Mazda Protege owners have reported 7 exterior lighting related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common exterior lighting problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's exterior lighting (2 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's headlights (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting problems | |
| Headlights problems | |
| High/low Beam Switch problems | |
| Turn Signal problems |
Underneath the car is nothing but rust. It is affecting the undercarriage, the ball joints, the control arm, and the car's frame itself. I have replaced both ball joints both control arm shock and the car is still hard to steer Read details...
Mazda headlight harness - the lights are constantly going out (during the past 4 years). I went to replace the bulb years ago and it came back on as I wiggled the harness to pull the bulb out. Over 80 times since then I've had to smack the headlight to get it to come back on. Read details...
- 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. Read details...
The dim lights went out and the bright light indicator came on. Fortunately the bright lights worked, or I would have been driving without lights. The turn signal/light control wand was replaced. About two months later the problem repeated. Read details...