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Is there any evidence of scrubbing across the tread? This would suggest misalignment.
What's your inflation pressure? Under-pressure would put more wear near the sides of the tread. Over-pressure puts more wear on the center of the tread.
I had my timing belt replaced today at my local garage. They changed all the belts including the timing belt for a little less than $ 220. Not as bad as I had thought.
Have any of you out there with late-model Proteges broken 60,000? Is there much need to adjust the valves unless there is a lot of noise coming form the engine?
Some of the quick lube places claim that switching back to natural oil will cause your car to burn more oil...this kind of reminds of the warning about traveling to foreign countries and having your kindey stolen and waking up in a tub full of ice...
You mean that's not true?
I have had an engine ping that has baffled me for 30,000 miles now but it only occurs when I burn 89 or lower octane fuel. The Mazda mechanics in my town say that they cannot hear it. Anyway, is there a connection between the Mass Airflow Sensor and pinging? The letter from Mazda mentions symptoms such as uneven idle, lack of power, hesitation, and a Check Engine light, but there is no mention of pinging. Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks.
Good luck.
Meade
Curt
Meade
1999-2000 Protege with 1.6L Engine Mass Airflow Sensor Warranty Extension Program (Non-California Emission Control Warranty Only) [Special Service Program-SSP56]
Dear Mazda Owner:
Mazda Motor Corporation has decided to conduct a Special Service Program to extend the warranty coverage of the Mass Airflow Sensor on certain 1999-2000 Protege vehicles with the 1.6L engine and Non-California Emission Control Warranty. Although the potential for failure is unlikely, the extended warranty is available for 7 years from the original warranty start date or 70,000 miles, which ever occurs first. This warranty extension program is provided in the interest of customer satisfaction.
IMPORTANT: If your vehicle is functioning normally, there is no need to contact your dealer. We suggest this letter is kept with the vehicle's warranty documents for future reference.
Vehicles with a Mass Airflow Sensor malfunction may exhibit any of the following symptoms: illumination
of the Check Engine Light (located on your vehicle's instrument panel), lack of power, hesitation, unstable idle. Should a symptom occur, please make an appointment with your Mazda dealer to have your vehicle diagnosed. If the malfunction is due to a failure of the Mass Airflow Sensor during the terms of this Warranty Extension, it will be repaired free of charge. Failure of the Mass Airflow Sensor will not cause the failure of any other components. However, other components can cause these symptoms and are not covered under this extended warranty. This extension Q.!}J.'i covers the Mass Airflow Sensor .
To locate your nearest Mazda dealer, visit our Internet dealer locator at www.m8zdausa.com/dealers or- consult your local yellow pages.
If you have already paid for the replacement of the Mass Airflow Sensor, Mazda will reimburse you for reasonable repair expenses, based on Mazda's repair standards. Please complete the enclosed Reimbursement Application form, include the required documents, and return it in the pre-addressed envelope provided.
If you have moved or no longer own your Mazda Protege, please complete the enclosed pre-paid Information Change Card as soon as possible. This enables us to update our records and notify the current owner.
If you are the lessor of a subject vehicle, we encourage you to forward this notification to the lessee to ensure the current driver of the vehicle is notified of this program.
If you have any questions regarding this campaign, please contact our Customer Assistance Center at (800) 222-5500, option #4.
Our goal at Mazda is to manufacture only the highest quality products. We hope this program will ensure your continued satisfaction with your Mazda Protege.
Sincerely,
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Mazda North American Operations {~~~ ;';,:;"~~C"
no problems until last night. was shifting very awkwardly in overdrive, downshifting hard. Today wouldn't shift in to overdrive, overdrive light flashing also check engine light came on.
Took it to dealer immediately, service rep called for a rental car immediately, mechanic also suggested rental. told will call when the problem is found.
I hope this isn't the start of something. I bought this car because of its Japanese origin, due to realibility concerns. Anybody out there had this problem?
Sarcasm follows:
BTW, what bad service...them getting you a rental car right away. I wouldn't expect that for your econobox.
End Sarcasm.
Has this happened to anyone? Any quick fixes?
For the record, I have had 18,000 miles of flawless performance from my ES. Despite driving it somewhat hard (how can you help it, with a 5 speed), I still average 26 mpg for local suburban driving.
Thanks for your help. Rob from Sterling, vA
Who's the dealership - Rosenthal Mazda?
Just thought I'd mention - a nice coincidence, I'm Ashu from Sterling, VA!
Dinu from Toronto 2001 ES auto
The clutch and trany are still strong at 144,000 miles. I treat the gearbox with care and don't hold the car on hills with the clutch or use the trany to slow down the car for routine braking. I prefer the 5 spd due to the lower initial price, better fuel mileage, and better control of engine power. The 1.5 and 1.6 liter engines in the 95-98 Proteges are somewhat weak and the manual trany lets you get the most out of the engines by revving up to the 3,000-6,000 RPM power band.
I rate the overall feel of the clutch and gearbox as very good. Maybe not quite as good as a Honda gearbox, but better than most.
The only place where I would not want a 5 spd is in stop-and-go freeway traffic. Good Luck.
Actually both Rosenthal and Congressional offered the same, wait and see advice.
Thanks to everyone.
FWIW, I have a 95 DX automatic, with 76K+ on it (bought it at 57K) - and its been flawless, knock on wood. A fun car to drive, lots of room (just like the 97, more than the 2000-onwards!) and a zippy engine. Yes, I have often wished I'd waited and bought a 5-speed too (the engine can be lacking in some/many situations!) - but when i saw the car, I had to snap it up!
Good luck,
-ashu
ps: If you're not writing about a 'problem', lets limit posts to the 'main' board. Higher readership, and more info available there, too! And keeps the count ni the 'problems' board from ballooning unnecesarily!
Come on over and hang. We're trying to recruit fresh blood...I mean, encourage new folks to join us.
--Dale
The noise is not normal sounding, kind of a grinding noise Maybe bad contact is occuring with some brake component while in reverse?
I had the pads estimated at 30% left at around 28000KM and have noticed normal brake harshness wear and tear during stops, but have not yet heard any indicator that the pads are wearing out.
Is it possible that I need to have new pads and service the rotors this soon?
Many Thanks
Mike
Oh by the way I'm still driving my rental, A dodge dakota. I'm allready tired of putting gas in it.........
They gave you a Dakota for a rental? Anyway you can switch??
This is in my opinion either a engine or transmission noise. The car has about 1,300 miles. The dealer said this is a "harmonic" noise and there is nothing they can do. I'm very disappointed in that this is the speed that I will do about 90% of my driving, and this noise will drive me totally crazy. Anyone have a similar experience?
At least it is better than the rattling and growling associated with some of the worlds(read USA) best selling cars at any and all speeds...ha ha
why this obsession with 72-74 mph? try 71 or 75mph.
If you accelerate past that speed and allow your car to coast down through that range, do you still hear the sound?
I am researching for more info on my problem. I tried already another discussion board.
I have Protege, 97 LX. My automatic transmission is shifting (I believe, between 2 and 3 gears) with some sort of unexpected delay. The engine holds some extra revs before the gear shifts to the next step, with some jerky feel. Did someone else have this problem as well? If "yes", how bad that can be? Any experience?
Thank you, folks.
Dinabor
or after the car has warmed up and u have 5 miles or more on ur odo?