52 of the 888 complaints filed about the Mazda B-Series Truck are about the engine — 6% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1998.
52
Complaints
6%
Share of all complaints
3
Crashes
2
Fires
ENGINE
TRANSMISSION 1ST/2ND GEAR SYNCHROMESH WENT OUT 5 TIMES, FINALLY MAZDA ADMITTED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH ENGINE,3X WAS UNDER WARRANTY, LAST 2X I PAID ALL COSTS. JUDGE RULED AGAINST MAZDA IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT.
NHTSA complaint #11180839 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SALVAGED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,700.
NHTSA complaint #10622225 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA B3000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. A POLICE/FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400,000.
NHTSA complaint #10543487 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MONTHS AGO I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE SURGING WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. UNABLE TO FIND ANY VACUUM LEAKS, I INSPECTED THE FUEL FILLER NECK TO FIND IT BADLY DETERIORATED IN THE AREA JUST ABOVE THE GAS TANK. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW OEM QUALITY NECK. AT THE SAME TIME I REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR, REBUILT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. AFTERWARD, I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY SURGING UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING SO BADLY THAT I QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND STEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, NARROWLY AVOIDING A REAR END COLLISION. SINCE THEN I HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK ABOUT 100 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN 90,000 MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED. IT MAY NOT BE RELEVANT TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS ENGINE WAS BUILT WITHOUT AN EGR VALVE AND EGR VACUUM SOLENOID.
NHTSA complaint #10501042 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE HAD A HEAD GASKET REPLACE ON THIS 1998 MAZDA B4000 WITHIN 61,000 MILES. THE FIRST HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT WAS 1-21-2008. NOW THE SAME THING SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING AT 78,100 MILES ARE THERE ANY ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL? I ONLY DRIVE THE TRUCK TO WORK AND BACK WHICH IS ONLY ABOUT 5 MILES FROM MY HOME. ALSO THE FRONT END SUSPENSION MAKES A LOUD SQUEAKING/POPPING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OR HIT A ROUGH PLACE IN PAVEMENT. THE "KEY IN THE IGNITION" BUZZER KEEPS DINGING AFTER YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION.
NHTSA complaint #10452845 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THROTTLE STICKS WIDE OPEN ON MY 1998 MAZDA B2500 TRUCK. ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TURN ENGINE OFF TO SLOW DOWN. HAVE HAD IT IN TO MAZDA SHOP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. FIRST TIME UNDER WARRANTY, COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM SECOND TIME, MAZDA SAYS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT TO BE A FATAL STATISTIC, BECAUSE OF YET ANOTHER VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS FAILURE TO ACT.
NHTSA complaint #10308574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGH WAY AND BRAKED FOR THERE WAS TRAFFIC AHEAD AND AS SOON AS MY RPM WENT LOW MY TRUCK SUDDENLY HESITATED DEEPLY AND TURNED OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10281449 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM HAD INTERNAL CORROSION WHICH CAUSED HEATING FAILURE (THERMOSTAT). IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS AT OR BELOW ZERO, THE RISK OF FREEZING TO DEATH BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT HEAT PROPERLY COULD HAVE ITS CONSEQUENCES. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED (USED ENGINE) AT A COST OF $3000.00 THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED, MOST LIKELY BY INCORRECT ANTIFREEZE INSTALLED IN THE ENGINE. THIS WAS DONE EITHER AT THE FACTORY OR THE NEW CAR DEALERSHIP WHEN THE CAR WAS PREPED FOR SALE.
NHTSA complaint #10269801 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES. 1. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON DASH REPEATEDLY COMES ON AS WELL AS INSIDE LIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW AND NEVER REPAIRED CORRECTLY BY MAZDA FACILITY. 2. TRUCK HAS ORIGINAL WILDERNESS HT TIRES FROM FIRESTONE, WITH 22,000 MILES ON THEM, AND JUST HAD VIBRATION AND VEERING TO RIGHT. FOUND BALL ON TREAD OF DRIVERS SIDE STEER TIRE, WHERE APPARENTLY THE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE. THE DOT CODE ON THESE TIRES IS W2UU IPO479, P225/70R15 100S. THIS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2000 RECALL, ALTHOUGH I RECENTLY LEARNED THE HIGHWAY SAFETY BOARD FOUND THESE TIRES TO HAVE MORE COMPLAINTS THEN THE AT AND ATX THAT WERE RECALLED. 3. I TOO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL PRESSURE NOT REGISTERING UNTIL THE VEHICLES WAS WARMED UP AFTER TRAVELING A COUPLE MILES. DEALER SAID I HAD TO REPLACE SENDING UNIT WHICH THEY DIDN'T HAVE IN STOCK. I REMOVED OLD SENDING UNIT AND TURNED OVER ENGINE UNTIL IT BLEW OIL OUT THE POST THE SENDING UNIT GOES IN, AND ITS BEEN WORKING FINE EVERY SINCE USING THE SAME OLD SENDING UNIT. 4. THE BRAKE LIGHT ON TOP OF CAB, STARTED LEAKING WATER INTO CAB AROUND THE GASKET, SO I HAD TO SILICONE AROUND GASKET TO STOP LEAK. 5. HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING AND WOULD GO INTO NEUTRAL. THIS HAPPENED ON INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH. PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER AND AFTER TRIAL AND ERROR, FOUND THE ONLY WAY VEHICLE WOULD MOVE WAS TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE 1. DEALER SAID SENSOR WAS BAD IN TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED, AND NO PROBLEMS SINCE. 6. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN TRAVELING UP A HILL, ESPECIALLY IF PULLING A TRAILER, EVEN WHEN TRAILER IS EMPTY AND THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE RPM GAUGE SHOWS THE ENGINE RUNNING AT 5000 RPM AND TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT UNTIL YOU GET TO TOP OF HILL AND START DOWN OTHER SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #10229387 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I PURCHASED A NEW MAZDA 2300 MID MARCH 2007. THE STICKER STATED THAT IT GOT 28 MPG. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT I WAS GETTING APPROXIMATELY 11 TO 16 MPG. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED, ROGER BEASLEY'S PREMIER MAZDA. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND NO PROBLEM ,AND THE MANAGER STATED THAT WHAT IT ) IS AND SUPPOSSED TO GET. I TOOK THE TRUCK ITO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP,MAZDA SOUTH, AND THEY FOUND A FAULTY SENSOR. I NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS IDILING AT 2000 RPM. ON THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2007, I SMELLED GAS AND THE TRUCK'S ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THAT IS YOUR PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10187638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1991 MAZDA B-2600I STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *TS WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PUSHED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THE TRUCK SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER, TAILGATE AND TRUCK BED.
