10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
97,750 miles

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problem #2

Aug 242020

Protege

  • 170,000 miles
Every time I go to fasten my seat belt into the buckle, it's always unbuckling it self. This happens in stationary and in motion. My radios screen cant be seen or read. The visor on the car broke off and nothing was pulling it.

- Midvale, UT, USA

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problem #1

Apr 112003

Protege

  • 25,500 miles
The vehicle was rear ended. The air bags failed to deploy and the seats belt unlatched.

- Brighton, CO, USA

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