2003 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
Start: 2003-07-12

1 injured · 511609 · 2004-12-13

Vehicle

Make: MAZDA
Model: B-SERIES TRUCK
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: Mazda Motor Corp.
Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
Miles at failure: 50
Speed: 20 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

POWER STEERING LOCKUP CAUSES VERY HAZARDOUS LOSS OF CONTROL. A BROKEN STEERING PUMP WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE PROBLEM (BUT ONLY AFTER UMPTEEN VISITS TO AN UNCOOPERATIVE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT). PUMP WAS REPLACED.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10102819
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown