10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
26,000 miles

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1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata Owner Comments

problem #4

Mar 062011

MX-5 Miata

  • 52,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Blindness caused by airbag. Crash caused by throttle stucking openg. Full braking with skid marks slowed vehicle but did not stop the car before impact.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #3

Mar 062011

MX-5 Miata

  • 52,000 miles
Blindness caused by airbag. Crash caused by throttle sticking open. Full braking immediate as shown by skid marks and while brakes slowed vehicle unable to stop the car or turn before impact. Video and witnesses confirm cause must be open throttle. Both braking and turning failed to stop or turn the car. Throttle open or accelerator jammed full on.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #2

Jul 042004

MX-5 Miata 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Avoided a deer hit a tree approx. 20-25 mph. Severe frontal damage and air bag didn't activate.. why as this would have save my back head and lips...

- Shingletown , CA, USA

problem #1

Mar 052001

(reported on)

MX-5 Miata

  • miles
The vehicle was involved in an accident in which at the time of impact the steering wheel came off the main column, ahead of the air bag and hit the driver, it seems this may have occured when the air bag went off, the driver stated that the air bag did not seem to inflate fully. Nlm

- Bonita Springs, FL, USA

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