Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / LANCER EVOLUTION / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003285081 Incident Date: Sep, 06 2003
Consumer's City: EL MONTE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: LANCER EVOLUTION 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#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 19 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Under the first few weeks of ownership of my 2003 mitsubishi lancer evolution, my clutch began to slip. i immediately notified my dealer and went in to have it inspected. i spoke directly with the district manager but before any questions he assumed i had abused the vehicle and said they would only check for problems if i paid to the cost of a teardown before anything. i explained that i was still in the "break-in" period and driving very carefully. he did not care and said many people abuse this car, so he still would not try to understand. furthermore, while being at the dealer for other problems, someone had taken my car for 20 miles without any explaination. i let him know about this and he still insisted that i was abusing the clutch and would only allow an inspection if i paid the labor for a teardown first. basically, the district manager of mitsubishi was unreasonable and would not listen to my concerns. *ak