Side/window Air Bag Problems of Mazda 626

We had just bought my 1997 Mazda 626 from a family member and had only had it about 3 weeks. My mother in law had used my car and was coming down the drive and hit a pot hole when the air bags deployed hitting her in the face and busting the windshield. She had to be taken to the hospital for injuries sustained due to the airbags deploying. I then went online where I saw that Mazda had a recall on my car model. I called Mazda and they said there was nothing they could do, that I would have to contact my insurance company. Due to this being an older vehicle I have only liabilty insurance. The car continues to set in the same state as the day the airbags deployed, unable to be driven.

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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.

While traveling about 35mph on the highway and without prior warning. Another vehicle made a sudden stop causing the consumer to hit her from behind. Upon impact, driver's side air bag didn't deploy.

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While traveling about 65 mph on the highway the consumer apply his brakes to avoid another motorist. And the driver side air bag didn't deploy please furnish additional information. Dealer is aware of the problem. Mr.

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While traveling at 35 mph consumer hit a pothole, and both driver's side and passenger's side airbags deployed. Consumer feels airbags should not have deployed. Please provide any further information.

I was on my way to work at 5:45 p. M. And as I was going over a set of railroad tracks at 15 miles per hour the driver's side and passenger side air bags deployed. I received an abrasion on my cornea in my left eye, a rash and scrapes on my left cheek, a scrape above my left eyelid, and some hearing loss in my left ear. I have been out of work for a week and a day so far. I have been seeing an eye doctor since the night of this incident and he has told me that he doesn't know when I'll be able to go back to work. I'm losing wages from both of my jobs.

Right after the vehicle was started driver's side air bag and passenger's side air bag deployed for no reason. Also, windshield was broken when air bags deployed. Vehicle was being repaired. Please provide any further information.

Both driver and passenger side air bags deployed without any apparent cause, violent condition of deployment caused injuries to consumers face and chest area. Yh.

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

Vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle, traveling about 25 mph and there was no deployment of the driver's side or the passenger's side air bags. Front end damage totalled $3,000. 00. Vehicle is being repaired. Please provide any further information.

While driving at 65 mph driver's side and passenger's side air bags deployed for no reason. Consumer had to pull over to the side of the road due to air bag deployment.

I was driving home from work at 6 pm. Right front wheel went into a large pothole that I didn't see, causing airbags to deploy, which caused windshield to crack, and the passenger front door to be bent out of alignment by the force of the airbags pushing into the car. The pothole was large enough to bend the aluminum wheel and put a bubble in the sidewall of the tire, and knocked the suspension out of alignment. Dashboard also needs to be replaced. Face received several lacerations about the mouth and nose, and it's too early to say if I've suffered any permanent hearing loss. My biggest problem is that Mazda parts division seems to have a national backorder on this passenger side airbag, meaning I will be car-less for an unspecified amount of time. It has been two weeks so far. This should have been a wheel and tire claim only, and I'm lucky I didn't swerve into oncoming traffic as a result of this.

Driving on smooth pavement abs light comes on. Was taken to dealer 4 times, dealer cannot find problem. Changed airbag's main controller/replaced right side airbag.

After hitting a curb at 5 mph, the driver's and passenger's side air bags deployed without reason, cause unknown.

While driving vehicle hit pothole , causing deployment of both driver's and passeger's side airbags, resulting in cracked windshield.