2001 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Start: 2002-10-09

crash1 injured · 377394 · 2002-10-09

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: MIRAGE
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure: 38,000
Speed: 50 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES. A PIECE OF THE AXLE HAS PUNCTURED THE TIRES CAUSING BLOWOUTS AND FLAT TIRES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *MR *NLM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8020527
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown