Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V220000 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA | from 06/17/1996 to 05/18/1998 | V (Vehicle) | 61800 | 10/23/1998 | MFR | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 09/09/1998 | 09/15/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. the front brake lines can develop pin holes due to chaffing against the edge of the pass-through hole in the inner fender. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Brake fluid can leak resulting in deteriorated braking performance and illumination of the brake indicator lamp. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the front brake lines for signs of wear and routing. if the lines are not correctly centered in the pass-through hole, the lines will be repositioned by bending slightly to correct. if there is evidence of brake line wear, the brake line will be replaced. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began october 23, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi at 1-800-222-0037.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||
| 08/09/2000 | 2 | 04/01/1999 | |
| Under normal braking conditions, wheels lock causing vehicle to skid and steering is imapired. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 01/25/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving could step on brake pedal and brakes will not operate. pedal will go alway to ground. *ak | |||
| 09/21/1999 | 2 | ||
| When driving at any speed and applying the brakes pedal is bouncing, and the rotors went out. problem happened twice, and repaired at two different times. *ak | |||
| 06/20/1999 | |||
| Whenever brakes are applied, vehicle would slide or skid. intermittent problem. took to dealer & informed brakes are sticking. would have odors/fumes coming inside vehicle. also, some squeaking coming from front end. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 08/01/1998 | 1 | 04/10/1998 | |
| Brakes failed. yh | |||
| 1 | 09/01/1997 | ||
| Hydralic brake system defective. | |||
| 09/01/1998 | 1 | 04/01/1998 | |
| Brakes failed. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 04/27/1999 | 1 | 01/13/1999 | |
| Vehicle experienced failure of the brake pads causing grinding noise. mjs | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 09/21/1999 | 2 | ||
| When driving at any speed and applying the brakes pedal is bouncing, and the rotors went out. problem happened twice, and repaired at two different times. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 1 | 04/01/1998 | ||
| Brake fluid lines failed. *yc | |||