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2007 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

fire · 620167 · 2007-04-12

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
B-SERIES TRUCK
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Mazda Motor Corp.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

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

Narrative

I PURCHASED A NEW MAZDA 2300 MID MARCH 2007. THE STICKER STATED THAT IT GOT 28 MPG. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT I WAS GETTING APPROXIMATELY 11 TO 16 MPG. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED, ROGER BEASLEY'S PREMIER MAZDA. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND NO PROBLEM ,AND THE MANAGER STATED THAT WHAT IT ) IS AND SUPPOSSED TO GET. I TOOK THE TRUCK ITO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP,MAZDA SOUTH, AND THEY FOUND A FAULTY SENSOR. I NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS IDILING AT 2000 RPM. ON THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2007, I SMELLED GAS AND THE TRUCK'S ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THAT IS YOUR PROBLEM. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10187638
Machine
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