Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / GALANT / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999029032 | Incident Date: Oct, 24 1999 |
| Consumer's City: HOUSTON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: GALANT | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AA46G7XE | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 03 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: May, 31 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Going from reverse to drive, car accelerated and smashed into a mobile home. (details? rdruner31@aol.com). i was attempting to back out of someone's dirt driveway. i was positioned at an angle. when i backed out (going about 3-5 mph), i bumped into a tree. i then put my foot on the brakes so that i could put the car in drive. when i put the car in drive, the car accelerated at an extreme rate and made a terribly loud noise. the car then thrusted forward (the entire time my foot was heavy on the brake - i am 100% sure of this!). the brake did not stop the car. after traveling about 60 feet, the car then careamed into a mobile home. i turned the ignition off. i believe though that the car was stopped by the metal beams from the mobile home. the car is now at the dealership. i am looking into the lemon law due to this accident and other problems. trying to get the car repurchased or replaced. this is a revision for odi #716575. *ak |