1995 Mazda Protege

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

• 12/29/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER & PASSANGER AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IN FRONTAL IMPACT AT 55 MPH - RESULTING IN INJURY TO DRIVER, IMPACTING STEERING WHEEL. *AK

• 12/28/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, ENGINE OVERHEATS WHILE DRIVING. TT

• 12/27/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND BRAKING HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. *AK *SLC

• 12/26/1996· VISIBILITY

  WATER HEATER DEFROSTER, THE VENT SYSTEM WILL NOT CLEAR WINDOWS, CAUSING MOISTURE INSIDE VEHICLE AND VISUAL PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. *AK

• 12/18/1995· STRUCTURE

  THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FIREWALL, THERE ARE TWO CRACKS DEVELOPING, PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

• 12/17/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE TURNED OFF. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. GARAGE MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT TIMING BELT FAILED BECAUSE IT JUMPED TIME. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *AK

• 12/17/1998· 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?

• 12/15/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/13/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THIS IS A REPEAT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 00V118000. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN YEAR 2000 UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL. 1 MONTH AGO THE HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING DUE TO A BROKEN WIRE IN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE GROUND WIRE BROKE ITS SOLDER CONNECTION AT THE BASE OF THE SWITCH. I HAVE DISSAEMBLED THE SWITCH AND CONNECT A TEMPORARY GROUND WIRE TO THE BASE OF THE SWITCH. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINEERING OF THIS SWITCH ASSEMBLY IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN!

• 12/12/2000· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS SEPARATED FROM TRACKS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK THE DRIVER'S SEAT SEPARATED TWICE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. *YH

• 12/11/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

• 12/11/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON/OFF; NO WARNING; IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISION; DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. TT

• 11/29/2001· SUSPENSION

  WHEN STARTINGVEHICLE OR STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT/ STOP SIGN, VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE SEVERELY. VEHICLE BEEN AT DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS AND AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

• 11/29/2001· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY AFTER STARTING/ SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND STOP SIGN. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND STILL PROBLEM REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

• 11/29/1995· VISIBILITY

  REAR DEFROSTER FAILED. *SD

• 11/26/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY 1995 MAZDA PROTEGE HAS THE GAS AND BRAKE PETALS SO CLOSE IN HEIGHT AND LITTLE SEPARATION THAT IT IS VERY EASY TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND STILL BE APPLYING THE GAS. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET BUT HAVE HAD SOME VERY NEAR MISSES. *NM

• 11/26/2005· VISIBILITY

  AT 5000 MILES THE REAR DEFROST DID NOT WORK. IN THE WINTER IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE BACK WINDOW. IT WAS NOT FIXED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MAZDA WOULD NOT REPAIR. *NM

• 11/24/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF FOR SOME TIME NOW. IT WOULD COME ON FOR A WHILE THEN GO OUT THEN COME ON AGAIN THEN GO OUT AGAIN. IN JULY OF THIS YEAR I TOOK THE CAR FOR A DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A TUNEUP WHICH I GOT BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A WEEK LATER. ALSO MY DASHBOARD LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OUT AND COMING ON ALSO. IT STARTED BY GOING OUT WHEN I PUT MY SIGNALS ON TO TURN A CORNER IT WOULD GO OUT THEN COME BACK ON NOW IT GOES OUT AND SOMETIMES IT WONT COME ON AT ALL. I NOTICED IF I PUSHED THE LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH IN AND HOLD IT THATS THE ONLY TIME IT WILL STAY ON AS SOON AS I LET IT GO IT GOES OUT. THEN NOW MY TAILLIGHTS ARE OUT AND I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY LOOK AT THE FUSES AND TRY TO SEE WHY I DONT HAVE ANY LIGHTS BACK THERE AND THEY SAID THEY COULDNT SEE WHY THE LIGHTS WERE OUT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE WHOLE THING APART TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR SO THATS WHEN I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE IS SOME ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE OR SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I ALSO SEE THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE CAR A YEAR AGO WHICH I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT. *AK

• 11/14/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER A COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER.

• 11/13/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD ARRIVED IN THE INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM RIGHT SIDE HIT MAZDA, KNOCKED VEHICLE INTO A TELPHONE POLE ON LEFT SIDE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS HELD. *AK

• 11/12/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED.

• 11/09/1998· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FRONT AXLE BROKE AND CV BOOT ALSO BROKE, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/09/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH COMING AROUND A CURB, WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE AIR BAG WENT OFF, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO THE ENBANKMENT. *AK

• 11/05/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DISTRIBUTOR FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN.

