Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / MIRAGE / 1988
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001081215 | Incident Date: Sep, 14 2001 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: VI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: MIRAGE | Model Year: 1988 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JA3BA34K5JU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 27 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Hood latch is is a round protrustion that fits into hole on body of car. round protrusion is held in place by small flat sided piece of metal that slides back and forth instead of by positive clamping action. when the spring or whatever keeps the sliding piece against the protrusion is broken or weakened, the hood flies up obscuring the driver's vision. this is scary at night on a windy road.*ak |