Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 0800306 | 10/04/2006 | 10021000 | Non genuine accessories affect air bag operation. *kb | 02/22/2007 | |
| 0800205 | 05/03/2005 | 10017557 | Air bag warning lamp illuminating intermittently with diagnostic trouble codes b1994. *tt | 11/10/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 90000 | 1 | |
| Airbag warning light has started flashing on and off, then staying on. is now always on. dealer said it was a failure in a sensor connection under the seat(s). i have seen many, many complaints about this important vehicle safety system failure online. apparently it is a known issue. the mazda dealer wants to charge $500 to fix it. tough to do during tough economic times. guess it's food or possible fatality. which would mazda recommend? *tr | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Airbag warning light has started flashing on and off, then staying on. is now always on. dealer said it was a failure in a sensor connection under the seat(s). i have seen many, many complaints about this important vehicle safety system failure online. apparently it is a known issue. the mazda dealer wants to charge $500 to fix it. tough to do during tough economic times. guess it's food or possible fatality. which would mazda recommend? | |||
| 07/09/2004 | 20150 | 1 | |
| There is a well documented and common problem on 2002 mazda tributes where the air bag failure light comes on. several people have documented this problem and also indicated that their air bags failed to deploy in serious accidents. my air bag failure light comes on intermittently. the mazda dealership indicated that they are aware of the problem. amazingly, no safety recall notification has been issued for this problem, although i thought it would surely be issued after all these years and reported problems. here is just one url with some of the documented problems. http://carproblemzoo.com/mazda/tribute/air-bag-problems.php one can easily find other, similar complaints on the web. i fear that my airbags will also not deploy should i get into an accident. *tr | |||
| 07/09/2004 | 20150 | ||
| There is a well documented and common problem on 2002 mazda tributes where the air bag failure light comes on. several people have documented this problem and also indicated that their air bags failed to deploy in serious accidents. my air bag failure light comes on intermittently. the mazda dealership indicated that they are aware of the problem. amazlingly, no safety recall notification has been issued for this problem, although i thought it would surely be issued after all these years and reported problems. here is just one url with some of the documented problems. http://carproblemzoo.com/mazda/tribute/air-bag-problems.php one can easily find other, similar complaints on the web. i fear that my airbags will also not deploy should i get into an accident. | |||
| 05/22/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 mazda tribute. the contact was driving 35 mph when the air bag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated there were two seat sensors that failed on the driver and passenger front seats. the manufacturer was notified of the failure who stated that there were no recalls for the failure and offered no further assistance. the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 100,000. kmj | |||
| 05/22/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 mazda tribune. the contact stated while driving 35 mph the air bag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated there are two seat sensors that failed on the driver and passenger front seat. the dealer stated it will cost $500 to replace the sensors at the contact expense, and there are no recalls or warranty. the manufacturer was notified who stated there are no recalls and warranty for this failure and offered no other assistance. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 100,000. mw | |||
| 11/15/2009 | 80000 | ||
| 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! | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 70000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 mazda tribute. the contact stated that the seat belt wiring was faulty, causing the air bag warning light to illuminate. in the event of a crash that the air bags would not deploy. the dealer was unaware of the issue and did not offer any assistance. the manufacturer advised the contact that there were no recalls and that since her vehicle was no longer under warranty they would not be able to provide any additional assistance. a local mechanic informed the contact that a new restraining kit would need to be installed. the current mileage was 95,000 and the failure mileage was 70,000. | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 70000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 mazda tribute. the contact stated that the seat belt wiring was faulty, causing the air bag warning light to illuminate and in the event of a crash that the air bags would not deploy. the dealer was unaware of the issue and did not offer any assistance. the manufacturer advised the contact that there were no recalls and that since her vehicle was no longer under warranty that they would not be able to provide any additional assistance. a private mechanic informed the contact a new restraining kit would need to be installed. the current mileages were 95,000 and the failure mileages were 70,000. bw | |||
| 12/13/2010 | 115323 | ||
| I have a 2002 mazda tribute with a flashing air bag light. it has been diagnosed as a defective seat belt pretensioner. i called the local dealer and they will charge me for the repair. i called mazda usa ( case # 133263600)and they will not help. this seems as though it is a common problem with these vehicles. there are 2 safety issues 1) the seatbelt is defective and 2)the air bag may not deploy in the event of a collision. is nhtsa going to address this safety issue and can you help me get this resolved. thank you | |||
| 08/15/2009 | 68900 | ||
| Tl*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. | |||
| 03/03/2009 | 84625 | 1 | |
| 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. *tr | |||
