Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / PROTEGE / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001028266 Incident Date: Apr, 13 2001
Consumer's City: DAVIS Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: PROTEGE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JM1BJ2227X0 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 25 2002 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The transmission was faulty which caused a high pitched whistle noise in the vehicle, the dealer replaced the transmission, on four occasions while driving the vehicle would jerk into a lower gear without warning, the vehicle was taken to the dealer but the problem could not be duplicated and no repairs were made (vehicle was still under warranty), on one occasion the vehicle was slipping in and out of gear and it stalled at which time it could not be restarted, the dealer then suggested that the wiring harness was the problem but could no guarantee that the slippage would not reoccur. nlm