Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / 3000GT / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999047344 | Incident Date: Jan, 26 1999 |
| Consumer's City: BOWIE | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: 3000GT | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Wheels |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JA3AM84J2VY | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 25 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Problem exists with chrome peeling on all (4) wheels, replaced by mitsubishi jan. of 1999 contacted mits. several times during week of aug. 20, 2000. was told they were not going to replace wheels have been through 3 sets of tires because of the wheel defect. tire companys have explained chrome peeling causes air leakage between tire and rim causing low tire pressure. this condition is not only dangerous but causes extreme tire wear.serivce manager at jerry's mits. stated he knew of defect of peeling on the inside of the wheel, but wheels have not been recalled. recently in the baltimore sun paper article about mits. not issuing recalls for several safety defects but correcting the problems without the customer knowing . would like information regarding the wheels if other owners have made complaints. |