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#346 of 747 Mazda Brake Light On by additurp Jan 24, 2001 (2:43 am)
Have 99 B3000 Troy Lee extended cab. Love the truck looks-wise, doesn't get better than my old 90 model, though.   I have a problem with the console BRAKE ON light coming on. It is intermittent, doesn't seem to be related to bumps in road but this morning, stayed on a good minute before going out. Cold mornings and only 2, so far. Anyone else?? Any ideas?? Have 12,000 miles on it. No off-roading.
#347 of 747 Help me on rebuilds: '86 & '91 by pacplate Jan 26, 2001 (6:53 am)
I like my '91 B2600i 4x4 well enough to spend $3 or$4K on re- building the engine, etc. . Any experience on this? I still use my '86 for firewood & horse shit and it has been a remarkably solid truck.. I mainly drive on skid trails & dirt roads in an area that gets 5'-8' of rain.    Seems like there is more misery in new vehicle shoddy engineering plus huge finance and insurance and depreciation charges. I would rather spend that money on my house.
#348 of 747 Bump after stop by don98 Jan 28, 2001 (7:33 am)
I have a Mazda 1999 B-3000 4 door with 22,000 mi. when I come to a complete stop there is a extra bump/feel, like something is catching up with me. My dealer has looked at the obvious things and said it meets factory specs. they are waiting for the area rep.to drive it. If I take it out of gear it stops. Another dealer said the trans. shift points might need reset or problem with drive shaft, because it has a extra long shaft. Anyone having this problem? The engine also pings on 87 octane, But 89 seems to help.
#349 of 747 1996 B4000 vs 1996 Ranger by Accord99 Feb 03, 2001 (8:08 am)
I have my eyes on a V6 1996 B4000. I have done some "Reliability" research on the Carpoint website. According to Carpoint, 1996 Mazda does not have any reliability problems. However, when I look at the sister 1996 Ranger it shows this car has potential problems: "Occasional problems on this vehicle are failures of the Canister Purge Valve/Sensor Assembly and the Mass Air Flow (MAF) Sensor." Should I consider the same problem for the Mazda?   If they're the same truck why does Carpoint rate Mazda higher on Reliability?   Please help. Accord99
#350 of 747 Who knows? I read this stuff too by kit1404 Feb 17, 2001 (5:31 pm)
The Ford has so many more people buying it than does Mazda, that is probably the explanation. As far as the driveline problem goes - these trucks seem to have a slip-yoke problem involving the driveshaft. The dealer should fix that for not much if anything even if out of warranty - apparently just bad design and maybe the extra lube will work for a long time, hope so. As far as the 3.0 engine pinging - a known problem. Face it - these engines are the equivalent of the old Escort to Ford - base vehicles, cheap transportation and they work well for that purpose. The 3.0 in these trucks was designed to be a flex-fuel variant that has most likely been discontinued - the pinging will not probably hurt the engine, but it sure is irritating. Would guess using the best possible fuel (highest octane) available would help - sure could not hurt.
#351 of 747 RE: Who knows? I read this stuff too by kit1404 by maltb Feb 19, 2001 (3:05 am)
The 3.0 is still a flex fuel engine.
#352 of 747 Bump after Stop by nebula30 Feb 22, 2001 (10:28 am)
I also have a '99 B3000 4dr.....with 16,000 miles on it.... don't have any problems with the transmission, but my truck developed the engine pining(irritated the hell out of me)... started using premium grade gas(92 octane) instead of re. gas at 87 octane... This stopped the pining noise but now my wallet makes a noise when I have to spring for the premium grade stuff....LOL...Good luck on getting the problem fixed with the tranny......Overall, I'm very happy with my truck, so I would rob. buy it again with maybe exception of getting the 4.0L.....
#353 of 747 correction by nebula30 Feb 22, 2001 (10:30 am)
#354 of 747 correction by nebula30 Feb 22, 2001 (10:31 am)
Pinging noise.^^......sorry G was sticking.....should have used spell ck......lmao
#355 of 747 RE: Nebula by maltb Feb 22, 2001 (10:41 am)
Mazda service bulletin 01-017/00 addresses your concern(not the cash flow, the pinging). Check with your local dealer and get it fixed under warranty.

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