1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2000-11-08

fire · 256988 · 2000-11-15

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: ECLIPSE
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 HRS AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. ONLY OTHER PROB WAS AT TIME OF PURCHASE WHEN IT LEAKED BECAUSE IT WAS A CONVERT. DID TAKE IT TO DEALER AND IT WAS NOT FIXED. FIRED CAUSED EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO MY DAUGHTERS HOME. CAUSE IS STILL UNKOWN.. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 736329
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown