Mazda Protege Complaints (2001)

50 consumer complaints on file.

#8001001December 20, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
REAR VIEW WINDOW TAKES AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF TIME TO DEFROST. OTHER WIDOWS AND MIRRORS DEFROST IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755364December 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEATS
THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE OCCURRED ON 11/01/2001 IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. I'M THE PASSENGER WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE SOUTHBOUND ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN SUDDENLY I COULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES, SO I TRIED TO CHANGE LANES, AND THE CAR VEERED OFF THE ROAD, LANDING IN A DITCH AFTER CRASHING INTO 4 OR 5 TREES. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND MY SEAT BELT DETACHED AT SOME POINT DURING THE IMPACT. AS A RESULT CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED, AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS SMASHED IN. PASSENGER'S SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER WAS PUSHED INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR, AND THE TRUCK SAT IN THE BACK SEAT. THROUGH ALL OF THE IMPACT I COULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN THROWN OUT OF MY SEAT BECAUSE MY SAT BECAME UNATTACHED, THEREBY CAUSING EXTREME DAMAGE TO MY CHEST, AND LEAVING ME WITH FRACTURED RIBS WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE AIR BAGS SIMPLY DEPLOYED. *AKFURTHERMORE, THE WHOLE THING COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I HAD CONTROL OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE IN A TIMELY FASHION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#899734November 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE HAS BEEN PULLING TO LEFT WHILE DRIVING SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REAR AXLE HAD BROKEN. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR REAR AXLE FREE OF CHARGE EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899626November 29, 2001
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
DURING AN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE JACK COLLAPSED WHILE RAISING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED JACK, AND CONCLUDED A BOLT LOOKED "SOFT" RESULTING IN COLLAPSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898682November 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
A LOUD TICKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER FEELS SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM IS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BECAUSE GEARS CAN BE HEARD CHANGING WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE STALLS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895758September 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING 35-45MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT JUMPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REV UNTIL GEAR WAS CHANGED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894827August 21, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION
WHILE AT A STOP ENGINE REVVED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATED. DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894594August 17, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DESIGNED SO THEY DON'T FADE. THERE IS A SHARP CUTOFF LINE IN LIGHT BEAM. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS AN UNSAFE DESIGN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894445August 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
STRONG HEAVY FUMES ENTERED VEHICLE, CAUSING DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BECOME NAUSEATED. CONSUMER HAS GOTTEN MIXED DIAGNOSIS OF WHAT THE CAUSE COULD BE. DEALER'S TECHNICAN BELIEVED SOME SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM ENGINE AND DASHBOARD COMPARTMENT CAUSED FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE WHILE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON. CONSUMER LIVED IN A HOT CLIMATE AREA THAT REQUIRED AIR CONDITIONING TO RUN A LOT. MAZDA NEVER HEARD OF COMPLAINT, AND BELIEVED FUMES MIGHT COME FROM INTERIOR. MAZDA DIDN'T HAVE A REMEDY.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750184August 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, CAME UPON A PATCH OF UNEVEN ROAD (SHAVED ROAD SURFACE IN PREPARATION FOR REPAVING) JUST BEFORE A STOPLIGHT. ROAD SURFACE WAS DRY. APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE. VEHICLE RAN OVER AN EXPOSED MANHOLE COVER APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES IN HEIGHT AND LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 50 FT BEFORE THE INTERSECTION AHEAD. ABS BEGAN TO PULSE UPON CONTACT WITH THIS MANHOLE. THE PULSE LASTED A SECOND, AFTER WHICH TIME THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SLID (APPROXIMATELY 10 FT) INTO THE INTERSECTION. CONSTANT PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE DURATION OF THE STOP. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE IN THE INTERSECTION AT THE TIME, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AFTERWARD WITHOUT INCIDENT. ABS ACTIVATION SEEMED WARRANTED DUE TO THE UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, BUT THE SHORT DURATION OF THE PULSE AND THE SUBSEQUENT BRAKE LOCKUP SEEM OUT OF THE ORDINARY. NO OTHER FAILURES OF THIS TYPE HAVE OCCURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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