Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / TRIBUTE / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005038543 Incident Date: Sep, 10 2005
Consumer's City: BROOKLYN Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: TRIBUTE Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4F2YU08102K Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 26 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: There is a persistent problem with the airbag system in my mazda, tribute car. the first time it occurred at 23854 miles. the mazda dealer looked into it and stated on its report "checked and found wire harness going to seat belt pretensions buckle broken-wire yellow and red stripe located at h15". the problem was rectified at the time. however, the car now reached 38,000 miles and the airbag indicator light went on again. my car is out of manufacturer's warranty now and the dealer refuses to fix the problem. i believe, that this problem is a manufacturer's defect and must be fixed at the expense of the manufacturer. especially, when the same problem recurred during the warranty coverage. as you aware, a malfunction of airbag system can lead to serious injuries or death in case of a collision. as per my local former mazda dealer, mazda knows about existence of this airbag issue. however, the problem has been ignored and no recalls have been indicated to correct the problem. *jb