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1996 MITSUBISHI GALANT — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

fire · 249258 · 2000-10-04

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
GALANT
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

Severity

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

Narrative

AS I TURNED THE IGNITION TO START MY CAR ON MORNING, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED. THE FIRE CEASED AS SOON AS I TURNED THE CAR OFF. MY CAR DEALERS WHICH AREN'T BEING HELPFUL AT ALL, ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY LIABILITY FOR THIS DEFECT WITHIN MITSUBISHI.TODAY MY DEALER TELLS MY ITS GONNA COST ME $130.00 MORE BECAUSE THE WINDOW WAS FRIED AND DOESN'T WORK. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I NEED SOME HELP..MITSUBISHI DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE WORK ..DUTY...THANK YOU

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
733445
Machine
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