Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / LANCER / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007099951 Incident Date: Mar, 23 2007
Consumer's City: JACKSONVILLE Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: LANCER Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JA3AJ26E62U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 25 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 03 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2002 mitsubishi lancer. the contact stated that the vehicle idled above the normal idle rate. the rpms increased, similar to as if the accelerator pedal was being depressed. the contact stated that the idling was a recurring failure that usually took place at lower speeds. when the vehicle was cranked or low on fuel the air conditioning powered on automatically. also, the vehicle attempted to accelerate automatically when idling, and the brake pedal was depressed. exhaust fumes entered the vehicle intermittently. in addition, the contact stated that the accelerator pedal was sticking on occasion. the current and failure mileage were 94000. *ak