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1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

crash · 1357261 · 2017-02-20

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Miles at failure
125,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE OUT OF NO WHERE, LUCKILY I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ON RAMP AND NOT IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC YET. MY VEHICLE PULLED TOWARD THE DRIVE SIDE, I QUICKLY PULLED E-BRAKE TURNED MY WHEEL OPPOSITE OF TRAFFIC AND BRAKED. THE CAR STARTED FISH TAILING RIGHT TO LEFT BECAUSE OF THE DRIVE SIDE PULLING AND ME TRYING NOT TO ALLOW THE CAR TO SPIN OUT OR GO OFF THE SIDE OF THE ON RAMP. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP I MADE SURE MY FAMILY AND I WERE SAFE AND NO OTHER VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED. GOT OUT TO THE VEHICLE TO FIND MY DRIVE SIDE TIRE BENT IN MY FENDER MY AXLES IN HALF AND TIRE BLOWN, I CALLED FOR A TOW AND PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR TOW AND PARTS PLUS REPAIRS. I ALSO HAVE FUEL PRESSURE PROBLEMS, SRS LIGHT, SECONDARY AIR INJECTION MALFUNCTION. MY FUEL PRESSURE RELAY IS BLACK, THE SMOG TECHNICIAN SAID THE VEHICLE HAS RECALL ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10955565
Machine
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