Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / PROTEGE / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285486 Incident Date: Jun, 20 2004
Consumer's City: CARMEL VALLEY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: PROTEGE Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Wheels:hub
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 24 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Factory hub caps fall off while driving. plastic clips on retention rings on inside of hubcaps break off while driving. have lost 3 hubcaps in last 4 months. paid $50 to replace the first one. dealer says it has never heard/seen the problem before. dealer offered to sell new hubcaps for cost...$31.00. ---planned, engineered obsolesence--- will not buy a mazda again if they can't keep the hubcaps on the car.*ak