1998 Mazda Protege hesitation / surging reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 1998 Mazda Protege — roughly 11% of all complaints for this model year.

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1998 Mazda Protege report before drawing conclusions.