1993 MAZDA PROTEGE Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED AND REMAINED STUCK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND INQUIRED AS TO WHY OTHER MAZDA VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR THE SEAT BELTS BUT NOT THE PROTEGE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO FURTHE...

Mileage: 237,000

1) I HAVE A 93 MAZDA 323/PROTEGE AND THE SEAT BELT WERE RECALLED ACCORDING TO THE WEB SIT SAFERCARS.GOV. NHTSA ID NO.97V211000 2)THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS ON MY VEHICLE AND THE BELT REFUSES TO MOVE ON THE RAIL SOME TIMES. IN ADDITION THE BUZZER COMES ON WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THE BELT TENDS TO MO...

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK AND WOULD NO LONGER HOLD THE DRIVER IN THE SEAT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT PROPERLY AND REPLACEMENT OF THE SEATBELT IS FAR TOO COSTLY.*AK

NOTHING LED UP TO THE FAILURE, ONE DAY THE PASSIVE SEATBELT JUST WENT ABOUT HALF-WAY UP THE TRACK, THEN IT STOPPED AND A GREASY CABLE POPPED OUT OF IT. WORST OF ALL, MAZDA'S EMERGENCY HANDLE WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO TURN AN INTERNAL HEX NUT TO MOVE THE SEATBELT REARWARD ONLY MADE ABOUT ONE TURN UNTIL IT...

THE HORN GOES OFF ON ITS OWN.

Mileage: 129,000

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF.DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT ANY MORE. CONTACTED DEALER.*JB

AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT BELTS DO NOT FUNCTION UNLESS VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP TO A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE.*AK

THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE LOST THEIR TRANSPARENCY WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE OR NEGLECT IN CARE. THE NIGHTTIME ILLUMINATION HAS BEEN GREATLY REDUCED. WHILE THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED IN AN OLDER '89 MAZDA 626 WE HAVE OWNED SINCE NEW, I HAVE NOTICED THIS TYPE OF PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS OPACITY IN EARLY '...

WINDOWS-DRIVER SIDE POWER ASSISTED WINDOW FAILURE TO GO UP/DOWN, CONTROL WOULD NOT FUNCTION, HAD TO REASSEMBLE WINDOW AND REPLACE MASTER POWER WINDOW CONTROL UNIT. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE @ 155,000MI. ALL COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WAS NOT ACTIVLY DRIVING WHEN FAILURE NOTICES. NO ACCIDENT OR INJU...

WINDOWS-DRIVER SIDE POWER ASSISTED WINDOW FAILURE TO GO UP/DOWN, CONTROL WOULD NOT FUNCTION, HAD TO REASSEMBLE WINDOW AND REPLACE MASTER POWER WINDOW CONTROL UNIT. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE @ 155,000MI. ALL COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WAS NOT ACTIVLY DRIVING WHEN FAILURE NOTICES. NO ACCIDENT OR INJU...

WINDOWS-DRIVER SIDE POWER ASSISTED WINDOW FAILURE TO GO UP/DOWN, CONTROL WOULD NOT FUNCTION, HAD TO REASSEMBLE WINDOW AND REPLACE MASTER POWER WINDOW CONTROL UNIT. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE @ 155,000MI. ALL COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WAS NOT ACTIVLY DRIVING WHEN FAILURE NOTICES. NO ACCIDENT OR INJU...

WINDOWS-DRIVER SIDE POWER ASSISTED WINDOW FAILURE TO GO UP/DOWN, CONTROL WOULD NOT FUNCTION, HAD TO REASSEMBLE WINDOW AND REPLACE MASTER POWER WINDOW CONTROL UNIT. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE @ 155,000MI. ALL COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WAS NOT ACTIVLY DRIVING WHEN FAILURE NOTICES. NO ACCIDENT OR INJU...

COOLANT COMING THROUGH CRACKS IN RADIATOR. COOLANT IS BLOWING ON ENGINE.*AK

VERY FIRST TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP VEHICLE AND THE WEATHER IS COLD, BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE, AND CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP BRAKES FOR THEM TO WORK. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS CONDENSATION IN "CHECK BALL" THAT WOULD FREEZE, PREVENTING PROPER FUNCTION OF BRAKE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY...

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NO LONGER MOVE ON TRACK. *AK

THE SEATBELT DOES NOT RUN ALONG THE TRACK. I HAVE FIXED IT ONCE AND THE OWNER BEFORE ME ALSO HAD IT FIXED WHEN IT WAS RECALLED AND IT IS NOW BROKEN FOR A THIRD TIME. I DON'T THINK THAT IF IT WAS FIXED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME I WOULD STILL BE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT.

