Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / LANCER / 2002

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285163 Incident Date: Jun, 12 2004
Consumer's City: SAN ANTONIO Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: LANCER Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: JA3AJ36EX2U Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 20 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 25 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving down a street in my 2002 mitsubishi lancer and as i approached a green light i noticed that the driver of an acura was not stopping for his red light. i slammed on the brakes but unfortunately i hit the passenger side of his car. the accedent caused my car to turn 90 degrees to the right. i got out of my vehicle after checking on my passenger and thats when i realized that the airbags in my vehicle didn't deploy. my passenger and i were both injured and are being treated for injuries. i am not very happy with the performance of my vehicle in that it failed to provide the protection that the airbags were designed to provide. if the airbags had deployed my passenger and i wouldn't have been thrown around like ragdolls in the vehicle. my car was totaled as a result of the accident. *ak