Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Mazda Protege

The contact owns a 2002 Mazda protã‰gã‰. The contact was entering a parking space when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact engaged the brake but the vehicle continued to accelerate and crashed into a pole. She stated that the pole struck a building and caused minor damage to the building. There were no injuries. A claim was filed with her insurance company. The front bumper of the vehicle was damaged. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 58,624 and the approximate current mileage was 64,000. Updated 2/22/11.

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On 10/31/09, while moving the '02 Mazda Protege ES from 2nd bay to 1st bay in my shop, at the 1st bay even break pedal being applied, that car rsuhed forward to the shop wall ; my shop wall and car crashed. My address is 21039 dequindre rd. Hazel park, mi 48030, 248-506-8905(cell).

2000 Mazda Protege dx. Since purchase in 3/2000, the car will occasional jolt when accelerating. No mechanic can say why. The trunk is hard to get into. The rear door seals continue to come free (the back seat is rearly used). Hub cap clamps are broken/missing (pointed out to me in yesterdays oil change) now resulting in loss of a hub cap . This morning I noticed both rear door windows where glass meets the door- the to of door is bowed and seal is bowed out as well. The brakes squeak- everytime I have oil changed (every 3000 miles) I complain, they are checked and I am told they are fine.

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While driving 25 mph gas pedal was pressed and vehicle hesitated and then lurched forward. Dealer had the vehicle three times, but could not resolve the problem.

While traveling 35-45mph automatic transmission gear shift jumped from drive to neutral, causing vehicle to rev until gear was changed. Dealer has yet to be contacted. Please provide further details.

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While at a stop engine revved. Also, while driving vehicle vibrated. Dealer was aware of problems.

Engine check light came on, and gas gauge malfunctioned. Vehicle hesitated when starting/ dealer replaced flywheel. Also, fuel tank was disconnected, and dealer replaced fuel tank. In addition, rpms increased by 500 rpms, and repaired wiring in jamme ddoor. Also, windshield wiper blades malfunctioned/ fuse shorted out , causing radio, cd, and other electrical components to fail, and replaced canister.

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Car engine raced while slowing to park. Car lurched forward and crashed into a fence and a building. Car had been in shop approximately one week prior to incident for high idle condition.

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.

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I have had a problem with my vehicle - the Mazda protã‰g㉠mentioned under "subject" of this e-mail - accelerating without the gas pedal being touched on at least three occasions since I purchased it new in the fall of 1996. The vehicle also exhibited intense rumbling when in drive and waiting at idle at a stop sign or traffic light. On one of several occasions that I returned the vehicle to the dealer about the latter problem, a young attendant at the dealer (Mazda maple shade in maple shade, new jersey) mentioned - apparently inadvertently - that the rumbling was a "factory defect". I never mentioned the acceleration problem since I had always managed to put on the breaks firmly whenever it occurred, and thereby prevented movement that could have caused serious damage to anything in front of me as well as the car. The vehicle also has an electronic feature that causes it to audibly "rev up" the motor briefly (approximately several seconds, but less than a minute) to warm up. Once the warm-up cycle ends the car "revs down" to a normal idle sound. Eventually I had another problem with the car that required that a major repair be done to the transmission - at expense to me since the extended warranty I had purchased had worn out. The repair fixed not only the new problem but -coincidentally according to the dealer - the rumbling. I have also not had the acceleration problem since the transmission problem was fixed. All of these problems appear to me to have been connected. I would like to know if other purchasers of this vehicle have had similar problems. From NHTSA web site.

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Intermittently at a stop sign or when decelerating the engine races, and has to apply the brakes to prevent the vehicle from going forward. The dealer has tried to correct this problem twice in a (3) month period, the problem still exists.

While making a right hand turn and depressing the brakes vehicle accelerated and ran into front porch.

Check engine light on, continued problem of acceleration when changing gears.

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While driving, sometimes vehicle accelerates. Please describe.