Mazda 626 airbag light comes on

Filed Aug 25, 2005 · Airbags · CA · crash · 1 injury

Dt: the contact owns a 2001 mazda 626. The contact's vehicle hwas involved in an accident on august 17, 2005 while driving 35-40 MPH. Upon impact, none of air bags deployed . There where two occupants in the vehicle, husband the driver and contact the passenger. Both occupants where wearing seat belts. There was pre-impact braking. The impact was on the right fender bending the hood of the car. The air bag light came on and went off only when starting the car, which was what the manual stated that it should do. There was one person injured. A police report was taken.

Filed Jul 13, 2005 · Airbags · DE · crash · 1 injury

Dt: consumer states she had an accident on 7-8-05. She was hit on the front end of her car by someone traveling west. The air bags did not deploy and as a result the consumer was injured. She has not talked to the dealer or the manufacturer. She does not know how fast the person who hit her was going. The consumer was going approx. 55-60 MPH. There had been no previous air bag problems. The air bag warning light had not come on. She did apply her brakes prior to impact. She was wearing her seat belt. There is a police report on the accident.

Filed May 25, 2005 · Airbags · 59,000 miles · AZ

Dt: the air bag light on the dashboard keeps blinking. The consumer says that this problem is not electrical. Dealership suggested that it was a sensor that needed replacing. Consumer was going to have to pay for the repairs on the car out of pocket. The air bag light has been flashing a month.

Filed Sep 20, 2004 · Airbags · 85,600 miles · OH

June 28, 2002 -- wellings mazda, richmond, in "performed recall ssp-34 air bag campaign. March 2004, matt castrucci's auto mall, "body electrical: customer states air bag light is on please check out and adv," and "custormer states car is running rough, was told valve cover gaskets are leaking and on the spark plugs please check out." results were: "checked out light is not on, no correction at this time." and "checked out replaced valave {sic} cover gaskets and intake gaskets cleaned spark plug wires and plugs. Rechecked ok" sept. 19, 2004 -- while motionless at a traffic light, both front air bags deployed. We do have reliable witnesses. The driver (me) is a physics professor, the right front passenger is a ph.d. Candidate, the left rear passenger is a psychology professor, and the right rear passenger just finished law school. There was also a pedestrian standing 3 feet away and a helpful driver in the adjacent (also motionless) car.

Filed Nov 26, 2003 · Airbags, Seat belts · 16,000 miles · GA · crash

The consumer's vehicle was involved in a rear end accident. The impact was about 25 to 30 MPH yet neither of the air bags deployed nor did the seat belt hold the driver. The air bag warning light did not illuminate prior to the crash. Please provide any additional information. A police report was issued.

Filed Jun 3, 2003 · Airbags · FL

Airbag warning light stays on while driving. Dealer notified.

Filed Jan 9, 2003 · Airbags · 30,000 miles · TX

Air bag warning light flashes and warning chime beeps intermittently. Consumer is requesting to have driver side air bag removed. *tt

Filed Aug 31, 2002 · Airbags · UT

Prior to receiving recall 98v249, the air bag light began to flash, and the dealer reprogrammed the module, however this did not correct the problem. The consumer was then told that the monitor needed to be replaced, then was told by someone else that the sensor needed replaced. The consumer was charged for the repairs. *slc

Filed Jul 29, 2002 · Airbags · CT

Air bag light will intermittently come on. Consumer has taken vehicle to the dealership, and dealer cannot find cause.

Filed Jun 6, 2002 · Airbags, Seat belts · FL

While using seat belts, seat belt warning light will continually flash while driving. Causes is unknown. Dealer has been contacted. *ak the air bag warning light continues to flash regardless of the seat belts being used or not. Consumer has not been able to get adequate information from dealers and has only been given general information.