Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
48
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02-01 | 01V024000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 13,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | EVERY TIME I GO TO FASTEN MY SEAT BELT INTO THE BUCKLE, IT'S ALWAYS UNBUCKLING IT SELF. THIS HAPPENS IN STATIONARY AND … |
| 2017-01-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I BOUGHT BY 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND WAS NEVER SENT ANYTHING ABOUT ANY RECALLS. AFTER PU… |
| 2015-11-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AT INTERSECTION , AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK , AS A RESULT I HAVE SERIOUS CHEST PAINS . VEHICLE WAS IN M… |
| 2013-11-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE FUEL TANK HAS RUSTED AND THERE IS A NOTICEABLE GAS SMELL. *TR |
| 2013-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AC… |
| 2011-09-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL VAPOR ODORS BEGAN ACCUMULATING IN THE GARAGE DURING AN OVERNIGHT PARK. WHEN VAPORS BECAME EXCESSIVE, VEHICLE WAS P… |
| 2009-02-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE BRAND-NEW. AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. GOING FROM S… |
| 2007-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE: 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE LX 2.0 LITER ENGINE FAILURE: KEY IS INSERTED IN IGNITION AND TURNED, STARTER WILL TURN OVE… |
| 2007-04-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | FRONT END COLLISION, AIR-BAG FAILED RESULTING IN INJURIES. *TR |
| 2006-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | I WAS AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED A MAZDA PROTEGE WAS ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PO… |
| 2005-07-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE HOUR AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HE HAD IT CHECKED … |
| 2005-05-22 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING WHEN PUT ON A HIGHER FAN SETTING. CONSUMER LOOKED BEHIND THE … |
| 2005-03-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | WHILE ON A 300 MILE TRIP,\ I NOTICED A SLIGHT NOISE COMMING FROM MY REAR END. UPON MY RETURN HOME, THE NOISE GOT WORSE… |
| 2005-03-29 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE LEFT FRONT TIRE DETACHED FROM VEHICLE. *TS PRIOR TO THE WHEEL COMING OFF THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOIS… |
| 2005-03-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END IMPACT OF AT LEAST 45 MPH. THIS WAS ALMOST A DIRECT FRONT COLLISION, THOUGH DAMAGE… |
| 2005-03-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HEARD A STRANGE SOUND EVERY TIME I STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHICH I FIRST THOUGHT TO BE THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE. I DRO… |
| 2005-02-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT A… |
| 2004-11-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR LAST YEAR. PROBLEM IS WITH ENGINE MISFIRE/CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WE HAVE REPL… |
| 2004-06-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY MAZDA PROTEGE TO WORK WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT DOWN INTO FIRST GEAR. AFTER SHIFT T… |
| 2004-06-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 3 CAR FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER HEAD IMPACT… |
| 2004-05-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LAST NOVEMBER THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO THE MAZDA DEALERSH… |
| 2004-04-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK THE CONSUMER … |
| 2004-03-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON. THE DEALER STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER I… |
| 2003-11-30 | STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IM… |
| 2003-06-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 2 | BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE ES WHICH CAUSED ME TO REAR-END ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES ARE TOTAL LOSSES.*… |
| 2003-05-25 | STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVIING AND WITH NO WARNING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP . DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2003-04-11 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEATS BELT UNLATCHED. *JB |
| 2003-04-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | FRONT OF BUMPER PAINT CHIPS. IT LOOKS AS LIKE VERY FINE PARTICLES OF CHIP ALL ALONG THE VERY FRONT PORTION OF THE BUMP… |
| 2003-02-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CRUISE CONTROL SELECTOR ON THE 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE IS A SHORT STALK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE TH… |
| 2002-12-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE LX 2.0 AND IT HAS HAD A VIRBRATION IN THE STERRING COLUMN AND THROUGH OUT THE CAR. IT HAS … |
| 2002-09-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 40 TO 50 MPH VEHICLE JERKED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STALL, BUT WOULD LOSE SPEED AND POWER. … |
| 2002-07-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT SHIFTER IS TOO EASY TO MOVE.*AK |
| 2002-05-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | 2 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED GOLFBALL SIZE BLISTERS WHERE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD. *AK |
| 2002-04-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | 3RD CAR IN 3 CAR COLLISION. FULLY RESTRAINED IN 3 POINT BELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS. UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, AIRBAG FAILED … |
| 2002-01-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE WAS DRIVEN WHILE LOW. I CHECK THE AIR IN MY TIRES ONCE SOMETIMES TWICE A WEEK. THE MECHANIC … |
| 2001-12-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW | No | 0 | REAR VIEW WINDOW TAKES AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF TIME TO DEFROST. OTHER WIDOWS AND MIRRORS DEFROST IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF… |
| 2001-11-26 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | DURING AN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE JACK COLLAPSED WHILE RAISING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED JACK, AND CONCLUDE… |
| 2001-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS BEEN PULLING TO LEFT WHILE DRIVING SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUME… |
| 2001-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE OCCURRED ON 11/01/2001 IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. I'M THE PASSENGER WHO WAS DRIVING… |
| 2001-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | A LOUD TICKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER FEELS SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM IS AUTOMATIC … |
| 2001-09-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING 35-45MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT JUMPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REV UNTIL … |
| 2001-08-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | STRONG HEAVY FUMES ENTERED VEHICLE, CAUSING DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BECOME NAUSEATED. CONSUMER HAS GOTTEN MIXED DIAGN… |
| 2001-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, CAME UPON A PATCH OF UNEVEN ROAD (SHAVED ROAD SURFACE IN PREPARATION FOR REPAVING) JUS… |
| 2001-07-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE AT A STOP ENGINE REVVED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATED. DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS.*AK |
| 2001-07-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DESIGNED SO THEY DON'T FADE. THERE IS A SHARP CUTOFF LINE IN LIGHT BEAM. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF A HEAD ON CRASH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME.*AK |
| — | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A NOISE. DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE AND NOTICE A BRAKE DUST PROBLEM. PROBLEM RETUR… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG. TS |