Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 1998
1 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000065377 | Incident Date: Nov, 21 2000 |
| Consumer's City: FREDERICK | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: ECLIPSE | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags:frontal |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AK44Y9WE | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 14 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was involved in a head on collision going about 40 miles per hour. i was immediatley transported to the hospital and could not look at the car for about a week. once i saw the car i figured that the airbags must have deployed. however, i was wrong. the person that fixed my car got a scmatic that showed where the airbag sensors were supposed to be. there was no sensors in that location. i made sure that one the sales slip that it stated that the car did have airbags, and indeed it did. today, feb. 15, 2001 i noticed in several places on the net that mistubishi is now recalling 1.3 million cars becasue of defaulty airbags and the eclipse is one of them. i have contacted the dealer and they refuse to provide service for me. can anyone help me? can anyone investigate the dealership. i have heard that a lot of people do not like renn kirby and i have had so many problems with them. *ak |