Two problems related to brake foundation components have been reported for the 1997 Mazda Protege. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Brake pad failure again at 360000.
1) airbag didnt deploy during a right angle (t bone) accident at an intersection . . The driver (me) systained head and face / chest injuries. 2) since new the right rear brake on my non abs car lockes up very easily, and has caused a spin out in several cases, on wet surfaces. A dealer tried to do something, but it has not corrected the problem. Further, when I wrote Mazda customer service hq, they simply said to go back to a dealer for their judgement / action to correct the problem.