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Power Train
09/06/2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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Structure, service Brakes
01/10/2015
FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE CAR WILL NOT START AFTER GAS IS PUT INTO IT WHEN THE CAR IS CUT OFF. BY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY IT WILL RESUME NORMAL OPERATION.THE KEY DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT DISENGAGE IT. KEYLESS ENTRY WILL NOT OPEN OR LOCK THE DOORS, WHILE AT LOCAL GAS STATION WENT INSIDE AND CAR WAS NOT THERE WHEN GOT OUTSIDE AS IF IT WAS STOLEN BUT IN FACT HAD ROLLED INTO TRAFFIC AND HIT A CAR AT THE RED LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES! THE POLICE ARRIVED TO INVESTIGATE. A ACCIDENT REPORT WAS MADE AND DAMAGE AND WELL BEING ASSESSMENT TAKEN. THE DEALER WHO SOLD THIS VEHICLE TO ME A FEW MONTHS AGO SHOULD KNOW WHAT THEY ARE SELLING TO CUSTOMERS PRIOR TO SELL BECAUSE IN THIS CASE SOMEONE COULD HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID IT IS MY PROBLEM NOW AND DOES NOT WANT TO GIVE ME LICENSE PLATES FROM DEPOSIT OWED WHICH WILL ALL THE ISSUES AND POTENTIAL OUT OF POCKET COSTS PLATES SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ME IN GOOD FAITH....
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Electrical System, fuel/propulsion System
10/04/2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION OFF POSITION AND FAILED TO RELEASE. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
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Seat Belts
06/04/2008
RECEIVED VEHICLE WITH DEFECTIVE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT AS DESCRIBED BY THE NOTICE FROM NHTSA. WE FOLLOWED UP WITH THE DEALER SINCE MARCH 2008 UNTIL THE PRESENT. THE DEALER STATES THERE'S STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE UNTIL THIS TIME. *TR