Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 11/05/2011 | 151000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mazda protege. the contact stated that the front driver side seat belt buckle completely fractured when attempting to latch. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the seat belt buckle assembly was replaced. the contact planned to notify the manufacturer regarding the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 151,000. | |||
| 11/05/2011 | 151000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 mazda protege. the contact stated that the front driver side seat belt buckle completely fractured when attempting to latch. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the seat belt buckle assembly was replaced. the contact planned to notify the manufacturer regarding the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 151,000. kmj | |||
| 11/05/2011 | 151000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 mazda protege. the contact stated the front driver side seat belt buckle completely fractured when attempting to latch. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the seat belt buckle assembly was replaced. the contact planned to notify the manufacturer regarding the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 151,000. js | |||
| 04/20/2010 | 52000 | ||
| 2003 mazda protege lx driver side seatbelt locking clip internal parts shattered after 50,000 miles. out of warranty now but i have read other websites of people with the exact same problem. why has a recall not been offered for this highly dangerous seatbelt? | |||
| 02/10/2010 | 1 | ||
| Seatbelt broke when i tried to put it on. inside the female adapter several plastic pieces were broken and floating around rendering my seatbelt useless. i had to plug in my seatbelt to the passenger side.*tr | |||
| 01/06/2010 | 1 | ||
| 1. december 17, 2009: the seat belt light was on when all seat belts were fastened. 2. january 6, 2010: the drivers seat belt mechanism no longer latches. *tr | |||
| 08/09/2008 | 70300 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 mazda protege. the contact stated that the rear passenger and driver's side seat belt became jammed in the lock mechanism. the buckle mechanism would not release the seat belt harness strap. the contact is waiting to have the vehicle repaired. the failure and current mileages were less than 70,300. | |||
| 01/01/2004 | 1 | ||
| The driver's side seat belt began to stick within the second year of ownership. currently, it will latch, but during driving, it will unlatch and the seatbelt light will come on. it fluctuates between sticking to the point of having to pull quite violently to unlatch it, or not latching at all. *tr | |||
| 08/03/2005 | 33000 | 1 | 08/20/2003 |
| I was involved in an auto accident while driving an '03 mazda protege5. upon impact my seat belt failed. *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/10/2007 | 93000 | 1 | 04/18/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 mazda protege. the contact stated that the driver side seat belt would not latch and the seat belt warning indicator light illuminated. the dealer advised the contact not to worry about the light as long as the belt would latch. however, the belt no longer latches. the dealer stated that the latch needed to be replaced. the current and failure mileages were 93,000. | |||