SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
45 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH SMELLED SMOKE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY FADED. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND FRONT OF VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED MITSUBISHI WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. THERE WAS RECALL000295001 ON POWER STEERING TUBE THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NO INJURIES. *AK