Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Mazda Protege.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LETTER FROM SENATOR GILLIBRAND ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 1992 MAZDA PROTEGE. *SMD THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSE… |
| 2015-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MAZDA PROTEGE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION FAILED WITHOUT… |
| 2006-04-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | 1. AUTOMATIC/PASSIVE RESTRAINT BELT FOR DRIVERS SIDE HAD BEEN ACTING SLUGGISH E.G. BELT WOULD HESITATE WHEN OPENING/CLO… |
| 2003-08-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK |
| 2003-05-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER SHOULDER RESTRAIN IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK |
| 2003-05-26 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | CABLE THAT MOVES SHOULDER RESTRAINT BACK AND FORTH CAME OUT OF ITS TRACK CREATING A NOOSE ACROSS THE WINDOW SHOULDER BE… |
| 2003-04-09 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE. THE CABLE HAS COME COMPLETELY OFF THE TRACK. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT … |
| 2002-02-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER SEAT BELT FAILURE . *AK |
| 2001-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MAIN BEARINGS ON CRANK BLEW, EVEN THOUGH CAR HAS ONLY 65000 MILES OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 4 MONTHS OR 3000 WHICHEVER COMES… |
| 2000-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | HORN SOUNDS SPONTANIOUSLY. PEDESTRIANS WERE FRIGHTENED. WHILE WE WERE AT THE MOVIES (CAST AWAY) THE HORN WENT OFF WHIL… |
| 2000-09-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | FUNNY NOISE IN BRAKES, DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING WRONG, CONSUMER WAS BACKING CAR WHEN BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL … |
| 2000-06-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WOULD JAM IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK AND REMAIN IN THAT POSITION, LEAVING THE OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY REST… |
| 2000-06-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE MOTOR DRIVEN AND DO NOT WORK AND NEED TO BE RECALLED |
| 1999-08-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING, ROAD DEBRIS RUPTURED THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK WHICH RESULTED ON A FIRE ON THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS SEVER… |
| 1999-06-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ANOTHER CAR WAS IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. VEHICLE STARTED RACING AND LAUNCHED FORWARD… |
| 1999-02-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PAINT HAS BEEN PEELING FROM ORIGINAL PAINT JOB IN NUMEROUS PLACES ON ROOF |
| 1998-12-21 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | DIFFERENTIAL UNIT IN THE F-4 TRANSMISSIONS GO OUT IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND THEY CANN… |
| 1998-09-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | CYLINDER HEAD AND SEAL PREMATURELY FAILED. ENGINE SHOWED VISIBLE SIGNS OF IT GOING BAD. SIGNS INCLUDED ROUGH START AN… |
| 1998-08-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTOR BELT FAILED TO OPERATE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE; DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSE TO REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER … |
| 1998-06-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS ON, CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL … |
| 1998-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH SPORADIC LOSSES OF WIPER AND BLOWER FUNCTION. WE COULD BYPASS THE PROBLEM BY JIGGLING THE KEY W… |
| 1997-09-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | No | 0 | SEAT BELT WARNING BELL GOES OFF AND ON CONTINUOUSLY WHILE CAR IS ON FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS |
| 1997-08-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | THE RESTRAINT LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 1997-05-28 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | UNSURE IF ALL DATA I RECEIVED WHEN PURCHASED IS CORRECT. NO DEFECTS MENTIONE DIN THE SUMMARY. *AK |
| 1997-05-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED. ALSO, FRESH AIR VALVE BUSTED WHILE SWITCHING FROM RECIRC TO FRESH AIR. IN ADDITION, MANUF… |
| 1997-05-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE; ALSO, FRESH AIR VALVE BUSTED WHILE SWITCHING FROM MRECIRC TO FRESH AT FREEWAY, AND MANUFA… |
| 1996-12-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ENGINE BROKE A ROD, CAUSING OWNER TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. OWNER TOOK VEHIC… |
| 1996-10-16 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTORIZED SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONS IN COLD WEATHER. |
| 1995-11-03 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | STEEL WHEEL RIM WELDS RUSTED. *SD |
| 1995-09-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, GEARS ARE NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. TT |
| 1995-09-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | REAR END PIN BROKE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO DROP, FAIL. *TW |
| 1995-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | CAR HORN DOES NOT WORK.*AK CONSUMER STATES ON FIRST OCCASION HORN WOULD BLOW BY ITSELF WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT HAD TO DIS… |
| 1995-03-27 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | REAR ENDED AND BACK OF DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED. TT |
| 1995-03-20 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 1 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED DURING A REAR END COLLISION. TT |
| 1995-02-09 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | SHOULDER STRAP DID NOT CATCH UPON IMPACT; BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING THRU RED LIGHT. TT |
| 1995-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | PE95-044 ACTIVE, FAULTY FUEL FILLER NECK, REPLACED FUEL NECK ASSEMBLY, DAMAGED THE FUEL TANK. TT *SLC |
| 1994-12-23 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | #EA94-039 THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES . TT |
| 1994-12-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, CAUSING THEM TO BE INOPERABLE. *AK |
| 1994-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING PULSATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK |
| 1994-09-02 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 2 | DRIVING VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED OF 5-10 MPH, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT WENT PARTIALLY INCLINE … |
| 1994-07-09 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | BOTH FRONT SEATBACKS COLLAPSED AFTER BEING HIT FROM THE REAR AT A COMPLETE STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK |
| 1993-11-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BOLT SETTING BETWEEN THE HUB BRAKES LODGE BETWEEN THE TIRE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKES. TT |
| 1992-06-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE BEFORE DETERMINING THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR SWITCH WAS MALFUNCTIONING. TRANSMISSIO… |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | UPON STARTING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS MALFUNCTION, PINNING DRIVER BACK INTO SEAT, AND ERRACTIC … |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TAKATA SEATBELT BUCKLES INOPERATIVE, MALE BUCKLE WON'T GO INTO FEMALE PORTION. TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | No | 0 | SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING. TT |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVER HAS TO USE EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO UNLOCK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK. |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING | No | 0 | GAS INTAKE VALVE FAILED. MJS |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | FAULTY SHOULDER STRAP SENSOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SHOULDER BELT GETS STUCK IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN DOOR ROLLER. TT |