Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / MONTERO / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002102981 | Incident Date: Nov, 07 2002 |
| Consumer's City: SUNNYVALE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: MONTERO | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Suspension:rear |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JA4MW31R21J | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 25 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Right side of car suddenly dropped when making a left turn from a stop light. driver lost control of car running into right side curb no injuries. after collision the wheel was at an angle and joint at the right upper control arm was loose at the hub. also, the right rear wheel rim was broken and the rear tire had become flat. there was no damage to tire to indicate any kind of blow out. parts that required replacement included right rear hub, right rear axle assembly, right rear shock, right rear wheel and tire, right rear upper control arm and right lower trailing arm. observation of the damaged hub indicated that the slot that holds the bolt from the upper control arm was distorted into an oval shape. dt |