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2023 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER — POWER TRAIN

crash2 injured · 1929352 · 2023-09-20

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
OUTLANDER
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

We (driver and passenger) were pulling into a parking lot and going very slowly about to stop and get out of car. Suddenly and unexpectedly the car accelerated out of control and at an abnormal speed. the air bags deployed, smoke filled the cabin. After the police arrived and the car was towed, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company took title to the car. We were lucky to survive because the car ran into a cement wall from the sudden acceleration and went up into the trees and then backed down and hit the ground. There was a police report and the car was inspected by a manufacturer's representative. Earlier in the day there was a warning on the dashboard that said the vehicle needed maintenance. The "black box" of the car was analyzed by Bosche Co. But, we would like an independent agency to review the black box of the car and get an explanation as to why this possibly happened to us. The car has many safety features but nothing aided us in this particular instance.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11545653
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown