Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / MONTERO / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
Yes Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005031533 | Incident Date: Jul, 27 2005 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: MONTERO | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JA4NW51SX3J | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 31 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Dec, 11 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Previously reported similar problem in nov. 2004 (reference no. 10101312) fuel leakage, acceleration/power loss at critical times of highway travel. suv is now parked due fueling system problems and unreliability. suv was repaired at fazeli misubishi 11/2004. even after know recall (purported) correctly vehicle experienced same problem. suv failed again while on family vacation, loss of acceleration and power began to occur, engine began to cough and sputter (even with a full tank of gas), gas gauge and digital fuel mileage indicator malfunctioned. suv was eventually parked at a location, while parked fuel apparently had leaked from the fuel tank or other compartment... fire erupted while we were parked on side of (hwy 10- alabama) i was attempting to light a flare to indicate to passing motorist that we were stranded in the road. destroyed by the flames were clothing, lap top computer, medication, children toys and electronic games, and religious effects. *jb |