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Received a mail notice of this Air Bag recall. Says parts are back ordered and to not have passenger until the bag is replaced? Anyone else receive one?

VEHICLE: 2009 Mazda B2300 MTX MILEAGE: 52Kmiles RELEVANT EVENTS: 42KMiles New set of 4 tires (P225/70-15 100T KUMHO SOLUS K21) ISSUE: TPMS Light started coming on ~1,000 miles after installing the new tires. - Seemingly randomly, the TPMS light will blink for about a minute then remain light...

VEHICLE: 2009 Mazda B2300, 2WD, 37,200 miles ISSUE: developed an intermittent squeal from rear brakes, no change in braking ability FINDINGS: I got the truck with 7,100 miles on it and the rear brakes have not been touched. I pulled the drum on the left. And found that the "brake shoe...

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2009 B2300 2WD, ~35,500 miles, Daily Driver, no off road While doing a front brake disc pad replacement and bearing repack, I found a torn boot on the Left LCA Ball Joint. Not sure when it failed, it was fine at the last oil change 6,000 miles ago. So I guess it's time to replace both lower...

2009 Mazda B2300 35,000 miles Daily driver urban traffic Front brakes starting to squeal. Pulled the front wheels to inspect: Left: pad has 3-4 mm left. Rotors look good. No leaks Right: unable to pull the wheel. The aluminum wheel is fused to it's mounting surface. Rotor looks good. No...

A treasure map for Ranger parts? Oh well, I'm in.

2009 Mazda B2300 31,000 miles 5 spd manual Axel: 3.73 gear ratio with a 7.5" Ring Gear So I crawl under to check the spare tire pressure and once again notice an oil leak around the rear axle vent. It's not new and I can not tell you when it started. I did change the dif lubrication at 21,000...

Just to close out the thread - Still no codes, pending or actual. - Replaced the spark plugs -- Autolite XP Finewire Iridium Spark Plug (XP104) -- Manual says the OEM plugs are good for 100KMiles, but I would want to pull them & apply anti-seize compound before then. - Replace the fuel filter...

Issue Resolved!! ADSM08, Thanks, your diagnosis & corrective action were spot on. - I found a Utube video showing someone cleaning a 2009 Ranger MAF Sensor. - I pulled the MAF sensor, used the CRC MAF cleaner to clean the MAF housing, and the wiring harness plug for the MAF sensor. I then...

ADSM08, Thanks for your time and input. Yes, my scanner does do live data. To clean the MAF sensor, I am using CRC MAF Cleaner and I reviewed this procedure for cleaning the MAF sensor: http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/CleanMAF.html It seems like a well written procedure, but was...

Thanks for the feedback. Scheduled for next weekend is: - Fuel Pressure check - Replace Fuel Filter (FF) - Repeat Fuel Pressure Check - Replace spark plugs - Clean the MAF I knew the FF was due @30K, which is why I mentioned it. I'll look up the MAF cleaning procedures and include that. The...

2009 Mazda B2300; 30,671 miles; oil changes every 6K; fuel system cleaner every 6K; original fuel filter, spark Plugs & wires. Never a lick of trouble. Experienced a brief episode of rough idle which cleared. Then had a CEL. Scanned a P0171 with a pending P0171 & a pending P0720 (Output Shaft...

Just got a 2009 B2300, base trim with 7,100 miles. Came with bed liner but no bed rail caps. A local dealer dry fitted a Bushwacker cap (part# 28508/smoth back with pocket stake holes) but we foud that the outside edge of the caps did not really fit and the front pocket stake hole was not...