108 of the 888 complaints filed about the Mazda B-Series Truck are about the braking system — 12% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1994.
108
Complaints
12%
Share of all complaints
13
Crashes
1
Fires
SERVICE BRAKES
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NHTSA complaint #11491394 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
THE FRAME, SUSPENSION, AND BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED ALL AROUND BEFORE 75,000 MILES. BEFORE 80,000 MILES THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DECLARED NON-REPAIRABLE AS THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AT INSPECTION. TRUCK WAS LIGHTLY USED SINCE 2001 AND HAD NOT HIT 80,000. MILES BUT BECAME UNSAFE TO OPERATE DUE TO RUST.
NHTSA complaint #11098059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA B3000 4X4 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE, THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRAME AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. WHEN THE MAZDA WAS LIFTED TO REPAIR THE BRAKE LINE AND REPLACE THE BRAKES THE SPRING SHACKLES BROKE OFF DUE TO EXTREME RUST, COSTING AN ADDITIONAL $450. I THINK MAZDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE JUST AS TOYOTA RECALLED THEIR VEHICLES DUE TO EXTREME RUSTING. UPDATED 11/09/2011 *LN
NHTSA complaint #10428958 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE ON THE TRUCK RUPTURED DURING BREAKING. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT, SO THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #10321833 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA B3000. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 2-3 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOSER HE LIVED TO THE BEACH, THE GREATER THE CHANCE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED, BUT WILL BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED, IF NECESSARY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,700.
NHTSA complaint #10275899 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE NON-FUNCTIONAL. FUEL LEAK, NOT ABLE TO LOCATE. REPAIR SHOP CLAIMS PROBABLE NO UNDER WARRANTY. BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER IS FAILING. ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED,PADS REPLACED. DRIVERS SEAT BACK BROKEN. REPAIRED. BROKEN AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10262575 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PARKING BRAKE NON-FUNCTIONAL. FUEL LEAK, NOT ABLE TO LOCATE. REPAIR SHOP CLAIMS PROBABLE NO UNDER WARRANTY. BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER IS FAILING. ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED,PADS REPLACED. DRIVERS SEAT BACK BROKEN. REPAIRED. BROKEN AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10262575 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA B2500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE CONTACT MUST PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN TURN OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE OVERPOWERS THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE STOPPED BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. IN ADDITION, THE THROTTLE STICKS AND REMAINS OPEN. THE BRAKE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES REGARDING THE FAILURE, BUT NO FAILURE WAS IDENTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
NHTSA complaint #10233085 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA B2300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2007. SINCE THAT TIME, THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. EACH TIME SHE CALLS THE DEALER, SHE IS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE, POWERTRAIN, AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
NHTSA complaint #10220400 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA B3000. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE MAZDA DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2007. THE DEALER DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, HOWEVER, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2007. MAZDA RECONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND INFORMED HER THAT THE SAFETY RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HER VIN. SHE STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED WHEN SHE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,000.
NHTSA complaint #10204351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THIS VEHICLE WAS SMOLDERING BURNING AND SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS 5 TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE AS HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION ADDED WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND IT STILL LEAKS. THE BRAKES PADS WEAR TO FAST.
