Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / PROTEGE / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000101753 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: SOUTH EUCLID Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: PROTEGE Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 27 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2098
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The vehicle stalls when pushing in the clutch. when pushing in the clutch, the idle drops to 0 and the car shakes before returning to it's normal idle speed, approx. 500 rpm, or it just stalls. this has caused harrowing moments when pushing in the clutch and braking at high speeds on exit ramps and pulling into parking spots. it has been back to (2) mazda dealers 3 times and each time i am told that it is the gas i use, but this has been happening for 40,000 miles now and is getting worse. dt