Mazda Protege Complaints

1,077 consumer complaints on file.

#741603February 27, 2001
SEAT BELTS
THE SEATBELT DOES NOT RUN ALONG THE TRACK. I HAVE FIXED IT ONCE AND THE OWNER BEFORE ME ALSO HAD IT FIXED WHEN IT WAS RECALLED AND IT IS NOW BROKEN FOR A THIRD TIME. I DON'T THINK THAT IF IT WAS FIXED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME I WOULD STILL BE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881535February 27, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NO LONGER MOVE ON TRACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881612February 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. WHEN HE HIT OTHER CAR , IT WENT UP OVER A 6 INCH CURVE AND HIT A ROAD SIGN. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OTHER CAR WEIGHTED MORE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881296February 23, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AT 50 MPH WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS, ALSO, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#880470February 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN IT HAS SET FOR LONG PERIODS. *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
#880279February 9, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739125January 10, 2001
TIRES
TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP FOR INVESTIGATION OF 'HUMMING' NOISE COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT TIRE AND VIBRATION OF STEERING AT 65MPH. SERVICE DEPT STATED ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CUPPING IN CAUSING UNEVEN WEAR ON TREAD.ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL IS BENT. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES, NEW WHEEL,AND ALIGNMENT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: H48N TIRESIZE: P195/55R15)
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
#738728January 3, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HORN SOUNDS SPONTANIOUSLY. PEDESTRIANS WERE FRIGHTENED. WHILE WE WERE AT THE MOVIES (CAST AWAY) THE HORN WENT OFF WHILE WE WERE WATCHING THE MOVIE AND WE DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL WE GOT BACK TO THE PARKING LOT, WHICH WAS ALMOST WMPTY EXCEPT FOR US, THE MOVIE WAS CLOSINF, AND THW HORN WAS BARELY BLOWING. LUCKY FOR US THE CAR STARTED BUT DIDN'T THE NEXT MORNING AND I HAD TO CATCH THE BUS IN THE SNOW.
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
#738255December 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
PART WARRANTY 80,000, I LIVE 75 MILES FROM NEAREST DEALER. DEALER QUOTED 900.00 TO REPLACE PART AND REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS 1,000 MILES OVER BY TIME VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHOP. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, MAZDA AMERICA AND THEY ENTERTAINED IDEA OF FIXING UNDER WARRANTY THEN CHANGED MIND BECAUSE DEALER TOLD THEM I HAD NOT HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE LIKE OILO CHANGES, TIRE REPLACEMENTS ETC. DONE AT DEALERSHIP. I THINK THIS IS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737845December 15, 2000
SEAT BELTS
ACTIVE SHOULDER BELT SEAT BELT MECHANISM FAILS TO MOVE WHEN OPENING DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737814December 14, 2000
SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND BEEP GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WEARING THROUGH IN THE DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE. REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES UNDER WARRANTY. PART IS NEARLY $300. SEVERAL PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558134December 14, 2000
SEATS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL FOR THE FRONT DOOR LATCH FOR IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, THEY REFUSED RECALL REPAIR AND STATED THAT IT ONLY APPLIES WHEN IT GETS STUCK HALF WAY DOWN THE RETRACTOR, THE DOOR LATCH IS INOPERABLE AND THE CONSUMER FEELS THE RECALL SHOULD BE COMPLETED. (RECALL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE) *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876345December 12, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND SHE WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE ON LEFT FRONT CORNER. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#876235December 8, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON RIGHT FRONT CORNER, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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