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL FOR THE FRONT DOOR LATCH FOR IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, THEY REFUSED RECALL REPAIR AND STATED THAT IT ONLY APPLIES WHEN IT GETS STUCK HALF WAY DOWN THE RETRACTOR, THE DOOR LATCH IS INOPERABLE AND THE CONSUMER FEELS THE RECALL SHOULD BE COMPLETED...

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT HAD STOP WORKING WITHOUT A WARNING. CABLE CAME OUT OF THE RAIL, AND MOTOR STOPPED WORKING.*AK

LEFT FRONT MOHAWK MONTEGA A/S TSB TIRE WAS COLLAPSING, DEALER SAID THOSE TIRES WERE BEING BROUGHT BACK BECAUSE OF SOME SORT OF HEAT RELATED SEPARATION, CONSUMER PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT BUT 27 DAYS LATER THE NEW TIRE STARTED SHOWING THE SAME DEFECT. NLM

AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND THE HOLD LIGHT COMES ON DURING PARKING. *ET

SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON, IS THIS A SAFETY HAZARD?

DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSAGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELTS DON'T RETRACT AND KEEP GETTING JAMMED ON BOTH SIDES. *AK

THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD MAKE NOISES WHENEVER THE DOOR IS CLOSING OR OPENING. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE ENTIRE MECHANISM TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE WINDOW WORE OUT BECAUSE THE PLASTIC PARTS WERE OF POOR QUALITY. OWNER BELIEVES THAT MAZDA SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS FOR THI...

SHOULDER BELT WON'T WORK DUE TO THE RETRACTOR PART OF THE SEAT BELT, WHICH MAKE'S THE CONSUMER MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD, FAILED. CONSUMER STATES THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL SAFETY NOTICE FROM MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS, WHICH READS IN RELEVANT PART: ' [T]HE PASSIVE SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE STAYS AT THE REARMOST POSITION EVEN IF THE DOOR IS OPENED.' OWNER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM BUT WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THE BELT NOT ONLY STAYED IN THE REA...

SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON AND CHIMES PERIODICALLY WHILE SEAT BELT ENGAGED. OFTEN SEAT BELT LOCK IN PLACE AND I AM UNABLE TO MOVE.

WHEN SEAT BELT IS ENGAGED ON THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDES THE WARNING CHIME GOES OFF. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT WILLING TO CORRECT AT THEIR EXPENSE STATED TO CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SAFETY RELATED. *AK

THE HOOD LATCH PREMATURELY WEARS, CAUSING THE HOOD TO DISENGAGE FROM THE LOCK. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN OPENING THE GAS CAP FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. *AK

SOFT MAIN CALIPER SLEEVES ON BOTH SIDES OF FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSED A KNOCKING NOISE.

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT SLID FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP, CATCHING DRIVER'S EARRING, RIPPING EAR LOBE.

VEHICLE OVERHEATED, CAUSING RADIATOR TO EXPLODE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SPRAY WITH WATER, INJURING DRIVER. *DH

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT END ACCIDENT, PASSIVE RESTRAINTS FAILED.PLEASE DESRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

RADIATOR CRACKED, DAMAGING THE ENGINE.

BRAKES FAILED. *DH

FUSES CONTINUALLY BLOW.

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER FAILED.

SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE IT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE BACK SEATS AND COULD BE RELATED TO THE FUEL FILLER NECK PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS LOCKED INTO PLACE, WILL NOT MOVE, EA94-039 ACTIVE. *AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC RETRACTING SEATBELTS WILL MOVE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC RETRACTING SEATBELTS WILL MOVE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

FUEL TANK HAS HOLE LOCATED ON BOTTOM LEAKING EXCESSIVELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, SHOULDER BELT HAS STOPPED RETRACTING. *AK

FUEL TANK HAS HOLE LOCATED ON BOTTOM LEAKING EXCESSIVELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, SHOULDER BELT HAS STOPPED RETRACTING. *AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT MOVED FORWARD WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO HOOK ONTO EARRING/RIPPING EAR.

SEAT BELT INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

PASSIVE RESTRAINT SHOULDER BELT WILL STICK MIDWAY OR MAY TIGHTEN SEVERELY CHOKING PASSENGER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

WHEN TRUNK IS PUT UP WILL NOT STAY UP, COMES DOWN ON HEAD. TT

SHOULDER BELT BROKE IN ACCIDENT. *AW

WHILE TURNING GAS CAP, THE GAS TANK OPENING IGNITED, SENDING 2 FEET TO 3 FEET FLAMES FROM GAS TANK. *AK

WHILE FILLING VEHICLE UP WITH FUEL, AFTER TURN THE FUEL CAP, FLAMES COMING FROM THE TANK. TT