Mazda Protege Complaints

1,077 consumer complaints on file.

#606834February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PADS FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606315February 1, 1999
TIRES
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TIRE BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. NLM BRODGESTONE - DOTH406DDH157- SIZE P185/65R14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605898February 1, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
STRUT FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702824February 1, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM ACTIVATE AT RANDOM TIMES, CAUSING OWNER TO QUESTION WHETHER SEAT BELT WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY IN A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702663January 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN 014/98 DATED 12/9/98 REGARDING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION "SHIFT SHOCK" PROBLEM ON THE VEHICLE, MOST PRONOUNCED IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR SHIFTING. DEALER (NEIL HUFFMAN MAZDA IN LOUISVILLE, KY) ATTEMPTED REPAIR ON 12/29/98, PER BULLETIN, BUT PROBLEM AROSE AGAIN 500 MILES LATER. PROBLEM NOW WORSE THAN BEFORE REPAIR. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER ON 1/26/99, BUT THEY CLAIM THAT HARD SHIFTING IS NORMAL. DEALER WOULD NOT TAKE FURTHER ACTION. PLAN TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER WITHIN NEXT 7 DAYS REGARDING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701154January 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE. ALSO, REPLACED REAR BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833992January 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 65 MPH THE SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT, LEAVING CONSUMER LOOSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833820January 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. DEALER SAYS AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY WITHOUT CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833735January 20, 1999
SEAT BELTS
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ANCHOR HAS STOPPED WORKING TWO TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833594January 14, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD MAKE NOISES WHENEVER THE DOOR IS CLOSING OR OPENING. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE ENTIRE MECHANISM TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE WINDOW WORE OUT BECAUSE THE PLASTIC PARTS WERE OF POOR QUALITY. OWNER BELIEVES THAT MAZDA SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS FOR THIS DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833281January 11, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE DIED OUT, CONSUMER COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO START BACK UP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781807January 10, 1999
SEAT BELTS
WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND VEHICLE IS STOPPED, DRIVER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELT WILL OPEN AND SHUT ITSELF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, AND THE DOOR IS OPENED ABOUT HALF OF THE TIME THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT OPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702076January 9, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE WIRES FROM THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURN SIGNAL STALK CRACKED FROM CONSTANT FLEXING. THIS IS IN THE SMALL LOOP JUST BEFORE THE WIRES ENTER THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE INITIAL AFFECT WAS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. I SPLICED THE WIRES ONCE LAST SUMMER, BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE RED WIRE TO THE HEADLIGHT RELAY IS VERY THIN. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED BOTH TIMES NEAR HOME. I SAW SIMILAR CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR DATABASE: 536495, 976418, 977383.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833164January 7, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SHOULDER BELT WON'T WORK DUE TO THE RETRACTOR PART OF THE SEAT BELT, WHICH MAKE'S THE CONSUMER MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD, FAILED. CONSUMER STATES THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832992January 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 18,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE COMPLETELY WARPED AND CANNOT BE TURNED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701876January 4, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
AFTER PRESSING THE EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON ON DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT, THE BELT WILL NOT INSERT INTO THE LATCH. MECHANISM IN LATCH IS BROKEN AND ENTIRE LATCH MUST BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832715December 28, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DIFFERENTIAL UNIT IN THE F-4 TRANSMISSIONS GO OUT IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND THEY CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701430December 17, 1998
SEATS
THE BOLT HOLDING THE SEAT CAME UNDONE I GOT IT BACK IN PLACE AND PUT ANOTHER NUT ON IT. IT RECENTLY BECAME LOOSE AND WHEN I WENT TO FIX IT THE METAL WAS BROKEN COMPLETELY OFF AND NOW MY SEAT ROCK BACK AND FORTH. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM ON PROTOEGE'S SEATS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543043December 15, 1998
SEAT BELTS
RECALL WORK PERFORM ON MOTORBELT, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832285December 15, 1998
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC LAP AND SHOULDER BELT IS INOPERABLE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE MOTOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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