1999 MAZDA PROTEGE

102 complaints filed with NHTSA.

102
Complaints
26
Crashes
1
Fires
20
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION16
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL14
AIR BAGS7
TIRES:TREAD/BELT6
TIRES5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
SEATS3
POWER TRAIN3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS2
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR2
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY2

Recent Complaints

20090922CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE CONTACT STATED HE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE SUSTAINED MODERATE HEAD INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 217,000.

Mileage: 127,000

20040422CrashPOWER TRAIN

THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION IS THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPAIRED. NOW AT 47,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT AGAIN. JOEY

Mileage: 33,125

20040422CrashAIR BAGS

THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION IS THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPAIRED. NOW AT 47,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT AGAIN. JOEY

Mileage: 33,125

20031230CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER STERNUM FROM IMPACTING THE STEERING WHEEL. *NM

Mileage: 74,000

20031215CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

Mileage: 77,667

20030515CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DUE TO COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HIT A STEEL POLE AND DAMAGED THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MR SCC *JB

Mileage: 47,899

20030515CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

DUE TO COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HIT A STEEL POLE AND DAMAGED THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MR SCC *JB

Mileage: 47,899

20030225CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA'S LETTER TO MAZDA CORPORATION ASKED FOR AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO CONSUMER'S COMPLAINT CONCERNING A CRASH DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE AND NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS WHICH RESULTED IN INJURIES. ADD TO 568358. *AK *JB

20030225CrashAIR BAGS

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA'S LETTER TO MAZDA CORPORATION ASKED FOR AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO CONSUMER'S COMPLAINT CONCERNING A CRASH DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE AND NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS WHICH RESULTED IN INJURIES. ADD TO 568358. *AK *JB

20030107CrashAIR BAGS

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TS SCC

Mileage: 92,532

20030102CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKES FAILED WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT A STEEL BEAM POLE. THERE THERE WERE NO BRAKE INDICATORS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, AFTER THE IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. *TT CONSUMER HASN'T RECEIVED A RESPONSE FRON MAZDA NORTH AMERICA. SCC. *AK

20030102CrashAIR BAGS

BRAKES FAILED WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT A STEEL BEAM POLE. THERE THERE WERE NO BRAKE INDICATORS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, AFTER THE IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. *TT CONSUMER HASN'T RECEIVED A RESPONSE FRON MAZDA NORTH AMERICA. SCC. *AK

20020930CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR CRASH WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. MAZDA WAS NOTIFIED. *MR

20011214CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONT END COLLISION, AND FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMERS HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

20011015CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN A TRUCK HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND PUSHED IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

20010323CrashAIR BAGS

I BOUGHT A FORMERLY WRECKED CAR WITH FRONTAL DAMAGE. THE AIRBAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON OTHER 99 PROTEGES AND THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT. THERE SEEMS TO BE A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.*AK

20001017SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

BRAKES FADED RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, AFTER ACCIDENT CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *ET

20000911CrashAIR BAGS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG UPON IMPACT AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE CAUSING INJURIES TO LOWER BACK. NLM

20000911CrashSEATS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG UPON IMPACT AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE CAUSING INJURIES TO LOWER BACK. NLM

20000905CrashAIR BAGS

MAZDA WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS, AIR BAGS DID NOT DIPLOY IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION.