO THE DRIVERS SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #10208533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 84,387 miles THE Rock, GA Crash 1 injured

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

DRIVING ON PAVED ROAD APPROACHING STOP SIGN, PRESSED PEDAL HAD FULL PEDAL NO BRAKES. PROCEEDED OUT ON TO STATE HWY. I WAS STRUCK ON THE BED AREA BY ANOTHER PASSENGER P.U. TRUCK, TRAVELING AT HWY. SPEED.

NHTSA complaint #10206508 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 97,000 miles LAS Vegas, NV Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

1999 MAZDA B400 WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, TOTALING THE TRUCK, AND NIETHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.

NHTSA complaint #10039398 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

at 259,300 miles Bayville, NJ

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

VEHICLE FRAME IS CRACKED/RUSTED, STRUT MOUNTS RUSTED, FUEL TANK TIE DOWN RUSTED.

NHTSA complaint #11389450 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 259,300 miles Bayville, NJ

SUSPENSION

VEHICLE FRAME IS CRACKED/RUSTED, STRUT MOUNTS RUSTED, FUEL TANK TIE DOWN RUSTED.

NHTSA complaint #11389450 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 259,300 miles Bayville, NJ

STRUCTURE:BODY

VEHICLE FRAME IS CRACKED/RUSTED, STRUT MOUNTS RUSTED, FUEL TANK TIE DOWN RUSTED.

NHTSA complaint #11389450 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 256,000 miles Bayville, NJ

SEATS

ENTIRE TRUCK BODY FRAME IS RUSTING OUT, FUEL TANK BRACKETS RUSTED OUT, SEAT CUSHION SUPPORT ON DRIVERS SIDE BROKEN

NHTSA complaint #11310234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 256,000 miles Bayville, NJ

SUSPENSION

ENTIRE TRUCK BODY FRAME IS RUSTING OUT, FUEL TANK BRACKETS RUSTED OUT, SEAT CUSHION SUPPORT ON DRIVERS SIDE BROKEN

NHTSA complaint #11310234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 256,000 miles Bayville, NJ

STRUCTURE:BODY

ENTIRE TRUCK BODY FRAME IS RUSTING OUT, FUEL TANK BRACKETS RUSTED OUT, SEAT CUSHION SUPPORT ON DRIVERS SIDE BROKEN

NHTSA complaint #11310234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 287,000 miles Cleveland, TN Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 MAZDA B2500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE CRASH, AND THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DID NOT TIGHTEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM A BROKEN NECK AND SPINAL DAMAGE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 287,000.

NHTSA complaint #11080256 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 287,000 miles Cleveland, TN Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 MAZDA B2500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE CRASH, AND THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DID NOT TIGHTEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM A BROKEN NECK AND SPINAL DAMAGE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 287,000.

NHTSA complaint #11080256 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 50,000 miles Oakton, VA

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL: RIGHT SIDE KEY CONTROL OF PASSENGER AIR BAG DOES NOT WORK. LIGHT STAYS ON INDEPENDENT OF KEY POSITION. OTHER THAN THE CONTROL NOT WORKING THERE IS NO ISSUE OTHER THAN WHETHER OR NOT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL WORK.

NHTSA complaint #11078273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Marble, NC

SUSPENSION

UNDERCARRIAGE COMPLETELY RUSTING AWAY. GAS TANK SUPPORTS CRACKED AND RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

NHTSA complaint #10897019 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Marble, NC

STRUCTURE:BODY

UNDERCARRIAGE COMPLETELY RUSTING AWAY. GAS TANK SUPPORTS CRACKED AND RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

NHTSA complaint #10897019 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 175,000 miles Yulee, FL

STRUCTURE:BODY

FRAME IS RUSTED THREW AT REAR LEFT SPRING SHACKLE BRACKET ALONG WITH REAR SPRING SHACKLES. IS MAZDA ADDRESSING THIS AS TOYOTA DID? I UNDERSTAND THIS IS COMMON MAZDA TRUCKS AND FORD RANGERS.

NHTSA complaint #10819407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 100,000 miles Beach Island, SC Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE, FLATTENED SPINAL CORD, PINCHED NERVE, AND CARPAL TUNNEL TO THE RIGHT HAND. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS FROM THE AIR BAG AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 04/06/15*LJ THE CONSUMER RECEIVED 5 STITCHES FOR FACIAL LACERATIONS AND WAS AWARDED PERMANENT DISABILITY. UPDATED 6/25/2015

NHTSA complaint #10690535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 121,000 miles Laredo, TX

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

GAS TANK LEAKS THROUGH REAR SIDE PLUG OF TANK. THIS HAPPENED AFTER FUEL PRESSURE TAKEN AT TIME OF SAFETY INSPECTION.

NHTSA complaint #10556906 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 41,800 miles Farmingdale, NY

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

I HAVE A 99' MAZDA B 3000 W/42,000 MI. WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK HOME FROM WORK,HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR. CHECKED BED THEN UNDERNEATH.DISCOVERED A LARGE CRACK IN THE TRUCK'S FRAME BELOW THE SHOCK TOWER,WITH A LOT OF RUST THE TRUCK CAN NO LONGER BE DRIVEN.

