Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / MONTERO / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003283232 | Incident Date: Mar, 09 2003 |
| Consumer's City: WOODSTOCK | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: MONTERO | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:hydraulic |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JA4MW31R31J | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 07 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Defective hydraulic brake booster accumulator (nhtsa id#01v254001) on my 2001 montero caused my brakes to fail while stopping at an intersection which resulted with me rear ending another vehicle! this happened over 1 year ago and the defective part has been making a terrible sound while braking for over 2 years. everytime i performed maintenance on my vehicle. no one could confirm what was causing this noise. i just found out today (06/08/2004) what the part is and that it's known to fail, causing crashes what happened on 03/10/2003. i was cited for "failure to yield, but contested that my brakes failed at the point of avoiding the car in front of me. i had the vehicle checked several times and no one knew what was wrong with the vehicle? the brakes would continue to fail if i came to a fast stop and i have been driving the vehicle very carefully since this accident. luckily i came accross the nhtsa website and discovered that i had a defective part!!! accident caused my vehicle $1,700.00 in damages and the other vehicle damage. also (not sure $ / covered by insurance) how do i go about filing a claim for my vehicles damage of $1,700.00 and getting this part exchanged??? the mitsubishi dealer i purchased my 2001 montero from went out of business years ago. *ak |