Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Mazda Protege.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MAZDA PROTG DX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING HIS VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION, … |
| 2003-10-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER FIXING THE CATALYST CONVERTER, IT THEN GOES OUT AGAIN REQUIRING ME TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN |
| 2003-04-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER INVESTIGATING "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" OVER A PERIOD OF 5 MONTHS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A VALVE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST… |
| 2003-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ACCELERATION IS POOR.*MR ENCLOSED ARE COPIES OF THE RECEIPTS AND SERVICE BULLETIN IS… |
| 2002-08-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ON BOTH SIDES AT 35MPH WHILE REAR ENDING A VAN. TORE OFF BUMPER WITH AIRBAG SENSORS CLEARLY IN … |
| 2002-07-02 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | FAILURE OF THE LATCHES ON BOTH FRONT SEAT ALLOWING THE SEAT TO RECLINE. DURING AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPE… |
| 2002-05-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THERE WAS A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER. *A… |
| 2002-03-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON, OVERDRIVE SENSOR. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT IT FUSE WAS BLOWN, IT HAPPENED AGAIN.… |
| 2001-09-13 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | RIGHT SIDE AXLE SHAFT/FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS TOTALLING $576.44 IN REPAIRS.*AK |
| 2001-09-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | THERE WAS A SEVERE WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA, DEALER FOUND THE G1 BEARING WAS WORN ON THE IN… |
| 2001-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY EXPLODED WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION PUT 3 DENTS IN THE HOOD, MAZDA BATTREY. *AK |
| 2001-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | POWER LOCKS WERE REPLACED TWICE BY COVINGTON PIKE MAZDA (TN) AND ONCE BY CASCADE MAZDA DEALER(OH, 44221). THIS IS THE … |
| 2001-05-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE FAILED, CAUSING INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER IT … |
| 2001-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE WILL KICK. *AK |
| 2001-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | BRAKE CALIPER PINS RUSTED OUT DUE TO MOISTURE COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE PINS, AND CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO WORK ERRAT… |
| 2000-04-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | WHILE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND THEN SWITCHES TO DRIVE, VEHICLE WILL JUMP WITHOUT A WARNING. ONE TIME RESULTED IN CRAS… |
| 2000-02-04 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WHILE STOPPING AT STOP SIGN CONSUMER TURNED ON DEFROSTER, AND WITHIN FIVE MINUTES FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED SIDE TO S… |
| 1999-10-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN STARTING/ DEALER REPLACED FLYWHEEL. A… |
| 1999-07-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING, CREATING A SLIGHT VACUUM IN THE GAS TANK. DEALER REPLACED GAS TANK CAP AN… |
| 1999-05-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN COLLI… |
| 1999-05-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, ON A 15 MPH IMPACT, BOTH HOOD HINGES SEPARATED FR… |
| 1999-04-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CAR ENGINE RACED WHILE SLOWING TO PARK. CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND A BUILDING. CAR HAD BEEN IN SH… |
| 1999-04-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE IDLED ROUGHLY. VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER TIGHTENED ENGINE VALVES. 2 MONTHS LATER, WARRANTY EXPIRED.… |
| 1999-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-03-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 1 | MAZDA PRO HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS RESULTING IN 2 ENGINE FIRES IN 3-4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. *AK |
| 1999-01-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE IDLED UP OR DOWN AT STOP WITH FOOT ON BRAKE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES RACE UP OVER 300 RPMS SHUT ENGINE OFF TO STOP IT… |
| 1999-01-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR ALWAYS WOULD SPEED UP OR IDLE DOWN AT DIFF. TIMES ONCE WENT TO 3000 RPMS HAD TO SHUT ENGINE OFF KILLED AT STOP SIGN… |
| 1998-12-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1998-12-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AXLE DAMPNER / BOOT ARE LOOSE, CAUSING ROARING NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION. *YC |
| 1998-11-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MHP ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CONSUMER PU… |
| 1998-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO VEHICLE AHEAD. THE FRONT END OF V… |
| 1998-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS SEVERAL TIMES. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN EXTEN… |
| 1998-06-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND KEPT GAINING SPEED. |
| 1998-05-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKE PAD FAILURE AGAIN AT 360000 |
| 1998-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DEPRESSIONS ARE PRESENT IN THE SHEET METAL ALONG THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROOF ABOVE THE DOORS. |
| 1998-01-31 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THE REAR OUTER SEAT BELTS, WHEN USED WITH A CHILD SAFETY SEAT ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO USE. WHEN TRYING TO LATCH THE… |
| 1997-11-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 4 | CONSUMER DRIVING AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE IS OUT OF CONTROL, FELL INTO A HOLE HEAD-ON AND ROLLED 3-4 TIMES, ALL OCCUPANTS W… |
| 1997-11-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | REAR SEAT BELT FAILED. |
| 1997-09-30 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT CABLE WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO BECOME I… |
| 1997-09-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 2 | BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. |
| 1997-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | 1) AIRBAG DIDNT DEPLOY DURING A RIGHT ANGLE (T BONE) ACCIDENT AT AN INTERSECTION .. THE DRIVER (ME) SYSTAINED HEAD AND … |
| 1997-09-10 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF INTERMITTENT ROTTEN EGG SMELL WHEN STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT, DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. |
| 1997-08-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND TACHOMETER WENT TO 5000 RPMS, VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELER… |
| 1997-08-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR, CAUSING ACCIDENT. |
| 1997-08-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH WHEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN THE FRONT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK |
| 1997-07-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE MOUNTS. RATTLE NOICE INSIDE THE HOOD WHEN CAR SITS AT AN IDLE & REVERSE.ALSO WITH A/C ON & IT VIBRATES. *AK |
| 1997-04-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | THE GEAR SHIFT STICKS IN PARK WHEN CAR FIRST STARTED. |
| 1997-02-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE BRAKES MAKE A NOISE LIKE THEY ARE RUBBING AGAINST METAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPIN… |
| 1996-08-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. |
| — | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER IS IN A BAD PLACE. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BEC… |