Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MIRAGE / 1994

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003248557 Incident Date: Nov, 28 2003
Consumer's City: PUYALLUP Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: MIRAGE Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: JA3EA26A1RU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 29 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My boyfriend and i were driving down the road, when i had to come to a quick stop. i slammed on my brakes and my airbag enabled, when i was able to see what happened i was 5ft away from the car in front of me. i suffered a burn and bruises under my chin along with bruises on my arm and soreness on my chest. i did not hit anything and there was no impact! i have stopped worse then that before. is this considered a manufacter defect? *ak