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1997 Mazda Protege Transmission Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Transmission 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.
9
Latest Apr 22, 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.
14%
of 66 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 automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Mazda Protege submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 transmission

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Transmission
Filed Apr 22, 2002

OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE WILL KICK. *AK

NHTSA ID
8008186
Incident
May 1, 2001
Transmission
Filed Apr 15, 2002

LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON, OVERDRIVE SENSOR. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT IT FUSE WAS BLOWN, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
8007646
Incident
Mar 27, 2002
Transmission
Filed Apr 19, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND THEN SWITCHES TO DRIVE, VEHICLE WILL JUMP WITHOUT A WARNING. ONE TIME RESULTED IN CRASH INTO A CEMENT WALL, DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
860617
Incident
Apr 19, 2000
Transmission
Filed Aug 16, 1999

WITH GEAR IN PARK VEHICLE CAN STILL BE MOVED. COULD CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

NHTSA ID
845077
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+4 more
Filed May 27, 1999

AXLE DAMPNER / BOOT ARE LOOSE, CAUSING ROARING NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION. *YC

NHTSA ID
545775
Incident
Dec 18, 1998
Transmission
Filed May 3, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID
706204
Incident
Dec 28, 1998
Transmission
Filed Oct 22, 1997

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
526086
Incident
Aug 16, 1997
Transmission
Filed Sep 10, 1997
Crash reported

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND TACHOMETER WENT TO 5000 RPMS, VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AND DID NOT CHANGE GEAR. THE SECOND TIME, DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A CURB WHILE DRIVING ON SLIPPERY ROAD. *AK

NHTSA ID
523217
Incident
Aug 17, 1997
Tires & wheelsTransmission
Filed May 30, 1997

THE GEAR SHIFT STICKS IN PARK WHEN CAR FIRST STARTED.

NHTSA ID
517515
Incident
Apr 19, 1997

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Airbags12Brakes11Engine9Driver assistance8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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