NHTSA complaint #10164675 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY MAZDA B3000 PICKUP WOULD NOT STOP AT A RED LIGHT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I ENGAGED THE BRAKE THE FRONT END SHOOK AND THEN THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT THERE WAS A LIGHT RAIN BUT I HAD NOT DRIVEN THROUGH ANY PUDDLES, THEREFORE I DON'T THINK IT WAS DUE TO "WET" BRAKES AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD. ULTIMATELY MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK, I ONLY HAVE 30K MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND I WILL FEAR DRIVING IT ONCE THE BODY HAS BEEN FIXED. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT WOULDN'T STOP AND I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING MECHANICALLY WRONG. I HAD OVER 2 CAR LENGTHS AND DUE TO THE FACT THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE, THERE IS NOT REASON IT SHOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED PRIOR TO IMPACTING ANOTHER VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10153430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY MAZDA TRUCK B300 V6 MODEL HAS LOCKED UP ON ITS BRAKES. THE VEHICLE COMES EQUIPPED WITH AN ABS (FOUR-WHEEN ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM) WHICH PREVENTS IT FROM LOCKING UP DURING DRIVING CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, ON FOUR VARIED SITUATIONS IN LOCATION, WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MILEAGE APART 20,000, 30,000-35,000, 40,000 (CONSIDERING THREE OF THEM WAS BEFORE I HIT 50K AND THEN AFTER GETTING MY 60K SERVICE MATIENANCE)61K, MY FRONT END TIRES LOCKED UP WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY; TURNING LEFTU NDERNEATH AN UNDERPASS; PROCEEDIN FORWARD ON A MAJOR ROAD IN HOUSTON, TX; AND WHILE JUST MAKING A NORMAL TURN, NOT A SHARP TURN, BUT TURNING INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD, AUSTIN, TX. I IN ALL OCCASSIONS HAVE HAD MY FOOT FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKES AND STILLI LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING, WITH BOTH MY HANDS ON THE WHEEL, AND HAD TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF AFTER MANAGING NOT TO HIT THE CAR DIRECTLY TO MY LEFT ON AT LEAST THREE REOCCURRENCES. ALL UNDER RAINY OR WET CONDITIONS WHERE THE ROAD WAS LEVEL, NORMAL, CONGESTED, OR GOING DOWNWARD ON A SMOOTH SLOPE IN ELEVATION. I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT, THAT LOST OF TRACTION WAS DUE TO ELEVATION OF THE TRUCK AND PRESSING THE GAS WHILE I TURNED LEFT. ON THE PAST THREE OCCASSIONS I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS TURNING, EVER WHILE TURNING. I LIKE MY TRUCK, BUT I COULD'VE HAD CAUSED SOME MAJOR CAR WRECKS DUE TO SOME MALFUNCTIONING.
NHTSA complaint #10105859 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
DURING A TRIP FROM HOME TO STORE, THE DASH LIGHTS FOR THE ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM CAME ON WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. ANOTHER DRIVER MADE A U-TURN IN FRONT OF ME PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL AT THE STORE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN AN EVASIVE MANUEVER. THE BRAKES L,OCKED UP AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THEY INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN 3 REVISIONS OF THE ORIGINAL ABS SYSTEM VALVE, INDICATING THAT MAZDA WAS AWARE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS VALVE. WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY INDICATION OF A RECALL OR PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10093435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER CHECKED THE BRAKES, AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKES ROTORS ON THE 2 FRONT WHEELS WERE CRACKED. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THEM.
NHTSA complaint #10075510 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10073586 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MY TRUCK A 1994 MAZDA B-4000 4X4 LOST BRAKES AT 40 TO 45 MPH. I ENEDED UP DITCHING THE TRUCK TO AVOID HITTING A SCHOOLBUS THAT WAS LETTING OFF CHILDEREN A STOP. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD AND MAZDA. THE PROBLEM WAS WHERE THE RUBBER BRAKE LINE AND STEAL BRAKELINE COME TOGETHER BLEW APART. THE RESULT IS A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES
NHTSA complaint #10056870 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
IN HOT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, FLORIDA, AFTER MY 1999 MAZDA B3000 HAS SAT IN THE PARKING LOT FORTHE DAY, THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS FAILED TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY, IT IS AS IF WHEN I STEP ON THE CLUTCH THE FLUID BLEEDS BY THE O RINGS AND THE CLUTCH FAILS HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR, THE SAME WITH THE BRAKES, WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES, THE FLUID IS LEAKING PAST THE O RINGS IN THE MASTER CYLINDER, MAKING A GURGLING/AERATING SOUND. AFTER YOU HAVE DRIVEN A FEW MILES AND AIR FLOW OVER THE AFFECTED COMPONENTS COOLS THE COMPONENTS, THE BRAKE NOISE ALMOST DISAPPEARS, AND THE CLUTCH WILL SOMETIMES COME BACK TO FULL POSITION, MOSTLY THOUGH IT WILL ONLY COME BACK UP TO HALF POSITION. WHEN YOU PARK THE VEHICLE IN THE SHADE OR IN A COOL AREA, OR IN THE WINTER, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. MY QUESTION, WAS THERE A DEFECTIVE BATCH OF O RINGS AND IS THERE A RECOURSE FOR MAUFACTURERS INVESTIGATION AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIR.
NHTSA complaint #10049003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FIRST PROBLEM -FRONT BRAKES MAKING VERY HIGH PITCH SQUELLING @ 2,949 MILES.SECEND TIME - AGAIN FRONT BRAKES MAKING HIGH PITCH SQUELLING @ 10,172 MILES.THIRD TIME - THIS TIME FRONT BRAKES SOUND LIKE THEY ARE GRINDING AND BRAKE PEDAL IS PULSATING @ 16,410 MILES.*AK ALL PROBLEMS WERE FIXED BY MAZDA AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA complaint #10025582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.