2001 MAZDA PROTEGE Complaints

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  • 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE
    - LARGO, MD

    A LOUD TICKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER FEELS SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM IS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BECAUSE GEARS CAN BE HEARD CHANGING WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE STALLS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK *SLC

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE
    - LARGO, MD

    WHILE TRAVELING 35-45MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT JUMPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REV UNTIL GEAR WAS CHANGED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE
    - FORESTVILLE, MD

    WHILE AT A STOP ENGINE REVVED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATED. DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE
    - WESTWOOD, NJ

    LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DESIGNED SO THEY DON'T FADE. THERE IS A SHARP CUTOFF LINE IN LIGHT BEAM. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS AN UNSAFE DESIGN.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE
    - GILBERT, AZ

    STRONG HEAVY FUMES ENTERED VEHICLE, CAUSING DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BECOME NAUSEATED. CONSUMER HAS GOTTEN MIXED DIAGNOSIS OF WHAT THE CAUSE COULD BE. DEALER'S TECHNICAN BELIEVED SOME SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM ENGINE AND DASHBOARD COMPARTMENT CAUSED FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE WHILE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON. CONSUMER LIVED IN A HOT CLIMATE AREA THAT REQUIRED AIR CONDITIONING TO RUN A LOT. MAZDA NEVER HEARD OF COMPLAINT, AND BELIEVED FUMES MIGHT COME FROM INTERIOR. MAZDA DIDN'T HAVE A REMEDY.*AK *SLC

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 MAZDA PROTEGE
    - GREENEBLT, MD

    DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, CAME UPON A PATCH OF UNEVEN ROAD (SHAVED ROAD SURFACE IN PREPARATION FOR REPAVING) JUST BEFORE A STOPLIGHT. ROAD SURFACE WAS DRY. APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE. VEHICLE RAN OVER AN EXPOSED MANHOLE COVER APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES IN HEIGHT AND LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 50 FT BEFORE THE INTERSECTION AHEAD. ABS BEGAN TO PULSE UPON CONTACT WITH THIS MANHOLE. THE PULSE LASTED A SECOND, AFTER WHICH TIME THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SLID (APPROXIMATELY 10 FT) INTO THE INTERSECTION. CONSTANT PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE DURATION OF THE STOP. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE IN THE INTERSECTION AT THE TIME, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AFTERWARD WITHOUT INCIDENT. ABS ACTIVATION SEEMED WARRANTED DUE TO THE UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, BUT THE SHORT DURATION OF THE PULSE AND THE SUBSEQUENT BRAKE LOCKUP SEEM OUT OF THE ORDINARY. NO OTHER FAILURES OF THIS TYPE HAVE OCCURRED.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE