The front seat came loose and was rocking creating the safety problem. It remained attached on the right side but the left side was loose. There was no accident or incident to cause the failure of the seat. I took the vehicle to the dealer and they would said to contact Mazda. I contacted Mazda and was told the vehicle had over 100,000 miles and were not going to do anything about the cost to make the seat safe again. I asked if safety had a mileage limit and was told no but they were not interested in fixing the seat. I think it violates the intent of FMVSS 207 and told them so.

- Farmington Hills, MI, USA

Seat began rocking; tried to tighten anchor bolt, but anchor broke. Now seat rocks completely back and forth....cv shaft was defective; heard clicking noise when making turns. Took vehicle in for repair and was informed that the cv shaft needed to be replaced. Six months later replacement cv shaft began to fail.

- Seabeck, WA, USA

Driver's side seat has separated from tracks. Dealer has inspected vehicle. The driver's seat separated twice. The consumer is concerned about the safety of the vehicle.

- Dupont, WA, USA

The driver seat has been loose since new.

- Herndon, VA, USA

The driver seat has been loose since new.

- Herndon, VA, USA

On Feb 4/99 while pulling away from a stop light, the driver's side seat tilted back quite dramtically causing me to grip the steering wheel to maintain control of the vehicle. The drivers side seat had become unstable and it was difficult to drive the car particularly during acceleration and maintain control. I went to the dealer on Feb 10/99 and for $36.92 they inspected the vehicle and found that the sliding seat track was broken. They indictaed the car appeared well maintained and that the problem was not the result of poor maintenance but instead seemed to be a manufacturer's defect. They said the cost to repair the vehivles was $209 cdn plus labour for a total of about $300. I approached Mazda Canada and the dealer to see if they would cover the cost of this manufacturer's defect. The dealer's sevice manager said the vehicle was beyond it's 5 year 80,000 km warranty period and there didn't seem to be anything he could do particularly since I hadn't been bringing my car to them regualrly for routine maintenance. Could you please let me know if this problem has shown up in other Mazda and what recourse I might have if any. I will also be checking what help I can get from Canadian regulatory agencies. Your assitance would be appreciated. Thank-you.

- Cochrane Alberta Canada, AK, USA

The bolt holding the seat came undone I got it back in place and put another nut on it. It recently became loose and when I went to fix it the metal was broken completely off and now my seat rock back and forth. Is this a common problem on protoege's seats?

- Baton Rouge, LA, USA

The bolt holding the seat came undone I got it back in place and put another nut on it. It recently became loose and when I went to fix it the metal was broken completely off and now my seat rock back and forth. Is this a common problem on protoege's seats?

- Baton Rouge, LA, USA