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2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — STEERING

2 fatalcrash1 injured · 695608 · 2008-11-09

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
181,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY SON PURCHASED A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS 1-MONTH AGO IT'S TOO LATE TO SAVE MY SONS LIFE NOW BUT IT WAS SOLD AS IS NO WARRANTY ,THE FINANCE COMPANY REFUSES TO GET ME A HISTORY ON THE SAYS THERE'S NO RECALL BUT THEY ARE OLDER ONES ABOUT THE NUT IN THE GEAR BOX BEING LOOSE AND EVENTUALLY MAKING THE CAR NOT TURN LEFT MY SON DIED 10/23/08 AND AS SOON AS ASK ABOUT THE RECALL THE FINANCE LADY TO CRUSH THE CAR I SAID NO TILL I FIND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL AND IF IT WAS EVER LOOKED AT, THE CAR SHOO BAD AND WAS HARD TO STEER I DROVE IT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED I KNOW E-Z PAY OF GREENEVILLE TN SOLD HIM THE CAR,, CAN YOU HELP? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10248079
Machine
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