Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / MIRAGE / 1999
1 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003202550 | Incident Date: Feb, 23 2003 |
| Consumer's City: MOBILE | Consumer's State: AL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: MIRAGE | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags:frontal |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 27 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Nov, 04 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Faulty brakes-in dec,2002, had to hit brakes when vehicle pulled in front of me. i immediately lost control of vehicle-no steering- and car spun several times. appeared brakes locked up even though i have abs system. *jb 2/2003-same thing. was couple lengths behind vehicle when car in front suddenly pulled to left lane because a veh had almost stopped in road. when i pushed on brakes, they again locked up with no steering control causing me to hit vehicle in front of me even though i was trying to steer vehicle off into emer lane. was going about 55 and air bags did not even deploy. had problems with brakes/tires squeaking in 12/2001 & took in for repair. was told it was a transmission problem & was repaired under warranty but car still clicked during turns. |