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1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

crash · 397573 · 2003-03-12

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70 ON THE INTERSTATE, I PULLED OFF ONTO THE ACCESS ROAD. MY CAR FELT VERY UNSTABLE. I WAS COMING DOWN A HILL INTO A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, AND I WAS EASING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND MY CAR FELL UPON ITS TIRE. THE WHEEL WELL COLLAPSED ONTO THE TIRE, AND I COULD NOT MOVE. THE TOWING PEOPLE SAID THEY HAD SEEN MANY ECLIPSES WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOW TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY ECLIPSE (EVEN AFTER IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED). I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND MANY REPAIR SHOPS, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION SEPARATED.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10010346
Machine
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