1992 Mazda Protege

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/1996· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DRIVER HAS TO USE EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO UNLOCK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK.

• 12/28/1998· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/28/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  #EA94-039 WHEN DRIVING AND APPLY THE BRAKES THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MAKES NOISE . TT

• 12/26/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ENGINE BROKE A ROD, CAUSING OWNER TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN OIL PAN. *AK

• 12/15/1998· SEAT BELTS

  RECALL WORK PERFORM ON MOTORBELT, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO NOT WORK.

• 11/30/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MAZDA PROTEGE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V674000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

• 11/23/2003· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE. THE CABLE HAS COME COMPLETELY OFF THE TRACK. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE. *LA

• 11/22/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  PE95-044 ACTIVE, FAULTY FUEL FILLER NECK, REPLACED FUEL NECK ASSEMBLY, DAMAGED THE FUEL TANK. TT *SLC

• 11/16/1999· SEAT BELTS

  WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION SEATBELT LIGHT WILL COME ON, ALERTING DRIVER THAT SEATBELTS ARE NOT ON CORRECTLY.CONSUMER HAS REPLACED SEATBELT ASSEMBLIES TWICE WITHIN 7 YEARS. *AK

• 11/09/1998· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, CAUSING THEM TO BE INOPERABLE. *AK

• 11/03/1995· WHEELS

  STEEL WHEEL RIM WELDS RUSTED. *SD

• 10/30/1996· SEAT BELTS

  MOTORIZED SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONS IN COLD WEATHER.

• 10/29/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK

• 10/27/1998· SEAT BELTS

  MOTOR BELT FAILED TO OPERATE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE; DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSE TO REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

• 10/24/1995· SEAT BELTS

  FAULTY SHOULDER STRAP SENSOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 10/18/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE CUTS OFF AND JERKS AND IDLES VERY LOW DUE TO THE FUEL FILTER FAILURE. MECHANIC CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION. *AK

• 10/06/1995· SEAT BELTS

  #EA94-039 THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES . TT

• 10/05/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  FUNNY NOISE IN BRAKES, DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING WRONG, CONSUMER WAS BACKING CAR WHEN BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL GOT STUCK, CAUSING A CRASH. *SLC

• 09/30/1999· SEAT BELTS

  INTERMITTENTLY THE RESTRAINT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON AND OFF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 09/29/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PAINT HAS BEEN PEELING FROM ORIGINAL PAINT JOB IN NUMEROUS PLACES ON ROOF

• 09/19/1995· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . TT

• 09/15/1995· POWER TRAIN

  REAR END PIN BROKE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO DROP, FAIL. *TW

• 09/11/2000· TIRES

  CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE RECALLED 00T005 FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235 75 R15), THE DEALER GAVE HIM A DATE AND SAID THAT THE TIRES COULD BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME, THE CONSUMER WENT TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED ON THE APPOINTMENT DAY AND THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE TIRES WOULD HAVE TO BE EXCHANGED AT FIRESTONE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE RECALLED TIRES BE REPLACED. *SLC

• 09/10/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CYLINDER HEAD AND SEAL PREMATURELY FAILED. ENGINE SHOWED VISIBLE SIGNS OF IT GOING BAD. SIGNS INCLUDED ROUGH START AND IDLE AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF WHITE PUFFY SMOKE FROM EXHAUST.

• 09/05/1996· SEAT BELTS

  UPON STARTING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS MALFUNCTION, PINNING DRIVER BACK INTO SEAT, AND ERRACTIC OPERATION OF BELT WHEN GOING UP AND DOWN TRACK.*AK

• 08/29/1997· AIR BAGS

  THE RESTRAINT LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 08/28/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH SPORADIC LOSSES OF WIPER AND BLOWER FUNCTION. WE COULD BYPASS THE PROBLEM BY JIGGLING THE KEY WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING TO RESTORE POWER TO THE WIPERS AND BLOWER. SOON THIS DEFECT OCCURRED MOST TIMES THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING. ON A RECENT OCCASION, THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO SMOKE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON. WE HAVE NOT USED THE CAR SINCE. THESE DEFECTS ARE SERIOUS IN WISCONSIN WHERE WEATHER CONDITIONS REQUIRE A WORKING HEATER AND WIPERS. WE WERE WONDERING IF THERE EVER WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. OUR LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL. WE FEEL THAT THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF WIPERS OR DEFROSTER REPRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, NOT TO MENTION THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE STARTING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THANK YOU.

