Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 1998 Mazda Protege

Table 1 shows two common vehicle speed control related problems of the 1998 Mazda Protege.

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Mazda Protege

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems	1
Car Accelerates On Its Own problems	1

Vehicle Speed Control problem #1

When driving at any speed the transmission is jumping and shifting very hard, and there is some knocking noise coming from the vehicle. Also, vehicle sometimes lurches forward. Manufacturer can't determine the cause of the problem.

Car Accelerates On Its Own problem #2

While pulling into parking space with foot on brakes vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle jumped the parking bump & hit a brick wall. No physical injuries. Prior to acceleration, had venicle at dealer & the timing belt was adjusted.

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