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2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

fire · 637808 · 2007-09-09

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE SPYDER
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Miles at failure
51,998

Severity

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

Narrative

ONE AFTERNOON I GOT INTO MY CAR AND STARTED IT UP, WHEN SUDDENLY I SAW SMOKE ARISE FROM THE FRONT OF MY ENGINE AND SMELLED A SWEET SMELL, BUT THE SMOKE AND SMELL SOON DISSIPATED, HOWEVER I THEN NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS GOING DIM AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS! I AM CURRENTLY WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GO TO AND FROM WORK. WE HAVE NOT TRIED TO REPAIR THIS OURSELVES BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WE CHECKED THE FUSES AND THE BULBS WHICH ALL SEEM TO BE NORMAL. ALL THE OLD PARTS ARE STILL ON THE CAR, HOWEVER, THE CONNECTOR TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD PARTIALLY MELTED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10202287
Machine
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