2000 Mazda Protege air bags problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.”

“FRONT END IMPACT OF AT LEAST 45 MPH WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. ALMOST DIRECT FULL CONTACT WITH FRONT END (SLIGHTLY MORE ON ONE SIDE). FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELT RESTRAINED FORWARD MOTION BUT INJURY WAS INCURRED TO NECK AND BACK DUE TO FORCE OF COLLISION. *NM”

“MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON IN JUNE 2003 AND THEY REPLACED AN OXYGEN SENSOR. MY CAR WAS FINE UNTIL RECENTLY. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE IN APRIL AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, BUT IT ONLY LASTED A FEW DAYS. TWO WEEKS I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND RIGHT AFTER THE SERVICE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED THAT THE LIGHT CAME AGAIN AFTER THEY SERVICED IT. THIS MAKES IT TWICE THAT I HAD MY CAR SERVICED AND THE LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO, I WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE RECALL IN JANUARY 2001 ABOUT THE BREAKS. I HAD BRAKE SERVICE DONE LAST YEAR AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED BRAKE SERVICE AGAIN.”

“I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE OF FAILURE BUT IT WAS CLOSE TO THE DATE I PROVIDED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE STARTED BUCKING. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THAT I THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD THEY TREATED ME LIKE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. SURE ENOUGH I DROPPED IT OFF AND THEY DIANOSED IT WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION.IT WAS 2000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. THANKFULLY MAZDA PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION BEING SO RECENT OUT OF WARRANTY BUT I HAD TO PAY $700.00 IN LABOR. SINCE THEN I HAVE FOUND THAT THOSE VEHICLES WERE PLAGUED WITH THAT PROBLEM AND SINCE THEN THE CAR JUST HASN'T DRIVEN LIKE IT USED TOO. I AM SADLY DISSAPOINTED SINCE I USED TO WORK AT A MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND THE MAZDA B4000 I HAD ALSO PURCHASED HAS PROBLEMS TOO.”

“CONSUMER STATED THAT 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT SEAT BELT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. THEN, WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED CERVICAL STRAIN/KNEE AND LOWER BACK INJURIES. *AK”

“WHILE DRIVING W. BOUND AT ABOUT 25 MPH, PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR WAS IMPACTED BY VEHICLE GOING S. BOUND AT ABOUT 40 MPH. CAR WAS FORCED SW THROUGH A CURB, A GAS SIGN, AND IMPACTED WITH THE REAR OF A PARKED CAR. ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK, BRAKES INEFFECTIVE AND FINALLY PARKED BY DRIVER. MAJOR PASSENGER SIDE AND FRONTAL DAMAGE. CAR TOTALED. NEITHER PASSENGER NOR DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.”