# 1991 MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN ECLIPSE — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `377990` · 2002-10-15 · MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN
- **Model:** ECLIPSE
- **Year:** 1991
- **Manufacturer:** MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 22,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL RESULTING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HITTING A TREE.  THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER SHARP ENOUGH O MAKE A TURN, ALL THREE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED, A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS RECEIVED MONTHS LATER.      MR   *NLM
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