Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / PROTEGE / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005016174 Incident Date: Apr, 12 2005
Consumer's City: MONTGOMERY Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: PROTEGE Model Year: 2000
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#: JM1BJ2214Y0 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 14 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 26 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I took my 2000 mazda protege to the dealer to have the rear bumper repaired. i had been hit from behind. while the car was at the dealership i asked to have the oil changed . the service man contacted me, and told me the transmission gasket had a leak. i called several automob ile repair shops, and found the cost of repairing the gasket cheaper than at dealership, especially since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. i was told by the repairman that it was not just the gasket, but the pump - basically the entire transmission. the cost was over $2200 to be repaired. i purchased the car new, and it only had about 36,000 miles on it now. the car has received regular maintainence. i think there was a major defect for a car with so few miles on it to have an entire tranmission replaced.*ak