Mazda Protege Complaints

1,077 consumer complaints on file.

#10001451December 24, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH , VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY A MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE HEATING CORE HAD RUSTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001101December 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING RADIATOR FAN RELAY BECAME INOPERABLE. CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD, DEALER WILL REPLACE FAN RELAY, BUT IT WILL COST $350.00. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023665December 4, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT AT 30MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8022932November 18, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE DESIGN OF THE HARD PLASTIC PIECE WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. IF THE PIECE IS IMPACTED IN A CRASH, IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER INDICATES "THE PLASTIC PIECE COULD BREAK OFF BECOMING A HAZARDOUS WEAPON". TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022831November 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHEN STARTED. NOISE IS ALSO HEARD WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER VEHICLE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER WHO ADVISED A "VALVE" IN THE ENGINE IS CAUSING NOISE AND THAT MAZDA ENGINEERS ARE INVESTIGATING TO FIND A SOLUTION. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED THAT ISSUE COULD COMPROMISE HER SAFETY WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022109November 4, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED, CONSUMER STATES' APPLIED BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED BRAKE LINE WAS SPLIT DUE TO A DEFECT IN LINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769238November 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FROM THE DEALER. ALSO WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES. THE RPM'S INCREASE AND THE CAR WILL BOG DOWN LIKE IT CAN'T CATCH ANOTHER GEAR. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MAZDA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY TOLD US THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHILE WE WERE TALKING TO THE MAZDA TECH ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THE CAR WAS HAVING AND HE WAS TELLING US CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A NISSAN TECH STANDING THERE LISTENING AND AFTER THE MAZDA TECH WENT TO GET OUR CAR. THE NISSAN TECH TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ON THAT CAR JUST BY YOU TELLING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS YOUR HAVING WITH IT. HE SAID HE HAS REPLACED QUITE A FEW TRANSMISSIONS WITH THIS PROBLEM. HE ALSO TOLD US A FEW OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT RAN OUT AND COST THEM TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. HE SAID AS SOON AS THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN BRING IT BACK TO THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN IF YOU HAVE TO. WELL TODAY IS 11/03/02 AND THE LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON AGAIN AND THE O/D LIGHT WAS FLASHING. WE WILL CALL MONDAY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AGAIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY HELP OUT THERE FOR THIS PROBLEM. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021842October 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING THAT WAS IN THE ROAD THAT WAS VERY HARD, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MOTOR MOUNTS, AND TRANSMISSION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768998October 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN PUSHING IN THE CLUTCH. WHEN PUSHING IN THE CLUTCH, THE IDLE DROPS TO 0 AND THE CAR SHAKES BEFORE RETURNING TO IT'S NORMAL IDLE SPEED, APPROX. 500 RPM, OR IT JUST STALLS. THIS HAS CAUSED HARROWING MOMENTS WHEN PUSHING IN THE CLUTCH AND BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON EXIT RAMPS AND PULLING INTO PARKING SPOTS. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO (2) MAZDA DEALERS 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME I AM TOLD THAT IT IS THE GAS I USE, BUT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 40,000 MILES NOW AND IS GETTING WORSE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021251October 21, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768404October 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY MAZDA 7/26/00 DUE TO TECH. BULLETIN. SINCE THEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY JERKING INTO A LOWER GEAR, AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. MAZDA DEALER UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR IDENTIFY PROBLEM AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007433October 2, 2002
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT. I HIT A GUARD RAIL, WENT THROUGH IT AND ROLLED DOWN A 30 FOOT EMBANKMENT. I SUFFERED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES AND BACK INJURIES. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN A CAR SINCE THIS ACCIDENT. IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM A NURSE SAID I HAD A POSSIBLE SPINAL COMPRESSION FRACTURE. I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE AIR BAGS, I SAW THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE ACCIDENT YESTERDAY. THE WHOLE CAR IS BEAT UP...THE ROOF, THE FRONT, THE BACK BOTH SIDES, AND NOT EVEN 1 OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I AM SO GRATEFUL MY CAR HAD SUCH A HIGH SAFETY RATING... YEAH RIGHT. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE ANY CAR. AND NOW THE WORDS AIR BAG SAFETY ARE A JOKE TO ME. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768013
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8019811September 30, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR CRASH WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. MAZDA WAS NOTIFIED. *MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019687September 27, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 45 MPH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019306September 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT A 55 MPH VEHICLE WILL JERKS REALLY HARD. CONSUMER STATES IT FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019345September 24, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT FEEL SNUG ENOUGH AND THE FASTEN SEAT BELT INDICATOR CONSTANTLY BEEPS. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DLR WHO ADVISED THE "CENTER CONSOLE RETRACTOR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY" IS DEFECTIVE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018286September 10, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A NOISE. DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE AND NOTICE A BRAKE DUST PROBLEM. PROBLEM RETURNED. DEALER SERVICED, AND NOTICED STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017867September 4, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT, CAUSING INJURIES.*AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8016819August 20, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY PLACED CAR IN DRIVE AND DEPRESSED GAS, AND VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND CRASHED. GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765736August 16, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
STEERING WHEEL OUT OF CENTER, CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE, TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS ALIGMENT PROBLEM, I MENTIONED TO THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BECAUSE CAR AND DRIVER FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM IN PROTEGE AND CONSUMER REPORTS TOO. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT AT NO CHARGE WITH THE CAR STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, I CONTACTED MAZDA MOTOR CO. AND I GOT SAME ANSWER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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