10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 7 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 6 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 17,951 miles
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Attorney general of North Carolina's letter to Mazda corporation asked for an immediate response to consumer's complaint concerning a crash due to brake failure and non deployment of air bags which resulted in injuries. Add to 568358.
- Rocky Mount, NC, USA
The consumer was involved in a frontal collision, where the air bags did not deploy. Ts scc
- Little Rock, AR, USA
Brakes failed which caused consumer to hit a steel beam pole. There there were no brake indicators prior to accident, after the impact airbags did not deploy, and consumer sustained major injuries. Consumer hasn't received a response fron Mazda North America. Scc.
- Rocky Mount, NC, USA
I bought a formerly wrecked car with frontal damage. The airbags had not deployed. I noticed the problem on other 99 Proteges and thought I should report it. There seems to be a possible defect in the airbag deployment.
- California, MO, USA
No deployment of air bag upon impact and the drivers seat broke causing injuries to lower back. Nlm
- Mission Vi, CA, USA
Mazda was considered a total loss, air bags did not diploy in a head-on collision.
- Edinburg, TX, USA
- Texarkana, AR, USA