# 2007 MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `620167` · 2007-04-12 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** B-SERIES TRUCK
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
## 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
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