Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006055617 Incident Date: Feb, 03 2006
Consumer's City: RUTHERFORDTON Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: ECLIPSE Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AC34G41E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 08 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No 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 stated there was a strong odor of gasoline after the vehicle was parked. upon further inspection underneath the vehicle, the contact discovered a small leak from the gasoline tank. gasoline leakage was also present on the pavement where the vehicle was parked. there were no prior problems or any obvious road hazards. although the leakage persisted, the vehicle was not seen by a dealer. updated 3/9/2006 - a tiny pinhole size leak was found but the outside of the tank had no marks and showed no signs of damage. *nm