1998 Mazda B-SERIES Truck

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA B4000. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V062002 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD NOT YET BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT WHEN OR IF THE PARTS HAD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MILEAGE WAS 181,823. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

VEHICLES THROTTLE STICK OPEN WHEN RELEASED. CANNOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. ONLY WAY TO SLOW DOWN IS TO TURN IGNITION OFF. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY ARE AWARE AND HAD TSB ON THIS DURING WARRANTY. TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. TOOK IT IN TWICE SINCE FOR SAME PROBLEM AND THEY SAY I NOW NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. WHEN THIS SITUATION HAPPENS, THERE IS NO CONTROL OF THE SPEED OF THIS VEHICLE.. EVEN STEPPING ON BRAKES DOESN'T HELP. I HAVE REPORTED THIS 3 TIMES TO YOU PRIOR, BUT WITH THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE MORE INTERESTED IN THIS NOW. I AM ALSO REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA, ALONG WITH A COPY OF THIS REPORT. *TR

MAZDA RECALL LETTER SAID TO TAKE VEHICLE TO CLOSEST DEALER FOR FREE REPAIR WORK STATING DEALERS HAD PARTS TO MAKE MY TRUCK SAFE. DROPPED TRUCK OFF FOR REPAIR ON OCT 9, 2008 AT AROUND 4:00PM. WAS TOLD I COULD PICK UP MY TRUCK ON THE 10TH AT AROUND THE SAME TIME. TOOK THE NEXT DAY OFF FROM WORK TO BE AVAILABLE WHEN THE DEALER CALLED TO PICK UP MY TRUCK. AT AROUND 3:00PM ON THE 10TH, I RECEIVED A MESSAGE TO CALL THE DEALER. SINCE I WAS TOLD TO BE AT THE DEALERS AT 4:00PM, I WASN'T NEAR MY PHONE WHEN THE MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED. AT AROUND 4:15PM I ARRIVED TO PICK UP MY TRUCK. I WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND COULD I MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. I TOLD THE SERVICE REP THE RECALL LETTER SAID THE DEALERS HAD THE PARTS TO COMPLETE THE JOB. HE THEN SAID WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT INTO THE SHOP, THERE WERE NO PARTS TO DO THE JOB. I SAID " YOU'VE HAD MY TRUCK FOR 24 HOURS AND IT'S STILL NOT REPAIRED." I'M VERY UNHAPPY WITH MAZDA'S HANDLING OF THIS SITUATION AND HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS. *TR

I HAVE HEARD THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES. I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 2500 PICKUP, SO MY TRUCK MAY HAVE SOME OF THE SOME PROBLEMS. LAST YEAR THE CRUISE CONTROL "ON" AND "OFF" BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH ARE BACK LIT, BECAME VERY HOT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON, REGARDLESS OF THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING ENGAGED OR NOT. THE CONTROL LIGHTS HAVE SINCE BURNED OUT. THIS IS A MINOR INCONVENIENCE IF IT IS ONLY A BURNED OUT LIGHT. IF THIS IS A PART OF A LARGER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AND IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *JB

DT: CONSUMER WAS PULLED OVER FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. HE CHANGED THE FUSE. WHEN CHANGING THE FUSE HE NOTICED SMOKE, AND FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS CORRODED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALER HAD NOT LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AS STATED IN THE FORD RECALL EVEN THOUGH HIS VEHICLE IS NOT A FORD, HOWEVER FORD DID MANUFACTURER THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB