Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MIRAGE / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001160043 Incident Date: Nov, 10 2001
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: MIRAGE Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Steering:hydraulic power assist system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA3AY11A8YU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 28 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 08 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Consumer was traveling about 35mph on a off ramp and started to downshift, applied brakes with vehicle in right lane, and it drifted off into left. consumer started to steer, and vehicle would not turn at all, causing an accident. *ak consumer stated when he attempted to brake, he could not, then down shifted vehicle to try and slow it down which did not help, consumer was unable to maintain control of the steering. *slc