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1999 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

crash · 267526 · 2001-01-18

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
MIRAGE
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE HOLDING BRAKE PEDAL ENIGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO A POLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. SECOND TIME A GARAGE DOOR WAS HIT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN EITHER INCIDENT. *AK THERE WAS A RECALL ( 00V311001) FOR POSSIBLE LOOSE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT AND THE DEALER REINSTALLED IT. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
878480
Machine
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