Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / MIRAGE / 1999

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000039794 | Incident Date: Jun, 14 2000 |
Consumer's City: CHICAGO | Consumer's State: IL |
Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
Model Name: MIRAGE | Model Year: 1999 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Structure:body:door:hinge and attachments |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: JA3AY11A6XU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 19 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1998 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Door hinges are not properly rotating causing the hinge to have bent the interior of the car door and cause trouble being able to close the car. the hinge is obstructing the closure of the door and causing damage to it. dealership is claiming that the door was previously bent from strong winds or by a strong opening of the car door. nothing of this sort has happened- no winds strong enough in chicago to make such a bend in the door fixture and my own strength could not cause the damage that is implicated by the dealership. this should be a warrantied issue and risks our safety because the door progressively releases the hinge and does not provide a secure interior by not being able to close shut. driver's side is worse, i suspect because of more frequent use. the passenger side door is showing the same type of problem and will progressively begin to be a hassle to try to close. i suspect that it will also cause the problem experienced on the driver's side. *ak |