Oceanside, CA
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE WILL KICK.
NHTSA complaint #8008186 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1997 Mazda Protege transmission problems
12 of the 103 complaints about the 1997 Mazda Protege are about the transmission — 12% of everything reported for this model year.
12
Complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Automatic Transmission
5
41.7%
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
2
16.7%
Power Train
1
8.3%
Manual Transmission
1
8.3%
Gear Position Indication (Prndl)
1
8.3%
Constant Velocity Joint
1
8.3%
Banjo Housing
1
8.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain across every Mazda Protege year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Ocean Side, CA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON, OVERDRIVE SENSOR. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT IT FUSE WAS BLOWN, IT HAPPENED AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #8007646 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dunkirk, NY
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING
RIGHT SIDE AXLE SHAFT/FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS TOTALLING $576.44 IN REPAIRS.
NHTSA complaint #755095 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Trenton, NJ
Crash
1 injured
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND THEN SWITCHES TO DRIVE, VEHICLE WILL JUMP WITHOUT A WARNING. ONE TIME RESULTED IN CRASH INTO A CEMENT WALL, DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK
NHTSA complaint #860617 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Buffalo, NY
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WITH GEAR IN PARK VEHICLE CAN STILL BE MOVED. COULD CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD.
NHTSA complaint #845077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Adger, AL
POWER TRAIN
AXLE DAMPNER / BOOT ARE LOOSE, CAUSING ROARING NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA complaint #545775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Adger, AL
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
AXLE DAMPNER / BOOT ARE LOOSE, CAUSING ROARING NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA complaint #545775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Adger, AL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING.
NHTSA complaint #545775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Adger, AL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA complaint #706204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Glen Cove, NY
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #526086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Glen Cove, NY
Crash
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND TACHOMETER WENT TO 5000 RPMS, VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AND DID NOT CHANGE GEAR. THE SECOND TIME, DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A CURB WHILE DRIVING ON SLIPPERY ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #523217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brooklyn, NY
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
THE GEAR SHIFT STICKS IN PARK WHEN CAR FIRST STARTED.
NHTSA complaint #517515 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.