I had been in an accident in early 2006 that was reported to the police and when I applied my brakes, they were not effective. I thought it was the type of tire I had on my car so about 2 weeks ago I spent 600 for top of the line tires. On 11/17/2006, I was behind a car that slammed on their brakes and when I applied mine they did not slow the car down so I kept pumping them so hard I bruised my foot and crashed into the person in front of me totaling my car. I had my seat belt on but since there was no indication that the brakes were being applied, the belt remained loose and my head smashed into the windshield shattering it. After giving my info to the driver I hit and making sure that I was alright, he left and said not to worry as the damage to his car was minimal and he could fix it himself. An officer did arrive and noted that my tire marks were extremely faint on the drivers side and almost undetectable on the passenger side which supported the brake failure. I don't know who I need to contact to examine my car to determine the brake failure but I need to do this before my insurance company claims the car. Any assistance or direction would be greatly appreciated.
Mazda Protege brake failure problems
17 of the 1,074 owner complaints about the Mazda Protege describe brake failure, most of them for the 1997 model year.
- owner complaints
- 17
- worst model year
- 1997
By model year
- 20022
- 20011
- 20002
- 19993
- 19973
- 19962
- 19952
- 19931
- 19921
Often reported together
What owners say
Dt: contact states while shifting gears the pedal goes all the way to the floor. The vehicle is still under warranty.*ak updated 02/08/07.
Brake failure on my 2001 mazda protege es which caused me to rear-end another vehicle. Both vehicles are total losses.
Due to complete brake failure, the vehicle hit a steel pole and damaged the front suspension. The driver and passenger air bags did not deploy. Mr scc
Attorney general of north carolina's letter to mazda corporation asked for an immediate response to consumer's complaint concerning a crash due to brake failure and non deployment of air bags which resulted in injuries. Add to 568358. *ak
Brakes failed which caused consumer to hit a steel beam pole. There there were no brake indicators prior to accident, after the impact airbags did not deploy, and consumer sustained major injuries. *tt consumer hasn't received a response fron mazda north america. Scc.
While driving at normal speed, consumer states' applied brakes at a stop sign when the brake pedal went to the floor, resulting in a rear end collision. The insurance company stated brake line was split due to a defect in line. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide any further information. Mr
Windows-driver side power assisted window failure to go up/down, control would not function, had to reassemble window and replace master power window control unit. Complete brake failure @ 155,000mi. All components had to be replaced. Was not activly driving when failure notices. No accident or injury. Throttle component- temperature censor had to be replaced. Throttle would sparatically give out, causing a traffic hazard. (I.e. Could be on highway doing 55mph, censor would misdetect engine status causing throttle to go down and speed to involuntarily and drastically decrease) drastic and extensive diagnostics and testing required to evaluate and solve problem. Seatbelts-power-seatbelt warning light goes off when seatbelt properly engaged. Contacted dealer and was told sensor may be "sticky/dirty" and nothing could be done about it. Was told to try to disassemble and clean out. Did not use recommendation due to the fact that this could make the problem much worse, so warning continues to randomly comes on when driving. Exhaust system- compleatly replaced. Deemed inadequate. Caused carbon minoxide leak in vehicle.
Brake system is failing intermittently. It has done so about six times in a three week period before bringing the car to the mazda dealer for service on september 13, 2001. Specifically, on some occasions when the breaks are applied, the brake pedal goes to the floor eventually stopping the car, but very slowly. On other occasions, the brakes appear to operate properly. The service department at ocean mazda claims they are unable to duplicate the problem, and therefore cannot fix it. I have elected to leave the car at the dealership for an extended period of time for fear of driving it.
When applying the brakes on wet pavement pedal goes to the floor, resulting in exetended stopping distance. Please give any further details.
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some left side rear brake hoses were damaged during assembly. Brake fluid leakage could occur.
- Risk
- 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.
Recall number 01V024000 · Recall details
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The model years with the most reports are 1997 (3 complaints), 1999 (3 complaints) and 1995 (2 complaints).
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