Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / LANCER / 2005

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006071501 Incident Date: Jul, 14 2006
Consumer's City: SAN BERNARDINO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: LANCER Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 14 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 10 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2005 lancer es, manual transmission, purchased 8-11-05 in southern california. approximately 8,500 miles, began to hear rubbing sounds when slowing from high speed- thought it needed alignment, so took it in, had wheels aligned, and rotated, (already had previous alignment and rotation @ 6,000 miles.) after local (surface street) driving only, at 9,800 took to dealer to inspect problem, within 11 months of purchase. dealer said it was "normal wear and tear". i have never had brakes wearing out under 15,000 miles. seems defective to me. *jb