99/00 recall
 

Anybody else get one of these yet? Got mine yesterday:

"Emission Recall Campaign #0702F

Dear Mazda Owner:

Mazda Motor Corporation has determined that a defect exists on some 1999 and 2000 model year Mazda Protege vehicles produced from December 1, 1998 through July 31, 2000. If you are a recipient of this notice, your vehicle is included in this campaign.

What is the problem?

On some 1999 and 2000 Protege vehicles equipped with the 1.8L engine, the driving performance may deteriorate, causing hesitation, rough idle, and/or Malfunction Indicator lamp (MIL) illumination, due to failure of the ignition coil.

What will Mazda do?

Your Mazda delaer will replace the ignition coil with a modified one free of charge. The repair should take approximately 30 minutes, however, it may take longer depending on the service workload at your Mazda dealership.

What should you do?

Please make an appointment with any authorized Mazda dealer to have the ignition coil replaced at your earliest convenience whether or not you are experiencing any of the problems described above.

blah blah blah

....it is recommended that you have your vehicle or engine serviced as soon as possible. Failure to do so could be determined as lack of proper maintenance of your vehicle. Also, your vehicle may fail a state or local emission inspection if this recall is not completed.

blah blah blah blah blah

Sincerely,

MNAO"

Does it give a VIN range for affected vehicles?

No, no VIN range...just the date of manufacture range.

I think if you contact your dealer they might be able to run the VIN for you to see if your car is affected.

99-00 ES Ignition Coil Recall!!!
 

Just got the recall mail from MNAO about the ignition coil on my 1.8L.

Anyone else with the 1.8L got this letter?

I will go ahead and go to the dealer and get it replaced tomorrow, even though nothing has gone wrong with mine (knock on wood). I'll take a free ignition coil anyday! :D

Edited by TheMAN-- redundant post

YUP ! Got the letter Ive been having the problems .

Getting it fixed tomorrow.

Thank god they recalled it.

any chance this could effect the 1.9L '99 ????

i also received the recall notice and already have an appointment to get it changed....but what kind of problems would i be experiencing if the coil was defective? i just noticed a weird noise coming from my car the past couple days......argh....i dunno what it could be tho.

Umm...Did you by chance mean the 1.6L? :)

Got mine fixed.

Fixed the idle and the stalling at startup.

yeah-stupid computer lab computers suck-half the keys stick and the other half dont work- 1.6L it is!!!

Well, according to your notice (and mine :) ),

"...the driving performance may deteriorate, causing hesitation, rough idle, and/or Malfunction Indicator lamp (MIL) illumination, due to failure of the ignition coil."

dale thanks for teh heads up. iw ill getit fixed.
arul

If you register your car a mazdausa.com, you can click on recall information and find out if you are affected. My girlfriend's 99 is, but here friends 00 is not.

damn, my car's been showing the same signs of failure (except for the warning light) and it DID fail the emissions test. wonder when will they send my recall mail IF they ever should... :(

Talk to your dealer about this usa recall and let me know what's their opinion about this. I've got 1.8L also but no problems as far.

But if there's gonna be any problems I'll sure try to make the dealer to pay the repair.