Progressive Insurance Tracking Device Disabling Vehicles While Driving, Thousands Claim

‘Thousands of drivers across the country are blaming the Progressive Auto Insurance “Snapshot,” a small device which monitors and tracks a user’s driving habits, for disabling their vehicles without warning.

One such driver, who acquired the device after hearing of the potential for lowered insurance premiums, says he first noticed something amiss after his vehicle’s dashboard lights began malfunctioning.

“I’m a pretty safe driver, but I was driving even safer,” James Manning told WBZ-TV.

As his vehicle’s performance slowly deteriorated, Manning says the issue became dire when his vehicle unexpectedly shut off in the middle of traffic as he drove his daughter and nephew to school.’

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