Mazda Protege Complaints

1,077 consumer complaints on file.

#8016446August 15, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BEEN INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TRUCK AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016387August 14, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BYPASS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN DASHBOARD. VEHICLE CURRENTLY BEING CHECKED BY DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016150August 13, 2002
SEAT BELTS
WHEN OPENING DRIVER'S DOOR AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016151August 13, 2002
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT COLLAPSED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED FORCEFULLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016199August 13, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETURN TO THE RETACTOR, LEAVING THE OCCUPANT UNRESTRAINED. DEALER NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765561August 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT TO 5TH GEAR, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION NEAR A QUARRY, HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE, ALMOST WENT INTO A DITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765471August 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMITION LOCKED UP GOING 65 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564817August 9, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
PRIOR TO RECALL OOV118 CONSUMER HAD THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FIXED. CONSUMER SENT IN PROOF OF REPAIR BUT MAZDA WILL NOT HONOR. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765408August 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NEED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER FIRE RELATED PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015880August 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT SHIFTER IS TOO EASY TO MOVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015782August 7, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK LID WAS IN THE UP POSITION AND TRUNK CAME DOWN AND HIT CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER ON HEAD. *AK CONSUMER STATES NOTHING TO KEEP THE TRUNK LID IN UPRIGHT POSITION. A SLIGHT WIND OR ELEVATION COULD BLOW THE OPEN LID DOWN AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#765324August 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ON BOTH SIDES AT 35MPH WHILE REAR ENDING A VAN. TORE OFF BUMPER WITH AIRBAG SENSORS CLEARLY IN VIEW AIRBAG LIGHT INSIDE OF VEHICLE WAS NOT ON EITHER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8015653August 6, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THERE IS A SMELL AND A DARK COLOR LIQUID COMING FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566977July 30, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, 00V118, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIRS THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHEN THE DIRECTIONALS WERE USED, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK, IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMBO SWITCH, HOWEVER CHARGED CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS, CONSUMER IS WAITING FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764714July 25, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALLS FOUND TO BE CRACKING AS IF DRY-ROTTING ON 7/23/02. E-MAILED FIRESTONE WITH NO RESPONSE YET. SCHEDULED TO REPLACE TIRES FRIDAY BECAUSE I CONSIDER THEM UNSAFE ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ON THIS SITE ABOUT ALL THE SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014641July 24, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN AREAR END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER TRUCK NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014312July 19, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT CRASH AT 35 MPH AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK, STILL IN HOSPITAL. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#764373July 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED BACK IN 09/01. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE! I LEFT PAYING $66.11 TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A PORTION OF THE AC UNIT ON 05/23/02. ONE MONTH LATER APPROXIMATELY 6/25/02 I THEN HEARD A LOUD EXHUST NOISE. I HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY A FRIEND WHO FOUND THAT THE MANIFOLD HAD A SIGINIFICANTLY LARGE CRACK. MOREOVER, THE SMELL WITHIN THE PASSENGER CAMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE IS EXTREME TO THE POINT WHEN WE GET OUT OF THE CAR WE HAVE THE SMELL OF EXHUST FUMES IN OUR HAIR AND CLOTHES. THE SMELL IN THE CAR IS VERY OVERWHELMING, THAT WE MUST RIDE WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN FOR FRESH AIR AND LETS JUST SAY WE ONLY GET RELIEF FOR JUST A SHORT WHILE WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN BECAUSE WE LIVE IN FLORIDA AND IT IS USUALLY TOO HOT & HUMID TO HAVE THE WINDOWS OPEN DURING THE DAYTIME. ON LONGER DRIVES IT TENDS TO MAKE ME SLEEPY ALSO MY 5 YEAR OLD RIDES IN THIS VEHICLE AND HAS A HISTORY OF ASTHMA. THIS TO ME IS A GREAT HADZARD TO ALL OF OUR HEALTH ESPECIALLY TO HIS. I WONDER IF THIS IS ALL RELATED TO EACH OTHER. OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH? SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764163July 12, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
FAILURE OF THE LATCHES ON BOTH FRONT SEAT ALLOWING THE SEAT TO RECLINE. DURING AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN REAR CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO RECLINE. THE ACTION TRAPPED MY WIFE'S LEFT FOOT UNDER THE SEAT. THIS CAUSED SEVERE CONTUSION AND ABRASIONS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#566438July 8, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SUSPENSION:REAR
THERE WAS A SEVERE WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA, DEALER FOUND THE G1 BEARING WAS WORN ON THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT TO THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE, THE NOISE CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER AND THE DEALER FOUND THE SWAY BAR LINKS TO BE DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS MADE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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