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2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE — TIRES

2 fatal · 433553 · 2003-10-05

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
DIAMANTE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
TIRES
Miles at failure
2,000

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES, MAKE WINDING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY LACK OF TIRE ROTATION, I HAVE ROTATED THIS TIRES EVERY 6,000 MILES, SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER THE CAR HAD ABOUT 2,000 MILES, CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RESOLVED, VEHICLE HAS 24,000 MILES, IT CAME WITH 36,000 MILES BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I THOUGHT THAT WHEN YOU BUY A NEW CAR THE TIRES ARE ALSO UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY, BUT EVIDENTLY THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO HONOR THIS. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THE MITSUBISHI MANUFACTURER HAD USED THESE CHEAP MADE TIRES ON A GOOD VEHICLE LIKE THIS. *LA

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10041278
Machine
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