Mazda Protege Complaints

1,077 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#889407May 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
VERY FIRST TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP VEHICLE AND THE WEATHER IS COLD, BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE, AND CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP BRAKES FOR THEM TO WORK. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS CONDENSATION IN "CHECK BALL" THAT WOULD FREEZE, PREVENTING PROPER FUNCTION OF BRAKE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888802May 21, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE FAILED, CAUSING INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER IT WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMER PURCHASED REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886643April 24, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT LATCH ON THE RETRACTOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM COMES BACK AND FORTH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886163April 18, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885584April 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHENEVER CAR COMES TO A STOP AND TAKES OFF THERE'S A VIOLENT JOLT LIKE GETTING HIT IN REAR.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN TRAVELING AT 40 MPH THERE WILL BE A VIOLENT JOLT AS IF SOMEONE HIT YOU FROM BEHIND, IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE JOLTS FOWARD CONSUMER STATES THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED HE THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743547April 4, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885036April 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EVERY TEN THOUSAND MILES BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE BRAKES BEGAN FAILING RIGHT FROM THE FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE AND LATER AT 6000 MILES AND 10000 MILES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560586March 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING CAUSING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY DECREASES FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO 0-5 MPH WHILE THE TACHOMETER MOVES WILDLY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#742916March 23, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE HEADING TO WORK CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND RUN ROUGH WITH IN .5 MILES CAR FELT LIKE IT HAD A FLAT CAR WAS KEPT UNDER CONTROL PULLED OVER NOTICED RH REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER VEIWING TIRE MADE A DETERMINATION THAT THE TIRE HAD DEVELOPED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDE WALL AT THE SEEM THIS WAS THE FAILURE POINT EXAMINED THE REMAINING TIRES NOTICED BUBBLES WERE FORMING ALONG THE SEEM CONFIRMING THE FAILURE POINT/ SIDEWALL BLOWOUT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 56D2600 TIRESIZE: P185/65R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#883488March 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTER LEVER, HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEARS. *AK THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER PROBLEM OCCURED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN FOUR YEARS LATER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742468March 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
RE:MANIFOLD. A CRACK BEGINS FROM THE ENGINE SIDE.DEALER STATED THE FIRST IT HAPPENED A STONE MUST HAVE COME UP & HIT IT. THIS IS AN IMPOSIBILITY. NOW AFTER REPLACING IT IT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN.CRACK IS IN THE SAME PLACE.BEGINNING FROM THE ENGINE SIDE. EVERY TIME THIS OCCURS, EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.RE: WINDSHIELD.WIPERS DO NOT CLEAN THE DRIVER SIDE & HAVE NEVER DONE SO SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR.WIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED & DOES NOT HELP.IN A DRIVING RAIN I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 50 MPH TO WIPE CLEAN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742426March 14, 2001
AIR BAGS
I BOUGHT A FORMERLY WRECKED CAR WITH FRONTAL DAMAGE. THE AIRBAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON OTHER 99 PROTEGES AND THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT. THERE SEEMS TO BE A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882818March 13, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
GEAR CASING INSIDE STEERING WHEEL BROKE, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY LOOSE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED REPLACING. *AK ACCIDNET HAD OCCURED AT LESS THAN 5000 MILES, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE 18,000 MILES LATER, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED REPLACING IT STATING THE PREVIOUS SALVAGE TITLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742305March 12, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL CAST AROUND PART WITH GEAR TO ATTACH TO STEERING COLUMN--CASTING FAILED. *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
#882337March 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH AND REARENDED A SUV HEAD- ON. HITTING A FIRE HYDRANT AND SIGN, BUT AIRBAGS STILL DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS CONSULTING MANUFACTURER ON NO DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER PLEASE AD THE VIN#.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741745March 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOR 5 NON-SUCCESSIVE OCCURRENCES NOW, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 - 40 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE SUDDEN DECELERATION WHICH FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE SCRAPED AN INVISIBLE BUMP. THE DECEL IS SUDDEN, HARSH AND VERY UNSETTLING. MY BEST GUESS IS THAT IT IS DUE TO A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I ALREADY CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY TOLD THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. I COULD NOT SHOW THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER SINCE IT OCCURS IN HAPPENSTANCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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