2010 MAZDA MAZDA5 Air Bags Problems

13 complaints about Air Bags

13
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
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Deaths

High Severity Issue

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All Air Bags Complaints (13)

Jul 5, 2019

AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON DASHBOARD WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON AND WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 147,000

Dec 15, 2018

I HAVE HAD MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD TURN ON. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT DOES THAT. I'M SCARED IT'S GOING TO EXPLODE ON ME WHEN I'M DRIVING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE CAR I HAVE. DRIVING WITH A SCARE FEELING IS NOT GOOD.

Mileage: 5

Jun 5, 2018

THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE WHEN OFF ONE DAY. I HAVE NOT BEEN AN ANY ACCIDENTS THAT WOULD HAVE TRIGGERED THE AIRBAG. I HAS CONTINUED TO GO OFF AND ON AND IT DOESN'T MATER IF I AM PARKED OR IN MOTION. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND OTHER MECHANICS (FOR SECOND OPINION) AND THEY BOTH STATED THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND HAVE FOUND NON. BUT I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER MAZDA5 2010 OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THEIR AIR BAGS. I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THIS AND ADD IT TO A RECALL, BEFORE SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY IS KILLED OR INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 120,000

Oct 23, 2017

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE AND BLINKS FAST IN MOTION, FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS MAKING A TURN ON CITY STREET.

Mileage: 96,000

Dec 12, 2016

TAKATA RECALL MY FUEL TANK WAS CONTAMINAT WITH WATER AND BLACK GOOK I PAYED $900.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED WILL THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERETHENMY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING ON AND OFF AND MY SUSPENCION IS OFF AS WELL THEN I PAYED $923.40 FORA RENTAL ALL THIS WAS PAYED OUT OF POCKET

Mileage: 61,605

Jun 13, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MAZDA5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE ENGINE WAS IGNITED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.

Mileage: 155,000

Mar 13, 2016

MAYBE TAKATA RECALL - OUR MAZDA 5 WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT ON MARCH 12. WE WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND FOUND THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WAS COVERED IN A FINE POWDER. THE GLOVE BOX WAS OPEN. WE CONCLUDED THAT THE INFLATOR FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG POSITION HAD GONE OFF ON ITS OWN. THE AIRBAG ITSELF DID NOT DEPLOY. WE THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, (ABOUT 1 MILE).

Mileage: 70,000

Mar 1, 2016

AIRBAG LIT AND BLINKING ON THE DASH BOARD PANEL. I TOOK IT TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECK BUT I WAS TOLD TO PAY $150.00 JUST TO DIAGNOSTIC TEST PLUS LABOR & PARTS WHEN REPAIR IS WILL BE DONE BY THEM. IS THIS PART OF SAFETY RECALL ? FOR AIRBAGS .

Mileage: 85,000

Feb 8, 2016

I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST DECEMBER 2015, AND IT IS ALREADY BLINKING. I'M NOT REALLY EXACTLY SURE WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY STARTED THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVED IT'S IN THE DRIVERS SIDE "AIR BAG" .

Mileage: 152,818

Oct 10, 2014 Crash

I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER DROPPING MY THREE CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL. THE ROAD THAT I LIVE ON IS WOODLAKE PKWY AND THE SPEED LIMIT IS FOURTY-FIVE MPH. A LADY IN A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME FROM A SUBDIVISION ON MY RIGHT, SHE WAS HEADED IN MY OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I HIT HER AS I ATTEMPTED TO SWERVE AND MISS HER ONLY PROJECTING ME FURTHER AND FASTER TO MY LEFT WHERE THERE WERE TWO SETS OF TREES AND BUSHES. AFTER THE INITIAL COLLISION I THEN FOUGHT MY WAY THROUGH TREES REALIZING I HAD NO BRAKES I SLAMMED DOWN THE BRAKES AND LANDED ON SOME TREE STUBS 150 FT AWAY FROM THE CRASH SITE. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

Nov 15, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MAZDA5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TWICE TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SENT A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,800. UPDATED 02/0812 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED DURING THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAD DEACTIVATION INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THEN IT WOULD BECOME DARK ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. UPDATED 03/2612

Mileage: 20,800

May 18, 2010

FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT WHILE DRIVING. BUT IT DISAPPEARS BY ITSELF . DEALER AND MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAY THEY CANNOT CHECK IT UNLESS IT IS FLASHING WHEN IT IS AT DEALERSHIP. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TWO MONTHS BACK AND ALSO HAPPENED RECENTLY. UNFORTUNATELY WHENEVER WE TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP THE FLASHING LIGHT DISAPPEARED. *TR

Mileage: 7,800

May 7, 2010

2010 MAZDA 5 PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON INDICATING THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. PASSENGER'S WEIGHT IS 99 LBS. MANUAL HAS 66 LBS AS MINIMUM WEIGHT TO ACTIVATE AIRBAG. MAZDA USA AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO RECALIBRATE THE SEAT WITHOUT SUCCESS. ANOTHER MAZDA 5 AND 2 MAZDA 3'S ON THE LOT REVEALED THE SAME ALLEGED DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 5