Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE SPYDER / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005007084 Incident Date: Jan, 09 2005
Consumer's City: APEX Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: ECLIPSE SPYDER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body:roof and pillars
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 16 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1997
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Roof leaked & would not fully retract due to deformation of structural roof members (roof pillars). required replacement of 3 major roof members plus installation of straps (as defined in technical service bulletin). this was a structural failure of the roof design known to mitsubishi, but no recall or consumer alert was communicated.*jb