Mazda Protege Complaints (1995)

165 consumer complaints on file.

#750675August 17, 2001
SEATS
SEAT BEGAN ROCKING; TRIED TO TIGHTEN ANCHOR BOLT, BUT ANCHOR BROKE. NOW SEAT ROCKS COMPLETELY BACK AND FORTH....CV SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE; HEARD CLICKING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CV SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER REPLACEMENT CV SHAFT BEGAN TO FAIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893755August 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL STALLS WHEN TURNING OR STOPPING. VEHICLE IDLES HIGH AND SHAKES. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746428June 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
TRANSMISSION IS JERKING WHEN WE ACCELERATE TROUGHT THE GEARS -ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT CODE SAYS CLUTCH ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE AS FOR HEADLIGHTS THE SWITCH WENT DEFECTIVE AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889543June 1, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO COME ON. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V118000 FOR HEADLIGHT FAILURE . *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889475May 31, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ON, AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OR MORE WHILE STILL PARKED, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. DRIVER SUSTAINED TEMPORY LOSS OF HEARING ON LEFT EAR. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FIVE MILES WITH AIR BAG LIGHT ON, AS SOON AS THE AIR BAG BLEW THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE FROM ENGINE, LATER ON CONSUMER KNEW RADIATOR WAS LEAKING CAUSING WHITE SMOKE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AIR BAG WAS REPLACED AND THE LEAKING RADIATOR WAS REPAIRED, AIR BAG CAME BACK ON TWICE AND THE CLOCK SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#884406March 28, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, IT WAS A SMALL DIP, AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED. COSUMER'S FACE WAS BURNED. CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#742735March 20, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT WHEN EVER IT RAINS (HARD WITH WIND) MY AIR FILTER SOMEHOW GETS SOAKED IN WET. WHEN I EXPLAIN THIS TO A MECHANIC OR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER, THE FIRST QUESTION THEY ASK ME IS WHETHER I DROVE ON PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE ROAD. THE ANSWER IS "NO!" WHEN IT IS RAINING THAT HARD I DON'T GO ANYWHERE AND THEREFORE THE CAR IS JUST PARKED ON THE PARKING LOT. I'VE TAKEN TO MAZDA ONE AND THE RAN A TEST AND FOUND NOTHING. MEANWHILE "MY ENGINE" LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE A SPARE AIR FILTER THAT I USE. IN THE MEANTIME WHAT CAN I DO? .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882674March 12, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS LED TO WIRE RUNNING THROUGH TURN SINGNAL LEVER, CAN FAIL AT SOLDERED CONNECTION TO HEADLIGHTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740726February 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT AXLE STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING SOUND UPON GOING BUMPS SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN 1995. AS TIME WENT ON, THE GRINDING GOT WORSE MAKING LOUDER NOISES. WE TOLD THE DEALER AT FIRST ABOUT THE NOISE AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS JUST GETTING BROKEN IN. AS A RESULT, THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED FIRST IN DECEMBER 2000, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS JUST REPLACED IN FEB.2001 DUE TO LACKAGE OF FUNDS TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES AT THE SAME TIME. AS FAR AS I CAN SEE, WE COULD HAVE HAD A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THIS WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE IF WE WERE DRIVING AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THEY CULD HAVE BROKEN AND CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO US AS WELL AS OTHER CARS. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPARED 2 YEARS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877897January 10, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT LATCH MECHANISM HAS BROKEN, CAUSING SEAT TO RELEASE FROM UPRIGHT POSITION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558766January 4, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER HAD HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-118, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738477December 29, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER & PASSANGER AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IN FRONTAL IMPACT AT 55 MPH - RESULTING IN INJURY TO DRIVER, IMPACTING STEERING WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#877098December 27, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND BRAKING HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876355December 12, 2000
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS SEPARATED FROM TRACKS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK THE DRIVER'S SEAT SEPARATED TWICE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556509October 24, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER REPLACED THE RECALL (00V-118) COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE OBTAINING CONFIRMATION OF RECALL WORK FROM DEALERSHIP THAT PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED THE WORK, THE DEALERSHIP IS NO LONGER AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732985September 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH A RATTLING SOUND FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AROUND THE BRAKES AND THE CV JOINTS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MAZDA DEALER WHO INFORMED US THE PROBLEM WAS THE LACK OF CALIPER PINS IN THE FRONT BRAKES. WE HAD THE DEALER INSTALL THESE NECESSARY PARTS (ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO) AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. HOWEVER, NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK. - WE WILL BE TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN BUT ARE VERY CONCERNED THIS COULD BE A STRUCTURAL SAFETY PROBLEM THAT COULD BE SERIOUS. BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR SEEM EQUALLY AFFECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871539September 26, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN PROBLEM APPEARED TO BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP OR MAKING A TURN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DTEAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554480September 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CALIPER PINS ARE BINDING WHICH RESULTS IN PREMATURE WEAR OF THE PADS AND LOUD NOISE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867516August 11, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHILE HAVING DEFOSTER ON, THINLY MADE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE BOTTOM TO ABOUT 7 INCH LONG ACROSS THE PASSENGER SIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865417July 14, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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