NHTSA Complaint #820287 — 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	820287
Vehicle	1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	December 10, 1997
Date Filed	January 20, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, TRUCK AHEAD OF THE ECLIPSE HAD COME TO STOP, APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. CAR ACCELERATED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, KEPT PUMPING BRAKES, BUT CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. WHEN BRAKES FINALLY KICKED IN CAR SLID UNDERNEATH TRUCK, DEMOLISHING FRONT END AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

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