Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / LANCER / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003235644 Incident Date: Sep, 02 2003
Consumer's City: NOTTINGHAM Consumer's State: NH
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: LANCER Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GTJK33131F Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 11 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 29 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2 months ago approx. i purchased a mitsubshi evolution viii. recently the clutch failed causing great inconvenience and possible safety risk. the vehicle left me stranded on the highway at night. the clutch failed quickly and without warning. it was not possible to take the vehicle out of gear, which is very dangerous. after brief research i found that many customers are having the same problems, as high as 35 percent. eventually this will cause an injury. the dealer would not repair the vehicle and had no help for me, aside from the free tow. the cost of repair was only 550.00 from an independent service facility. mitsubshi informed me that this repair was not acceptable and would void the drivetrain warranty. the dealers quote was 950.00. thank you for your time and consideration. i thank a recall may be in order, even if mitsubshi was willing to repair the clutches for free, they do not have an adequate updated repair or part. *ph