Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / LANCER / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002101538 | Incident Date: Oct, 17 2002 |
| Consumer's City: ROUND ROCK | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: LANCER | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JA3AJ86E12U | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 23 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Lower control arm on front passenger side of vehicle buckled under resulting in loss of steering control and the vehicle striking a curb at ~55 mph. dealership refuses to fix under warranty citing there is no proof that hitting the curb did not cause the damage. i was informed by the dealership that there had been a similiar incident the previous week involving another lancer. on this vehicle the failure was on the front driver side of the vehicle. this failure also resulted in a loss of steering control as well as striking an object with the vehicle. dt |