2003ProtegeES

For some reason my car has a hard time starting when its cold, my old car (1994 Pontiac Sunbird) never had this problem....whats the deal?

Ja_Rho2.0

whoa!!! this is kinda weird but i use to have a '94 sunbird as well
now i have a 2003 protege lx(though) 2.0 gt pkg. laser blue as well!! what color was your sunbird?? mine was purple.....but to your question nope i don't have any problems when starting my car even in -40 degrees C..... do you plug your car??

Protege101

Yes!.....i kno exactly what u mean....in the morning when i go outside to warm it up before school, it takes a while to start up and it doesnt sound too good ....so im going to call the mazda dealer and see what the problem is....when i call, i'l let u kno

Pro_fan

My Pro starts a little hard when it gets cold out as well, even with the block heater plugged in. However, that said, my Pro has always started for me on the first attempt (knock on wood), even in -30 C weather.

SirTidus

Living in Toronto, Canada, I'm thinking whether I should invest on a block heater too. However, I don't seem to recall alot of places offering a power plug on the wall/floor... Is it because I've carelessly missed them? Where can I usually find them in plaza/mall?

multipath

Even if it happens (occassionally) when it's well above freezing? Sounds almost like a dying battery.

multipath

I thought that much. I guess I'll wait until it becomes a reproducable problem, instead of one of those that never happen when you take it to the dealer.

My guess is it's just the battery.

2003ProtegeES

Im from washington NC.

It rarely gets below freezing here, my car doesnt do it all the time but when it does it makes me worry.