1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
Start: 2004-12-13

crash · 512471 · 2004-12-16

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: ECLIPSE
Year: 1995
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BALL JOINT UNEXPECTEDLY FELL OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALER WAS INFORMED BY CONSUMER. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10103899
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown