Failed transmission at around 37,000 miles.
2000 Mazda Protege transmission complaints
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Vehicle recently repaired for transmission failure, which necessitated repairs in excess of $2,500.00. *la (nar)
While driving down a hill transmission seized, throwing the passengers forward. Consumer contacted dealership on two separate occasions; however, dealer was unable to resolve the problem .
2000 mazda protege. At 64000 miles the o/d off indication started blinking. At 70000 the vehicle was diagnosed by mazda and trans service co. To replace the trans.
On several non-successive occurrences, while driving between 35 - 40 MPH, I encountered a severe sudden deceleration which felt as if the vehicle undercarriage scraped an invisible bump. The deceleration is sudden, harsh and very unsettling. Also, while driving up east coast mountains, such as in md. Va. And pa., the transmission seems to have a very bad smell as if heating up too much. Eventually the transmission failed. It was replaced by dealer at no cost. Now the replacement transmission is doing the same things again! It looks like the transmission is due to fail again!!
O/d light intermittently flashes on and off. Does not happen all the time. Also is accompanied by check engine light at times. Low mileage on car - 50,000. Mazda dealer says transmission needs to be replaced. Another transmission shop has suggested defective solenoids.
While lightly accelerating the car suddenly jerked, made a loud noise, and felt as though it slipped into neutral. I pulled my foot off the gas and the car recovered. This has happened 3 times within the past year, all incidents occurred around 40 MPH. I noticed the car usually downshifts at this speed, but had not before each of these incidents had occurred. The car has less than 30k miles. I took it to the dealer, they did not find anything wrong and could not reproduce. I have researched this independently and found that 4 cylinder mazda's have had similar transmission problems since the switch to ford transmissions in 1994/1995!! I feel mazda should have addressed this long ago and that their dealerships should be well aware of the problem.
While driving engine and overdrive warning lights illuminated. Dealer diagnosed that vehicle requires new transmission, radiator and other engine work. Consumer very concerned because vehicle mileage wa slow and maintained regularly. Ts.
I bought this car used from the dealer. Also with the extended warranty. The engine light comes on and the o/d light flashes. The RPM's increase and the car will bog down like it can't catch another gear. We have taken it to a mazda dealer to have it checked. They told us they can't find anything wrong with it. While we were talking to the mazda tech about the problems the car was having and he was telling us can't find the problem. There was a nissan tech standing there listening and after the mazda tech went to get our car. The nissan tech told us the transmission is going out on that car just by you telling what the problem is your having with it. He said he has replaced quite a few transmissions with this problem. He also told us a few other people had the extended warranty and it ran out and cost them to replace the transmission. He said as soon as the light comes on again bring it back to them again and again if you have to. Well today is 11/03/02 and the light has come back on again and the o/d light was flashing. We will call monday to make an appointment again for this problem. Is there any help out there for this problem. Dt
Consumer states while driving at a 55 MPH vehicle will jerks really hard. Consumer states it feels like transmission is not shifting properly. Please provide any further information. Nlm
While driving there was a loud metal to metal noise at the front of the vehicle, and at the same time the vehicle lunged foward, consumer stated it happened a second time in which the vehicle felt as though it went into reverse and then back into drive, the dealer could not duplicate the problem, consumer believes that this maybe transmision related due to the fact that the transmission was upgraded.
Shift lever will not lock in drive or neutral position. Just touching gear shifter without pressing button and the lever will shift into gears. Consumer took vehicle in to the dealer, dealer states this was normal operation.*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 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.
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.
I have complained continuously to dealer and manufacturer since car had approx 4,000 miles. A "clunking" noise was coming from transaxle area. Both dealer and mazda rep, told me to "wait and see" or "thats a normal sound, don't worry about it". Yesterday while operating my 2000 mazda protege es at approx 60mph on interstate 93 n transaxle failed. Car was fine one second, the next seconf I was free wheeling, no power, engine continued to run, but it was if I was in neutral. Most fortunatly it was daylight, dry conditions, and a highway exit was right there, I coasted off the highway down the exit ramp and called for help. Had I been in the passing lane, or if conditions were poor, this could have been a disaster.
Went into overdrive by its self with stressful jerk and loud noise the overdrive light came on by its self. Very concerned about the safety if this happens at high speeds on the interstates. Took the car to the dealer who could not find a problem.
When driving speedometer reading goes from 60 to 0 still with forward movement, causing vehicle to jerk forward/ hesitate also, consumer noted overdrive button flashes off and on the instrument panel. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer has replaced the transmission and also a computer chip, problem still occur. Please provide any further details.
Check engine light and o/d off light were blinking. Took car to the dealer and the transmission needs to be replaced.
When shifting from 1st gear into second gear and engine is cold, transmission slips, causing a loss of power. Dealer says it's normal.
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