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ABS Antilock

ODI ID: 729535 NHTSA Complaint ID: 249111

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 2000 MONTERO 00

Component/Parts: ABS Antilock

Failure Date: July 13, 2000 Complaint Date: August 30, 2000

City/State: BOISE, ID (Idaho)
Crash: Yes Fire: No Injured: 1 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: on 7/13/00, while travelling on city street @ 25-30 mph & maintaining adequate distance ( at least 2 car lengths )from vehicle in front, driver of said vehicle stopped in lane ( at a green light )to avoid hitting cars in front of him that had stopped, i pressed down on my brakes & it failed to stop my vehicle. i pressed the pedal all the way to the floor (while bruising 3 toes on my right foot);was unable to stop, vehicle continued to roll into the back of the other vehilce. brakes definitely failed. was recorded by police officer in his report and i was cited for the accident. i have reported the details of the accident to the dealer and to the national 800 # customer service re: failing brakes & possible concealed defect by mitsubishi caused my accident. according to various articles in print and on tv, mitsubishi has concealed defects for the past 20 years & its own government (japan) is investigating. when i discussed the defect articles & recall #'s to the mitsu rep. she claimed that those figures were incorrect & did not apply to vehicles exported to the us, even though the ap wire reports stated that more than 45,000 defected vehicles were sold in the us?!?!?! i have been driving for 36 years, accident-free, never even coming close to an accident, and then my brand-new mitsu has brake failure under emergency conditions & i have this accident that was not my fault. i do not drive recklessly, nor too close, always defensively & apparently trusting too much in the quality & integrity of my vehicle and the safety features that i paid for & presumed would be effective in times of crisis. not the case! if the executives/management of mitsubishi have concealed defects in their vehicles for the past 20 years, what's to say that the 2000 montero sports aren't hiding something! i need some answers! i am contesting the citation with a hearing before the traffic court next month for it was not my fault! please contact me confirming your receipt & resolution. thank you!!! .