# 2000 Mazda Protege

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-mazda-protege/14889>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 5, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-mazda-protege/14889 "2008-06-05T17:23:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ALALIME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@ALALIME](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ALALIME)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-mazda-protege/14889/1 "2008-06-05T17:23:45Z")

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I have a 2000 Mazda Protege with an automatic transmissson. The car has 65, 000 miles on it. Last week, while driving on the highway (65 mph); the car shuddered, as if it got rear-ended. The engine revved up for about 3 seconds. After that, it ran as normal. The check engine light did not come on. Any ideas on what could be causing this?

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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-mazda-protege/14889/2 "2008-06-05T17:38:26Z")

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If the car revved up while going down the road in gear, sounds like a transmission problem. Check the fluid for level and condition. If it doesn’t happen again count your lucky stars.