1994 Mazda Protege

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

• 12/21/1995· VISIBILITY

  NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR MANUFACTURED WINTERIZED WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 12/15/2000· SEAT BELTS

  ACTIVE SHOULDER BELT SEAT BELT MECHANISM FAILS TO MOVE WHEN OPENING DOOR. *AK

• 12/11/1996· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

• 12/10/1998· POWER TRAIN

  THE REAR AXLE AND CV JOINTS ARE CORRODED AND ABOUT TO BREAK. WHILE DRIVING, IF THEY WERE TO BREAK, IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/08/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  GAS/BRAKE PEDAL DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER, CAUSING THEM TO BE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY. *SD

• 11/30/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING.TT CONSUMER STATES VEHICE OFTEN STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AS CONSUMER COMES TO A STOP, THERE IS NO WARNING, IT JUST STALLS, IT WILL START EASILY, ON TWO OCCASIONS THERE WAS ALMOST AN ACCIDENT.*JB

• 11/26/1996· SEAT BELTS

  EA94-039 ACTIVE, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, SAFETY LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND SEAT BELT BEEPER IS ON. *AK

• 11/24/1994· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE CONTROL RESUME SPEED FUNCTION FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *SKD

• 11/21/2000· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS WILL ONLY ROLL BACK ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY THEN STOPS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME IN DESCRIPTION AS THAT OF A RECALL (CAMPAIGN NUMBER 97V211000 ON THE MAZDA 323 BUILT THAT SAME YEAR. THE SEAT BELT MOTOR AND TRACK ASSEMBLY COSTS $600 AT THE DEALER WHICH SEEMS TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS. I AM FILING THIS REPORT IN THE HOPE THAT MY CAR YEAR AND MODEL COULD BE ADDED TO THAT RECALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *AK

• 11/19/1998· SEATSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TOP OF PASSENGER SEAT WENT BACK. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE WAS LOOKING AT THE SKY WHILE DRIVING AND COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. CAR WENT INTO A GUARDRAIL ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOTALED. *AK

• 11/13/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 30-40 MPH, DRIVER MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RETRACT, RESULT ALLOWED TO HIT STEERING COLUMN. TT

• 11/03/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH GAVE CONSUMER ANY IDEA THE THE RADIATOR WAS OVERHEATING, AND THIS CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO CRACK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/02/1995· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM WILL ILLUMINATE WHILE SEAT BELT IS WORN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 11/01/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  PE95-044 ACTIVE, SMEEL OF CHEMCIALS WHEN REFUELING VEHICLE, POOR GAS MILEAGE. TT

• 10/29/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRAINS BATTERY, HAVE UNHOOK TILL TEMPERATURE RISES.

• 10/24/2017· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE DID NOT RETRACT COMPLETELY WHEN VEHICLE WAS OFF AND DOOR WAS OPENED. SEAT BELT ONLY RETRACTED 1/3 OF THE WAY AND STAYS THERE. SEAT BELT STILL RETRACTS BACK TO SHOULDER POSITION WHEN KEY IS TURNED.

• 10/14/2012· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN CLOSING DOOR. APPEARS THAT SOME SORT OF CABLE IS JAMMED SO THAT SEAT BELT NO LONGER WORKS CORRECTLY. OPENED AND CLOSED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY AND REMEDY ISSUE BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. REPLACED SEAT BELT FUSE BUT THAT FAILED TO RESOLVE ISSUE. SEAT BELT IS NOW STUCK IN THE "VEHICLE OFF" POSITION AT ALL TIMES. *TR

• 10/14/2004· SEAT BELTS

  I HAVE A 1994 MAZDA PROTEGE LX WITH THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS. THE SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT UPON OPENING THE DOOR. ON TOP OF THIS BEING A VERY ANNOYING DEVELOPMENT, IT ALSO CREATES AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD IF I'M INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND AM TRYING TO EXIT THE CAR. THERE IS AN EMERGENCY RELEASE, BUT IF I WERE UNABLE TO REACH IT DUE TO INJURY OR OTHERWISE, I COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR. MY CAR IS JUST ONE OF MANY OF THIS MANUFACTURE AND MODEL THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS THE DATE THAT MY BELTS BEGAN FAILING.*AK

• 10/11/2000· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RETRAINT IS GETTING STUCK AND WHEN GETTING IN OR OUT I GET HIT IN THE HEAD. *AK

• 10/10/2000· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEAT BELTS ON THE MAZDA PROTOGE IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE MAZDA DEALER WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM ON MY CAR. AND IF THERE WAS RECALL ON IT BEFORE.

• 10/03/1995· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY UP. TT

• 09/30/1999· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SEATBELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN TURNING ON IGNITION OR OPENING DOOR SEATBELT TRACKING WILL STOP BEFORE IT CONNECTS. *AK

• 09/24/2002· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER STATES THAT SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT FEEL SNUG ENOUGH AND THE FASTEN SEAT BELT INDICATOR CONSTANTLY BEEPS. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DLR WHO ADVISED THE "CENTER CONSOLE RETRACTOR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY" IS DEFECTIVE. NLM

• 09/23/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE HIT SOME GRAVEL, OVERCORRECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOST CONTROL OF CAR, WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES CAR WENT INTO A COMPELETE CIRCLE AND HIT AN OAK TREE. BELIEVES BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE HAS ABS.*AK

• 09/19/1998· WHEELS

  OWNER SOLD WRONG LUGNUT SET FOR ALLOYWHEELS.

