2003 Mazda Tribute Air Bags & Restraints Problems

I START MY CAR UP AN I SEE THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING

WIFE HAD AN ACCISDENT WITH SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED SHE WAS INJURED HIT A TREE

2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE BOTH AIRBAGS WENT OUT.*BF THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. *JB

2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIRBAG ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF HIS VEHICLE WAS ON THE RECALL LIST. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V157000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 202,654.

EVERY TIME I START MY 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE AND EVERY 30 MINUTES OF OPERATION THEREAFTER, THE CAR MAKES 5 SETS OF 5 BEEPS. AN INTERNET SEARCH TOLD ME THAT THIS IS BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTIONING INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT TO INDICATE THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE ALSO MALFUNCTIONING. A MAZDA MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. AND EVEN IF I HAVE THE VERY EXPENSIVE JOB DONE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM, THE REPLACEMENT PARTS DON'T WORK EITHER. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 3 YEARS AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME. MAZDA NEEDS TO PROVIDE A GOOD WORKING SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND SOON.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON, FIRST BLINKING, AND THEN IT STAYS ON FOR ALL OF CAR'S OPERATION. I FEEL UNSAFE IN THE CAR, NOT KNOWING WHETHER IT WILL DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED OR WHEN NOT NEEDED. THE CAR IS IN FINE SHAPE, NO ACCIDENTS, AND THERE APPEAR TO BE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AS WELL AS FRUSTRATION WITH THE INADEQUATE AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO DO TO GET THEIR AIR BAG LIGHT ISSUE ADDRESSED. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A FORMAL RECALL TO COINCIDE WITH THE BULLETIN ISSUED RELATING TO IT? *TR

2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. *MW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE CONNECTORS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT GO OUT. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE CONNECTORS UNDER THE DRIVER' SEAT WERE BAD. *JB

THE AIRBAG ALERT LIGHT COMES ON ONCE ENGINE IS STARTED. IT FLASHES UP TO SIX FLASHES AND THEN REMAINS ON IN A STEADY MANNER. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER STARTING MY MAZDA 2003 TRIBUTE ON 10-10-2013 AT APPROXIMATELY:30 PM, AFTER ABOUT 1 MILE OF TRAVELING,MY AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD & SHORTLY THEREAFTER STAYED ON SOLID WITHOUT FLASHING. EACH TIME I HAVE USED MY VEHICLE SINCE THAT DATE I EXPERIENCE THE SAME TROUBLE WITH THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT INITIALLY FLASHING AND THEN STAYING ON STEADY THROUGHOUT THE DURATION TRAVELING FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SEAT BELT CONNECTION WAS REPAIRED TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE UNLATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SPRING TENSIONER FOR THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS OPERABLE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE WENT ON. I TOOK IT TO THE MAZDA DEALER OF ORANGE CA. THEY HAD CLAIMED TO MY FACE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE MAZDA TRIBUTES LATELY. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH MANY OF THE TRIBUTES NOT JUST MINE. WHY HAS MAZDA NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM IF THEY ARE AWARE OF IT? THEY CLAIMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OF THE SEAT BELTS THAT CONNECTED TO THAT AIR BAG. THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT LOCK IF WE WERE EVER IN A CRASH. IS THAT SAFE? DOES A DEATH NEED TO HAPPEN TO GET ATTENTION ABOUT THE PROBLEM? BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, I PAID 486.00 OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX A DEFECT THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. AFTER THE REPAIR THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT GET THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO TURN OFF. I ASKED IF THERE MAY BE A BIGGER PROBLEM THAT WAS OVERLOOKED. THEY SAID NO THE AIR BAG LIGHT STILL PERIODICALLY TURNS ON AND OFF. IF I OR ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS GETS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY NEGLIGENCE ISSUE, I WILL SUE MAZDA. THIS SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM INJURY.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE WENT ON. I ASKED THE LOCAL MECHANIC SEE WHY DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. HE SAYS MAZDA HAS A "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" OUT FOR WIRING REPAIRS UNDER THE SEAT. HE SAYS THEY KNOW THEY HAVE THIS WIRING PROBLEM. SINCE MY CAR HAS 100,000 MILES MAZDA SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WON'T COVER IT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS THEIR WIRING ISSUE. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $700 TO FIX THEIR WIRING PROBLEM WHICH IS VERY WRONG. *TR

STARTING IN 7/2009 MY 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE'S AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. REPAIRS INCLUDED REPLACING THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE PASS SEAT. SINCE THEN THE LIGHT HAS COME ON 5 TIMES AND EACH TIME A CONNECTOR KIT WAS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS. EVENTUALLY THE LIGHT BURNED OUT AND COST OVER $200.00 FOR REPAIRS. I CALLED MAZDA AND COMPLAINED. I ALSO FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON OR BURNED OUT ACCORDING TO MECHANICS I HAVE TALKED TO THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A ACCIDENT. *TR

MAZDA TRIBUTE, 2003. AIRBAG LIGHT STAY ILLUMINATED. MAZDA REPAIRED IT 5 TIMES AND STILL IT IS LIT. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY SHOULD I BE IN AN ACCIDENT. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, IT HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND UP TO NOW IT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY $400 TO FIX SOMETHING THEY CAN'T FIX ANYWAY. I FEEL A DEFECT TREND EXISTS WITH THEIR AIRBAGS FROM ALL THAT I'VE READ. IF CARS ARE MANDATED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO HAVE FUNCTIONING AIRBAGS THEN WHY IS MAZDA NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECTS IN THEIR AIRBAG SYSTEM? *TR

I HAVE A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX. MY AIRBAG DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON. SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON OTHER TIMES IT BLINKS CONTINUOUSLY. MY MAZDA WARRANTY RAN OUT AND I AM TOLD THAT IT WILL COST TO GET THE DIAGNOSIS AND TO HAVE REPAIRED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT COST. I BOUGHT THE MAZDA ON 2006 SO ITS ONLY 2 YEARS THAT I HAVE THE TRUCK. *TR