Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / MONTERO SPORT / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004300662 | Incident Date: Sep, 07 2004 |
| Consumer's City: WESTON | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: MONTERO SPORT | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Steering:linkages |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JA4LS31P0WP | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: During my drive to work at esm marketing, i was driving on i95 in broward county florida, and got off on cypress creek road and i was attempting to make a left hand turn and when i turned my steering wheel, the wheels did not move. the front end of the steering left me unble to control or manipulate my vehicle. i landed on a median strip, magically back out of the median and made my way to a shell gas station. i had the gentlemen look at the car and he stated to me that "you must have a guardian angel cause i don't know how you suvived the stop". i had my mechanic come to my car and repair this damage and he stated that same thing. " in all the 16 years as a mechanic he never say anything like this before. he repair the front end. apparently, the mitsubishi front end streering wheel part where the part twisted into the sleeve of the front end was stripped. my mechanic repair this damage and first choice is the mechanic that came to my rescue. my mechanic repaired the damage and told me that the part needs to be recalled and that i should get a reimbursement on the incident. *ak |