1995 Mazda Protege air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 50 complaints for the 1995 Mazda Protege, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 50 22% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 45 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 26 crashes, 2 fires, 45 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Tl* - the contact had a 1995 mazda protege which was in a head on crash. The contact stated that the car was traveling at 55 MPH under dry conditions when the vehicle was struck by another head on. The contact stated that the driver side air bag did not deploy and as a result the driver was killed. That contact stated that there weren't any skid marks in the road to indicate that either vehicle tried to stop. The contact stated that she has a police report from the crash.
The air bags exploded while I was out side the car , there was a recall on the air bags & I was never notified by either mazda corp or the dealer & I have been the original owner , there has been numerous recalls on the 1995 protege & at no time I was ever contacted that there was a recall period. In 1997 the engine died & I had to pay the sum of $1500.00 to replace the engine & there were recalls I received no notification of.
Other problems reported for the 1995 Mazda Protege
- Lighting 29 complaints
- Engine 21 complaints
- Electrical system 15 complaints