Mazda Protege Complaints

1,077 consumer complaints on file.

#860617April 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND THEN SWITCHES TO DRIVE, VEHICLE WILL JUMP WITHOUT A WARNING. ONE TIME RESULTED IN CRASH INTO A CEMENT WALL, DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#860309April 13, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE IDLED ROUGHLY. VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER TIGHTENED ENGINE VALVES. 2 MONTHS LATER, WARRANTY EXPIRED. DEALER DISMANTLED ENGINE AND HAD TO REMACHINE THE VALVES. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860235April 12, 2000
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE MOTOR BELT FAILED TO OPERATE, LEAVING DRIVER WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711233April 7, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THE AIRBAGS. THE ACCIDENT WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CRACK THE CASING UNDER THE BUMPER. WHY DID THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOY? PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH INFORMATION!!!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#859050March 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
BOTH RUBBER CV B00TS WERE BROKEN, AND BOTH SIDES OF FRONT AXLE PRACTICALLY SHEARED OFF. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. DEALER/MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858866March 20, 2000
SEAT BELTS
MOTOR SEAT BELTS ON BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE FAILED TO OPERATE WITHIN 31,000 MILES OF WEARS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720339March 19, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED DURING FIRST USE BY JAMMING. PASSENGER UNABLE TO DISENGAGE SEATBELT WHICH CAUSED PASSENGER TO HAVE TO "SLITHER" OUT OF SEAT. PUSHING THE BUTTON MADE THE ASSEMBLY CRACK IN HALF AT THE SEAMS. INSIDE OF ASSEMBLY APPEARS TO BE MADE OF PLASTIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858651March 16, 2000
SEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIVING SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES AND BEEPS, BUT WHEN LEANING FORWARD IT SHUTS OFF. WAS IN A REARENDED ACCIDENT ON 3-15-2000, AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RELEASE. ALSO, WHEN OPENING THE DOOR SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE OR SLIDE FORWARD. WILL HAVE TO MANUALLY RELEASE IT IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. WHEN DRIVING 60MPH THE SEAT BELT WILL AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE, SLIDE FORWARD AND BACKWARD WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784546March 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FADED RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, AFTER ACCIDENT CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#857722March 1, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS/ PANEL LIGHTS, OUTSIDE LIGHTS GO OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857739March 1, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT AN IMPACT OF 40 MPH IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857742March 1, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, VEHICLE STRUCK A MANHOLE COVER ON AN INCLINE AT 10 MPH OR LESS, CAUSING AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#719197February 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T RESULT IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVE IS THAT MY CAR IS MAKING A VERY BAD KNOCKING NOISE EVERYTIME I APPLY THE BRAKES BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BY TO DENNIS EAKIN MAZDA ABOUT TWO WEEK AFTER I PURCHASE IT. THEY INFORMED ME IT WERE THE BRAKE CALIPERS SLIDES. THEY HAD TO ORDER THE SLIDES. THE SLIDES CAN IN AND WERE REPLACED. THE NOISE STOPPED FOR ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS AND STARTED BACK. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE AGAIN TO DENNIS EAKIN AND THIS TIME THEY INSTALLED A NEW AND IMPROVED CALIPERS SLIDES. THE NOISE STOPPED FOR ABOUT 5 WEEKS AND IS NOW MAKING THE SAME KNOCKING, KNOCKING NOISES EVERYTIME I APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS NOISE WORRY ME BECAUSE IT DEALING WITH THE BRAKES OF THE CAR AND AS YOU KNOW THE BRAKES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, POSSIBLE KILLING MYSELF, OR SOMEONE ELSE. THEREFORE, I AM REQUESTING YOU INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATIION WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS SLIDES ON THE MADZA PROTEGE, BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE PERSON THAT THIS VEHICLE IS GOING TO MAKE SOME NOISE S AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T REPLACED THE CALIPERS. THIS COULD TURN OUT TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEMS, AGAIN I REMIND YOU THAT WE ALL TALKING ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP ME IF POSSIBLE ON THIS DANGEROUS MATTER. I AM CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM, BUT I THINK THEY JUST WANT TO SAVE SOME MONEY AND NOT HAVE TOREPLACE THE CALIPERS ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS SAVING COULD COST ME, MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE THEIR LIFE. HELP, HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719095February 22, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857159February 17, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO UNLATCH. DRIVER HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF BELT TO GET FREE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550891February 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION PUMP LEAKED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832154February 9, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MHP ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CONSUMER PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE, REARENDING IT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY UNTIL THE CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BROKE THE BIGGEST STERNUM BONE IN HER CHEST. ALSO, THE SHOULDER BELT DIDN'T HOLD THE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#856487February 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR INTO SECOND GEAR AND ENGINE IS COLD, TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856490February 8, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE FILLING TANK, FLAMES CAME OUT OF TANK, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS INJURED WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#856511February 8, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE SURGES WHEN VEHICLE STOPS. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, BUT UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML . THE DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED AGAIN IN EARLY SEPT. 2000, DLR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FOWARD FAR ENOUGH TO HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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