1999 Mazda B-SERIES Truck

THIS IS ABOUT AN ALREADY EXISTING RECALL FOR MAZDA 1998-2002 B-SERIES CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH SAFETY RECALL 4707H. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MAZDA REPRESENTATIVE SEVERAL TIMES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY ARE TELLING ME TO TAKE MY TRUCK DOWN TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT IS FINE EXCEPT THE NEAREST DEALER TO ME IS OVER 200 MILES AWAY. ACCORDING THE LETTER I GOT IT STATES THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. I DON'T FEEL IT IS SAFE TO BE DRIVING MY TRUCK THAT FAR IF IT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. I HAVE TRIED REPEATEDLY JUST TO GET THE PART SENT TO ME WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND I WILL HAVE IT FIXED LOCALLY. MAZDA REFUSES TO SEND THE PART SAYING THAT THE NHTSA WILL ONLY ALLOW MAZDA DEALERSHIPS TO INSTALL THE PART. IF THIS IS TRUE THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE IN MY SITUATION WHO JUST ARE NOT GOING TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AND CONTINUE DRIVING THERE TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DISTANCE TO THE NEAREST DEALER IS TO GREAT AND DOESN'T MAKE SENSE WHEN THE PART COULD BE SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO THEM AND INSTALLED BY A QUALIFIED ASE MECHANIC. ALL I WOULD LIKE IS TO HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PART SENT TO ME. AFTER ALL IT WAS THE MANUFACTURER'S MISTAKE AND I AM THE ONE WHO IS SUFFERING FROM IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA B3000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FORD RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH COMPONENT FOR HIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT MAZDA IS MANUFACTURED ON THE SAME ASSEMBLY LINE AND HAS THE SAME IDENTICAL PARTS AS THE FORD RANGER THAT WAS RECALLED. MAZDA STATED THAT THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO RECALL THE VEHICLE OR TO NOTIFY NHTSA. THE RECALL STATED THAT A FIRE COULD OCCUR. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,800. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL NUMBER FOR THE IDENTICAL FORD RANGER IS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 07V336000. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

BACKED VEHICLE ONTO RAMPS TO GET UNDERNEATH AND REPLACE SPEED SENSOR IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. VEHICLE ROLLED OFF STEEP END OF RAMPS, BOUNCING ABOUT 8 INCHES. AS A RESULT OF EITHER THE REPAIR OR THE BOUNCE, THE VEHICLE HAS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AND A DIAGNOSTIC P0455 (EECS LARGE LEAK). WHILE INVESTIGATING NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE APPARENTLY DOES NOT HAVE THE METAL SKID PAD UNDER THE GAS TANK, AND NEVER DID. EECS CANISTER APPEARS TO BE JUST IN FRONT OF THE SPARE TIRE, ALSO NONSTANDARD. BEGINNING TO THINK I WAS SOLD SOME SORT OF LEMON. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, ALSO HAS THE INTERMITTENT WIPER AND PINGING PROBLEMS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED.*AK

SHIFT KNOB HAS COME OFF WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1 TO 2 IN MIDDLE OF A SHIFT IN A COUPLE OF SITUATIONS, CAUSING MISSED SHIFTS, AND THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE KNOB IS ONLY HELD IN PLACE BY AN AXIAL PRESS SPLEEN, WITH NO REAL MEANS OF RETAINING THE KNOB IN PLACE SUCH AS A SET SCREW.*AK

MITSUBISHI B3000 TRUCK AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER NOTICED A ROUGH SHIFTING IN THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO NO AVAIL THE CONSUMER WENT ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AGAINST MAZDA TRUCKS ( B3000 4X4) BEING DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED MAZDA AND WAS TOLD HIS TRUCK WENT OUT OF WARRANTY THE DAY HE PURCHASED IT AND IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TC