Ownership Cost for 2002 Mazda Protege DX
Estimated: $32555 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1418 | $1461 | $1512 | $1572 | $1643 | $7606 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1693 | $783 | $225 | $2291 | $7755 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $255 | $255 | $255 | $255 | $255 | $378 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7849 | $6295 | $5597 | $5221 | $7594 | $32555 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1995 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | THE WIRES FROM THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURN SIGNAL STALK CRACKED FROM CONSTANT FLEXING. THIS IS IN THE SMALL LOOP JUST BEFORE THE WIRES ENTER THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE INITIAL AFFECT WAS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. I SPLICED THE WIRES ONCE LAST SUMMER, BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE RED WIRE TO THE HEADLIGHT RELAY IS VERY THIN. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED BOTH TIMES NEAR HOME. I SAW SIMILAR CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR DATABASE: 536495, 976418, 977383. |
| 2002 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND DROPPED FROM 50 TO 25 IN SECONDS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CIL) STARTING FLASHING AND THE CAR BEGAN TO STUTTER LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR DIED. STARTED CAR AGAIN THE CIL CONTINUED TO FLASH, IT ONLY WOULD ACCELERATE TO 25 MILES AN HOURS EVEN WITH MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE GAS. I TOOK IT TO THE A MECHANIC AND THE CODES WERE P0421, 171, 300. THE MECHANIC DID EVERYTHING FROM ENGINE FLUSH, SPARK PLUGS, OIL, AIR FILTERS AND INSTALLED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. ITS NOW A YEAR LATER AND THE CAR IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. *TR |
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