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1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash3 injured · 546819 · 2005-07-31

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
GALANT
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
129,800

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ABS FAILURE- LIGHT IS ON AFTER CAR WAS REAR ENDED. DEALER CHARGE ME $218 US DOLLARS TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED AN ABS SYSTEM I WAS TOLD THAT ALL ME RECALL WAS DONE. BY TALKING TO THE DEALER NONE OF MY RECALLS WAS DONE AND I HAD TO BRING THE CAR FEW DAYS LETTER AND LOST DAYS OF WORK AND THE ABS IS STILL NOT FIX. THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX MY CAR AND IT IS NOT CAR ACCIDENT RELATED. THE FACT IS I DID NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT NOR I HAD ABS LIGHT ON. NOW I CANT EVEN DRIVE THE CAR THE BRAKES ARE VERY BED ROTOR IS NOISY CAR IS VIBRATE AND BRAKES ARE DOWN. I SUGGEST SINCE THERE ARE 1000 OF COMPLAINTS ON ABS SYSTEMS ROTORS PADS AND VEHICLE VIBRATION AND SAFETY ISSUES, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS COMPLAIN. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10130708
Machine
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