Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 8, 2000NY
WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR INTO SECOND GEAR AND ENGINE IS COLD, TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK
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2000 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 2000 record →
Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Dec 8, 1999TX
THE HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT ENOUGH. YH
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