IllustrationVEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
2000 Mazda Protege
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2000 Mazda Protege do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 66.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
60–25K
1625–50K
1050–75K
475–100K
2100–150K
3150K+
41 reports with mileage · 61 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
25 crash reports3 fire reports18 injury reports
What owners actually said
102 reportsWHILE HEADING TO WORK CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND RUN ROUGH WITH IN .5 MILES CAR FELT LIKE IT HAD A FLAT CAR WAS KEPT UNDER CONTROL PULLED OVER NOTICED RH REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER VEIWING TIRE MADE A DETERMINATION THAT THE TIRE HAD DEVELOPED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDE WALL AT THE SEEM THIS WAS THE FAILURE POINT EXAMINED THE REMAINING TIR…
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WHILE HEADING TO WORK CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND RUN ROUGH WITH IN .5 MILES CAR FELT LIKE IT HAD A FLAT CAR WAS KEPT UNDER CONTROL PULLED OVER NOTICED RH REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER VEIWING TIRE MADE A DETERMINATION THAT THE TIRE HAD DEVELOPED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDE WALL AT THE SEEM THIS WAS THE FAILURE POINT EXAMINED THE REMAINING TIRES NOTICED BUBBLES WERE FORMING ALONG THE SEEM CONFIRMING THE FAILURE POINT/ SIDEWALL BLOWOUT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 56D2600 TIRESIZE: P185/65R14)
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH AND REARENDED A SUV HEAD- ON. HITTING A FIRE HYDRANT AND SIGN, BUT AIRBAGS STILL DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS CONSULTING MANUFACTURER ON NO DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER PLEASE AD THE VIN#.*AK
FOR 5 NON-SUCCESSIVE OCCURRENCES NOW, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 - 40 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE SUDDEN DECELERATION WHICH FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE SCRAPED AN INVISIBLE BUMP. THE DECEL IS SUDDEN, HARSH AND VERY UNSETTLING. MY BEST GUESS IS THAT IT IS DUE TO A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I ALREADY CONTACTED THE DEALER ABO…
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FOR 5 NON-SUCCESSIVE OCCURRENCES NOW, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 - 40 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE SUDDEN DECELERATION WHICH FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE SCRAPED AN INVISIBLE BUMP. THE DECEL IS SUDDEN, HARSH AND VERY UNSETTLING. MY BEST GUESS IS THAT IT IS DUE TO A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I ALREADY CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY TOLD THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. I COULD NOT SHOW THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER SINCE IT OCCURS IN HAPPENSTANCE.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. WHEN HE HIT OTHER CAR , IT WENT UP OVER A 6 INCH CURVE AND HIT A ROAD SIGN. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OTHER CAR WEIGHTED MORE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AT 50 MPH WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS, ALSO, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SCC
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND SHE WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE ON LEFT FRONT CORNER. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON RIGHT FRONT CORNER, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
WHEN DRIVING TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF DRIVE AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DECELERATE AND LOSE POWER. PRIOR TO INCIDENT, OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH. POSSIBILITY, THAT THE PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO COMPUTER WHICH HAS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE POSITION THROUGH, BUT WHEN THE DRI…
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WHEN DRIVING TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF DRIVE AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DECELERATE AND LOSE POWER. PRIOR TO INCIDENT, OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH. POSSIBILITY, THAT THE PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO COMPUTER WHICH HAS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE POSITION THROUGH, BUT WHEN THE DRIVER STEPPED ON ACCELETRATOR, ENGINE RACED UP IN RPM BUT WHEELS ACTED AS IN NEUTRAL. *YH
Official recalls
101V024000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
Feb 1, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME LEFT SIDE REAR BRAKE HOSES WERE DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY. BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: BRAKE PERFORMANCE WOULD BE DEGRADED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE HOSE AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE HOSE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 20, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.