• 09/06/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  CANNOT UNLOCK BACK DOORS WHEN WEATHER IS COLD. ALSO BECOME STUCK IN WARM WEATHER. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE. TOOK BACK TO DEALER 4 TIME THE DOORS WOULD WORK FINE FOR A FEW DAY THEN BECOME JAMMED AGAIN. I GAVE UP.*AK

• 09/06/2001· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER STRAP IS BROKEN. IT MOVES ON A MOTORIZED TRACK AND THE MOTOR DOESN'T WORK SO THE STRAP IS STUCK MORE THAN HALF WAY TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. MAZDA WON'T FIX IT WITHOUT PAYMENT BECAUSE OF MY MILEAGE IS BEYOND EXTENDED WARRANTIES. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MILEAGE. THEY WANT $720.00 TO FIX THE SHOULDER STRAP, $590.00 JUST FOR A NEW MOTOR. I HAVE A FIX-IT TICKET ON THIS STRAP AND CANNOT AFFORED TO PAY THEIR PRICE TO HAVE A SHOULDER STRAP THAT MOVES UP AND DOWN AS I OPEN AND CLOSE MY CAR DOOR. THE LANCASTER MAZDA SERVICEMAN TOLD ME THAT THE 1993 MAZDA'S WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MINE IS A 1994 SO DOESN'T FALL UNDER A RECALL. I COULD USE SOME HELP WITH THIS.*AK

• 08/28/2017· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM HAS FAILED. HAD TO UNPLUG BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT MOTORS, BECAUSE THE SEATBELT LOCK WOULDN'T STOP TRYING TO MOVE WHILE IN DRIVE.

• 08/26/2003· SEAT BELTS

  BOTH FRONT PASSENGER RESTRAINTS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. THE RESTRAINTS DO NOT RETRACT. I HAVE HAD THEM FIXED AT LEAST 3 TO 4 TIMES DURING THE WARRANTY. *NLM

• 08/22/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AUTO STALLS OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. TT

• 08/13/2002· SEAT BELTS

  WHEN OPENING DRIVER'S DOOR AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE.*AK

• 08/13/2002· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT COLLAPSED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED FORCEFULLY.*AK

• 08/07/1995· STRUCTURE

  VEHICLES REAR TRUNK DOES NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF HOLDING SYSTEM.IT FELL ON THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND CAUSED INJURIES.TRUNK IS VERY HEAVY. TT

• 08/02/1999· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO RETRACT TO ALLOW DRIVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND LEAVING THE DRIVER WITHOUT A SHOULDER RESTRAINT, RECALL ISSUED BUT VEHICLE NOT COVER DUE TO MANUFACTURING DATE. NLM

• 07/26/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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

• 07/24/1996· SEATS

  PROBLEM W/REAR SEAT.

• 07/23/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEADERS WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO THE HEADERS TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT. *AK

• 07/18/2002· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 06/18/1996· SUSPENSION

  STRUT MAKES POPPING NOISE. *DH

• 06/12/1995· TIRES

  FRONT TIRES ON VEHICLE HAVE WORN EXCESSIVELY AFTER 22K MILES. TT

• 06/06/2000· SEAT BELTS

  SEATBELT LIGHT AND AUDIO SIGNAL ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING ALTHOUGH SEATBELT IS FASTENED. *AK

• 05/30/1995· STRUCTURE

  SOME TIME THE DOOR LOCK AUTOMATIC WHEN RAIN OR WET IS HARD TO OPEN HAD TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW TO GET OUT. TT

• 05/20/1999· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, SAFETY LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND SEAT BELT BEEPER IS ON. *AK

• 05/18/1995· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING, THE GUIDE ROD BROKE, WHICH CONNECTS STEERING WHEEL TO TIRE SNAPPED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND NEARLY HITTING A BUS. TT

• 05/18/1995· POWER TRAIN

  DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE GEAR. *W

• 05/03/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  WAS HIT IN THE REAR AND WENT FORWARD, SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD, HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF FACE. TT

• 04/10/2012· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT, WHICH MAY CAUSE IMPROPER RESTRAINT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

• 03/30/2006· SEAT BELTS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ADJUSTMENT FAILURE IN ALL THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE SEATBELTS WOULD NOT LOCK IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND A SERVICE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THEM NOT REMAINING LOCKED DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING.

• 03/23/2007· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED ON 1994 MAZDA PROTEGE. COST TO REPLACED OVER $1000.00. MAZDA RECALLED THE SAME PROBLEM ON 1994 323. THE 323 AND PROTEGE ARE THE SAME IN BODY STYLE AND DESIGN.*AK

• 03/23/1999· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT LODGED HALF-WAY BACK AS CONSUMER WAS GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTKY, THE MOTOR BROKE, THE CABLE CAME OUT OF THE TRACK. CURRENTLY, THE LATCH IS LODGED ND CANNOT BE MOVED IN APOSITION THA TCONSUMER CAN USE SHOULDER BELT. *AK