Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006056366 | Incident Date: Feb, 08 2006 |
| Consumer's City: CINCINNATI | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: ECLIPSE | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AC54H81E | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 15 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 22 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: One headlight went dim a month before they both went out entirely and simultaneously. upon inspection, discovered the plastic wiring terminal that connects to the headlight bulb had melted around the same wire on each connector. no fuses were blown and all the filaments were intact in the bulbs. suspect that arcing occurred in the defective wire causing the connector to melt. *jb |