The contact owned a 1997 Mazda 626. While at a stop, another vehicle lost control and crashed into the front of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained chest and back injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

- New Haven, CT, USA

Air bag sensor light on constantly, meaning it will not work.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

My wife was driving our 1997 Mazda 626 when she hit a pothole at 19th and spring garden sts in phila., pa. Both airbags went off, breaking the windshield. Her neck was a little red after the incident, but no medical treatment was sought. We found a small dent in the rim, but the tire did not go flat. She drove the car to a place where she could pull off the road. Our insurance company totaled the car. I found that 97 Mazda 626's were recalled. I had a dealer check our VIN number and was told that it had been taken in for the recall. Our insurance company aaa midatlantic is calling this a chargeable accident and raising our rates 40%. I feel that the airbags should not have deployed when hitting a pothole at no more than 25 mph that did no real damage to the car. Luckily, she was not hurt, but was certainly scared to death when it went off.

- Wynnewood, PA, USA

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.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

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.

- Fayetteville, GA, USA

Consumer states while driving 20-25 mph without warning or involvement of a collision, the air air bags deployed causing injury to the driver.. also the right tire and wheel were damaged as the vehicle came to a stop at the curb.

- Greenville, SC, USA

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.

- Oxnard, CA, USA

Both passenger and drivers side airbags experienced false deployment emitting noxious fumes from them which made the consumers choke and damages to vehicle. Nlm

- Madison, CT, USA

No summary listed for this vehicle.

- Magnolia, TX, USA

Driving the vehicle at the 35mph, vehicle was impacted at a 12:00 position, driver and driver's side airbag did not deploy.

- Mami, FL, USA