NHTSA complaint #10392971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 97,000 miles Gray, ME

STRUCTURE:BODY

MY FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I WENT TO GET THE TRUCK INSPECTED AND MY MECHANIC SAID THE FRAME WAS VERY THIN. HE SAID THAT IT MAY NOT EVEN LAST ANOTHER YEAR AND THAT NEXT YEAR IF HE DOES INSPECTION THE FRAME MAKE BREAK WHILE ON THE LIFT! I LIVE IN MAINE AND HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE TRUCK, WASHING IT REGULARLY. SEEMS LIKE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS UNSETTLING. THE TRUCK IS IS IN GREAT SHAPE OTHERWISE. I WISH I COULD GET MORE MILES OUT OF IT. SEEMS LIKE SUCH A WASTE.... .ONLY 97,000 MILES ON IT.

NHTSA complaint #10389428 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 132,000 miles Edmond, OK

SEAT BELTS

A TRW SEAT BUCKLE HAS FAILED IN A 1999 MAZDA B3000. THE BUCKLE WILL NOT RETAIN THE LATCH. THE BUCKLE FAILED ON NOV. 19, 2009. THE MAZDA WAS TAKEN TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP FOR RESOLUTION. DEALERSHIP ISSUED REPAIR TICKET OF APPROXIMATELY $250.00. NO BUCKLE WAS IN INVENTORY TO REPLACE AT THAT TIME.

NHTSA complaint #10293274 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 158,000 miles Milford, PA

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

10 YEARS IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA HAVE CAUSED LITTLE TO NO RUST ON 3 OTHER FORD VEHICLES IN THE FAMILY, BUT MY TRUCK GOT HIT WITH AN EXTREME CASE OF RUST. NO MAJOR OFFROADING OR MUDDING, NO JUMPING/ABUSING THE TRUCK WHATSOEVER. TOYOTA RECALLED THE FRAMES OF THEIR PICKUPS, AND I *BELIEVE* THAT FORD GOT THEIR FRAMES FROM THE SAME STEEL MANUFACTURER. I SPECULATE THAT STEEL MANUFACTURER, AND/OR FORD, DID NOT "DIP" THESE FRAMES IN ANY ANTI-RUST FORMULA. FRAME RUST/ROT/CRACKING ON A 1999 MAZDA B4000 4X4 (THE TRUCK IS/WAS MADE BY FORD, 98% THE SAME AS A FORD RANGER). REAR LEAFSPRING SHACKLES FULLY CORRODED AND EXTREME RUST AROUND SPARETIRE CARRIER. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE LATE 90'S - EARLY 2000'S RANGERS. NEW REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLES WERE ADDED IN PLACE OF THE ROTTED OUT SHACKLES. FRAME WAS WELDED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT REAR UPPER SHOCK MOUNT WHERE FRAME CRACKED. IT IS NOW CRACKED AGAIN. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN THROUGH ANY ABUSE. IT'S BEEN PRIMARILY A HIGHWAY VEHICLE IN THE FAMILY.

NHTSA complaint #10292351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Haine City, FL

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I HAD A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE DEALER THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH ON MY TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA, WHERE THEY REPLACED IT, BUT LET THE WIRES JUST HANGING LOOSE IN THE ENGINE, VERY SLOPPY WORK, ALSO PRIOR THE RECALL THE SWITCH BURNT OUT MELTING THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL, THEY SAID THEY DON'T COVER THAT EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH THEY RECALLED CAUSED IT.

NHTSA complaint #10278970 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 80,000 miles Corcoran, MN

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA B4000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING IN HIS VEHICLE WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE FORCED HIM TO PULL OVER WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. HE REMOVED THE BULBS. IN ADDITION, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, WHICH COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY WORN DOWN THE BATTERY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE HIS COMPLAINT, BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 05/14/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY DOOR SWITCH.

NHTSA complaint #10266818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Grand Junction, CO

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

MAZDA SAFETY RECALL 4707H ON AN 1999 MAZDA B4000 TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP IS OVER 430 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10266948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 80,000 miles Corcoran, MN

INTERIOR LIGHTING

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA B4000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING IN HIS VEHICLE WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE FORCED HIM TO PULL OVER WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. HE REMOVED THE BULBS. IN ADDITION, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, WHICH COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY WORN DOWN THE BATTERY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE HIS COMPLAINT, BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 05/14/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY DOOR SWITCH.

NHTSA complaint #10266818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 52,000 miles Littlestown, PA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

DIFFERENTIAL SENSOR FAILED DURING DRIVING. AT 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE THE TRUCK IN DRIVE. AFTER FINALLY STOPPING THE TRUCK I DISCOVERED THAT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE 1, BUT IT WOULD MOVE IN DRIVE 2, SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK, THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON.

NHTSA complaint #10250187 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 82,000 miles Kannapolis, NC

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V347000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HE HAS BEEN WAITING ON THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR FOR A YEAR AND A HALF AND THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY STATING THAT THE PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED NOT TO USE HIS VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HE CALLED THE DEALER OVER SIX MONTHS AGO AND STATED THAT THEY SHOULD BE THE ONE CALLING HIM TO INFORM HIM WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED TIRE FAILURE WITH HIS ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES. THE TIRES ARE ALSO ON RECALL AND MAZDA STATED THAT HE SHOULD REPLACE THE TIRES. MAZDA ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE TIRES, BUT THEY NEVER DID. THE TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

NHTSA complaint #10237868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 161,000 miles Morrow, GA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA B4000. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE FUEL FILTER HAS NOT PROPERLY FIT THE QUICK CONNECTOR. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED THE DEALER MORE THAN SIX TIMES CONCERNING THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E056000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

NHTSA complaint #10231677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.