Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / LANCER EVOLUTION / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
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 |