1995 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA Air Bags Problems

AT APPROX 4:30 PM 10/02/2011 WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON HUNZIKER ST. NEAR WALL ST. TIGARD, OR 30-35 MPH. I HAD TO CENTER A PIECE OF DEBRIS IN THE ROAD AND IT STRUCK AND PUNCTURED THE ENGINE OILPAN. THIS CONTACT DEPLOYED BOTH AIRBAGS WHICH INTERN BUSTED THE WINDSHIELD / KNOCKED OUT MY RADIO, VENT LOUVERS AND REARVIEW MIRROR. RESEARCH VIA THE INTERNET FOUND THIS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH 95 MIATAS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS RECALLED ISSUE TO CONFIRM IF MAZDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BAGS/GLASS/ CONTROL MODULE, SENSORS AND SWITCHES. UNDERSTANDABLY THE OIL PAN IS MY PROBLEM AND THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT INJURED BY THE BAGS OR FLYING GLASS AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MAZDA MIATA. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED SUDDENLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A ROCK. CONSEQUENTLY THE DEPLOYMENT CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW TO FRACTURE. SOME FRAGMENTS OF GLASS CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS HAND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 141,800. UPDATED 1/11/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE DEFECT. HOWEVER, MAZDA INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. UPDATED 01/14/10

Mileage: 141,800

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. DRIVER SUSTAINED A THUMB INJURY.*AK

RECALL 00V004000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: VEHICLE HIT A CURVE WHILE TURNING ON A WET ROAD AT 10-15 MPH, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO FRONT WINDSHIELD. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

RECALL 00V004000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH, AND RUNNING OVER A POTHOLE. DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES ON RIGHT ARM. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT JUNE 30, 2000. I HIT A RED-LIGHT RUNNER IN A T-BONE FASHION. MY FRONT HIT HIS PASSENGER DOOR. HE WAS DRIVING A 1993 CHEVROLET S10 TRUCK. HE WAS ACCELERATING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND I WAS BRAKING AFTER BEING HIT. *AK

AIRBAGS BEGAN SMOKING WHILE DRIVING. THERE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUS REPORTS ON THIS PRODUCT FAILURE, INCLUDING UNEXPECTED DEPLOYMENT BY AUTOMOTIVE NEWS. THE AIRBAGS HAD TO BE REMOVED.

FALSE DEPOLYMENT OF AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING, UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE PRESENT BUT NO IMPACT WAS INVOLVED.

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED FRICTION/CHEMICAL BURNS TO PASSENGER FACE, SMASHED PASSENGER WINDSHIELD, BLEW OUT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, DRIVER SUSTAINED BURNS ON THE THUMBS.

WHILE MOVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, PULLING OVER THE CURB, THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF, INJURING THE DRIVER . THE VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED. OWNER WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTUIRER. *AK

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED BACK/NECK INJURIES.

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS, CONSUMER WAS NOT INVOVLED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A COLLISION, UNDER CARRIAGE CAME IN CONTACT. TT

PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A COLLISION, UNDER CARRIAGE CAME IN CONTACT. TT

DRIVING VEHICLE, NO IMPACT INVOLVED, AIR DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE IMPACT 1:00 POSITION, SPEED 10 MPH. TT

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT