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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 …
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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. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10229387
50,000 miles · Dec 28, 2004
Power Train
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 12-28-04 . DEALER TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF 3800.00 . AT SPEEDS HIGH AND LOW IT WILL NOT SHIFT RIGHT. I TRIED TO GET HELP ON THIS PROBLEM AND MAZDA CORP SAID IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO MAYBE SOLVE. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10104650
26,000 miles · Sep 17, 2004
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control
WHILE DRIVING A TLOW SPEEDS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED GEARS. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE SPEED SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REPAIRED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10092589
52,875 miles · Apr 7, 2004
Power Train
THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 53,000 MILES. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10065705
Mileage unknown · Mar 3, 2004
Power Train
WHILE DRIVING GEAR SHIFT POPPED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN IN FIRST OR THIRD GEARS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10061222
86,859 miles · Dec 4, 2003
Power Train
WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT ANY SPEED,THE ENGINE REVS UP HIGH, BUT THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE ACCUMULATION INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH
NHTSA ODI #10050062
71,000 miles · May 20, 2003
Power Train
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 71000. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT I WOULD NEED NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $3100.00. THE TRUCK HAS HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT THE RECOMMENDED 30,000. *NLM
NHTSA ODI #10018989
Mileage unknown · Jan 27, 2003
Power TrainCrashInjury
BRITTLE METAL FAILURE IN REAR AXLE CAUSED A SHEAR NEAR THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50-55 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL SEVERAL TIMES.
NHTSA ODI #10003469
Mileage unknown · Sep 30, 2002
Power Train
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE REVERSING VEHICLE, HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED.THE DRIVE SHAFT FAILED.REPLACED PART, PROBLEM REACCURED. NLM
NHTSA ODI #8019795
Mileage unknown · Sep 30, 2002
Power Train
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS LIKE IT SHOULD. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED.THE PART IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD, HAD PART REPLACED, PROBLEM REACCURED. NLM
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. AN INTERIM NOTICE WAS SENT TO OWNERS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2007, DIRECTING THEM TO HAVE THE SPEED DEACTIVATION CONTROL SWITCH DISCONNECTED TEMPORARILY. A SECOND NOTIFICATION LETTER TO OWNERS WAS IN FEBRUARY 2008 ADVISING THEM TO RETURN TO DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF THE REPAIR PART. OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WHO DID NOT RECEIVE A PHASE 2 NOTICE AND HAVE NOT HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED WILL BE NOTIFIED BEGINNING AUGUST 6, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY BUILD DATE CODES ARE WITHIN THE SUSPECT RANGE. THOSE WITHIN THE SUSPECT DATE CODE RANGE WILL BE REPLACED.
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