Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Mazda Protege.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1991 MAZDA PROTEGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO … |
| 2008-07-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR STRUT TOWERS RUST RIGHT THROUGH. *TR |
| 2008-01-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DURING RAIN WE… |
| 2005-04-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WOULD RETRACT SLOWER AND SLOWER UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED RETRACTING. THE CONSEQUENCES WERE:… |
| 2004-04-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT CORD ON MY 1991 MAZDA PROTEGE HAS BECOME INOPERABLE AND THEREFORE I HAVE NO TOP SEAT BELT ON MY CARS DRIV… |
| 2003-09-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE'S HOOD DETACHED RESULTING IN THE HOOD HITTING THE WINDSHIELD.*MR *CB *JB |
| 2002-08-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMITION LOCKED UP GOING 65 MPH. *AK |
| 2002-08-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETURN TO THE RETACTOR, LEAVING THE OCCUPANT UNRESTRAINED. DEALER NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO … |
| 2002-07-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 2 | TRUNK LID WAS IN THE UP POSITION AND TRUNK CAME DOWN AND HIT CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER ON HEAD. *AK CONSUMER STATES NOTHING … |
| 2001-07-30 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND BEEP GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WE… |
| 2000-07-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | CURRENT RECALL ON MAZDA 323 MOTORIZED SAFETY BELT DOES NOT COVER THE MAZDA PROTEGE WHICH HAS THE IDENTICAL PART NUMBER.… |
| 2000-05-15 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | THIRD TIRE OF SET OF 4 THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED - THIS ONE TOTALED THE CAR AND INJURED ONE PERSON. TIRE HAD 18,000 MILE… |
| 1999-11-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE REAR SEAT BELT FELL APART WHILE MAKING A TURN. REPLACMENT COULD NOT BE DONE DUE T… |
| 1999-08-22 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER SAFETY BELT HAS LOCKED UP IN THE RELEASE POSITION. IT APPEARS THE OPERATING MECHANISM FOR THE SAFET… |
| 1999-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT GAS STATION TO FUEL VEHICLE. REACHED FOR FUEL LID & A BURST OF FLAMES SHOT OUT. DRIVER'S ARM & HAIR WERE BURNED. FL… |
| 1999-03-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | WENT TO STOP AT STOP LIGHT, ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, UNABLE TO STOP. REARENDED STATIONARY VEHICLE AT LIGHT. OUR … |
| 1999-01-22 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 65 MPH THE SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT, LEAVING CONSUMER LOOSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *AK |
| 1998-12-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | No | 0 | SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM ACTIVATE AT RANDOM TIMES, CAUSING OWNER TO QUESTION WHETHER SEAT BELT WILL FUNCTION P… |
| 1998-10-21 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC PART OF THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE MOTOR RUNS, SHOULDER PART DOES NOT CONNTECT. VECHICLE D… |
| 1997-05-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR SWAY BAR MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND BROKE. IN FOR REPAIR. WILL PROVIDE REPAIR BILL. *AK |
| 1997-05-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. |
| 1996-08-23 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHIFT LEVER FELL DOWN (3) OR (4) INCHES, LEAVING DRIVER SHIFTLESS, STUCK IN NEUTRAL POSITION.*AK |
| 1996-08-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR WHILE GOING 65 MPH, 1ST GEAR MELTED ONTO THE SHAFT CAUSING GEAR TO STICK. |
| 1996-07-31 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FAULTY SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CAUSES SEAT BELT LIGHT TO COME ON/SEAT BELT TO TIGHTEN. |
| 1996-05-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | THE DRIVERS SEATBELT BECAME UNLATCHED DURING VEHICLE COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-04-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 1 | DRIVING VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE OUT OF PARKING LOT & ORIGINAL VEHICLE HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE, SEAT BELT DID NOT R… |
| 1996-04-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD |
| 1996-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 0 | TRUNK LID IS SO POORLY COUNTER-WEIGHTED THAT IT WILL FALL WITH THE SLIGHTEST BREEZE. TRUNK LID FELL DOWN ON DRIVER/WIFE… |
| 1995-10-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEATBELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT WORK, LEAVING SEATBELT INOPERATIVE. TT |
| 1995-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALL/HESITATION/STUMBLE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1995-06-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | LAP/SHOULDER BELT PASSENGER AND DRIVER PLASTIC BROKE, CAN NOT FASTEN SEAT BELT. TT BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SI… |
| 1995-06-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT SYSTEM STOPS IN MID TRACK AND THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT ALWAYS OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-02-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT EA94-039 ACTIVE. TT |
| 1995-02-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE, DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $281.00 TO FIX IT. TT |
| 1995-01-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING ABOVE 30MPH, ACCELERATOR STICKS, RESULTING IN LOW IDLING. TT |
| 1995-01-05 | WHEELS | No | 0 | REAR WHEELS INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING; BURNING LIKE SMELL AFTER WHEELS LOCK UP. TT |
| 1995-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DATES ARE APPROXIMATE. HEADLIGHTS: BOTH LENS'S WERE FOGGED/YELLOWING LATER WHEN I WENT TO DEALER IN LEESBURG, VA (P… |
| 1994-12-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE RETRACTOR DON'T RETRACT FORWARD YOU NEED TO PULL IT. TT |
| 1994-08-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | REAR DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK.THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS ON OR OFF ,AND THESE ARE MANUAL DOORS.DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONT… |
| 1993-06-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT KEEP COMING ON DEALER CHECK IT OUT CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. TT |
| 1992-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKES SQUEAK. *DSH |
| 1991-05-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND BEEP GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WEARING THRO… |
| 1991-02-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT SLIDE FORWARD BUT STICKS. TT |
| 1990-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | NO MECHANISM TO HOLD TRUNK LID IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT BELT BROKE AND HAS A BEEPING NOISE. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE RESTRAINT AT THE OWNER'S E… |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THERE IS A CONTINUOUS BEEPING SOUND ACTIVATED WHEN THE SEAT BELT ARE NOT SECURED AND ENGINE STARTED. HOWEVER, CURRENTLY… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | LAP BELT FOR BOTH FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SEAT IS HELD IN AN ACCESSIBLE LOCATION BY A PLASTIC BAR ON THE LOWER OUT… |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC LAP AND SHOULDER BELT IS INOPERABLE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE MOTOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE STOPPED IN DRIVE GEAR WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLES FRONT SUSPENSION VIBRATES, DEALER HAS REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS, B… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | THE BRAKE PEDAL STINKS, DEALER HAS BLED THEM AND REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. NLM |