2003 Mazda Protege 5 review from North America

There seems to be a factory default or problem with the headlights. I have had to replace the lamp bulbs now three times in less than one year. This has been a problem only in the last year or so. I have had the headlight assembly checked for moisture and I was told the assembly appears OK. The after market auto repair shop I take my car too suggested it may be a problem with the wiring harness sending too many volts and blowing the bulb.

I have contacted Mazda Canada and they claim there is no problems with the headlights. They have asked me to take the car into a Mazda dealer to have the problem evaluated. However, they didn't offer to pay for this evaluation. The customer relations person I spoke to would not transfer me to a manager which I think is extremely poor customer service.

The car has been OK now up to 117,000 km, however this summer I pressure washed the car and the paint started to just peel off. I believe there is also problems with the rear brakes which I am looking into further. The Zoom Zoom looks good on all the marketing ads, but I haven't found much Zoom when I drive mine.