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2001 Mazda Protege repairs by problem area
Engine (41%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (8%)
Brakes and Traction Control (16%)
Suspension and Steering (14%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (18%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (4%)
Other (0%)
Chart based on 80 repairs.
2001 Mazda Protege repair cost distribution
$2500+ (1%)
$1000 - $2499 (10%)
$500 - $999 (17%)
$100 - $499 (40%)
< $100 (32%)
Chart based on 72 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2001 Mazda Protege
Engine not specified
| Mazda Protege in Ontario, Canada Sep 2014 - Dec 2014 | |||
| Sep 2014170500 miC $100 | Car died mid drive. Towed home. Bf and I went to wrecking yard. Got wire harness,fuse box, something else I think. Changed plugs, and fuse box and couple fuses.More diagnostics done. Stab in the dark by brother in-law. Timing belt...bingo. | ||
2001 Mazda Protege 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Mazda Protege in Ontario, Canada Feb 2016 - Mar 2016 | |||
| Mar 2016142600 miC $300 | Alternator belt was replaced. This was due to a weird noise I began hearing as I drove | ||
2001 Mazda Protege 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Mazda Protege in Ontario, Canada Nov 2009 - Aug 2013 | |||
| Mar 2010148800 miC $100 | Check engine with code P0455, gas cap replaced in earlier attempt to clear, independent repair shop did evap smoke test and traced leak to a valve which was stuck open. Valve cleaned and reset , problem cleared for now. | ||
| Jun 2010153760 miC $700 | Noise during acceleration noticed by primary driver. Diagnosed as engine mounts rusted and damaged. Was replaced. Rear passenger disc brake caliper was stuck and unresponsive. Part replaced. | ||
| Nov 2011180620 miC $770 | Fuel tank leaking along seams due to severe rust. Fuel tank replaced which also necessitated fuel pump replacement. | ||
| Dec 2011181040 miC $400 | New fuel tank leaked through top where fuel pump and cap assembly met. Required new parts. | ||
| Mar 2013184140 mi | Rear passenger suspension almost completely rusted off frame | ||
| Aug 2013186000 mi | Water pump no longer working | ||
| Mazda Protege in British Columbia, Canada Mar 2012 - Jan 2013 | |||
| Jan 201393000 miC $1400 | 5-speed, broken 3-4 shift fork. Car stuck in 4th gear. Required transmission drop and rebuild with new fork. New bearings installed as well. | ||
| Mazda Protege in Quebec, Canada Apr 2012 - Mar 2014 | |||
| Jun 201297340 miC $80 | The front engine mount was bad. The rubber had started to rip. It needed to be replaced for some time. | ||
| Nov 2012101460 miC $500 | I had my two front shocks replaced in the front and a tie rod. It was fairly expensive because I had to get an alignment after the repair. | ||
| Jun 2013105400 miC $440 | Rear brake pads, discs and the left caliper needed to be changed | ||
| Aug 2013106020 miC $450 | rear shocks had to be replaced | ||
| Mazda Protege in Indiana, United States Jun 2010 - Aug 2011 | |||
| Apr 201198000 miUS $700 | Motor mounts Rear sway bars | ||
| Mazda Protege in Ohio, United States Dec 2008 - Sep 2010 | |||
| Jun 200994000 miUS $93 | Thermostat needed to be replaced. | ||
| Jul 2010111000 miUS $550 | Alternator seized. Alternator & serpentine belts replaced. | ||
| Mazda Protege in New York, United States Dec 2008 - Aug 2014 | |||
| Jul 2009117000 miUS $240 | Parking brake was inoperable. Determined the problem to be the cable to the right rear brake. The cable was seized, showed significant corrosion. Replaced myself with Mazda OEM part. Left rear brake caliper was seized. Discovered after noticing burning brake smell. Replaced one caliper and rear brake pads. | ||
| Dec 2009124000 miUS $120 | Replaced end links for swaybar, front of car. | ||
