Mazda Protege Complaints

1,077 consumer complaints on file.

• #801396August 27, 1996
  SUSPENSION:FRONT

  WHEN YOU ARE MAKING A TURN THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT END . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #507146August 6, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

  FAULTY SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CAUSES SEAT BELT LIGHT TO COME ON/SEAT BELT TO TIGHTEN.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #800093July 29, 1996
  AIR BAGS

  DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND HIT A DITCH. AIR BAG HIT DAUGHTER'S FACE. SHE WAS BURNED AND CUT BY THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG.**AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #800058July 26, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. SOURCE UNKNOWN.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #506570July 24, 1996
  AIR BAGS, SEATS

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIRBAG IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *AW

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #506526July 21, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

  FRONT SEA TBELT LATCHES ARE TOO LOW, CLOTHING TENDS TO GET CAUGHT IN THEM, ALSO DIFFICULTY FOR SOMEONE WITH HAND PROBLEM, SUCH AS ARTHRITIS, TO USE THEM. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #984577July 15, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

  DRIVING VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE OUT OF PARKING LOT & ORIGINAL VEHICLE HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #506086July 5, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

  VEHICLE OVERHEATED, CAUSING RADIATOR TO EXPLODE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SPRAY WITH WATER, INJURING DRIVER. *DH

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #985978June 21, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT END ACCIDENT, PASSIVE RESTRAINTS FAILED.PLEASE DESRIBE DETAILS. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #505681June 18, 1996
  SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT

  STRUT MAKES POPPING NOISE. *DH

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985779June 18, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

  CAR HORN DOES NOT WORK.*AK CONSUMER STATES ON FIRST OCCASION HORN WOULD BLOW BY ITSELF WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLE TO MAKE IT STOP BLOWING, ON SECOND OCCASION HORN STOPPED BLOWING AND DEALER STATED A NEW HORN WAS NEEDED ON STEERING COLUMN.*JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #505658June 16, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, POWER TRAIN

  ALTERNATOR FAILED.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985294June 5, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

  SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE IT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985046May 30, 1996
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP

  STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE BACK SEATS AND COULD BE RELATED TO THE FUEL FILLER NECK PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #505045May 25, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

  SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #984718May 21, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

  DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS LOCKED INTO PLACE, WILL NOT MOVE, EA94-039 ACTIVE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #504830May 15, 1996
  STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

  STEERING LOCKED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #504436May 14, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  SEAT BELT BUCKLE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO TURN SIDEWAYS TO LATCH SEAT BELT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #984307May 13, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

  THE DRIVERS SEATBELT BECAME UNLATCHED DURING VEHICLE COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #504120May 4, 1996
  UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  VEHICLE NOT DESIGNED WITH 'DOOR AJAR' WARNING LIGHT. *DSH

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0