1999 Mazda B-SERIES Truck

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. *TR

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. *TR

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.

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.

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA B3000. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. HE IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN FOUR TO SIX WEEKS. HE CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD TAKE A FEW ADDITIONAL WEEKS TO ARRIVE. AS OF FEBRUARY 2008, THE CONTACT HAS YET TO RECEIVE A PART. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.