# 1997 MAZDA PROTEGE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `208102` · 2000-04-19 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** PROTEGE
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
## Narrative
WHILE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND THEN SWITCHES TO DRIVE, VEHICLE WILL JUMP WITHOUT A WARNING.  ONE TIME RESULTED IN CRASH INTO A CEMENT WALL, DRIVER WAS INJURED.  *AK *ML
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*