Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 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 2,215,138 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 14,402 complaints for MITSUBISHI
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(1996) — SEATS
May 29, 2009
Incident date: May 26, 2004
PASSENGER SEAT ONLY LOCKS IN ONE POSITION. IF YOU THINK THE SEAT IS LOCKED AND IT'S NOT, THE SEAT DOES MOVE/SLIDE BACKWARD AND FORWARD AS YOU ARE DRIVING. YOU MUST HEAR THE "LOCKED IN PLACE NOISE" OR IT IS NOT LOCKED!!!! THIS IS IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A PASSENGER RIDING IN THIS SEAT. *TR
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
May 29, 2009
Incident date: Apr 11, 2006
HEATER CORE LEAKS INTO CAR STEAMS UP WINDOWS AND LEAKS ON THE COMPUTER AND CHANGES THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — STRUCTURE:BODY
May 25, 2009
Incident date: May 10, 2009
THE PAINT ON MY BLACK 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT HAS TURNED WHITE ALL AROUND MY HOOD AND TRUNK AND THE ROOF MY CAR IS HAS OXIDIZE AND RUST. I HAVE CALLED MITSUBISHI CORPORATE AND GOT NOWHERE. I HAVE FOUND THAT A MAJORITY OF MITSUBISHI BLACK CARS HAVE BAD PAINT JOBS YOU WILL SEE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR MODELS 1999-2003. THERE IS ALSO A WEBSITE I FOUND CALLED "MYMISTUBISHIPAINTPROBLEM.COM" WHICH S... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — STRUCTURE:BODY
May 25, 2009
Incident date: Apr 1, 2007
I AM OWNER OF 2002 BLACK MITSUBISHI GALANT WITH A VERY BADLY FADING PAINT JOB. I AM A SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR(SINCE 2006) AND FOR THE COUPLE YEARS THE FADING PROCESS HAS BEEN RATHER DRAMATIC AND THE CAR JUST LOOKS UGLY, INSPITE OF ME NEVER HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR ITSELF ENGINE OR OTHERWISE. I KNOW THAT THERE A SIMILAR BLACK MITSUBISHI OWNERS(GALANT, ECLIPSE, ENDEAVOR)... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) — VISIBILITY
May 22, 2009
Incident date: May 1, 2009
TEMP CONTROL KNOB BROKE, NOT ABLE TO USE HEATER IN THE WINTER AND AIR CONDITIONER IN THE SUMMER. MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP ADVISED WOULD COST APPROX $900 AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. TOO MANY COMPLAINTS W/KNOB ON MITSUBISHI LANCERS. *TR
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — STEERING
May 22, 2009
Incident date: Mar 31, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMALL STONES FELL OFF OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE SUNROOF OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, DEBRIS AND GLASS SHATTERED INSIDE OF HER VEHICLE. TWO PASSENGERS WERE MODERATELY INJURED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR CRASH OCCURRING. THE VEH... Read more
Crash
2 injured
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
May 22, 2009
Incident date: Mar 31, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMALL STONES FELL OFF OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE SUNROOF OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, DEBRIS AND GLASS SHATTERED INSIDE OF HER VEHICLE. TWO PASSENGERS WERE MODERATELY INJURED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR CRASH OCCURRING. THE VEH... Read more
Crash
2 injured
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2008) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
May 22, 2009
Incident date: May 10, 2009
CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER WHEN STOPPING/ACCELERATING AND IN REVERSE; CAR WOULD APPEAR TO STALL OUT. *TR
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2002) — CHILD SEAT
May 20, 2009
Incident date: Apr 7, 2009
THE BUCKLES IN BACK OF THE CAR SEAT DOES NOT HOLD THE STRAPS IN PLACE THEY COME LOOSE JUST BY CARING THE CAR SEAT. I ENTERED IN A DIFFERENT MODEL NUMBER THEN WHAT MY CAR SEAT MODEL NUMBER IS BECAUSE YOU DO NOT HAVE IT IN YOUR SYSTEM MY MODEL NUMBER FOR MY CAR SEAT IS 22-325 PAC GB1B. SORRY BUT I NEEDED THIS COMPLAINT PUT IN IMMEDIATLY BECAUSE I DO NOT NEED ANYTHING BAD HAPPENING TO MY BABY BECAUSE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1992) — SUSPENSION:REAR
May 18, 2009
Incident date: May 18, 2009
I WAS DRIVING MY MOTHER-N-LAWS 1992 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR JUST STARTED TO SWERVE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT MAKING A WEIRD SCRAPPING SOUND MAKING ME THINK THE BRAKES WERE PROBABLY LOCKED UP. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE SMOKE KEPT COMING OUT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES. MY KID'S A... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1992) — TIRES
May 18, 2009
Incident date: May 18, 2009
I WAS DRIVING MY MOTHER-N-LAWS 1992 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR JUST STARTED TO SWERVE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT MAKING A WEIRD SCRAPPING SOUND MAKING ME THINK THE BRAKES WERE PROBABLY LOCKED UP. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE SMOKE KEPT COMING OUT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES. MY KID'S A... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 14, 2009
Incident date: May 12, 2009
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE GRINDING NOISES WHEN TRUCK WAS GOING SLOWLY. DESPITE ONLY 90,000 MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS $4188. NO LIGHTS WERE ON, CAR DROVE WITHOUT INDICATION, ALL REQUIRED SERVICES WERE PERFORMED. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1995) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 14, 2009
Incident date: Apr 12, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V069001 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT SHE WAS UNCLEAR IF THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS.... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(1999) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 13, 2009
Incident date: Apr 2, 2009
TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TO INDICATE OVERHEAT OR POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE (SAFETY CONCERN) TO ALLOW TRANS TO COOL DOWN. I NOW DISCOVER MITSUBISHI HAS A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) ON THIS ISSUE FOR MY VEHICLE, REQUIRING INSTALLATION OF A LARGER CAPACITY TRANSMISSION PAN, FILTER AND SCREEN, AND A LONGER FILL TUBE AND MEASURING WAND... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2003) — STRUCTURE:BODY
May 13, 2009
Incident date: May 6, 2009
PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2003 ECLIPSE IN 2004. I AM EXPERIENCING PAINT DELAMINATION AND IT'S SPREADING RAPIDLY. WENT TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALER AFTER FINDING OUT MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOOK PICTURES AND SAID THEY WILL CONTACT MITSUBISHI. I WAS NOTIFIED THE NEXT DAY THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN DECLINED ANY HELP DUE TO EXPIRATION IN WARRANTY. *TR
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2007) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
May 12, 2009
Incident date: May 12, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. ON MAY 12, 2009, THE CONTACT WENT TO HAVE A RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. IT WAS UNKNOWN AS TO WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATING AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAI... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) — STRUCTURE:BODY
May 7, 2009
Incident date: Mar 13, 2006
PAINT DELAMINATES FROM VEHICLE SURFACE. EXTERIOR PAINT STARTS TO DEGRADE THEN DELAMINATES FROM THE VEHICLE'S SURFACE UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO THE METAL. THIS OCCURRED IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND CONTINUED THROUGHOUT MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS A LEASE THAT I WAS CHARGED FOR THE DAMAGE. THIS IS CLEARLY PROBLEM. AFTER A SHORT INTERNET SEARCH, THOUSANDS OF EXACT COMPL... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) — STRUCTURE:BODY
May 5, 2009
Incident date: May 1, 2008
I AM AN OWNER OF A 2003 MITSUBISHI BLACK GALANT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND IT IS GARAGE-KEPT. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I STARTED NOTICING THE PAINT ON MY VEHICLE STARTED TO FADE/OXIDIZE. I REPORTED THIS TO MITSUBISHI AND THEY DID NOTHING. I DID MY RESEARCH AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER GALANT OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — TIRES
May 3, 2009
Incident date: Mar 1, 2009
I TOOK MY CAR TO WAL-MART FOR OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, THEY DID THE OIL CHANGE AND REFUSED TO DO THE TIRE ROTATION. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT BOTH FRONT TIES BE REPLACED. THEY MADE ME SIGN A PAPER THAT THEY INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. THE TECHNICIANS SAID HE WON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ESPECIALLY WITH KIDS ON BOARD. I DO CARE OF MY CAR AND KEEP UP WITH THE TIRE ROTATION AND GE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Apr 29, 2009
Incident date: Apr 17, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEED WOULD DECREASE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD ONLY REMAIN ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. OCCASIONALLY, IT WOULD TAKE UP TO AN HOUR FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART AND THEN STALL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2009) — SEAT BELTS
Apr 29, 2009
Incident date: Apr 1, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. WHILE SEATED IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE MECHANISM WAS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS. THE MECHANISM WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REACH BECAUSE IT WAS LOCATED BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE SEAT AND THE CONSOLE. THE EXCESSIVELY SMALL AREA PREVENTED ACCESSIBILITY TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM. TH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — STRUCTURE
