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NHTSA complaint #11219577

This page summarizes an official U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration owner complaint. Use the verification links below to confirm the record directly with NHTSA.

Vehicle

2019 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER

Manufacturer

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

Components

POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES

Dates

Incident: 06/06/2019
Filed: 06/12/2019

Owner complaint summary

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2019 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO GO BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE ON A SMALL INCLINE, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS TOWARDS A TRUCK. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE START BUTTON, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR AND RECEIVED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500.

This is an owner complaint filed with NHTSA (ODI #11219577). It is not automatically an official recall, investigation outcome, or manufacturer admission unless the complaint text itself describes one.

Official record ID (ODI): 11219577. This page is the human-readable source link used across afterwarranty. The raw JSON link proxies NHTSA's public API for machine verification; prefer this page when reading the complaint.