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2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

crash · 617899 · 2007-03-23

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
GALANT
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
Miles at failure
94,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 MITSUBISHI GALLANT. THE HORN WOULD SOUND WITHOUT BEING DEPRESSED WHETHER THE IGNITION WAS ON OR OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN SOUNDED OFF SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE AIRBAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIRBAGS. HOWEVER, THE HORN CONTINUED TO BEEP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER COMPLAINT #1-203-916-392. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 94000 MILES. *AK DEALER STATED BOTH HORN ASSEMBLY AND AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ,THE HORN SHORTED OUT AIR BAGS. CUSTOMER STATES WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT ON 3/2 WHEN CAR ROLLED BACK INTO FRONT BUMPER. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO WARN THE DRIVER BY BLOWING THE HORN BECAUSE THE HORN SHORT CIRCUITED AND WOULD NOT WORK. CONSUMER ALSO STATES HORN WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACE TWICE ON VEHICLE. UPDATE 04/17/07. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10186012
Machine
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