Apr 28, 2009
Incident date: Sep 10, 2005
THE CAR STARTED FADING ON THE SIDE DOORS. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT WAS A COMPLAINT TO THE MANUFACTURER. AFTER THE SUMMER OF LAST YEAR THE ROOF STARTED TO FADE ALL OVER. THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR OWNERS. MY FATHER AND I TRIED WASHING AND WAXING THE CAR TO KEEP FROM FADING, BUT ITS DAMAGED TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR WILL NEED TO BE STRIP AND SANDED. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2006) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Apr 25, 2009
Incident date: Jan 26, 2009
HEADLIGHTS KEEP FAILING. WAS PULLED OVER AFTER HAVING JUST REPLACED A BULB AND NOTIFIED THE BULB WAS OUT AGAIN. BLAMED THE SHOP THAT REPLACED THE BULB, AND HAD THEM PUT IN ANOTHER. THEN WHEN DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE DRIVE, AS I BEGAN TO GET DARK, ANOTHER MOTORIST FLASHED ME TO NOTIFY ME THAT I DID NOT HAVE HEADLIGHTS ON, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE IN THE ON POSITION. BOTH LOW BEAMS HAD GONE OUT AND WOUL... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2006) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 25, 2009
Incident date: Jan 26, 2009
HEADLIGHTS KEEP FAILING. WAS PULLED OVER AFTER HAVING JUST REPLACED A BULB AND NOTIFIED THE BULB WAS OUT AGAIN. BLAMED THE SHOP THAT REPLACED THE BULB, AND HAD THEM PUT IN ANOTHER. THEN WHEN DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE DRIVE, AS I BEGAN TO GET DARK, ANOTHER MOTORIST FLASHED ME TO NOTIFY ME THAT I DID NOT HAVE HEADLIGHTS ON, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE IN THE ON POSITION. BOTH LOW BEAMS HAD GONE OUT AND WOUL... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Apr 23, 2009
Incident date: Apr 21, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT. IMMEDIATELY, AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL MECHANISM WAS ACTIVATED IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING SMELL AND A CRACKLING NOISE. SMOKE AND SMALL FLAMES EXPELLED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR PANEL. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITHOUT INJURY. HE DID NOT NOTIFY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.... Read more
Fire
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Apr 23, 2009
Incident date: Apr 22, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. AFTER PARKING HER VEHICLE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HARNESS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE EXISTING RECALL APPLIED TO 2.4 ENGINES NOT 3.0. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL NUMBER 00V299001 DOES NOT STIPULATE THE ENGINE SIZ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2001) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
Apr 23, 2009
Incident date: Apr 22, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. AFTER PARKING HER VEHICLE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HARNESS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE EXISTING RECALL APPLIED TO 2.4 ENGINES NOT 3.0. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL NUMBER 00V299001 DOES NOT STIPULATE THE ENGINE SIZ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2001) — WHEELS
Apr 23, 2009
Incident date: Sep 21, 2008
RIMS ON 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WEAK, VERY CAREFULLY DROVE, HAD TO REPLACE ONE RIM AND OTHERS ARE ALL BENT. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2004) — POWER TRAIN
Apr 21, 2009
Incident date: Mar 17, 2009
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I TOOK MY 2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD THEM RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON IT TO DETERMINE WHY IT WOULD NOT GO OFF. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED IN 2006 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME I HAD BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ISSUED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REP... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 21, 2009
Incident date: Apr 20, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. HE HAD TO START THE IGNITION WHILE IT WAS ROLLING AND APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE DURING THE FAILURE. AFTERWARDS, HE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVO
(2008) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Apr 19, 2009
Incident date: Apr 16, 2008
THE PAINT IS CHIPPING ON THE BOTTOM SIDE, OF THE BACK REAR DOORS NEXT TO THE FENDER. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. AS TALKED IN THE FORUMS IN EDMUNDS.COM I HAVE A 2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION, WITH 3,500 MILES ON IT AND THE PAINT IS COMING OFF THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND MITSUBISHI WONT DO ANYTHING I NEVER DROVE MY CAR IN GRAVEL, I THINK THE DESIGN FLAW HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AERODYNAMICS OF... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 14, 2009
