Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-05 | 00V301000 |
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 23,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC DIP STICK TO CHECK OIL SNAPPED OFF |
| 2011-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS NO LONGER WORK ON LOW BEAM. THE HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK. UPON REMOVING THE STEERING COLUMN COVER AND UNPLU… |
| 2010-01-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR DOES NOT STAY LOCKED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAFELY INSTALL … |
| 2009-09-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE CONTACT STATED HE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT TH… |
| 2009-03-22 | TIRES:VALVE | No | 0 | FAULTY TIRE VALVES (DILL ACP 123 TR 418) ON A 1999 MAZDA PROTEGE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE DEFLATED. THE CONS… |
| 2009-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIG… |
| 2007-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PROBLEM MAZDA TRANSMISSION FAILURE .MAZDA PROTEGE 1999 THIS CAR HAD A MAJOR ENGINE OVERHAUL RECENT ABOUT A YEAR FROM … |
| 2007-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WE OWN A MAZDA PROTEGE 1999. BOTH THE HEADLIGHTS & BRIGHT LIGHTS FAILED. WE TRIED REPLACING BULBS & A RELAY, NEITHER… |
| 2007-02-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON NO MATTER WHAT THE READING SAYS CHANGE ALL PARTS WILL GO OFF BUT BACK ON AND FAIL INSPECTION MASS… |
| 2005-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1999 MAZDA PROTEGE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. *MR THE VEHIC… |
| 2005-06-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1999 MAZDA PROTEGE DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE TOTAL CAME UP TO $804.64. *MR A NO… |
| 2005-01-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I AM NOW HAVING TO PUT THE 3RD TRANSMISSION IN MY 99 MAZDA PROTEGE, THE FIRST TWO WERE AT MAZDA EXPENSE AND I FEEL THE … |
| 2004-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | MY SON PURCHASED A 1999 MAZDA PROTEGE LX LAST YEAR. HE HAS HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING HOT. HE WAS TOL… |
| 2004-02-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWNED A 1999 MAZDA PROTEGE THAT HAD THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 49500 MILES. APPROXIMATELY 24 MONTHS LATER… |
| 2004-01-22 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH FAILURE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME CLUTCH FAILED. FIRST TIME AT 57K, NOW AT 149K. FIRST TIME WAS FIXED AT MAZDA… |
| 2003-12-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. AS … |
| 2003-11-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINE… |
| 2003-10-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY CAR STARTED WITH UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION LAST FEB. 2003. THEN IT STARTED TO FELL LIKE THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING. … |
| 2003-09-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1999 MAZDA PROTEGE WITH 40K MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CAR PURCHASED NEW AND CARED FOR, AT RECENT SERVICE VEHICLE WA… |
| 2003-08-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DUE TO COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HIT A STEEL POLE AND DAMAGED THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER… |
| 2003-08-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CAR HESITATES BEFORE TAKING OFF AFTER STOPPING. WHEN IT DOES SWITCH INTO THE RIGHT GEAR AND MOVE FORWARD, IT IS AS… |
| 2003-07-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2003-06-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION.*MR THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED A 32600 MILES. THE VEHICLE'S WAR… |
| 2003-06-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH, SUDDENLY INTERMITTENTLY THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS ON, ENGINE SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH. DEALER HAS I… |
| 2003-05-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE STRUTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM |
| 2003-04-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB |
| 2003-04-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM |
| 2003-03-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1999 MAZDA PROTEGE RECEIVED O/D OFF LIGHT, SPEEDOMETER DROPPED OUT AND SLIPPAGE IN GEARS, (O/D), BROUGHT TO SCHWARTZ MA… |
| 2003-03-01 | WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER | No | 0 | YOUR RECENTLY ANNOUNCED INVESTIGATION INTO SLOW TIRE LEAKS DUE TO BAD STEEL WHEELS ON GM PRODUCTS PROMPTED ME TO WRITE … |
| 2002-12-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A NEW MAZDA PROTEGE IN 1999. I HAVE TAKEN EVERY PRECAUTION TO MAKE SURE MY CAR WAS TAKEN CARE OF. I DID ALL TH… |
| 2002-12-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING RADIATOR FAN RELAY BECAME INOPERABLE. CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD, DEALER WILL REPLACE FAN RE… |
| 2002-10-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TS SCC |
| 2002-09-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR CRASH WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. MAZDA … |
| 2002-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 1 | BRAKES FAILED WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT A STEEL BEAM POLE. THERE THERE WERE NO BRAKE INDICATORS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, … |
| 2002-07-23 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | SIDEWALLS FOUND TO BE CRACKING AS IF DRY-ROTTING ON 7/23/02. E-MAILED FIRESTONE WITH NO RESPONSE YET. SCHEDULED TO RE… |
| 2002-05-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20-50 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE JERKED INTO REVERSE AND BECAME UNCONTROLL… |
| 2002-02-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK IN HIS VEHICLE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. NLM. CONSUMER AL… |
| 2002-01-03 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE VEHICALS TACOMETER WAS FLUTTERING AND THE VEHICAL WAS STALLING AT LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME… |
| 2001-12-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONT END COLLISION, AND FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. C… |
| 2001-10-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN A TRUCK HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND PUSHED IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NON… |
| 2001-09-15 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION IS THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPAIRED. NOW AT 47,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION IS OU… |
| 2001-07-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | THERE IS A SMELL AND A DARK COLOR LIQUID COMING FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2001-06-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | INTERNAL LOCK SERVO GEAR FAILED ON THE INSIDER OF FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR. HAD TO TAKE CAR INTO DEALERSHIP TO FIX W… |
| 2001-06-09 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, COMPLETLY SHREARD FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE ABOUT HALF WAY AROUND THE TIRE. WHEN TAK… |
| 2001-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY WHICH CAUSED A HIGH PITCHED WHISTLE NOISE IN THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISS… |
| 2001-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL JERK OR GET STUCK INTO OTHER GEARS. DEALERSHIP … |
| 2001-03-08 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL CAST AROUND PART WITH GEAR TO ATTACH TO STEERING COLUMN--CASTING FAILED. *AK |
| 2001-01-09 | TIRES | No | 0 | TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP FOR INVESTIGATION OF 'HUMMING' NOISE COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT TIRE AND VIBRATION OF STEERING AT… |
| 2000-10-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | I WASN'T SURE IF THIS TIRE WAS PART OF THE RECALL ON FIRESTONE, BUT I THOUGHT I SHOULD CHECK. I'VE ONLY OWNED THE CAR … |
| 2000-08-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON BOTH FRONT TIRES ON THE INSIDE OF TIRES DOWN TO METAL BELT. WAS NOTICED BEFORE ANY FLAT OCCURE… |