• 08/23/2001· SEAT BELTS

  RAIL OF AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT HAS WORN OUT SUFFICIENTLY, CAUSING CABLE, WHICH RETRACTS THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, TO JAM IN RAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 08/14/2000· SEAT BELTS

  SEATBELTS INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH WILL GO OFF AND BEEP WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, CAUSING A DISTRACTION . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 08/11/2003· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE, IT CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TRACK. SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE.*AK

• 08/10/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  GAS INTAKE VALVE FAILED. MJS

• 07/30/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MAIN BEARINGS ON CRANK BLEW, EVEN THOUGH CAR HAS ONLY 65000 MILES OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 4 MONTHS OR 3000 WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. NO WARNING THAT ANY PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR IN TRAFFIC ENGINE STARTED TO WEV HIGH,WHEN THIS HAPPENED I PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD CAR OVERHEATED WAS TOWED OFF HIGHWAY IN NEW JERSEY. WAS BROGHT BACK TO CT ON FLAT BED. SAME MECHANIC ON CAR SINCE BEGINING.*AK

• 07/10/2000· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE MOTOR DRIVEN AND DO NOT WORK AND NEED TO BE RECALLED

• 07/01/1997· VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS,EQUIPMENT

  AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED. ALSO, FRESH AIR VALVE BUSTED WHILE SWITCHING FROM RECIRC TO FRESH AIR. IN ADDITION, MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLED RADIO REPLACED. *AK

• 06/29/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE VEHICLE WAS ON, CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN THE HARNESS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED WIRING HARNESS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

• 06/27/2001· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WOULD JAM IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK AND REMAIN IN THAT POSITION, LEAVING THE OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST,. STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 06/20/2002· SEAT BELTS

  PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS DISABLED IN FORWARD POSITION, LAYING ACROSS STEERING WHEEL. MAZDA CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE BELT HAS FAILED IN FORWARD POSITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 06/18/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 06/11/1997· VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS,EQUIPMENT

  AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE; ALSO, FRESH AIR VALVE BUSTED WHILE SWITCHING FROM MRECIRC TO FRESH AT FREEWAY, AND MANUFACTURING INSTALLED RADIO REPLACED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONS. *AK

• 06/08/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ANOTHER CAR WAS IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. VEHICLE STARTED RACING AND LAUNCHED FORWARD WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES. CONTACTED LOCAL MECHANIC WHO FIXED THE PROBLEM. BUT, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 7 JUNE, 2 000. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC CLEANED OUT THE CABLES AND THROTTLE.*AK

• 05/29/2003· SEAT BELTS

  CABLE THAT MOVES SHOULDER RESTRAINT BACK AND FORTH CAME OUT OF ITS TRACK CREATING A NOOSE ACROSS THE WINDOW SHOULDER BELT IS NOW INOPERABLE

• 05/29/2003· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT DRIVER SHOULDER RESTRAIN IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 05/05/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT COMES IN INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

• 05/01/2006· SEAT BELTS

  1. AUTOMATIC/PASSIVE RESTRAINT BELT FOR DRIVERS SIDE HAD BEEN ACTING SLUGGISH E.G. BELT WOULD HESITATE WHEN OPENING/CLOSING DOOR BEFORE MOVING TO FULL OPEN/CLOSED POSITION. 2. BELT IS STUCK/FROZEN IN MIDWAY POSITION OF DOOR. DRIVER HAS NO ADEQUATE SHOULDER RESTRAINT IN EVENT OF COLLISION. 3. CONTACTED MAZDA MANUFACTURE BUT THEY STATE CAR VIN IS NOT IN U.S. DATABASE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V211000 THAT IDENTIFIES A PROBLEM WITH MAZDA VEHICLES 323 AND MX3 THAT USE THE IDENTICAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM. MY CAR WAS BUILT IN JAPAN, SHIPPED TO EUROPE AND PURCHASED NEW IN MONTHS, BELGIUM AS U.S. SPEC VEHICLE. THIS PUTS MY CAR IN A LIMBO STATUS OF IT IS A U.S. SPEC CAR BUT WAS SOLD IN EUROPE AND ISN'T COVERED BY A U.S. ONLY RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IF CAR MANUFACTURERS ARE SELLING VEHICLES OVERSEAS TO U.S. MILITARY MEMBERS WHO BRING THE CARS BACK TO THE STATES THEN THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED COVER THOSE VINS AS WELL FOR SAFETY RECALLS ETC. *JB

• 04/30/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  WHILE DRIVING, ROAD DEBRIS RUPTURED THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK WHICH RESULTED ON A FIRE ON THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS SEVERELY BURNED ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF HER BODY. *LA

• 04/24/1995· SEAT BELTS

  TAKATA SEATBELT BUCKLES INOPERATIVE, MALE BUCKLE WON'T GO INTO FEMALE PORTION. TT

• 04/21/1995· SEATSCrash

  REAR ENDED AND BACK OF DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED. TT

• 04/21/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED DURING A REAR END COLLISION. TT

• 04/20/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SHOULDER BELT GETS STUCK IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN DOOR ROLLER. TT

• 04/19/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  LETTER FROM SENATOR GILLIBRAND ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 1992 MAZDA PROTEGE. *SMD THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT HE PAID FOR OUT-OF-POCKET. *JB