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1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — SUSPENSION

crash · 1263995 · 2016-02-26

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
200,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE REPLACED MY CONTROL ARMS ABOUT 4 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. I HAVE IT FIXED AND THEN THE SQUEAKING ALWAYS COMES BACK LASTS ABOUT 6 MONTHS THEN THE LOWER BALL JOINT BREAKS. LAST TIME IT BROKE I WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, IT WAS VERY SCARY. THE PICTURE I SENT WAS TAKEN ON 7/28/2014. THOUGH THE LAST TIME IT BROKE WAS ON 6/20/2015.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10838659
Machine
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