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2004 Mazda B-Series Engine problems

Owners have filed 12 complaints about the 2004 Mazda B-Series's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 24% of all its complaints, most recently on October 6, 2006. They describe 2 crashes, 0 fires and 1 injury. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
12
Recalls
0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
1
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Engine & coolingTransmission & drivetrainCrash1 injury

Car stalls at lights does not respond when accelerating have gone to back up and no response then car will just take off have had 2 accidents due to no acceleration fog and bugs in taillights airbag light on/off for no reason car has been to dealership for all recalls I am told I am not driving the car fast enough and am told I need to check my oil when I get gas. Too many problems to list dealer will fix but cannot duplicate some of the problems I experience have tried to contact manufacturer only to be put on hold to listen to zoom zoom music over and over. *Jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Power train · Unknown or otherNHTSA 10170125
Engine & cooling

Since february 2005 I have had my mazda rx8 serviced for engine noises, deceleration problems, stalling problems and restart problems. The vehicle begins to idle rough and just stalls out (twice in the middle of busy intersections with oncoming traffic-life threatening situation) and cannot be restarted. The vehicle has to be towed in to the dealership for restart. The pcm has been reflashed several times, plugs have been changed and the problem still persists. I am afraid for my life and will not let anyone...

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else ride in the car with me. The service department at the dealership is aware of the life threatening situation and I want to know if I have any recourse in getting mazda to buy back a car I cannot drive. My luck will run out in this vehicle and not only will I be injured or killed, but so will other drivers (oncoming traffic or traffic behind me). I have called mazda headquarters twice about this recurring problem and am awaiting a call back from the second phone call into mazda. Apparently they don't feel it is as bad as it is. *Nm

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10131902
Engine & cooling

Dt: this mazda had a vibration problem . Recently, had a stalling problem. The dealer tried to get consumer to trade I in vehicle. After stopping at a stop sign would have to push the gas pedal to the floor to get it to move. The service manager found out the were having the same problems in high heat areas.. This started happening on june 30, 2005.*Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10130982
Engine & cooling

While pulling into my driveway, I was braking to park while the automatic transmission was still in drive. Suddenly, the engine started to rev on its own, while my foot was on the brake. The tachometer started reading in the danger zone, and the engine was revving out of control. White smoke started to come out from under the hood. I was able to put the car into park and turn off the engine. It was quite a frightening experience.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10130150
Engine & cooling

2 Occurances in 3000 miles of engine loosing power, then starts to buck above 3500-4000 rpm. This first happened on the freeway and it was difficult staying out of the way of traffic until I could exit. The second occurance was after I had exited the freeway onto a 2 lane. I then drove 30 miles to home. Both times it was ok the next morning. Dealer cannot replicate the problem. Several owners of this model car (2004 mazdaspeed miata )have had this problem as reported on www.Mazda-speed.Com forum.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10128519
Engine & cooling

Sirr or miss, I live in holland and I have an question about an mazda 3 1.6V executive sedan(european model). After the first oil change the engine begins to make a loud noise. In the third gear it begins about 70 km/h. Allso in the fourth gear the same problem that begins about 100km/h. The engine is a bit shaking in neutral (free) gear. When I drive about 80km/h in the fourht shift (than normal noise) and let the feet of the gaspedal than the same loud noise I hear. I have drive in two other mazdas...

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withe the exact same engine with no trouble at all!! The garage(dealers) can,t find anything. And I think that maby de mazda importeur wont help us any fearther. I am complain now evrywhere on more and more websites of all countrys in europe ,what is bad for the mazda company. Please help me for an solution ophuis

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10128144
Engine & cooling

Engine stalls--on hot days--you're on expressway you can feel power loss---then when you get off expressway or hit traffic jam --the car stalls...Sometimes you can get it to start..And idle is bad but main goal is to get out of the way.....Sometimes if on the side of road you can sit for awhile and then start it up like nothing happened???

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10125547
Engine & cooling

Has no power, hesitates badly, bucks above 3-4 rpm, has caused me to all most crash and or get hit 2-3 times. Returned to dealer no "code" found was told there is nothing wrong. 10-20 People are having the same issue as I am (see information here http://mazda-speed.Com/forum2/index.Php?Topic=86.0 )

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10123929
Engine & cooling

Dt: the consumer owns a 2004 mazda 6i. When the consumer slowed down in first gear to come to a stop the rpm started to rev up about 2000 or 3000 rpms and the engine started to rev up also. When the consumer was at a complete stop the engine continued to rev. This has happened twice in the same day. The car has not been driven very much since. The consumer will be taking the vehicle to a dealer next week. There was no modifications on the engine everything was original equipment. *Jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10121634
Engine & coolingCrash

On december 20, 2004, I tried to crank my new 2004 rx-8 to go to work. It was 19 degrees outside. The car would not crank. It had been sitting for 2 days over the weekend. Unfortunately, I took it out of gear and did not place it back in. When I got out of the car and went inside, it rolled, hitting a tree causing $3800 dollars worth of damage. The tree was hit very hard and the airbag did not deploy. Apparently, this car "supposedly" was recalled and fixed while still owed by the mazda dealership according...

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to their records. However, after having it towed into the service department, it had not been fixed. I was never told of any of these problems or recalls prior to the purchase of the car. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10105721
Engine & cooling

A month after I purchased my 2004 mazda rx8, I went to start the vehicle one morning and it wouldn't start. Had the vehicle towed to service and they advised they didn't really know what was wrong with the vehicle. Service did a battery inspection, charging and testing; a diagnosis on the spark plug set and drive cycle; and cleaned the plug threads. Just this month, I pulled to a stop light and the vehicle started shaking then died. Had it towed to service. Service said vehicle needed new computer program installed from mazda. Have had this vehicle for 1 year.*Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10104529
Engine & cooling

Since the purchase of my 2004 new mazda 3 , I have noticed a strong odor of rotten egg smell that is coming into the vechicle. This bad smell is sickening. How can you help ? I have called service and they are not sure what to do. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10098183

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