NHTSA Complaint #10911261 — 2004 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE GAVE WAY AND DISCONNECTED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE BECAME IMMOBILIZED IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND ASSISTED THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V458000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,484.