High/low Beam Switch Problems of Mazda Protege

Mazda Protege owners have reported 2 problems related to high/low beam switch (under the exterior lighting category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Mazda Protege based on all problems reported for the Protege.

1 High/low Beam Switch problem of the 2003 Mazda Protege

Failure Date: 12/27/2006

- the contact stated that while driving on 12/27/06 at 35 mph, had high beam head lights on ,and he tried to toggle the high beam to low beam and all the lights turned off. The contact stated that he played with the toggle switch and the lights came back on seconds later. The contact took the vehicle to dealership on 12/29/06. The mechanic looked at vehicle, and told the contact they found nothing wrong with the vehicle. The contact hasn't had this problem since, but did find a recall #06e038000. Updated 03/07/07.

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2 High/low Beam Switch problem of the 2001 Mazda Protege

Failure Date: 07/04/2001

Low beam headlights are designed so they don't fade. There is a sharp cutoff line in light beam. Consumer feels this is an unsafe design.

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Other Common Exterior Lighting related problems of Mazda Protege

Problem Category Number of Problems
Exterior Lighting problems
2
Headlights problems
2
High/low Beam Switch problems
2
Turn Signal problems
1


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