Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Mazda Protege.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TODAY WE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DIDN'T COME OUT UNTIL AFTER MY GRANDAUGHTER'S FACE HIT THE WINDS… |
| 2018-04-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY CAR GOES IN AND OUT OF OD BY ITS SELF AND THE OD BUTTON DOES NOT WORK WHILE IM DRIVING AND THE OD LIGHT FLASHES WHEN… |
| 2018-03-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING 2 MILES OR LESS THE RIGHT UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND NOW THE ENGINE IS BLOWN. |
| 2018-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I DROVE THE CAR FOR 2 MILES AND THE LEFT UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, NOW THE ENGINE IS DEAD AND IN NEED OF A N… |
| 2013-10-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEP… |
| 2013-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR DOES NOT START UNLESS YOU JIGGLE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING KEY OR PUMPING GAS PEDAL. HAD BATTERY CHECKED AS WEL… |
| 2012-09-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE TOOK A LONG TIME TO START UP. TH… |
| 2012-07-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE. MY SPOUSE SPENT FIFTEEN MINUTES TRYING TO GET IT UNBUCKLED AND POPPED A BLO… |
| 2010-08-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE DIM LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON. FORTUNATELY THE BRIGHT LIGHTS WORKED, OR I WOULD HAVE … |
| 2010-04-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON MAY 12, 2010 MY SON CALLED ME AT MY PHONE TO ADVISED ME THAT AS HE WAS DRIVING HIS 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE AND WITHOUT AN… |
| 2010-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL DOORS DO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN ACTIVATED. *TR |
| 2008-12-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE LX HAS HAD SOME "MAJOR SURGERY" LATELY. ABOUT A YEAR AGO (EARLY 2008), WHEN BACKING UP ESPECIALLY… |
| 2006-11-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN EARLY 2006 THAT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE AND WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THEY WERE NOT EFF… |
| 2006-11-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. I CRAWLED OUT UNDER IT AND EVENTUALLY GOT IT TO RELEASE. IT SEEMS … |
| 2006-10-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I JUST SPENT 2200 ON REPAIRS TO MY TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN LUNGING FORWARD WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE REPAIR… |
| 2006-05-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE NEW FROM THE DEALER I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPT.… |
| 2006-05-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | Yes | 0 | 2000 PROTEGE LX ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION. *TS AS A RESULT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICK… |
| 2006-05-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I FEEL THAT MY 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE DX WITH 56,000 MILES ON IT IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS SUCH LOW MILES … |
| 2006-05-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PULLED O… |
| 2006-01-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AS I ACCELERATED TO 30 MPH, THE "O/D OFF" LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED AND THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT ZERO, EVEN THOUG… |
| 2005-06-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON IN JUNE 2003 AND THEY REPLACED AN OXYGEN SENSOR. MY CAR WAS FINE UNTIL RECENTLY.… |
| 2005-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER HAS A 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE DRIVER'S LOWER SEAT BELT FELL APART. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED SEVER… |
| 2005-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OWN A 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE DX W/AUTO & AIR, 41K MILES THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW. UPON DRIVING FOR 45 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY… |
| 2005-04-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE REAR BUMPER REPAIRED. I HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. WHILE THE CAR… |
| 2004-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | RE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION ON 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE, HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS FAIL IN 71,000 MILES. *BF THIS WAS THE CONSU… |
| 2004-10-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ABOUT A YEAR TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON. THE BRAKES … |
| 2004-09-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR… |
| 2004-06-15 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE WHICH I PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2000. WELL TWICE THE SEATBELT ON THE BACK SEAT RIGHT SIDE HAS… |
| 2004-05-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER DOOR REMOTE LOCKING ACTUATOR FAILED. *JB |
| 2004-04-24 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. *AK |
| 2004-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UP ON HILLS. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT COMPUTER HAD A B… |
| 2004-03-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE DX. SINCE PURCHASE IN 3/2000, THE CAR WILL OCCASIONAL JOLT WHEN ACCELERATING. NO MECHANIC CAN SAY W… |
| 2004-01-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | FRONT END IMPACT OF AT LEAST 45 MPH WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. ALMOST DIRECT FULL CONTACT WITH FRONT END (SLIGHTLY MORE … |
| 2004-01-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AFTER A 30 MPH VEHICLE FRONTAL COLLISION, THE FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED SKIN BURIES. PLEASE … |
| 2003-12-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FAILED TRANSMISSION AT AROUND 37,000 MILES.*AK |
| 2003-12-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND IT COLLIDED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE OF… |
| 2003-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE RECENTLY REPAIRED FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH NECESSITATED REPAIRS IN EXCESS OF $2,500.00. *LA (NAR) *… |
| 2003-10-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL TRANSMISSION SEIZED, THROWING THE PASSENGERS FORWARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON TWO … |
| 2003-10-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER STATED THAT 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT SEAT BELT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. … |
| 2003-09-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE. AT 64000 MILES THE O/D OFF INDICATION STARTED BLINKING. AT 70000 THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY MAZDA… |
| 2003-07-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD ON 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE CRACKED IN 2 DIFFERENT PLACES FOR NO APPARENT REASON-CAR WAS PARKED IN SAFE LOCATION,… |
| 2003-07-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE OF FAILURE BUT IT WAS CLOSE TO THE DATE I PROVIDED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY… |
| 2003-06-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ON SEVERAL NON-SUCCESSIVE OCCURRENCES, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 - 40 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE SUDDEN DECELERATION W… |
| 2003-05-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | ISSUE WITH A 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE ES, 5 SPD. WHEN DRIVING ENGINE WILL HESITATE, WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR, CAUSING "JERKI… |
| 2003-04-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING W. BOUND AT ABOUT 25 MPH, PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR WAS IMPACTED BY VEHICLE GOING S. BOUND AT ABOUT 40 MPH. … |
| 2003-04-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE LIGHTLY ACCELERATING THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED, MADE A LOUD NOISE, AND FELT AS THOUGH IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. I P… |
| 2003-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | O/D LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FLASHES ON AND OFF. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. ALSO IS ACCOMPANIED BY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT … |
| 2003-02-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB |
| 2003-02-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | OVER THE PAST YEAR, MY 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE ES MAKES A THUMPING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS … |
| 2003-01-23 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE AND OVERDRIVE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT VEHICLE REQUIRES NEW TRANSMISSION… |