| 02/18/2009 | 110000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 mazda tribute. the contact was involved in a head on crash and the air bags failed to deploy. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to a body shop. the manufacturer stated that they were not responsible for the air bags not deploying. the contact sustained major chest injuries. a police report was filed. the speed was unknown. the failure and current mileages were 110,000. | |||
| 12/22/2008 | 107000 | 1 | |
| Tl*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 *bf updated 02/09/09. *jb | |||
| 07/28/2006 | 81438 | 1 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated the air bag light illuminated consistently and flashed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined upon investigation that the air bag and seatbelts were affected and needed to be replaced because the air bag would not deploy in the event of a collision. | |||
| 08/01/2005 | 2 | 05/30/2004 | |
| 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. *nm | |||
| 02/13/2005 | 41318 | 5 | 12/28/2001 |
| After starting the vehicle air bag warning light illuminated while the vehicle was being operated. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.*ak *nm | |||
| 03/19/2005 | 10662 | 4 | 08/10/2002 |
| 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.*ak | |||
| 03/17/2004 | 2 | ||
| The air bag light continuously illuminated for no apparent reason. the consumer had the vehicle inspected twice, but the mechanic was unable to determine a cause. *jb | |||
| 10/12/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving, the srs light flashed on and remained on the dashboard. *jb | |||
| 08/08/2004 | 4 | ||
| I own a 2002 mazda tribute. i am continually taking the vehicle to the dealership for the air bag light. the light stays on, then goes off for a day or so, then back on. i have visited the dealership on four occassions for this problem. the last time the vehicle was in for the air bag light, they said that there was a loose wire under the driver's seat. well, guess what? as soon as i drove it home from the dealership, the airbag light came on again. i have noticed several complaints on the same problem. i am concerned that if or when i need the airbag, it won't work. please check into a recall on this problem.*ak | |||
| 05/30/2004 | 7 | 08/22/2002 | |
| 6 months after i purchased the vehicle, the coolant light came on. after that, the check engine light kept coming on and needless to say, the biggest problem i've had has been the airbag light. this vehicle has been to the service dept. for the airbag light being on @ 7 times w/in the last year. sometimes the airbag light comes on and off by itself w/out me having to take it to the dealer. this is an ongoing problem.*ak | |||
| 07/15/2004 | 5 | 01/02/2002 | |
| The air bag light goes off in the car. the service department at the dealership informed me that meant the air bag does not work. i have had it repaired 5 times and it continues to go on. *la | |||
| 07/07/2003 | 26540 | 8 | 06/04/2002 |
| When slowing down or proceeding to a stop, the car completely shut down in middle of the road while the engine is still running. the brakes will freeze up and the only way to stop the car is to pull up on the hand brake. the car will restart. this has always happened in traffic and is a very dangerous situation. brought the car into the dealership the first time on may 3, 2003. dealer said that they replaced the idle control valve. two weeks later, the same problem arised where the car completely died in traffic. brought it back to the dealer on june 3, 2003, they said there was improper operation and reprogrammed the pcm. the car died down again a week later while driving slowing down in traffic on the freeway. again brought it back to the dealer for the third time june 19, 2003. left the car overnight and had the technician drive the car 100+ miles home, but they could not duplicate the problem and sent the car home. car died again in traffic. brought the car back to the dealership the fourth time on july 1, 2003, and once again dealer was unable to duplicate the car. advised me to keep driving the car until they problem worsened. this is a very dangerous situation as the car is in motion at all times when it has died and in traffic. a potentional dangerous and fatal situation that needs to be addressed immediately! the car was purchased in june 2002, and since then it has had a master cylinder leak, air bag circuit failure, as well as fuel system electrical wiring problems. mazda needs to be aware of the potential risk factors involved in its tribute models and recall the cars.*ak | |||
| 03/15/2003 | 1 | 03/21/2002 | |
| While driving, the air bag light illuminated on the dash board. *jb ph *jb | |||
| 03/02/2003 | 8000 | 1 | 04/24/2002 |
| Driver of vehicle 1 ran red light at an approximate speed of 40-45 mph and hit passenger door of vehicle 2 causing severe damage to passenger side of vehicle 2 and totally front end of vehicle 1. we own vehicle 2. it is a mazda tribute 4 door sports utility vehicle with dual front air bags and option air bag 2 which is front-side air bags. we have digital pictures of vehicle 2 that we can send you. our concern is that given the violence and location of the impact to the passenger door, why did the passenger side airbag fail to activate? | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 09/11/2005 | 38000 | 2 | 07/27/2002 |
| 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. *jb | |||
| 09/10/2004 | 23000 | 1 | |
| While driving at 30 mph consumer's vehicle was involved in a front end collision. upon impact, neither the air bags did deployed, no warning light appeared prior to the crash. *ak | |||
| 04/08/2003 | 32000 | 1 | |
| The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and none of the air bags deployed. *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 12/22/2006 | 18000 | 4 | 07/15/2002 |
| Airbag indicator light intermittently activates service bulletin:0800205 nhtsa item number:10017557. *nm | |||
| 11/25/2005 | 39000 | 9999 | 06/05/2003 |
| Air bag sensor light keeps staying on. *nm | |||