NHTSA recall 06V414000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 06V414000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SR-06-005 |
| Manufacturer | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2006-10-31 |
| Owners notified | 2006-11-20 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Units potentially affected | 1772 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE KEY LOCK CABLE WAS IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND MAY NOT ALLOW THE CABLE END TO LOCK INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER MECHANISM. THIS CAN RESULT IN THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERATIVE AND ALLOW THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE GEARSHIFT MECHANISM BEING PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.
What can happen
IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT SHIFT TO PARK BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY AND FAILS TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE IGNITION INTERLOCK CABLE AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-888-648-7820.
Notes
MITSUBISHI RECALL NO. SR-06-005.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE | Built 2006-08-23 to 2006-09-11. |
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| 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER | Built 2006-08-23 to 2006-09-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 137 | 2007-06-18. Service bulletin. REPROGRAMMING THE PCM DRIVABILITY OR SENSITIVITY ISSUES CAN BE CORRECTED. *KB |
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| 0613006 | 2006-07-11. Service bulletin. INCORRECT SOFTWARE PARAMETERS IN THE PCM MAY CAUSE THE MIL TO ILLUMINATE AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0335 AND/OR P0340 (CRANKSHAFT OR CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT) TO SET IN THE PCM. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.