Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / LANCER EVOLUTION / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285198 Incident Date: May, 31 2004
Consumer's City: ASHEBORO Consumer's State: NC
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
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA3AH86F23U Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 21 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 13 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On june 1st the clutch failed completely it was composed of the clutch slipping and then exploding. this car was not abused and from the 3rd day i bought the car the clutch was slipping. i tried to get the factory to do somthing about it then but had no luck. i was told i was going to have to pay for it out of pocket. i ended up paying for the clutch replacement out of pocket anyway now they are threatening to void my warranty because i didnt replace it with their stock replacement! after the clutch replacement the transfer case and transmission is giving me troubles after only 700 miles. the dealer that i had the clutch repair done then refered me to another dealer to have the car fixed. it has developed a high pitched whine that starts about 40mph it sounds like a wwii bomb shelter warning siren. this has been a miserable experience!*ak