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: 004283173 Incident Date: Jun, 05 2004
Consumer's City: PHOENIX Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN 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:bell housing
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA3AH86F03U Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 07 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 28 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: After purchasing new 2003 mitsubishi lancer evo8 with 1500 dealer miles, an additional 1000 miles was driven when cltuch problem began. very serious clutch slippage. returned vehicle to dealer only to be told not under warranty. i have searched the internet to find 12 similar complaints with the nhtsa on file. i am currently in negotiation with the dealership manager with this problem. i am thinking if they replace this clutch with a factory kit, that this will not happen again. *ak