10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
42,000 miles

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problem #1

Nov 142006

Protege 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 42,000 miles
Emergency brake fails on inclines--this happened to me and a woman with the same make, model and year car sitting next to me at an insurance hearing! it caused significant damage to both our cars and her friend's property.

- Woburn, MA, USA

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