Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / MITSUBISHI / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005045488 | Incident Date: Jan, 03 2005 |
| Consumer's City: HOUSTON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: MITSUBISHI | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JA4LS31P5WP | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 06 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Beginning 01/2005, while driving 60 mph, there was a loud noise and vehicle lost power. an independent mechanic repaired the crank pulley. a few months later, it broke again, and the same mechanic repaired the crank pulley at no cost. finally, 10/2005, the crank pulley broke again. i had the vehicle towed to the same mechanic. he had a mitsubishi specialist to look at the problem and he said the specialist admitted that there are problems with the crank pulley bolt braking. that the only way, and least expensive way, to resolve the problem is to replace the motor which is cheaper than replacing the crank shaft. *jb |