Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / LANCER / 2002

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005063717 Incident Date: Feb, 28 2005
Consumer's City: IRMO Consumer's State: SC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: LANCER Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment:appliance:air conditioner
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA3AJ36E32U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 26 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: In october of 2003, a technical bulletin was issued on my car. the bulletin reads: 2002 mitsubishi lancer 02 - blower [part 138110] tsb no: 0355008 nhtsa id: , october 01, 2003 : replacement: summary: debris (such as leaves, etc) entering the front cowl area may clog the evaporator housing drain tube. if this occurs, the evaporator housing may fill up with condensation and overflow into the passenger compartment, and into the blower mot...in the first quarter of 2005, i paid my local mitsubishi dealer $310.50 to replace my blower motor because debris had clogged the motor causing it to short out and resulting in leaving my passenger floor board under an inch of water. my car now, is out of warranty. however, if i had known there was a problem, i could have bought a filter to prevent this problem. my question is: at what point does nhtsa make technical service bulletins into recalls? it is absolutely absurd when my dealer informs me that tsb's are only fixed if a customer complains about the car. it's just plain wrong for mitsubishi to know there is something potentially wrong with your car and not inform you of it. for instance there is another bulletin on the temperature control knob in my car. now, i read these tsb's and it just so happened that mitsubishi was aware of the problem when my car was under warranty. i had to replace the cv boot, the valve covers and seals, and when i got the blower motor replaced i had to replace the thermostat and redo my coolant. i'm also currently having a problem with my cruise control. every time i crank my car up, my cruise control is already on. i turn the cruise control off, and turn my car back on, and the cruise control is on again. i was two days before paying $600 for the torque converter to be replaced, and finally a recall was issued, thank god! how many things have to go wrong with my car for it to be deemed a lemon and made to be sent back? lord, somebody please reply back to me and tell me what to do!?! *nm