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1999 MITSUBISHI 3000GT — POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

1 injured · 642476 · 2007-10-17

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
3000GT
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Miles at failure
93,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 MODEL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WHEELS LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SLID TO A STOP AS IF IT HAD BEEN REAR ENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V143001 (POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4WHEEL DRIVE)) HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED AT 50,000 MILES. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT OBLIGATED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR AGAIN. THE CONTACT FELT AS IF HE HAD WHIPLASH IN HIS NECK AND BACK, BUT HE HAS NOT YET SEEN A DOCTOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10206014
Machine
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