Three problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2000 Mazda Protege. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Mazda Protege based on all problems reported for the 2000 Protege.
Today we got into an accident and the passenger airbag didn't come out until after my grandaughter's face hit the windsheild.
I was in a single car accident. I hit a guard rail, went through it and rolled down a 30 foot embankment. I suffered neck and shoulder injuries and back injuries. I have not driven a car since this accident. In the emergency room a nurse said I had a possible spinal compression fracture. I thought my car was suppose to have air bags, I saw the car for the first time since the accident yesterday. The whole car is beat up. . . The roof, the front, the back both sides, and not even 1 of the air bags deployed. I am so grateful my car had such a high safety rating. . . Yeah right. Now I am afraid to drive any car. And now the words air bag safety are a joke to me. **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**768013.
Consumer states that the vehicle was rear end at approximately 30-40 mph and neither air bag deployed. The dealer has been notified. Nlm.