DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BY ITSELF, NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. TT
1995 Mazda Protege complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED IN A COLLISION, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK
THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED AFTER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. TT
DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT COLLISION,RESULTING IN A FIRE/INJURY. *AK
DURING FRONT END COLLISION DRIVERS AIR BAG FAILED AND PASSENGER SEATBELT FAILED. TT
DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIFT TOWARDS RIGHT, CV JOINTS BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
HEADLIGHT DESIGN CAUSES BLIND SPOT. *AW
WHEN IT RAINS THERE IS WATER COMING INTO VEHICLE. TT
WHILE DRIVING, NO IMPACT SUDDENLY BOTH DRIVERS AIRBAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TT
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 5 MPH HITTING A POTHOLE, AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TT
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT DIFFICULTY FASTENING DRIVER/PASSENGER FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT BECAUSE BUCKLES TOO LOW. TT
LAP BELT BUCKLE IS TOO LOW MAKING LATCHING DIFFICULT DUE TO POSITION OF BUCKLE WHICH IS SITUATED BETWEEN SEAT AND CONSOLE. TT
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, ALSO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING INJURY.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *SKD
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