# 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `332126` · 2002-01-30 · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MITSUBISHI
- **Model:** ECLIPSE
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
## Narrative
CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, VEHICLE LOOKED TO BE ON FIRE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAD CAUSE THE FIRE. *AK PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WOULD START, AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE,SUNROFF WAS INOPERATIVE, MIRROR WERE INOPERATIVE, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE NEEDED TO BE READJUSTED,FOG LIGHTS STAYED ON EVEN WITH THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION, WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS INOPERATIVE, CARGO COVER WAS LOOSE, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING
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