Mazda Protege owners have reported 2 problems related to transmission slip out of gear (under the power train 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.
When driving transmission jumped out of drive and went into neutral, causing vehicle to decelerate and lose power. Prior to incident, overdrive light was illuminating on the dash. Possibility, that the problem was linked to computer which has malfunctioned. The vehicle was in drive position through, but when the driver stepped on acceletrator, engine raced up in rpm but wheels acted as in neutral.
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all problems of the 2000 Mazda Protege
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Ongoing problem with transmission gear not shifting out of gear. Dealer notified and informed consumer that nothing would be done because vehicle was out of warranty. Can NHTSA provide additional information.
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all problems of the 1996 Mazda Protege
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