Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MIRAGE / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997098687 Incident Date: Jun, 25 1997
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: UN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: MIRAGE Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 26 1998 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While traveling at 30 mph the hood opend and smashed into the windshield. upon investigation, the owner found the frame that the hood latch is bolted to had cracked at the right bolt and was hanging down. a secondary latch assembly that should have prevented the failure failed itself.