NHTSA Complaint #10488740 — 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND AS THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.