Air Bag Light On problems of the 2002 Mazda Tribute

The airbag light has been on for about 2 months in the Mazda Tribute. We took the vehicle to duval Mazda to ask them to reset the computer since we figured that was all that was needed. They called us later in the day and told us that to repair the car so that the light would go out, would cost $397. 21. We declined since they told us they needed to rebuild the wiring for the airbags. When we picked up the car (declined the repair), the estimate for repairs stated: "b1881 stored-p/s safetybelt pretensioner circuit failure. TSB: 08-001/05 has updated connectors that are soldered in to replace and upgrade the failing ones. " this sounds like it should be a safety recall item not a customer cost repair issue. Or at the very least, a repair and no charge item done by the dealer since it appears to be a failure of original parts that impact the airbag system. We have not had repairs done at this point since it is a costly one and don't know who, other than the dealer will do the repairs for a more reasonable cost. The dealer did state (not listed anywhere on the itemized list of multiple repairs that they really wanted to do) that the airbag light was impacting the passenger airbag only.

My air bag light is staying on. I decided to leave a complaint on here because I see multiple complaints from other people regarding this issue.

Air bag light would stay illuminated had it looked at by dealer back in 2005 problem was temporarly fixed started to come back on months after I had the dealer fix it know the light will not illuminate when initial start and there is a beeping sound it beeps 5xs 5xs stops then starts again while driving. I feared that while driving to work that the airbag would deploy or if I was in an accident it may not deploy this seems to me like a serious safety issue.

Airbag light stays on constantly. . Found out on this forum that my airbag(s) may not deploy in the case of an accident. Not good. Clearly Mazda/Ford should "man up" and acknowledge this safety problem with a recall!.

The contact owns a 2002 Mazda Tribute. The air bag light is on since the wiring needed to be replaced; therefore, the air bag is inoperable in the event of a crash. The dealer informed the contact that she needed to replace the wiring in the vehicle. The Mazda manufacturer stated that there was nothing they can do to assist with the repair. There were no recalls or warranties for the air bags. The failure mileage was 68,900.

I have a 2002 Mazda Tribute. I have had the car since new and it has been in a garage the whole time. Recently the air bag light went on and I took into a Mazda dealer to have checked out and repaired. The cause of the malfunction was because of corroded connectors found under the front seat of the car. The resulting repair was over $500. 00. Of the repair $127. 40 was parts and the balance was labor. I feel that is a safety device that your life could rely on and feel it is totally negligent of the auto manufacture of the auto manufacture to provide a system that involves safety that is not 100% reliable for the life of the vehicle. This SUV has 84,000 miles on it and failed. I have other cars that have 250 thousand miles on them with no problems. In searching on the internet I find that this is a problem with the Tribute and the Ford explorer and feel that the manufacture should be required to do a recall on the cars and this part replaced with one that is 100% reliable. I think a consumer should feel comfortable that if needed this product would function was it is expected and sold to function.

The contact owns a 2002 Mazda Tribute. The contact noticed that the front air bag indicator remained illuminated. He took the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic, and error codes were produced for the front passenger air bag retractor circuit and the seat belt light device. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 107,000 and current mileage was 108,640. Updated 02/05/09 updated 02/09/09.

There is a persistent problem with the airbag system in my Mazda, Tribute car. The first time it occurred at 23854 miles. The Mazda dealer looked into it and stated on its report "checked and found wire harness going to seat belt pretensions buckle broken-wire yellow and red stripe located at h15". The problem was rectified at the time. However, the car now reached 38,000 miles and the airbag indicator light went on again. My car is out of manufacturer's warranty now and the dealer refuses to fix the problem. I believe, that this problem is a manufacturer's defect and must be fixed at the expense of the manufacturer. Especially, when the same problem recurred during the warranty coverage. As you aware, a malfunction of airbag system can lead to serious injuries or death in case of a collision. As per my local former Mazda dealer, Mazda knows about existence of this airbag issue. However, the problem has been ignored and no recalls have been indicated to correct the problem.

I have a 2002 Mazda Tribute an in August 2005 the air bag light began to blink and then remained on. After a few days of trying to diagnose the issue the problem was identified, the seat belt pre-tensioner needed to be replaced. Since the part had to be shipped via ground service due to (explosive) materials contained in the part I was told I could pick up my car. I was also told by the dealership that I should not worry about the air bag deploying on its own but that if I were to get in an accident that it may not deploy. After having my car for 10 days the problem was resolved and I got my car back. Fast forward to may 2006, my air bag light came on again. Another issue with the airbag but this time on the passenger side. I am very concerned that I have been told flat out that my air bag may not work if I were to get in an accident. What is even more concerning is that this is apparently not the first issue like this and Ford escape cars in the same make year have had the same issues.

Airbag light- the "trib" has been to 2 dealers 3 times for the airbag light; it will go in for the 4th time to once again get "band-aided". Each time their answer was to shove the passenger side wire back under the seat. I've been told it is due to me storing things under the seat, which I am not, that is making the wire come down. I assume what is happening is that either the force of someone sitting down in the front passenger seat, or if a passenger in the back seat kicks the front passenger seat, while getting in or sitting, it will eventually make the wire come off of the seat resulting in the airbag error. I am able to & have put the wire back up under the seat approx. 4 times myself, but why should I have to keep doing this? a week ago, I was cleaning the interior listening to a cd with the motor off. When I pulled down the front passenger window, the music started going on and off (losing power). If I rolled the window up it was fine, as soon as it was partially down, it intermittently lost power again. The trib ended up losing all power & unfortunately, I didn't have a battery tester to test the battery. I decided to put a battery charger on it, and after 10 minutes I tried to start it and it turned over. I wish I did have something to test the battery to see if it was the battery or a short. I have no clue if this is related to the airbag light, but it happened at the same time. I am guessing that there is perhaps an electrical short, since it really makes no sense to me why the airbag light would go off by the wire coming off of the seat to begin with. Let me add that I love my trib, except for this annoying and possibly life threatening airbag problem.