A Car Service Calls Statistics
🇺🇸 mazda protege bj 2000 [Other] Mileage: 25000
passenger seat belt failed during first use by jamming. passenger unable to disengage seatbelt which caused passenger to have to "slither" out of seat. pushing the button made the assembly crack in half at the seams. inside of assembly appears to be made of plastic. *ak
🇺🇸 mazda protege bj 2000 [Other] Mileage: 25000
consumer's seat adjuster interfers with foot when getting out of vehicle. consumer has sprained knee because of handle underneath seat gets caught in loop of tennis shoe. dealer has been contacted, but nothing can be done. *ak
🇺🇸 mazda protege bj 2000 [Other] Mileage: 25000
sealt belt broke on passenger seat, belt latch was latched into the case and release button broke immediatly, while trying to disengage the belt (by pushing on the button) the case broke inhalf, but remained engaged until completely disassembled.
🇺🇸 mazda protege bj 2000 [Other] Mileage: 25000
the metal plates/bars inside the bucket seats can be felt. after 30 minutes of driving, the seat cushion compresses and these plates put pressure on the lower back and cause severe back pain. *ak
🇺🇸 mazda protege bj 2000 [Safety] Mileage: 25000
while driving about 40 mph rear ended another vehicle. upon impact, air bags did not deploy.*ak
🇺🇸 mazda protege bj 2000 [Suspension] Mileage: 25000
car always pulls toward the right. more pronounced with passengers in the car. have tried allignments and tire rotation. nothing helps. drove several other 2000 proteges, and they also pulled. i feel this is a defect, possibly related to the suspension of the car being too stiff for the size and weight of the vehicle. *ak
🇺🇸 mazda protege bj 2000 [Electronics] Mileage: 25000
when driving transmission jumped out of drive and went into neutral, causing vehicle to decelerate and lose power. prior to incident, overdrive light was illuminating on the dash. possibility, that the problem was linked to computer which has malfunctioned. *ak the vehicle was in drive position through, but when the driver stepped on acceletrator, engine raced up in rpm but wheels acted as in neutral. *yh
🇺🇸 mazda protege bj 2000 [Transmission] Mileage: 25000
when driving transmission jumped out of drive and went into neutral, causing vehicle to decelerate and lose power. prior to incident, overdrive light was illuminating on the dash. possibility, that the problem was linked to computer which has malfunctioned. *ak the vehicle was in drive position through, but when the driver stepped on acceletrator, engine raced up in rpm but wheels acted as in neutral. *yh
🇺🇸 mazda protege bj 2000 [Transmission] Mileage: 25000
i have complained continuously to dealer and manufacturer since car had approx 4,000 miles. a "clunking" noise was coming from transaxle area. both dealer and mazda rep, told me to "wait and see" or "thats a normal sound, don't worry about it". yesterday while operating my 2000 mazda protege es at approx 60mph on interstate 93 n transaxle failed. car was fine one second, the next seconf i was free wheeling, no power, engine continued to run, but it was if i was in neutral. most fortunatly it was daylight, dry conditions, and a highway exit was right there, i coasted off the highway down the exit ramp and called for help. had i been in the passing lane, or if conditions were poor, this could have been a disaster.*ak
🇺🇸 mazda protege bj 2000 [Safety] Mileage: 25000
while driving about 5 mph the vehicle was impacted by another vehicle on right front corner, and air bags did not deploy. vehicle was totaled. *ak