Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MITSUBISHI / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
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