NHTSA complaint #10163703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE-CHECK ATTACHED PAID BILLS TO DETERMINE IF ANY REPAIRS QUALIFY FOR RECALL. *BF THE DRIVABILITY PROBLEM WAS CONSTANT AND WAS PRESENT DURING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE EGR WAS FOUND RUSTED AND ALLOWED INCORRECT EGR FLOW.
NHTSA complaint #10103391 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
B4000 TRUCK CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEATS. THERMOSTATS HAVE BEEN REPLACE 4 TIMES. TRUCK HAS BEEN WORKED ON BY CERTIFIED MECHANICS AT FORD DEALERSHIP. 2002 TRUCK OVERHEATED. THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE OVERFLOW BOTTLE BUT NONE IN THE RADIATOR. RADIATOR LEAKED AND HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. I REPLACED RADIATOR AND HEADS. 2004 REPEAT OF SAME INCIDENT OCCURED.
NHTSA complaint #10090957 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STICKS UNTILL TRUCK IS WARMED UP. USUALLY TAKES ANYWHEWRE FROM A FEW SECONDS TO AS MUCH AS 10 MINUTES TO REGISTER.
NHTSA complaint #10079227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON 3 TIMES IN 22000 KMS THE MECHANIC SAID NOT TO GO OVER 140KM. BOUGHT WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE SALES MAN NEVER TOLD ANY THING ABOUT IT. I HAVE PASSED CARS AND TRUCKS ON A FOUR LANE HIGH WAY AND SOME TIMES YOU GOT TO SPEED UP TO GET BUY.WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS 110 KM AND THEY MADE ME PAY $65 BUCKS TO FIX IT.SOMETHING I DIDNT EVEN NO ABOUT OR WAS TOLD.
NHTSA complaint #10071393 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTERMITTENT, RANDOM, ENGINE STALLING. THE 2002 MAZDA B3000 DUAL SPORT WILL STALL RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. SO FAR THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND UNDER DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEVERAL OTHER DUAL SPORT OWNERS I HAVE TALKED TO REPORT THE SAME STALLING CONDITION. DEALERSHIP REPAIR FACILITY HAS SO FAR BEEN UNABLE TO VERIFY A FAULT CONDITION LEADING TO ENGINE STALLING.
NHTSA complaint #10066164 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE IDLES AT @3500 RPMS INTERMINTENTLY
NHTSA complaint #10039573 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MANY TIMES REPORTED AND THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM? WHEN AT A STOP TRUCK WILL IDEL DOWN LOW AND WHEN TO ACCELERATE TRUCK LOSES POWER. NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND AFTER HAVING THAT CHECK THEY SAID I NEED TO HAVE THIS REPLACE (AFTER ONLY HAVING 27,861MILES)AND AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS TO MAZDA DEALER AND MAZDA CORP, THEY NOW FEEL THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIABLE FOR THIS REPAIR AND NOT THEM. EXPLAIN THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT (ABS) AT THIS MILEAGE, AND THE WAY THIS VEHICLE HAS RUN SINCE I HAD PURCHASED IT NEW.I NOW FEEL THAT THIS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND STILL HAVING TO USE MY VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK AND BACK KNOWING THAT SOON THIS MAY NOT WORK WHEN NEEDED! PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO REVIEW MY WORK ORDERS WITH MAZDA AND RELATED ISSUES WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT THEY JUST CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEMS WHEN I MAKE APOINTMENTS TO HAVE THEM FIXED.I FEEL THAT MY COMPLAINT IS WITH SAFETY ISSUES AND WOULD LIKE THEM TO HAVE THIS FIXED.CAN YOU HELP ME IN THIS MATTER? DO NOT KNOW WHO TO CONTACT ANYMORE, AND MAZDA HAD A REP LOOK OVER MY WORK ORDER AND SIAD THAT THEY WILL HAVE DON FROM WHERE I HAD PURCHASED FROM (MAZDAVILLAGE) IN CLEARWATER TO CONTACT ME ABOUT HAVING THIS FIXED. BUT NOTHING IS GOING TO BE DONE? PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU, BRUCE M. FERGUSON
NHTSA complaint #10020651 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. I HAD IT TOWED ONE OF THE TIMES. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN STALLING OUT ON ME WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP (SULLIVAN WATTS MAZDA) HAS SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK IN THE NEXT TIME I HAVE THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK DID STALL ONE LAST TIME WHILE I WAS TRYING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE TRUCK STALLED I LOST BRAKE PRESSURE AND POWER STEERING AND REAR ENDED A CAR, TOTALING IT. CAUSING $4,800 DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK.
NHTSA complaint #10010307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.