2001 Mazda B-SERIES Truck

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON PASSENGER REAR SIDE OCCURRED ON 8/28/09 IN ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA. THE VEHICLE WAS A MAZDA B2300 (2001). THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES ON I95, WENT INTO THE DITCH & COLLIDED INTO THE GUARDRAIL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED HEAD WOUNDS AND FOUR BROKEN RIBS & HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO FLAGLER HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER SUFFERED NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA B3000. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 2-3 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOSER HE LIVED TO THE BEACH, THE GREATER THE CHANCE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED, BUT WILL BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED, IF NECESSARY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA B4000. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE IN 2003. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCHES PROPERLY AND THEN RELEASES ON ITS OWN. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V227002 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY) WAS REFERENCED. THE SEAT BELT WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IT WORKED PROPERLY IN 2001. THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE REPAIR WORK HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA B4000. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL AND IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT HE WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE IN MARCH OF 2008 STATING THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. HE CALLED THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALER. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATE 05/13/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED. UPDATED 05/13/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA B2300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2007. SINCE THAT TIME, THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. EACH TIME SHE CALLS THE DEALER, SHE IS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE, POWERTRAIN, AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE 60 MILES TO HAVE THE SWITCH DEACTIVATED. WHEN THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE, SHE WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR AND POSSIBLY LEAVE HER VEHICLE THERE OVERNIGHT. SHE STATED THAT THIS WAS UNREASONABLE BECAUSE SHE IS ELDERLY AND HER HUSBAND HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

DT: WITHIN THREE MONTHS THE FUEL LINE CAME LOSE TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED ON JUNE 26, 2005. ANOTHER CONSUMER ALERTED HIM THAT THERE WAS A BAD FUEL LEAKAGE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HE WAS TOLD THAT FUEL LINE CAME LOSE FROM THE FUEL FILTER. THEY DID NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE DONE TO FUEL LINE SO THEY JUST RECONNECTED IT. AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS TIME THE CONSUMER JUST HAPPENED TO NOTICE THAT THE MOTOR WAS SKIPPING AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS GOING DOWN QUICKLY. HE WAS ABLE TO GET SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. WHEN HE LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. WHEN HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, THEY SAID THAT THE FUEL LINE FROM THE TANK TO THE FUEL FILTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE REPAIRS DONE. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE FUEL LEAKAGE, AND THEY COULD FIND NO CAUSE FOR IT. *AK UPDATED 11/2/2005. *NM