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2001 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 354465 · 2002-05-23

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
MIRAGE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN APPLYING VERY LITTLE PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL (SUCH AS WHEN LEAVING OR ENTERING A PARKING SPACE) THE CAR ACCELERATES AND SURGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON WHICH GEAR IT IS IN. THIS DEFECT IN MY CAR HAS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THAT HAS RESULTED IN COSTLY DAMAGE AND AN INCREASED PREMIUM ON MY INSURANCE POLICY. DRIVING THIS CAR NOW IS EXTREMELY STRESSFUL FOR ME FOR THE OBVIOUS REASON THAT THIS MALFUNCTION WILL CERTAINLY HAPPEN AGAIN.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
762215
Machine
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