Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 26, 1996PA
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. SOURCE UNKNOWN.
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1994 Mazda Protege complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →
Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 24, 1996NC
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIRBAG IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *AW
Suspension › Front › Macpherson Strut
Filed Jun 18, 1996TN
STRUT MAKES POPPING NOISE. *DH
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Feb 20, 1996GA
FUEL LEAKS FROM GAS TANK HOSE. *DSH
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 18, 1996WV
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS. TT
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Dec 21, 1995NH
NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR MANUFACTURED WINTERIZED WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
Filed Dec 8, 1995NJ
GAS/BRAKE PEDAL DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER, CAUSING THEM TO BE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY. *SD
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Nov 30, 1995TX
THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING.TT CONSUMER STATES VEHICE OFTEN STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AS CONSUMER COMES TO A STOP, THERE IS NO WARNING, IT JUST STALLS, IT WILL START EASILY, ON TWO OCCASIONS THERE WAS ALMOST AN ACCIDENT.*JB
Seat BeltsCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 13, 1995PA
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 30-40 MPH, DRIVER MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RETRACT, RESULT ALLOWED TO HIT STEERING COLUMN. TT
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Nov 2, 1995HI
SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM WILL ILLUMINATE WHILE SEAT BELT IS WORN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 1, 1995TX
PE95-044 ACTIVE, SMEEL OF CHEMCIALS WHEN REFUELING VEHICLE, POOR GAS MILEAGE. TT
Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Oct 3, 1995IN
TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY UP. TT
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 22, 1995GA
AUTO STALLS OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. TT
Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Aug 7, 1995CA
VEHICLES REAR TRUNK DOES NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF HOLDING SYSTEM.IT FELL ON THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND CAUSED INJURIES.TRUNK IS VERY HEAVY. TT
Tires
Filed Jun 12, 1995TX
FRONT TIRES ON VEHICLE HAVE WORN EXCESSIVELY AFTER 22K MILES. TT
Structure › Body › Door
Filed May 30, 1995CA
SOME TIME THE DOOR LOCK AUTOMATIC WHEN RAIN OR WET IS HARD TO OPEN HAD TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW TO GET OUT. TT
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed May 18, 1995CA
DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE GEAR. *W
Steering › Linkages › Rod › Relay › Connecting
Filed May 18, 1995TX
WHILE DRIVING, THE GUIDE ROD BROKE, WHICH CONNECTS STEERING WHEEL TO TIRE SNAPPED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND NEARLY HITTING A BUS. TT
Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash1 injured
Filed May 3, 1995FL
WAS HIT IN THE REAR AND WENT FORWARD, SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD, HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF FACE. TT
Seat Belts
Filed Mar 2, 1995FL
PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILS TO RESTRAIN DRIVER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. TT
Seat Belts
Filed Mar 2, 1995FL
PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILS TO ENGAGE RESTRAINING DRIVER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank AssemblyFire
Filed Feb 8, 1995DC
STOPPED TO GET GAS TURNED THE GAS CAP AND FLAMES SHOT OUT FROM TANK. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 6, 1995MD
BRAKES FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY WHEN APPLIED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING/INOPERATIVE. CLUTCH SQUEAKY NOISE AND LOOSE/FREE PEDAL MOVEMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE
Seat Belts › Front › Webbing1 injured
Filed Jan 17, 1995MD
FRONT SEAT SHOULDER LATCH HARNESS IS RIGIDLY MOUNTED AND DOES NOT YIELD PRESSURE, WIFE FORCIBLY STRUCK HEAD AGAINST LATCH, RESULTING IN HEADACHES/NAUSEA. *AK
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