Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / LANCER EVOLUTION / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006084291 Incident Date: Nov, 02 2006
Consumer's City: HAMILTON Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: LANCER EVOLUTION Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA3AH86F13U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 02 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 17 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle was bought used. still has remaining factory powertrain warranty. vehicle had clutch problems when i took delivery of vehicle in july. dealer was informed of problem immediately after test driving vehicle. dealer protested a replacement. had service records pulled for vehicle. clutch was replaced under warranty for first owner. dealer replaced disc and pressure plate. left assembly line throwout bearing on vehicle. stated that it is a "non-wear" item. throwout bearing failed to disengage causing disc friction material to be "spun" some time back. dealer was informed of this incident. again, protested replacement stating it is a "non-warranty item". clutch is considered a wear item, even thought it is the integral link in the powertrain assembly. clutch completely failed and left this author stranded 45 miles from home, on this date. dealer again notified and once again, i was denied a claim. *jb