Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 14,474 complaints for MITSUBISHI
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - VISIBILITY
Feb 17, 2010
Incident date: Feb 5, 2009
THE TEMPERATURE KNOB WILL NOT TURN FROM COOL TO HEAT RESULTING IN THE FAILURE TO HEAT THE WINDSHIELD. IN TURN, ANY FROST, ICE, OR FOG WILL NOT BE REMOVED AND HINDERS VISION. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2004) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Feb 17, 2010
Incident date: Oct 17, 2008
I OWN A 2004 MITSUBISHI LANCE RALLIART SEDAN. THE AIR CONTROL SWITCH (KNOB USED TO ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE) BEGAN STICKING/CATCHING ABOUT IN ABOUT 2006 (MY CAR WAS ALREADY OUT OF THE WARRANTY TIME FRAME DUE TO MILEAGE). THE SWITCH THEN BROKE COMPLETELY OFF IN 2008. TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEATING CONTROL UNIT, MODIFY (CUT) THE DAMPER, AND INSTALL A NEW LEVER WH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2004) - EQUIPMENT
Feb 17, 2010
Incident date: Oct 17, 2008
I OWN A 2004 MITSUBISHI LANCE RALLIART SEDAN. THE AIR CONTROL SWITCH (KNOB USED TO ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE) BEGAN STICKING/CATCHING ABOUT IN ABOUT 2006 (MY CAR WAS ALREADY OUT OF THE WARRANTY TIME FRAME DUE TO MILEAGE). THE SWITCH THEN BROKE COMPLETELY OFF IN 2008. TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEATING CONTROL UNIT, MODIFY (CUT) THE DAMPER, AND INSTALL A NEW LEVER WH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
Feb 16, 2010
Incident date: Nov 8, 2009
HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES FOR TIMING BELT ISSUES. 1ST - NORMAL 60K REPLACEMENT 2ND - TIMING BELT PULLEY SEIZED UP AND CAR OVERHEATED 3RD - BELT WAS RUBBING ON SAFETY GUARD 4TH - TIMING BELT BROKE. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Feb 16, 2010
Incident date: Nov 8, 2009
HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES FOR TIMING BELT ISSUES. 1ST - NORMAL 60K REPLACEMENT 2ND - TIMING BELT PULLEY SEIZED UP AND CAR OVERHEATED 3RD - BELT WAS RUBBING ON SAFETY GUARD 4TH - TIMING BELT BROKE. *TR
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2003) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Feb 16, 2010
Incident date: Nov 4, 2009
ANTI-FREEZE LEAK ON CARPET PASSENGER SIDE NEAR FIREWALL FOGGED UP WINDOWS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF DUE TO THE LEAK THE ECU STARTED WORKING AWFUL. *TR
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2003) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Feb 16, 2010
Incident date: Nov 4, 2009
ANTI-FREEZE LEAK ON CARPET PASSENGER SIDE NEAR FIREWALL FOGGED UP WINDOWS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF DUE TO THE LEAK THE ECU STARTED WORKING AWFUL. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Feb 10, 2010
Incident date: Aug 12, 2009
2009 LANCER MITSUBISHI - BRAKE FAILURE & TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HR. ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. REPORTED - INSPECTED BUT UNABLE TO HOLD MITSUBISHI LIABLE BECAUSE THEY DID PUT OUT NOTICE IN MAY OR JUNE OF THE RECALL ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR
Crash
Fire
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) - POWER TRAIN
Feb 10, 2010
Incident date: Aug 12, 2009
2009 LANCER MITSUBISHI - BRAKE FAILURE & TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HR. ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. REPORTED - INSPECTED BUT UNABLE TO HOLD MITSUBISHI LIABLE BECAUSE THEY DID PUT OUT NOTICE IN MAY OR JUNE OF THE RECALL ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR
Crash
Fire
MITSUBISHI
RAIDER
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 10, 2010
Incident date: Aug 18, 2009
POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING ON A SPEED OF ABOUT 65-75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY/INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND THEN RELEASING THE BRAKE TO CONTINUE MOVING AGAIN AFTER THE SPEED GOES DOWN TO ABOUT 35-45 MPH, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING LIKE IT IS STUCK ON THIRD GEAR INSTEAD OF SHIFTING TO FOURT... Read more
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2000) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Feb 10, 2010
Incident date: Jun 28, 2005
WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR, DRIVE ABOUT A HALF BLOCK, OBTAIN DESIRED SPEED, TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND THEN WHEN THE CAR SLOWS DOWN, I PRESS DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENS. SO I PRESS DOWN FURTHER ON THE GAS PEDAL, AND SUDDENLY THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL. SO THEN I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE SLIGHTLY UNTIL THE CAR GOES THE RIGHT SP... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2009) - STRUCTURE
Feb 10, 2010
Incident date: Nov 7, 2009
RUST UNDER CARRIAGE. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(1999) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Feb 9, 2010
Incident date: Feb 5, 2008
ON SAT. 2/6/2010 WHILE DRIVING, I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING WHICH SCARED ME FOR A MOMENT. AFTER PULLING OVER, I INVESTIGATED WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM, AND FOUND THAT MY HARMONIC BALANCER HAD COME LOOSE. I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE HOUSE, AND PARKED IT. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - EQUIPMENT
Feb 9, 2010
Incident date: Oct 19, 2002
SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING; BUT TOLD THAT THE KNOBS ARE A LITTLE HARD TO TURN AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THE CONTROLS FINALLY BECAME INOPERABLE; WHICH PUTS OUR SAFETY AT RISK. HVAC CONTROLS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED WITH A MECHANICAL FLAW WHICH MAKES THE DEFROSTING, HEATING, AND AC COMPONENTS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE AND EVENTUALLY BECOME INOPERABLE. TSB 055-003 HAS BEEN ISSUED PUTTIN... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - VISIBILITY
Feb 9, 2010
Incident date: Oct 19, 2002
SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING; BUT TOLD THAT THE KNOBS ARE A LITTLE HARD TO TURN AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THE CONTROLS FINALLY BECAME INOPERABLE; WHICH PUTS OUR SAFETY AT RISK. HVAC CONTROLS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED WITH A MECHANICAL FLAW WHICH MAKES THE DEFROSTING, HEATING, AND AC COMPONENTS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE AND EVENTUALLY BECOME INOPERABLE. TSB 055-003 HAS BEEN ISSUED PUTTIN... Read more
MITSUBISHI
RAIDER
(2006) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Feb 9, 2010
Incident date: Jul 19, 2006
I HAVE A 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER THAT HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES, SOMETIMES THE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT, ALL THE GAUGES QUIT WORKING, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND THE RADIO CUTS OFF.....SOMETIMES DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY. EVEN AFTER TAKING TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN LOCKING UP AND 'DRAGGING' UPON STOPPING SOMETIMES, HASN'T DONE IT LATELY, I THINK THE PART MAY HAVE FINALLY BROKE. THERE IS A... Read more
MITSUBISHI
RAIDER
(2006) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Feb 9, 2010
Incident date: Jul 19, 2006
I HAVE A 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER THAT HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES, SOMETIMES THE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT, ALL THE GAUGES QUIT WORKING, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND THE RADIO CUTS OFF.....SOMETIMES DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY. EVEN AFTER TAKING TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN LOCKING UP AND 'DRAGGING' UPON STOPPING SOMETIMES, HASN'T DONE IT LATELY, I THINK THE PART MAY HAVE FINALLY BROKE. THERE IS A... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Feb 4, 2010
Incident date: Aug 27, 2003
CONTINUING CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. 1. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2003 IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AND THEN SUDDENLY INCREASING YOUR SPEED WHILE SAY PASSING OR SPEEDING UP, ONCE YOU LET OFF THE GAS TO RETURN TO THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY REV AND WILL NOT STOP INCREASING SPEED UNTIL YOU REL... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2005) - STEERING
Feb 3, 2010
Incident date: Jan 11, 2010
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH CAUSED CAR TO SWERVE OUT OF LANE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP PART BROKE INTERNALLY AND WAS REPLACED. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(1992) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jan 31, 2010
Incident date: Jan 28, 2010
MITSUBISHI MONTERO 1992. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID:00V311001 AND 96V143002. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE RECALL IS VOID BECAUSE THE BOLT BROKE AND THEY ASSUME THAT IT BROKE NOT BECAUSE OF RECALLED PART BUT IMPROPER REPAIR. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(1992) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Jan 31, 2010
Incident date: Jan 28, 2010
MITSUBISHI MONTERO 1992. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID:00V311001 AND 96V143002. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE RECALL IS VOID BECAUSE THE BOLT BROKE AND THEY ASSUME THAT IT BROKE NOT BECAUSE OF RECALLED PART BUT IMPROPER REPAIR. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2004) - STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Jan 28, 2010
Incident date: Jan 28, 2010
IN OCT. 2006 I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN BECAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT AND REAR DOORS WERE STICKING AND NOT OPENING AT TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR PANELS. IN JULY 2008 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH RIGHT FRONT AND REAR DOORS. THEY REPLACED THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE DOOR PANEL TO THE FRAME, SIGHTING POOR DESIGN OF THE DOOR PANELS. CURRENTLY (JAN. 2010) I AM AGAIN HAVIN... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 26, 2010
Incident date: Jun 1, 2009
WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 35MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS HARD, JERKING THE CAR FORWARD HARD AND CAUSING ONE OF THE REAR CV JOINTS TO POP. THE DEALER SAID THERE WASN'T ENOUGH OCCURRENCES OF IT HAPPENING TO WARRANT ANY INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THEY CALLED IN A MITSUBISHI REP AND HE CLAIMED TO NEVER FEEL OR HEAR THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE TECH DID. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2007) - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Jan 26, 2010
Incident date: Aug 12, 2009
2007 MITSUBISHI, ECLIPS, SPYDER DOOR LATCH HOLDS THE DOOR OPEN AND WILL NOT CLOSE, THE PLASTIC PART INSIDE THE DOOR IS BROKEN W/ LESS THAN 60K MILES. IS THEIR A RECALL? *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2007) - STRUCTURE
Jan 26, 2010
Incident date: Aug 12, 2009
2007 MITSUBISHI, ECLIPS, SPYDER DOOR LATCH HOLDS THE DOOR OPEN AND WILL NOT CLOSE, THE PLASTIC PART INSIDE THE DOOR IS BROKEN W/ LESS THAN 60K MILES. IS THEIR A RECALL? *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2002) - STRUCTURE
Jan 26, 2010
Incident date: Jan 10, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE DRIVER OBSERVED THAT THE DASHBOARD COVER SUSTAINED EXCESSIVE CRACKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY AND UNCERTAINTY OF THE PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2008) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
Jan 23, 2010
Incident date: Jan 23, 2010
I TOOK MY CAR TO VERACOM MITSUBISHI SAN MATEO C.A. WHERE I PURCHASED MY 2008 MITSUBISHI GTS FOR THE RECALL ID # 09V077000 - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE - , THEY DENIED THE RECALLED AND SERVICES ON MY VEHICLE AND CHECK THERE COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND SHOWED ME THERE WAS NO RECALLED FOR THIS CAR AND PROBLEMS. I CHECK THE WEB SITE AND NHTSA.GOV THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I AM ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2008) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE
Jan 23, 2010
Incident date: Jan 23, 2010
I TOOK MY CAR TO VERACOM MITSUBISHI SAN MATEO C.A. WHERE I PURCHASED MY 2008 MITSUBISHI GTS FOR THE RECALL ID # 09V077000 - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE - , THEY DENIED THE RECALLED AND SERVICES ON MY VEHICLE AND CHECK THERE COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND SHOWED ME THERE WAS NO RECALLED FOR THIS CAR AND PROBLEMS. I CHECK THE WEB SITE AND NHTSA.GOV THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I AM ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1997) - AIR BAGS
Jan 21, 2010
Incident date: May 28, 2009
SON DRIVING A ECLIPSE RAN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE GOING 55 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER CAME OUT RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF ONLY CHILD. *TR
Crash
1 deaths
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
Jan 20, 2010
Incident date: Dec 18, 2009
HAD TO REPLACE TRANSFER CASE FOR A SECOND TIME. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 16, 2010
Incident date: Jan 9, 2010
PROPELLER SHAFT RECALL HAD MY VEHICLE N 3 TIMES DUE TO THIS DEFECT NOW MITSUBISHI IS REFUSING TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2004) - SEAT BELTS
Jan 14, 2010
Incident date: Jan 13, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH AND MAKING A SHARP TURN. SUDDENLY, THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT MECHANISM RELEASED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE WHICH WAS WORN BY AN OCCUPANT PROPERLY SECURED IN A CHILD SEAT. THE CHILD RESTRAINT AND OCCUPANT WANDERED AROUND THE REAR SEAT. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME.... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2006) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Jan 13, 2010
Incident date: Aug 26, 2009
IN AUGUST I NOTICED A WEIRD NOISE COMING FROM THE TIMING BELT AREA OF MY CAR. THE CAR WAS PERFECTLY FINE AND DRIVEN NORMALLY. I STARTED THE CAR AND THE NOISE APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE A WASHING MACHINE AND IS ONLY PRESENT WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED UP AND IS COLD. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE NOISE DISAPPEARS. I AM WORRIED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING TERRIBLY W... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) - SEAT BELTS
Jan 13, 2010
Incident date: Jan 1, 2009
REAR SEAT BELT NOT WORKING. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2002) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jan 12, 2010
Incident date: Jan 22, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER CONVERTIBLE. THE VEHICLE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT GIVEN A DIAGNOSIS AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPLODE. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE MITSUBISHI MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 1/28/10 *CN THE CON... Read more
Crash
Fire
1 injured
1 deaths
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2006) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Jan 12, 2010
Incident date: Mar 1, 2007
LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TIMING BELT AREA. SOUNDS LIKE A FAULTY PULLEY OR THE BELT RUBBING ON SOMETHING. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TIMING BELT IDLER PULLEY. BEFORE I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP I TOLD THEM I STILL HEAR THE SAME SOUND JUST QUIETER. THEY TOLD ME IF IT GETS LOUDER TO COME BACK. THAT WAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT HAS GOTTEN LOUDER SINCE. MY CONCERN IS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2006) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Jan 11, 2010
Incident date: Nov 20, 2009
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY ENGINE WHEN MY CAR WAS IDLING. AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP (5-10 MIN), THE SOUND WOULD GO AWAY. THE SOUND APPEARED TO BE BELT RELATED SO I CHECKED THE SERPENTINE (ACCESSORY) BELT AND NOTICED SIGNS OF WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BELT AND THE IDLER PULLEY . I CHANGED THE BELT OUT (WAS CLOSE TO RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT DATE ANY... Read more
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1994) - SEAT BELTS
Jan 10, 2010
Incident date: Jan 1, 2010
SEAT BELT IN MY 1994 MITSUBISHI 3000GT DO NOT FUNCTION. I HAD THEM CHECKED OUT AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS NOTORIOUSLY COMMON ON THESE TO HAVE BAD NON-OPERATIONAL SEAT BELTS. IF IT IS NOTORIOUSLY COMMON WHY HAS MITSUBISHI NOT TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM? I AM JUST CONCERNED THAT THE BELTS I AM GETTING INSTALLED WILL DO THE SAME THING, THEY ARE OF THE SAME MANUFACTURER, SO SAYS THE DEALERSHI... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - VISIBILITY
Dec 19, 2009
Incident date: Dec 19, 2009
2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER. TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. I CAN'T TURN THE HEAT ON. WHEN I TURN THE KNOB FROM COLD TO HOT THERE IS A LOT OF TENSION AND I'VE ALREADY BROKEN ONE KNOB TRYING TO FORCE IT TO TURN THE HEATER ON WHEN IT'S COLD OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE HEAT ON IS TO LOOK FOR A LEVER TO THE RIGHT OF THE GAS PEDAL AND MANUALLY TURN THE HEAT ON. THIS IS NOT SAFE WHILE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) - AIR BAGS
Dec 17, 2009
Incident date: Oct 27, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH SHE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE OCCUPANT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILUR... Read more
Crash
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2002) - VISIBILITY
Dec 17, 2009
Incident date: Sep 19, 2009
MY FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS FOGGING UP EVERY TIME I USED THE HEATER AND A SMELL OF COOLANT INSIDE MY CAR--NASTY FILM WAS LEFT, FOUND OUT IT WAS A HEATER CORE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE FOG WOULD TAKE 20 MINUTES TO CLEAR UP WITH DEFROSTER ON HIGHEST SETTINGS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH MITSUBISHI DIAMANTES. I AM SURPRISED THAT THESE HAVE NEVER BEEN RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2002) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Dec 17, 2009
Incident date: Sep 19, 2009
MY FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS FOGGING UP EVERY TIME I USED THE HEATER AND A SMELL OF COOLANT INSIDE MY CAR--NASTY FILM WAS LEFT, FOUND OUT IT WAS A HEATER CORE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE FOG WOULD TAKE 20 MINUTES TO CLEAR UP WITH DEFROSTER ON HIGHEST SETTINGS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH MITSUBISHI DIAMANTES. I AM SURPRISED THAT THESE HAVE NEVER BEEN RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(2001) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 16, 2009
Incident date: Dec 11, 2009
2001 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE APPX 105,000 MILES. PURCHASED MAY 2007. VEHICLE'S FUSE BOX CAUGHT FIRE AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TOTALING THE CAR. NO PRIOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURRED. AFTER RUNNING ERRANDS I PULLED INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX'S PARKING LOT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE DID NOT EVEN TURN. I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE H... Read more
Fire
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1997) - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Dec 15, 2009
Incident date: Dec 14, 2009
DEFECTIVE REAR DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLIES; BOTH SIDES. I HAVE REPLACED WITH OTHER USED PARTS AND THOSE PARTS CONSISTENTLY FAILED TOO. I HAVE FOUND FOUR ASSEMBLIES, ON OTHER USED GALANTS, AND THEY HAVE ALL FAILED. I AM AWARE THAT NEW PARTS WOULD HAVE BEEN IDEAL, HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT IF THESE PARTS WERE MANUFACTURED TO MITSUBISHI'S USUALLY HIGH STANDARDS, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) - SEAT BELTS
Dec 15, 2009
Incident date: Nov 1, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE 'S BRAKE ROTOR DISENGAGED AND TRAVELED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE, FOLLOWED BY THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BELT DISENGAGEMENT. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHCILE RESUMED OPERATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 9,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Dec 11, 2009
Incident date: Nov 4, 2009
CLIMATE CONTROL KNOB BROKE OFF ON MITSUBISHI ,FOUND TO HAPPEN ON LOTS OF THESE CARS, CANT DEFROST WINDOW. CANT SEE. SAFETY HAZARD? *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2005) - STRUCTURE
Dec 11, 2009
Incident date: May 22, 2009
I HAVE A BLACK 2005 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WITHIN THE PAST YEAR THE PAINT HAS BEEN FADING BY TURNING A OFF WHITE IN SOME AREAS AND IT IS SPREADING LIKE CANCER. I EVEN HAVE A SPOT THAT IS GETTING RUSTED. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE A PAINT RECALL. I NEED MY PAINT FIXED PLEASE BEFORE IT SPREADS EVERYWHERE. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND AM NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR AT THIS TIME. *TR
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2002) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Dec 9, 2009
Incident date: Dec 6, 2009
ABS CONTROL MODULE. *TR
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2002) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Dec 9, 2009
Incident date: Oct 15, 2009
HEATER CORE AND O RINGS. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2000) - STRUCTURE:BODY
Dec 3, 2009
Incident date: Jul 2, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAVING HIS VEHICLE INSPECTED HE WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS ROTTEN AND THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 134000.