This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The air bags exploded while I was out side the car, there was a recall on the air bags & I was never notified by either Mazda Corp or the dealer & I have been the original owner, there has been numerous recalls on the 1995 Protege & at no time I was ever contacted that there was a recall period. In 1997 the engine died & I had to pay the sum of $1500 to replace the engine & there were recalls I received no notification of. I contacted both Mazda of North America & the dealer plaza auto mall where I purchased the car in 1995 & both refused my request to address this matter. The vehicle was inspected, and it was determined the air bags deployed, due to corrosion. Updated 08/27/14
I was out of the car & both air bags exploded, there was a recall on the air bags, but I was never informed by Mazda Corp, I became aware of the recall after the air bags exploded.
1995 Mazda Protege. Both airbags deployed when my daughter hit a curb. No other damage was evident. Tires and rims had no damage. The bags should not have deployed. Recall 95V184000 describes problem with inadvertent air bag deployment on this vehicle. Mazda claims that my daughters vehicle was fixed in 1995. This undercarriage impact caused the bags to deploy hurting my daughter and the passenger side bag door cracked the windshield. Very expensive items to fix for no reason.
While starting vehicle air bag sensor light remained on, and within a few minutes or more while still parked, driver's side air bag deployed without reason. Driver sustained tempory loss of hearing on left ear. Dealer/ manufacturer were notified. Consumer states vehicle was driven five miles with air bag light on, as soon as the air bag blew there was white smoke from engine, later on consumer knew radiator was leaking causing white smoke vehicle was towed to dealer, air bag was replaced and the leaking radiator was repaired, air bag came back on twice and the clock spring had to be replaced.
Driver's and passenger air bags deployed when consumer's daughter was driving at low speed and hit a ditch. Air bag hit daughter's face. She was burned and cut by the deployment of the air bag.*
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