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2002 mazda protege 5 recalls3/10/2024 ![]() Summary: CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. Potential Number of Units Affected: 61944 Manufacturer-Supplied Component Part Number: Manufacturer-Supplied Component Description: N/A Manufacturer-Supplied Component Name: N/A Notes: THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON VEHICLES PRODUCED BY THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER.IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF YOUR AFTERMARKET LAMP ASSEMBLY IS AFFECTED BY THIS NONCOMPLIANCE, PLEASE REVIEW THE LIST OF MODEL NUMBERS PROVIDED TO US BY SABERSPORT.THE LIST CAN BE FOUND UNDER "DOCUMENT SEARCH" LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-88 (TTY 1-80), OR GO TO HTTP: //. ![]() Remedy: SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.Ĭonsequence: DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. Summary: SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. Manufacturers of Recalled Vehicles: Mazda Motor Corp.įederal Motor Safety Standard Number: 108 This is the same problem that BRIGHT ON3 originally posted on this topic, but it was 2 years ago.Potential Number of Units Affected: 16270 I have to floor it to get me and 3 passengers up to speed while merging on the freeway, and it takes about 12-15 seconds to get up to 65. It feels as if I'm towing a 3,000lb trailer behind me. It hesitates real bad between 2-5k rpms, almost no power. But if it's driven and then only sat for 1-4 hours it starts right up and it won't smoke. We noticed it in the morning after it's sat overnight, or if the car has sat for 6-8 hours or longer. Right after the oil change it started smoking. I noticed that it did have a genuine Mazda parts filter on it ( which shows the owner took good care of it and the carfax showed it went to the dealership every 3k miles for a oil change) Used a fram filter and 4 quarts syn blend valvoline 5w-30. When I bought this car it didn't seem to smoke at all for the first week or two, until I changed the oil and filter in it myself (because I figured it should be done not knowing last time it was changed) ![]() I grabbed the valve with pliers through the exhaust port and I didn't feel any play)Ģ) there is a small crack in the oil galley from the block to the head leaking oil into the cylinder (thus causing the same problem regardless of old or new head)ģ) the oil ring on the piston is bad (even though compression is ~200PSI in all cylinders) My thoughts are:ġ) Possible the seals/guides are bad again in the new head (but not likely. I'm about to call if quits and go for a new motor but I don't want to.Īt this point anything could be possible. I hope the pictures help show what the problem is.
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