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2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER — STEERING

crash · 1661196 · 2020-05-03

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
LANCER
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
115,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY ABS AND ASC LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR A WHILE. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WASNT A PROBLEM, JUST A FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ONE DAY, I WAS COMING OFF AN EXIT RAMP TRYING TO BRAKE SO I COULD TURN BUT MY BRAKES WOULDNT ENGAGE SO I SLAM ON MY BRAKE AND THEY LOCKED UP AND MY CAR SLID AND CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. TIRED TO STEER AWAY BUT IT WOULDNT TURN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11323112
Machine
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