Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 2001

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
1 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000305957 Incident Date: Apr, 22 2000
Consumer's City: DAYTON Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: ECLIPSE Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 17 2004 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Concerns for passenger's in vehicle, during crash vehicle roll over. *bf while driving a deer jumped in front of the consumer's vehicle. the consumer over-corrected which caused the vehicle to pin counter clockwise. the vehicle then struck a tree splitting it in half. the passenger compartment continued westbound, the passenger became ejected. the passenger compartment continued to roll and came to final rest in a yard. the vehicle's air bags did not deploy and the seat belt did not properly restrain the passenger. the driver sustained minor injuries but the passenger was killed. *nm