Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / PROTEGE / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004266105 Incident Date: Mar, 19 2004
Consumer's City: BEALETON Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: PROTEGE Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JM1BJ245621 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 21 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 01 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Transmission was slipping at higher gears on sat. (03/20). would race to high rpm's as though looking for another gear. husband took to service this morning. problem became worse as he drove to dealership. would "thunk" into gear, would race to high rpm's at 35-45 mph. when arrived at dealership, they checked and confirmed that the transmission has failed. car was bought new and only has 34,000 miles on it. *ak