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: 004310271 Incident Date: Nov, 26 2004
Consumer's City: ELLICOTT CITY Consumer's State: MD
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#: JA3AH86F63U Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 29 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 05 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2003 mitsubishi lancer evolution was purchased new 84 days ago with 1200 dealer test drive miles. clutch failed at 4500 miles. i have called mitsubishi and the dealership, both refuse to cover the clutch under warranty. this appears to be a common problem and mitsubishi consistently blames the consumer. i have not mistreated the car. the dealer drove the car harder than i ever have while on the test drive. *ak