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2005 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 717183 · 2009-04-21

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ENDEAVOR
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
49,616

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. HE HAD TO START THE IGNITION WHILE IT WAS ROLLING AND APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE DURING THE FAILURE. AFTERWARDS, HE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE THIRTY MINUTES LATER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,685 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,616.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10266288
Machine
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