Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / PROTEGE / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004270878 Incident Date: Apr, 18 2004
Consumer's City: MIAMI Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: PROTEGE Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JM1BJ245321 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 19 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 17 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My 80 year old mother was driving the car eastbound on sw 104 street when at the intersection of 127 ave. the steering wheel stopped responding and felt unattached to the wheels. i was informed today, by the mazda service representative, that it was in fact the geering box that had failed. there were no fatalities but there could easily have been if it was not for the good samaritan that used his/her own vehicle to forcibly bring the car to a stop. yesterday my mother was driving the car but if it had been another driver, a younger, faster driver, this incident could have been catastrophic.*ak