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2018 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CROSS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1659461 · 2020-04-21

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE CROSS
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
68,000
Speed
43 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE ON 10/31/18, I EXPERIENCED 6 HEADLIGHT CHANGES FROM THAT POINT TILL 4/19/20. ON 4/19/20, WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. AS I PROCEEDED TO PULL TO A SAFE LOCATION MY HEADLIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT CAME THEN I LOSS ALL POWER AND FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE.PRESSING THE BREAKS AND PULLING THE EMERGENCY BREAK MULTIPLE TIMES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS AHEAD I SPOTTED A SHOPPING CENTER ENTRANCE. AS I PROCEEDED TO ATTEMPT A HARD RIGHT TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT WHEN FIRE BEGAN SHOOTING OVER THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND SIDE FENDERS. I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TO STOP AFTER PUMPING THE HAND BREAK SEVERAL TIMES AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE RESULT OF THIS FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED ME TO TOTAL MY CAR.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11321834
Machine
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