Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN / MONTERO / 2001

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005043231 Incident Date: Oct, 10 2005
Consumer's City: DALLAS Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN
Model Name: MONTERO Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: JA4LS21H81P Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 18 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: dt: the contact states she owns a 2001 mitsubishi montero sport. the contact's vehicle was involved in an accident as a result of the brakes not working. when applying the brakes they would not stop the vehicle. the contact was pumping the brakes to try to get the vehicle to stop, but it would not come to a complete stop. this caused the contact's vehicle to hit another vehicle that wstopped in front of contact's vehicle. the dealership stated that the vehicle was totaled. the manufacturer said that they had nothing to do with the brakes. also, she stated that the front driver side air bag did not completely deploy. the vehicle has not been inspected to determine the cause of the brake or the air bag failures. *ak