Electrical
Filed Aug 9, 2002
Fire reported
FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NEED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER FIRE RELATED PROBLEMS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 765408
1995 Mazda Protege Electrical Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Electrical reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Aug 9, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 165 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Mazda Protege submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming electrical
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jun 27, 2002
1 injury reported
HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8012744
- Incident
- Apr 10, 2002
Electrical
Filed Apr 27, 2002
THE DISTRIBUTOR IS A NONE WEAR ITEM THAT SHOULDN'T JUST GIVE OUT. MAZADA ADMITS TO HAVE REPLACING MANY ON THE PROTEGE AND 626. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 761252
- Incident
- Apr 26, 2002
Electrical
Filed Feb 12, 2002
CONSUMER HAD NOTICED THAT WHEN TURNING ON HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER AT NIGHT HEDLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON, CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT IT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8003995
- Incident
- Feb 12, 2002
Electrical
Filed Sep 26, 2000
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN PROBLEM APPEARED TO BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP OR MAKING A TURN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DTEAILS.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 871539
Heating & air conditioningElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Jun 8, 2000
THE DRIVER SEAT HAS BEEN LOOSE SINCE NEW. YH
- NHTSA ID
- 552539
Electrical
Filed Feb 22, 1999
I HAVE A DETAILED ACCOUNT WRITTEN TO THE DEALERSHIP - WHO CAN THIS BE SENT TO? IN GENERAL IN TWO SEPARATE ACCOUNTS, ONE AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN FIXED FOR THE PROBLEM, WE WERE DRIVING WHEN WE EXPERIENCED A ROUGHNESS IN THE ENGINE. IN LESS THAN 5 SECONDS THE TACHOMETER BEGAN TO WILDLY FLUCTUATE, CONCURRENTLY LOSS OF POWER TO THE GAS PEDAL. WITHIN ABOUT TEN SECONDS THE ENGINE STALLED. WE COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP HAD JUST REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR , PERFORMED A MAJOR TUNEUP AND RESET THE TIMING ON THE TIMING BELT FOR $ 700.00. WITHIN SIX HOURS OF GETTING THE CAR BACK, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED.
- NHTSA ID
- 703575
- Incident
- Feb 20, 1999
Electrical
Filed Nov 5, 1997
DISTRIBUTOR FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN.
- NHTSA ID
- 605475
- Incident
- Jun 2, 1997
Electrical
Filed Jul 14, 1997
Fire reported
TURNED OFF THE IGNTION AND LOOKED DOWN AT THE FLOOR AND ALL THE DRIVER SAW WAS FIRE. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, BUT THERE WAS NO HELP AND THE WHOLE VEHICLE BURNED UP. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 814164
- Incident
- Jul 13, 1997
ElectricalEngineTransmission
Filed Feb 28, 1997
COMPUTER REPLACED.
- NHTSA ID
- 515221
- Incident
- Aug 20, 1996
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Apr 22, 1996
REAR DEFROSTER SWITCH REPLACED.
- NHTSA ID
- 503809
- Incident
- Apr 15, 1996
Electrical
Filed Feb 5, 1996
STARTER SHORTED OUT AND BLEW THE FUSES TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 978682
- Incident
- Jan 10, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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