| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000054195 | Incident Date: Sep, 30 2000 |
| Consumer's City: MELROSE | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: PROTEGE | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JM1BJ2214Y0 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 01 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have complained continuously to dealer and manufacturer since car had approx 4,000 miles. a "clunking" noise was coming from transaxle area. both dealer and mazda rep, told me to "wait and see" or "thats a normal sound, don't worry about it". yesterday while operating my 2000 mazda protege es at approx 60mph on interstate 93 n transaxle failed. car was fine one second, the next seconf i was free wheeling, no power, engine continued to run, but it was if i was in neutral. most fortunatly it was daylight, dry conditions, and a highway exit was right there, i coasted off the highway down the exit ramp and called for help. had i been in the passing lane, or if conditions were poor, this could have been a disaster.*ak |