| Jul 2012154000 miUS $364 | Pulsing pedal, weak braking and grinding noise prompted a check. Discovered a caliper with seized piston on front right side of car and caliper with seized sliders on left side of car. Replaced both calipers and the worn pads and rotors. | ||
| Sep 2012156000 miUS $375 | Looseness and noise from passenger side ball joint. Control arm (ball joint is integral with control arm) and bushings replaced. 4-wheel alignment performed at time of repair as well. | ||
| Jan 2013142800 miUS $180 | Noticed shimmy in steering wheel during hard braking and clunk when accelerating from a stop. Repair shop confirmed play in left outer and said right showed no play but had torn rubber. Replaced both outers. Alignment cost not included. | ||
| Aug 2013165400 miUS $167 | Right rear caliper slide pins seized. Replaced caliper. Rotors and pads replaced at same time (not included in cost given). | ||
| Aug 2014174000 mi | Timing belt broke. I also discovered worn motor mounts and strut tower rust. Car was not worth repairing. | ||
| Mazda Protege in Ontario, Canada Jun 2013 - Jul 2013 | |||
| Jul 2013142600 miC $450 | Alternator replacement. | ||
2001 Mazda Protege 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Mazda Protege in British Columbia, Canada Nov 2012 - Mar 2014 | |||
| Oct 2013189900 miC $400 | Front calipers seized after car sitting for months. Replaced with new calipers and pads/rotors. Joint in lower drivers side control arm (sway bar) failed. Replaced with new control arm. | ||
| Mazda Protege in Minnesota, United States Mar 2014 - Sep 2015 | |||
| Apr 2015184800 miUS $35 | replaced thermostat | ||
| Mazda Protege in Alberta, Canada Dec 2011 - Mar 2012 | |||
| Jan 2012C $606 | First thing to go really wrong with this car aside from the odd light, radiator and thermostat replaced | ||
| Mazda Protege in Ontario, Canada Sep 2011 - Aug 2015 | |||
| Aug 2012100720 miC $1000 | EGR valve replaced as car was stalling at idle and otherwise running roughly. | ||
| Sep 2012102300 miC $400 | Alternator failed and was replaced. | ||
| May 2013103540 miC $2500 | Shocks and springs x 4. | ||
| Apr 2014106020 miC $1300 | Full exhaust system replacement including catalytic converter. | ||
| Oct 2014106640 mi | Exhaust pipe came loose from header. Improper bolt tightening from previous repair. | ||
| Dec 2014106640 miC $50 | Blower motor resistor failure. Replaced with after-market resistor, which failed 3 days later. | ||
| Apr 2015109220 miC $60 | Blower motor resistor failure. Replaced with aftermarket part, which now works. | ||
| Mazda Protege in North Carolina, United States Apr 2012 - Jan 2016 | |||
| Sep 2012143000 miUS $399 | The high pressure AC hose was leaking freon. A replacement was not available locally. The high pressure hose was replaced and the system recharged. Left rear caliper was stuck causing noise and brake pad wear. | ||
| Jul 2013152500 miUS $600 | The Overdrive light was flashing a code. Transmission cleaned and solenoids replaced. | ||
| Dec 2013161000 miUS $2100 | Replaced valve cover gasket and oil pan gasket Third gear was replaced and the trans rebuilt. | ||
| Jan 2016145000 miUS $1 | Transmission failed and sold car as is. | ||
| Mazda Protege in Vermont, United States Jan 2010 - Nov 2010 | |||
| Sep 2010120000 miUS $350 | Needed replacement of OEM rear rotors, pads, calipers and one wheel bearing. | ||
| Mazda Protege in New York, United States Dec 2008 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jan 200977000 miUS $130 | Air conditioning hose leaking; AC was rattling at idle. The hose had to be repaired. | ||
| Jun 200978000 miUS $900 | AC had a freon leak. Shop attempted to fix it, but after few months the leak reoccurred. They changed the compressor; the new compressor did not work well, and it had to be replaced again. Now the AC works fine. | ||
| Aug 201295000 miUS $500 | Evaporator leaked freon and had to be replaced. | ||