• 11/02/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I'M NOT SURE IT'S THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM--THAT'S WHAT THE DEALER IS TELLING ME NOW. FIRST, IT WAS THE ALARM, THEN THE FUEL PUMP, THEN THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. THIS WAS AFTER THEY HAD DONE "DIAGNOSTIC" TESTING.

• 10/27/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  SAME PROBLEM 6/2/99, 7/27/99, & PRESENT

• 10/25/1999· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,STRUCTURE

  DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF A SODA ON THE COMPUTER, THE COMPUTER HAS GONE BAD, CAUSING ERRATIC OPERATION. ALSO, COMPUTER IS UNSEALED AND THE CUP TRAY IS LOCATED IN A BAD POSITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THE COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/24/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CONSUMER REPLACED THE RECALL (00V-118) COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE OBTAINING CONFIRMATION OF RECALL WORK FROM DEALERSHIP THAT PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED THE WORK, THE DEALERSHIP IS NO LONGER AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. *MJS

• 10/15/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SPEEDOMETER STAYS ON "0" EVEN WHEN THE TACKOMETER GOES UP TO "7." DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED, AND IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. ENGINE REVVED AT 40 MPH DID NOT SPEED UP. SMOKE POURED OUT OF BACK AND FRONT AND SMELL CAME INSIDE THE VEHICLE.

• 10/12/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TIMING BELT FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND JERK.ALSO A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND CV JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *AK

• 10/10/1996· STEERING,SEAT BELTS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  REAR SEAT LAP/SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, ALSO CSS IN VEHICLE CANNOT CLOSE THE DOOR DUE TO THE FACT THAT LAP/SHOULDER BELT GETTING CAUGHT IN THE DOOR, THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. *AK

• 10/07/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK/BROKEN CONNECTING ROD. *AK

• 10/05/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS USED.

• 09/30/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH A RATTLING SOUND FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AROUND THE BRAKES AND THE CV JOINTS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MAZDA DEALER WHO INFORMED US THE PROBLEM WAS THE LACK OF CALIPER PINS IN THE FRONT BRAKES. WE HAD THE DEALER INSTALL THESE NECESSARY PARTS (ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO) AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. HOWEVER, NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK. - WE WILL BE TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN BUT ARE VERY CONCERNED THIS COULD BE A STRUCTURAL SAFETY PROBLEM THAT COULD BE SERIOUS. BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR SEEM EQUALLY AFFECTED. *AK

• 09/26/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN PROBLEM APPEARED TO BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP OR MAKING A TURN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DTEAILS.*AK

• 09/24/1998· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND WITHOUT VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRING THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *A

• 09/22/2003· AIR BAGS

  1995 MAZDA PROTEGE. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN MY DAUGHTER HIT A CURB. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT. TIRES AND RIMS HAD NO DAMAGE. THE BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. RECALL 95V184000 DESCRIBES PROBLEM WITH INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ON THIS VEHICLE. MAZDA CLAIMS THAT MY DAUGHTERS VEHICLE WAS FIXED IN 1995. THIS UNDERCARRIAGE IMPACT CAUSED THE BAGS TO DEPLOY HURTING MY DAUGHTER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE BAG DOOR CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. VERY EXPENSIVE ITEMS TO FIX FOR NO REASON. *JB

• 09/21/1999· POWER TRAIN

  POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN PREMATURE FAILURE AT 49,000 MILES. *YC

• 09/19/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  I REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY MAZDA WAS TOTALED HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY. *AK

• 09/12/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL(3 TIMES), BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE AS A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL MOTOR. *AK *SCC *JB

• 09/11/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CALIPER PINS ARE BINDING WHICH RESULTS IN PREMATURE WEAR OF THE PADS AND LOUD NOISE. *MJS

• 09/06/1995· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  KEYLESS ENTRY MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

• 09/04/1996· AIR BAGS

  ACCIDENT. AIG BAG DEPLOYED SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD AND INJURING THE DRIVER.

• 09/03/1999· SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AND THERE IS VIRBRATION/ SHAKING WITHIN VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FIVE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 09/01/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 08/27/1996· SUSPENSION

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

• 08/25/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHENEVER RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS USED THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF

• 08/24/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN DRIVER TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *DSH

• 08/19/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED IN 1996. THE PART IS DEFECTIVE.

• 08/19/1998· SEAT BELTS

  THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT IS STUCK IN A FORWARD POSITION, CAUSING THE SHOULDER BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE WHICH WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK