fight them 100% on it. You bought a new car with a warrenty just in case things like this happened.

 

WOW! we have warranty on our cars? some how it just slip my mine

 

Mitsubishi makes restrictor pills in few places because of reasons like this. If they did not build a safety net for normal driving mishaps like this, it is their fault. If they don't have solution for safety in Alaskan conditions, they should not sell the cars there at all.

You should also emphasize that such design flaw almost cost your life (I know this is way exaggerated but it seems how lawsuit works in the states...). Definately threaten then if you don't get any response, get a lawyer.

 

^i hope you know alaska is part of "the states"....lol

 

a big part of this is that you have to be persistent. Don't take no for an answer!

 

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I said about the lawsuit that way cuz im from Hong Kong -)

For condition they can always exclude certain states if they have regulations (like CA if the cars don't meet emissions, or AK and HI not being included for certain shipping). So if they cannot back up their products to conditions of the place they're selling they shouldn't sell there at all.