2000 Mazda Protege problems
Owners have filed 126 complaints about the 2000 Mazda Protege with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 25.4% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 20.6%.
Complaints126
Crashes33
Fires3
Injuries26
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 25.4% · 32
Air bags 20.6% · 26
Seat belts 6.3% · 8
Service brakes, hydraulic 6.3% · 8
Tires 5.6% · 7
Engine and engine cooling 5.6% · 7
Electrical system 4.8% · 6
Vehicle speed control 4.0% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 33 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 26 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 6 model years of the Mazda Protege in this data, 2000 draws comparatively few complaints; 1995 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 5 in the last three years against 6 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 49,800 miles.
In owners' own words
While driving there was a loud metal to metal noise at the front of the vehicle, and at the same time the vehicle lunged foward, consumer stated it happened a second time in which the vehicle felt as though it went into reverse and then back into drive, the dealer could not duplicate the problem, consumer believes that this maybe transmision related due to the fact that the transmission was upgraded. Power train
The contact owns a 2000 Mazda Protege. The contact stated that the vehicle engine took a long time to start up. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the power control module was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 138,000. Power train · reported at 138,000 miles
When driving speedometer reading goes from 60 to 0 still with forward movement, causing vehicle to jerk forward/ hesitate also, consumer noted overdrive button flashes off and on the instrument panel. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer has replaced the transmission and also a computer chip, problem still occur. Please provide any further details. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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