Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / PROTEGE / 1992

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998089312 Incident Date: May, 31 1998
Consumer's City: GREEN BAY Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mazda North American Operations
Model Name: PROTEGE Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JM1BG2241N0 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 27 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1992
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The problem began with sporadic losses of wiper and blower function. we could bypass the problem by jiggling the key while the engine was running to restore power to the wipers and blower. soon this defect occurred most times that the car was running. on a recent occasion, the steering column started to smoke when the air conditioning was on. we have not used the car since. these defects are serious in wisconsin where weather conditions require a working heater and wipers. we were wondering if there ever was a recall for this problem. our local dealer was not very helpful. we feel that the unexpected loss of wipers or defroster represents a dangerous situation, not to mention the possibility of a fire starting in the steering column. thank you.