Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
37
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1990 Mazda Protege.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT TRACK JAMMED, DEALER WILL NOT COVER, ALTHOUGH THERE APPEARS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ALREADY. *TR |
| 2002-06-01 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THIS PART IS DESIGNED WITH NO RETAINER AS ON PREVIOUS PARTS WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS FAILURE. MOST COMPACT MAZD… |
| 2002-03-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY PLACED CAR IN DRIVE AND DEPRESSED GAS, AND VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND CRASHED. GAS PEDAL… |
| 2000-01-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE MOTOR BELT FAILED TO OPERATE, LEAVING DRIVER WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUM… |
| 1999-06-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. MJS |
| 1999-06-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, CAR WINDOWS AND BACK REAR DOORS. NLM |
| 1998-11-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | AT COLD TEMPERATURES THE HIGH-BEAM (HEADLIGHTS) FAIL TO COME ON. NORMAL(LOW BEAM) LIGHTS SHUT OFF AT THIS POINT RESULTI… |
| 1998-10-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN THE MOTORIZED SHOULDER RESTRAINT WOULD NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. SHE WAS PULLING AND HEAR… |
| 1998-01-21 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT INNER TIE ROD SEPARATED AT JOINT. CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. |
| 1997-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ANY ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CONNECTED TO THE IGNITION BEING TURNED ON, FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY, SUCH AS WINDSHIELD WIPERS… |
| 1997-09-22 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | WHILE STOPPED, VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY MOVING VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH. DRIVER FELL FORWARD/BACKWARD, SEATBA… |
| 1997-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CAR WAS PURCHASED USED IN 1997. CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD SOME VIBRATION WHEN IT IDLES. IN NOVEMBER OF 1998 CAR BEGAN OVERHE… |
| 1996-12-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | BECAUSE OF DESIGN OF CAR THERE WAS NO LIGHT OR SIGNAL TO INDICATE TO THE DRIVER THAT THE REAR DOOR WAS NOT TOTALLY CLOS… |
| 1996-12-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | CHILD RUN OVER BY VEHICLE AFTER FALLING OUT OF PARTIALLY OPENED DOOR, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW IN NOT HAVING INDICATOR FOR … |
| 1996-10-19 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | No | 0 | OUTER CV BOOTS REPLACED. |
| 1995-12-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON BROKE FROM MINOR PHYSICAL FORCE. *SD |
| 1995-11-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION, TO EXIT VEHICLE, DRIVER MANUALLY PRESSED BUCKLE'S RELEASE … |
| 1995-10-16 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN AN ACCIDENT. TT CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC |
| 1995-05-12 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS AND FRONT PASSENGERS AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL/DRIVERS FAILS TO RETRACT AND PASSENGER'S LOCKS … |
| 1995-02-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK, IT JAMS WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. TT |
| 1995-01-06 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE RETRACTOR IT STICK WILL NOT RELEASE. TT |
| 1994-12-20 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW SPROCKET REPLACED TWICE. |
| 1994-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLES RADIATOR CRACKED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. TT |
| 1994-11-06 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOST OF THE TIME DURING COLD WEATHER PASSENGERS AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR GETS STUCK IN BOTH FORWARD AND … |
| 1994-08-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE LOCKED IN PLACE AND HAD TO BE FORCED OPEN/RIGHT FRONT BELT BUCKLE OPERATES POORLY. *AK |
| 1994-07-20 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | CONSUMER PURCHASE CAR NEW AIR CONDITIONER BROKEN AT 40,000 MILES. TT |
| 1994-07-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE WILL NOT BUCKLE, REPLACE BUCKLE. TT |
| 1994-05-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTORBELTS EXPERIENCE ERRATIC OPERATION INTERMITTENTLY. MJS |
| 1990-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO 'CHECK ENGINE' WARNING LIGHT COMING ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. *DSH |
| 1901-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | THE FRONT AUTOMATIC PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEAT BELTS SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE BECAUSE THE RAIL IS BAD. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED … |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER LAP BELTS GUIDE, IS BROKE, SOMETIME IT RETRACTS BACK TOO MUCH . *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | RETRACTABLE SEAT BELT LATCHES ON BOTH SIDES ARE FAILING. |
| — | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD BECOMES EXTREMELY FOGGED, CAUSING POOR VISBILITY DUE A MALFUNCTION WITHIN HEATER CORE WHICH H… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DON'T WORK/RETRACT RIGHT. TT |
| — | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CAN SMELL ANTI-FREEZE, AND WINDSHIELD BECOMES ABSOLUTELY FOGGY. ALSO, HEATER CORE HAS PROBLEMS. PLEAS… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE PASENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NEVER WORKED, ALSO CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, PURCHASED USED VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED. |