2002 Mazda Protege LX from North America - Comments

12th Mar 2006, 21:01

"Solid car with areas for improvement"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

- Brake rotors rust repair

- Year later brake rotor replaced

- Rattling noise from exhaust. Dealer tried to fix, but is still making noise specially in summer

- Front window sealing is leaking water/wind and window makes a clicking noise every time hitting a bump. Not good.

- Engine is not running smooth/rpm up and down.

General comments?

Car is overall good and drives nicely, but the smaller things are bugging me.

Driving it on the Michigan roads is not very comfortable. So far reliability is 10x better as my previous dodge interpid, but still room for improvement.


25th Jul 2006, 07:19

I had the rattling issue with the exhaust as well. It turned out to be the heat shield, which had just came loose. I can't imagine the dealer missing that, but it's worth bringing up with them or checking yourself.

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