Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
49
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Mazda B-series Truck.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AT INSPECTION STATION MEYER & SONS, 62 SHEFFIELD ROAD, EGREMONT, MA 01258: DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS CHECK; BUMPERS/FENDERS CH… |
| 2009-08-19 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | FRONT AND REAR LEAF SPRING SUPPORT MOUNTS ROTTED AWAY. *TR |
| 2008-10-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MAZDA B4000( N/A). THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH PROCEEDING TO A TRAFFIC STOP… |
| 2007-06-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MAZDA B-SERIES 4000. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CLUTCH FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ATTEMPTI… |
| 2006-10-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | UPON FILLING MAZDA 1997 B-2300 TRUCK WITH GAS NOTICED A STREAM OF FUEL LEAKING UNDER THE GAS TANK INCHES AWAY FROM EXHA… |
| 2006-02-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK IN MY MAZDA PICKUP TRUCK UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASED FALLING BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. FORTUNATELY I W… |
| 2005-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 MAZDA PICKUP CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF STICK… |
| 2004-12-01 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED … |
| 2002-10-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | NAR 03/05/2003 THE CONSUMER EXPERINCED SEVERE FRONT SUSPENSION VIBRATIONS AND DATE THE PROBLEM THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BE… |
| 2002-04-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN DRIVING, HARD TO ACCELARATE.*AK *SLC |
| 2002-03-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | RECEIVED BLOWN TIRE WHILE TRAVELING ON US 190. I HAD NO ADVANCE WARNING. THE TREAD IS ALMOST COMPLETELY SEPARATED FRO… |
| 2002-02-06 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE BACK REST OF SEAT COLLAPSED AND WOULD NOT STAY UP.*AK *JG |
| 2001-09-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BUCKLE FAILED. *YH |
| 2001-08-31 | TIRES | No | 0 | REPLACED MY FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ALL TERRAIN TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE FAILING. THE TIRES BELTS WERE PEELING FROM T… |
| 2001-08-11 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH IN RIGHT LANE ON RURAL HIGHWAY, I HEARD A THUD AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND WAS… |
| 2001-07-13 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE VERY UNCOOPERATIVE DUE TO TIRE SIZE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75R15) |
| 2001-05-28 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD JUST TURN ON AND START SPRAYING FLUID -- TOOK MANY ATTEMPTS TO TURN OFF.*AK |
| 2000-10-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | PE00 020; TOOK HIS VEHICLE INTO A GOODYEAR TIRE COMPANY, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT TIRES SHOWED STRESS MARKS, AND A… |
| 2000-08-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2FCIPR326 TIRE SIZE: P225 70R14 ) |
| 2000-07-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE AHEAD WITHOUT … |
| 2000-01-08 | TIRES | No | 0 | THIS SIZE TIRE IS NOT UNDER RECALL BUT SHOULD BE. THESE TIRES ARE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION NOW. FIRESTONE DEALERS HAVE … |
| 1999-12-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON DAY OR NIGHT, BLINDS DRIVER, ALSO REAR OUTSIDE LIGHT STAYS ON BLINDS DRIVERS BEHIND TRUCK |
| 1999-12-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO IN THE FORD RANGERS, MUFFLER AND SHIELD RATTLES TOGETHER |
| 1999-11-19 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DOME LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON BY ITSELF WHEN DRIVING, DEALER KNOWS OF PROBLEM, SAID IT WAS SWITCHES, CHANGED , BUT PROBLE… |
| 1999-10-10 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD COMING FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE … |
| 1999-07-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE IS GETTING CARBON ON THE PISTONS WHICH IS CAUSING KNOCKING NOISE. *ET |
| 1999-05-01 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | Yes | 0 | DOME LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. WITH THE DOME LIGHT ON AT NIGHT, DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO SEE OUTSIDE OF THE CAB. THIS PROBL… |
| 1999-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS. THE DEALERS CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH… |
| 1998-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH |
| 1998-09-03 | SEATS | Yes | 1 | SEAT FAILED TO SUPPORT HEAD AND SPINAL COLUMN DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES TO CONSUMERS NECK AND BACK. *SLC |
| 1998-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAK IN EXHAUST SYSTEM. |
| 1998-04-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE FRONT SUSPENSION VIBRATION WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO WEAR UNEVENLY, THE VEHICLE HAS BE… |
| 1998-04-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY VIBRATED, THE TIRES WERE REPLACED 5 TIMES, ALSO THE ABS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTEN… |
| 1998-01-26 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 50 MPH. CONSUMER BUMPED THE IGNITION KEY AND TURNED KEY TO OFF POSITION, AND STEERING W… |
| 1997-11-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT END SUSPENSION DRIFTS, ALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER NO IMPROVEMENT. |
| 1997-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CERTIFIED MECHANICS HAVE SAID THAT THE CAMBER CASTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHI… |
| 1997-11-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS OLD WHEN THE TIRES STARTED SHREDDING. WHEN I CONTACTED MAZDA AND FIRESTONE, I WA… |
| 1997-10-07 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | JUST AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM WITH MAZDA/FORD MANUFACTURED 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE MAKES NOISE UPON HARD ACCELERATION, DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND FOUND AS SYSTEMS WERE WITH MAZDA'S SPECS.*ET |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, IT IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND… |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | THESE TIRES HAVE ALWAYS HAD A VIBRATION EVEN AFTER REPEATED BALANCING. THEY NEED TO BE REBALANCED AFTER EACH 3,000 MILE… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHILE MAKES PING NOISE UPON HARD ACCELERATION. NLM |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | I NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH MY WIPERS, UNTILL MY SISTER BOUGHT A FORD RANGER NOT LONG AGO. THEN SHE STA… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR | Yes | 0 | WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LINES GEAR SHIFT KNOB CAME OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO BECOME DESTRUCTIVE … |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER WILL TURN ON BY ITSELF EVEN WITH SWITCH IN OFF POSITION, POSSIBLY DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLE… |
| — | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIM, THE OTHER TIRES ARE VIBRATING AND APPEAR TO BE … |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, FIRST INCIDENT WAS DUE TO FRAYED WIRING VEHI… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | TURNED OVER TO ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. WAITING FOR RESPONSE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | A LOUD NOISE OCCURS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BECOMES LOUDER AS THE VEHICLE HEATS UP. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO D… |