Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE SPYDER / 1996

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999031970 Incident Date: Nov, 18 1999
Consumer's City: CINCINNATI Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: ECLIPSE SPYDER Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AX35G7TE Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 18 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The accident was a near head on collision with other vehicle (chevrolet blazer) traveling approximately 40-50 mph. neither air bag deployed although entire front of car was destroyed. car was considered totalled by insurance company. mitsubishi contacted and denied there was a problem. claimed air bag should not have deployed in this situation. *ak