Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 2001

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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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