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1995 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 1995 record →

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Jul 17, 1995CO

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BY ITSELF, NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. TT

Seat Belts › Front › AnchorageCrash
Filed Jun 21, 1995VA

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED IN A COLLISION, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash2 injured
Filed Jun 21, 1995VA

THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 21, 1995VA

DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED AFTER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. TT

Air Bags › FrontalFire1 injured
Filed Jun 5, 1995CT

DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT COLLISION,RESULTING IN A FIRE/INJURY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed May 31, 1995VA

DURING FRONT END COLLISION DRIVERS AIR BAG FAILED AND PASSENGER SEATBELT FAILED. TT

Power Train › Driveline › Constant Velocity JointCrash1 injured
Filed May 17, 1995DC

DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIFT TOWARDS RIGHT, CV JOINTS BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed May 17, 1995OH

HEADLIGHT DESIGN CAUSES BLIND SPOT. *AW

Structure › Body
Filed May 15, 1995NY

WHEN IT RAINS THERE IS WATER COMING INTO VEHICLE. TT

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed May 11, 1995TN

WHILE DRIVING, NO IMPACT SUDDENLY BOTH DRIVERS AIRBAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TT

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Apr 13, 1995OR

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 5 MPH HITTING A POTHOLE, AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 4, 1995AZ

EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT DIFFICULTY FASTENING DRIVER/PASSENGER FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT BECAUSE BUCKLES TOO LOW. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Mar 29, 1995AZ

LAP BELT BUCKLE IS TOO LOW MAKING LATCHING DIFFICULT DUE TO POSITION OF BUCKLE WHICH IS SITUATED BETWEEN SEAT AND CONSOLE. TT

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control ModuleCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 19, 1995KY

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, ALSO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING INJURY.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 3, 1995CA

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *SKD

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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