Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / MONTERO / 1995

Recalls
6 Injured
Investigations
1 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997133247 Incident Date: Nov, 16 1997
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: MONTERO Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 6
Vehicle's VIN#: JA4MR41H9SJ Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 16 1999 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving 52 mph, the driver started to hear drilling sounds/vibration from the front of the vehicle. then without any warning he couldn't control the vehicle because the steering wheel locked up. tried to put on brakes, nothing happened. the vehicle began to flip and spin and was involved in a crash. neither air bags deployed. six (6) injuries and one (1) fatality. *ak*ak