1995 Mazda Protege power train problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1995 Mazda Protege — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Transmission failed at 60128 miles. This occurred while I was passing another vehicle which made it a safety issue. Luckily the vehicle that I was passing decided to speed up so that I could get back into my lane before another vehicle came along which would have ended up in a head on collision…”
filed Jun 18, 2003
“When turning to the left, there's a hard popping/clunking noise. We took it to the shop twice & they said they couldn't find a problem. The third time we had it looked at we were told that there might be a stress fracture in the front axle and that the cv boot/joint assembly needed to be replaced…”
filed Apr 4, 2002
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Protege years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Protege | 12 | 10% |
| 2002 Protege | 17 | 17% |
| 2001 Protege | 6 | 12% |
| 2000 Protege | 29 | 28% |
| 1999 Protege | 22 | 25% |
| 1998 Protege | 15 | 33% |
| 1997 Protege | 10 | 15% |
| 1996 Protege | 8 | 11% |
| 1994 Protege | 7 | 9% |
| 1993 Protege | 2 | 5% |
| 1992 Protege | 4 | 6% |
| 1991 Protege | 4 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1995 Mazda Protege
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.