June 28, 2002 -- wellings Mazda, richmond, in "performed recall ssp-34 air bag campaign. March 2004, matt castrucci's auto mall, "body electrical: Customer states air bag light is on please check out and adv, " and "custormer states car is running rough, was told valve cover gaskets are leaking and on the spark plugs please check out." Results were: "checked out light is not on, no correction at this time." And "checked out replaced valave {sic} cover gaskets and intake gaskets cleaned spark plug wires and plugs. Rechecked ok" Sept. 19, 2004 -- while motionless at a traffic light, both front air bags deployed. We do have reliable witnesses. The driver (me) is a physics professor, the right front passenger is a ph.D. candidate, the left rear passenger is a psychology professor, and the right rear passenger just finished law school. There was also a pedestrian standing 3 feet away and a helpful driver in the adjacent (also motionless) car.

- Englewood, OH, USA

Airbag warning light stays on while driving. Dealer notified.

- Miami, FL, USA

98 V 249 000/air bag deployment: Received recall since incident date, and still unable to get it honored. Made two more attempts, and still dealer, Utah auto collections, orem, ut; phone# 801/229-3600, would not give an appointment for repairs. Seeking help from NHTSA in this matter.

- Stanish Fork, UT, USA

Vehicle experiencing problems with air bag due to possible recall component 98V-249 (sensor), however not notified of recall and dealership wants to replace complete system. Mjs

- Philadelph, PA, USA