# 2000 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `324699` · 2001-11-29 · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MITSUBISHI
- **Model:** MIRAGE
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A OFF RAMP AND STARTED TO DOWNSHIFT, APPLIED BRAKES WITH VEHICLE IN  RIGHT LANE, AND  IT DRIFTED OFF INTO  LEFT.  CONSUMER STARTED TO STEER, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK  CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, HE COULD NOT, THEN DOWN SHIFTED VEHICLE TO TRY AND SLOW IT DOWN WHICH DID NOT HELP, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. *SLC
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