| Dec 201295000 miUS $150 | Replaced radiator. Previous radiator was leaking. | ||
| Jul 201398000 miUS $40 | Replaced blower motor resistor. | ||
| Aug 2014102000 mi | Replaced blower motor dashboard switch. | ||
| Sep 2014103000 miUS $40 | Fan would work on settings 3 and 4 only. Replaced blower motor resistor card. | ||
| Mar 2018136000 miUS $150 | Brake pads and one caliper replaced. | ||
| Jun 2018139000 miUS $40 | Replaced belts for A/C, power steering, alternator, and water pump. | ||
| Mazda Protege in Iowa, United States Dec 2008 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Jan 200993000 miUS $200 | Muffler and Resonator were bad - made a droning noise when accelerating. | ||
| Mar 200995000 miUS $170 | Front Caliper pistons were rusted. Replaced both front calipers and bled brake system. | ||
| Sep 2009105000 miUS $250 | Rear motor mount was broken and one of the nuts was stripped. | ||
| Mazda Protege in Pennsylvania, United States Apr 2009 - May 2011 | |||
| Aug 2009145000 miUS $160 | Replaced the rear driver side brake caliper. About a month after I had to replace the passenger side rear caliper. I still need to solve a rough idle problem. | ||
| Sep 2010151000 miUS $1000 | New engine. | ||
| May 2011156000 mi | Needed oxygen sensor when sold. | ||
| Mazda Protege in Ontario, Canada Dec 2008 - Jun 2011 | |||
| May 2011120900 miC $1100 | all 4 stabilizer links replaced. as well as unclog AC line | ||
| Mazda Protege in Ontario, Canada Dec 2008 - Mar 2011 | |||
| May 2009114080 miC $400 | Replaced front and rear struts due to age of the vehicle and one was leaking. | ||
2001 Mazda Protege 4dr Sedan
103-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Mazda Protege in Nebraska, United States Dec 2008 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Jun 2009121000 miUS $150 | replaced a/c compressor | ||
2001 Mazda Protege 4dr Sedan
103-horsepower 1.6L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Mazda Protege in British Columbia, Canada Jun 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jun 2017108500 miC $600 | New wiring harness | ||
| Mazda Protege in Puerto Rico Dec 2008 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Dec 201096000 miUS $90 | Replaced one ignition coil. | ||
| Sep 201197000 miUS $25 | Brake booster vacuum hose replaced, original broke at booster fitting causing engine hesitation which owner noticed. | ||
| Aug 201299000 miUS $45 | Crankcase sensor was failing causing the engine to stall. Replaced. | ||
| Sep 2012102000 miUS $45 | Radiator failed. Replaced. Second ignition coil failed | ||
| Mar 2015108000 miUS $1300 | Automatic transmission would start in second gear when cold. First gear would engage only after a 5 minute warmup. Transmision was rebuilt. | ||
| Jan 2017110000 miUS $72 | Replaced the cam sensor. | ||
| Aug 2018113000 miUS $65 | Engine low on power. Ignition coil was failing. Replaced. | ||
2001 Mazda Protege 4-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| Mazda Protege in Ohio, United States Apr 2009 - Mar 2010 | |||
| May 2009112000 miUS $850 | Steering spindle and ball joint on passenger side were replaced. The spindle was completely cracked and the ball joint was excessively worn. | ||
| Sep 2009116000 miUS $600 | Blown Transmission. Performed transmission swap myself. | ||
2001 Mazda Protege 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| Mazda Protege in Michigan, United States Dec 2008 - Jul 2010 | |||
| Jan 2009138000 miUS $250 | Windshield Wiper motor stopped working (burned out) and had to be replaced. | ||
| Jul 2009144000 miUS $255 | Air intake hose was cracked and needed to be replaced. Shop also cleaned the air intake sensor, and reset the computer. | ||
| May 2010149300 miUS $85 | Broken Oxygen Sensor - replaced so car could pass emissions check | ||
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