My wife struck a curb with the right-front tire at about 25-30 MPH. The drivers side airbag deployed, though not the passenger side. When I looked on the dot website I found that 97 626 drivers-side airbags had been recalled for deploying too easily. When I spoke with the dealer they said that my VIN was not covered under that recall. My insurance company paid for the repair, less our $300 deductible, and put in a complaint on the airbag. Because they were paying around $1800, I thought the insurance company would investigate the airbag deployment. My question is, if there was nothing wrong with my car, why did the airbag deploy when there was no body damage, and why didn't the passenger side airbag deploy when the passenger side wheel was struck? Either the driver's side deploys too easily, or the passenger side doesn't deploy when it should.
1997 Mazda 626 airbags complaints
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Airbags deployed while driving on a surface street without braking. Driving 30 miles and hour and the bags exploded with no impact of any kind. I was burned and brused. Mazda will not take responsibility for this and insists that I have my insurance pay for repair. The bags were on fire.
When getting into the car air bags deployed without cause, causing injuries and damage.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision of 45 MPH and neither air bag deployed. Dealer and the manufacturer were not notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further information.
While driving front air bags deployed without being in an accident, causing minor injuries to driver, and major injuries to front and back passenger.
While traveling at 35 MPH consumer hit a pothole, and both driver's side and passenger's side airbags deployed. Consumer feels airbags should not have deployed. Please provide any further information.
While traveling 20-25 MPH and without any indication air bags deployed causing injury to consumer. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information.
Consumer states while driving 20-25 MPH without warning or involvement of a collision, the air air bags deployed causing injury to the driver.*ak. Also the right tire and wheel were damaged as the vehicle came to a stop at the curb.
Received safety recall in mail to have dealer re-program airbag system due to risk of pre-mature deployment. Upon presenting vehicle to dealer for recall safety fix, was advised that airbag system was no longer operative and must pay $365 to install new unit. Currently without airbag supplemental restraint system due to complying with mazda factory saftey recall action.
While traveling at 40-45 MPH lost control of vehicle while traveling over gravel, as a result ran into gaurdrail and two street signs. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy at any time. Manufacturer was contacted. Please provide further information.
While driving passenger's air bag intermittently deployed.
After air bag deploymentchemical from the air bag causes consumer upper respiratory problems, such as shortness of breath, dizziness and rapid heart beat. Seeking help from the federal safety agency to locate type of chemical used in that air bag. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter .
Both airbags deployed when consumer went over a bump in road at about 15 MPH, windshield cracked when airbags deployed.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. Impact was on left and right front of vehicle. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries.*ak the vehicl's sensor system failed. The transmission was rebuilt. The vehicle had been in accident by the previous owner and dealer refused to take it back.
Right after the vehicle was started driver's side air bag and passenger's side air bag deployed for no reason. Also, windshield was broken when air bags deployed.vehicle was being repaired. Please provide any further information.
Both passenger and drivers side airbags experienced false deployment emitting noxious fumes from them which made the consumers choke and damages to vehicle. Nlm
Vehicle experienced false deployment of both passenger and driver airbag while driving (no accident or warning). Mjs
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While driving tire blew out, causing airbag to deploy. Dealer says airbag needs to be replaced.
I was driving home from work at 6 pm. Right front wheel went into a large pothole that I didn't see, causing airbags to deploy, which caused windshield to crack, and the passenger front door to be bent out of alignment by the force of the airbags pushing into the car. The pothole was large enough to bend the aluminum wheel and put a bubble in the sidewall of the tire, and knocked the suspension out of alignment. Dashboard also needs to be replaced. Face received several lacerations about the mouth and nose, and it's too early to say if I've suffered any permanent hearing loss. My biggest problem is that mazda parts division seems to have a national backorder on this passenger side airbag, meaning I will be car-less for an unspecified amount of time. It has been two weeks so far. This should have been a wheel and tire claim only, and I'm lucky I didn't swerve into oncoming traffic as a result of this.
On 15 jan 99, consumer received a manufacturer's recall notice concerning mazda/air bag deployment / the federal safety agency recall # 98v-249000. Consumer made an appointment for 20th. Jan 99. On the 16 jan 99, vehicle hit a pothole at approximately 40 MPH which caused the air bags to deploy on both sides. Notified manufacturer, and informed consumer that they are not responsible.
After hitting a curb at 5 MPH, the driver's and passenger's side air bags deployed without reason, cause unknown.
The left tire went over a curb and only the driver's side airbag deployed. The passenger's airbag did not deploy. Dealer cannot determine problem.
While driving, without vehicle collision occurring, the driver's and passenger's air bags deployed, cause unknown. *ak consumer states dealer informed him that consumer hit a pot hole causing deployment of air bags and that it was normal.
Driving the vehicle at the 35mph, vehicle was impacted at a 12:00 position, driver and driver's side airbag did not deploy.
Air bags deployed while driving on highway without warning. No frontal damage on vehicle.
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