28 of the
60 complaints about the 1991 Mazda Protege are about the
seat belts — 47% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
153,256 miles.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DURING RAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A POTHOLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STOPPING ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE SPUN CRASHING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE. THE SEAT BELT DETACHED AND THE CONTACT WAS RELEASED FROM THE REAR WINDOW. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED KNEE, HEAD, AND BACK INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 03/15/16*LJ
NHTSA complaint #10819069 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 194,350 milesKelseyville, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WOULD RETRACT SLOWER AND SLOWER UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED RETRACTING. THE CONSEQUENCES WERE: ON APRIL 18, 2005 I WAS GIVEN A FIX-IT TICKET FOR NOT WEARING MY SHOULDER HARNESS.*AK THE AUTOMATIC HARNESS NO LONGER FULLY RETRACTS, SO IT IS USELESS.
NHTSA complaint #10118142 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 153,256 milesHereford, AZ
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE SEAT BELT CORD ON MY 1991 MAZDA PROTEGE HAS BECOME INOPERABLE AND THEREFORE I HAVE NO TOP SEAT BELT ON MY CARS DRIVER SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #10066303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
East Rochester, NY
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETURN TO THE RETACTOR, LEAVING THE OCCUPANT UNRESTRAINED. DEALER NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8016199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hopkins, MN
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND BEEP GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WEARING THROUGH IN THE DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE. REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES UNDER WARRANTY. PART IS NEARLY $300. SEVERAL PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #757436 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Middletown, RI
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND BEEP GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WEARING THROUGH IN THE DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE. REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES UNDER WARRANTY. PART IS NEARLY $300. SEVERAL PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #737814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Middletown, RI
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND BEEP GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WEARING THROUGH IN THE DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE. REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES UNDER WARRANTY. PART IS NEARLY $300. SEVERAL PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #737814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Longmont, CO
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CURRENT RECALL ON MAZDA 323 MOTORIZED SAFETY BELT DOES NOT COVER THE MAZDA PROTEGE WHICH HAS THE IDENTICAL PART NUMBER. MY CAR'S BELT HAS FAILED DUE TO THIS DEFECT AND MAZDA REFUSES TOCOVER IT.
NHTSA complaint #727860 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Repton, AL
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER SAFETY BELT HAS LOCKED UP IN THE RELEASE POSITION. IT APPEARS THE OPERATING MECHANISM FOR THE SAFETY BELT HAS JUMPED OFF TRACK.
NHTSA complaint #710427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Houston, TX
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM ACTIVATE AT RANDOM TIMES, CAUSING OWNER TO QUESTION WHETHER SEAT BELT WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY IN A CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #702824 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Acton, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 65 MPH THE SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT, LEAVING CONSUMER LOOSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #833992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wakefield, RI
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC LAP AND SHOULDER BELT IS INOPERABLE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE MOTOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #832285 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Groton, CT
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC PART OF THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE MOTOR RUNS, SHOULDER PART DOES NOT CONNTECT. VECHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO THE RECALL. DEALER CANNOT REPAIR, $500 AT OWNERS EXPENSE.
NHTSA complaint #830255 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Marietta, GA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT BELT BROKE AND HAS A BEEPING NOISE. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE RESTRAINT AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #827895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Garfield, NJ
SEAT BELTS
THERE IS A CONTINUOUS BEEPING SOUND ACTIVATED WHEN THE SEAT BELT ARE NOT SECURED AND ENGINE STARTED. HOWEVER, CURRENTLY THIS ALARM ACTIVATES INTERMITTENTLY AND CONSTANTLY WHILE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND THE SEA TBELT IS SECURELY BUCKLED.
NHTSA complaint #523220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lubbock, TX
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
LAP BELT FOR BOTH FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SEAT IS HELD IN AN ACCESSIBLE LOCATION BY A PLASTIC BAR ON THE LOWER OUTBOARD HINGE. THE PLASTIC BAR BROKE TWICE, RESULTING IN LAP BELT RETRACTING ALL THE WAY TO THE REEL, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ACCESS WHILE SITTING IN THE SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #513699 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baltimore, MD
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FAULTY SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CAUSES SEAT BELT LIGHT TO COME ON/SEAT BELT TO TIGHTEN.
NHTSA complaint #507146 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Northport, ALCrash1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVING VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE OUT OF PARKING LOT & ORIGINAL VEHICLE HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #984577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Northport, AL1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #505045 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Scottsboro, ALCrash1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVERS SEATBELT BECAME UNLATCHED DURING VEHICLE COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #984307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Reston, VA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER SEATBELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT WORK, LEAVING SEATBELT INOPERATIVE. TT
NHTSA complaint #974839 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bouder Creek, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
LAP/SHOULDER BELT PASSENGER AND DRIVER PLASTIC BROKE, CAN NOT FASTEN SEAT BELT. TT BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE PLASTIC SEAT BELT HOLDER BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT BELTS TO RETRACT AND BE INACCESIBLE FOR FASTENING.
NHTSA complaint #973692 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Enid, OK
SEAT BELTS
THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT SYSTEM STOPS IN MID TRACK AND THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT ALWAYS OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #966247 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
North Huntin, PA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT KEEP COMING ON DEALER CHECK IT OUT CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. TT
NHTSA complaint #964567 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Highland, NY
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE PASSENGER SIDE RETRACTOR DON'T RETRACT FORWARD YOU NEED TO PULL IT. TT
NHTSA complaint #964050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lutherville, MD
SEAT BELTS
ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT SLIDE FORWARD BUT STICKS. TT
NHTSA complaint #962004 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Portland, ME
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE, DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $281.00 TO FIX IT. TT
NHTSA complaint #961763 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mobile, AL
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT EA94-039 ACTIVE. TT
NHTSA complaint #959627 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.