Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MONTERO SPORT / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006086084 Incident Date: Nov, 20 2006
Consumer's City: APPLE VALLEY Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: MONTERO SPORT Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:caliper
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA4MT31R62J Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 20 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Retaining bolts on the driver's side front brake caliper fell out. when brakes were applied at highway speed, the caliper rotated and struck the inside of the wheel. the wheel cracked, causing the front tire to go flat. this is the second time since i have owned the vehicle that the brake caliper retaining hardware has failed on this caliper. the first time occurred when i was backing the vehicle out of my garage and there was no damage. *nm