Incident date: Sep 28, 2005
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT -REPAIRED2-6-08,CONSTANTLY REPLACE BATTERY,5-31-07 ,TWO TIMES IN 208,REPROGRAM CAR IT WOULD NOT STAY CRANKED,REPLACED RADIATOR-208, LEFT HEAD LIGHT BULB IS MELTED INTO SOCKET ,LIGHT GOES DIM WHOLE THING HAS TO BE REPLACED BRAKES KEPT MAKING LOUD NOISE,STILL DO SOME TIME12-14-06, SIX MONTHS LATER HAD TO REPLACE PADS,STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKE,REPLACE BLINKER S... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Apr 14, 2009
Incident date: Sep 28, 2005
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT -REPAIRED2-6-08,CONSTANTLY REPLACE BATTERY,5-31-07 ,TWO TIMES IN 208,REPROGRAM CAR IT WOULD NOT STAY CRANKED,REPLACED RADIATOR-208, LEFT HEAD LIGHT BULB IS MELTED INTO SOCKET ,LIGHT GOES DIM WHOLE THING HAS TO BE REPLACED BRAKES KEPT MAKING LOUD NOISE,STILL DO SOME TIME12-14-06, SIX MONTHS LATER HAD TO REPLACE PADS,STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKE,REPLACE BLINKER S... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 14, 2009
Incident date: Apr 10, 2009
CAR STALLED DUE TO DRINK (WHICH WAS IN DRINK HOLDER) SPILLING ACROSS SHIFT AREA DURING SUDDEN BRAKING - APPARENTLY LIQUID SHORTED OUT WIRING AND CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE AGAIN UNTIL IT DRIED OUT - IF THESE TWO ITEMS MUST BE CLOSE TOGETHER THEN THE GEAR/SHIFT AREA SHOULD BE WATER TIGHT/PROOF - FOR SURE THIS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE/CRASH/DEATH/INJURY. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2002) — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Apr 14, 2009
Incident date: Apr 10, 2009
CAR STALLED DUE TO DRINK (WHICH WAS IN DRINK HOLDER) SPILLING ACROSS SHIFT AREA DURING SUDDEN BRAKING - APPARENTLY LIQUID SHORTED OUT WIRING AND CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE AGAIN UNTIL IT DRIED OUT - IF THESE TWO ITEMS MUST BE CLOSE TOGETHER THEN THE GEAR/SHIFT AREA SHOULD BE WATER TIGHT/PROOF - FOR SURE THIS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE/CRASH/DEATH/INJURY. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Apr 10, 2009
Incident date: Apr 5, 2009
I CRASHED MY 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT... I WANTED TO KNOW IF THE SAME RECALL THAT WAS DONE ON THE 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT COULD ALSO BE FOR THE 2002 BECAUSE MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR
Crash
Fire
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2001) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Apr 9, 2009
Incident date: Mar 10, 2008
WINDOWS ARE FOGGING UP DO T A FAULTY HEATER CORE. I REALLY DON'T MIND REPAIRING THE CAR SEEING THAT IT HAS 120K ON IT.. I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW AND THIS WILL BE THE 3RD HEATER CORE!!! WHAT'S GOING ON! *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — VISIBILITY
Apr 8, 2009
Incident date: Dec 12, 2007
2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER OZ RALLEY . THE HEATER HOT AND COLD SELECTOR WILL NOT SWITCH FROM HOT TO COLD. YOU HAVE TO REACH UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DASH AND MOVE IT FROM HOT TO COLD. IF NOT THE SELECTOR SWITCH WILL BREAK. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED IT ONCE. NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT. BY THE WAY I AM A MECHANIC BY TRADE WITH 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. ALSO THE PLUG COMING OFF THE DASH HARNESS HAS SEEMED TO HAVE GO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — VISIBILITY
Apr 7, 2009
Incident date: Mar 10, 2004
OWN A 2002 MIT. GALANT ES V6... HEATER CONTROL MOTOR IS BAD DEALER WANT 450 DOLLARS TO REPLACE GOT ONLINE AND THIS IS A PRODUCTION PROBLEM. MANY OTHERS WITH 02-03 GALANTS HAVE THIS PROBLEM.. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE DUE TO DEFROST NOT WORKING PROPER AND THIS COULD CAUSE PEOPLE TO CRASH AND DIE..... *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Apr 5, 2009
Incident date: Feb 20, 2009
FADED PAINT NOTICED ON LEFT SIDE OF HOOD ABOUT A MONTH AND HALF AGO, LOOKED LIKE OXIDATION, A COUPLE WEEKS LATER ANOTHER SPOT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HOOD APPEARED, BOTH SPOTS APPEAR TO BE GETTING LARGER (ABOUT THE SIZE OF A DESSERT PLATE) AND MORE PRONOUNCED. DEALERSHIP SAYS NO DEFECT AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY, ACCORDING TO MANY WEBSITE THERE IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH THE BLACK MITSUBISHI CARS AND THE CLEA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(1999) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 2, 2009
Incident date: Aug 1, 2008
TRANSMISSION STICKING BETWEEN 40-60 MILES PER HOUR AT 3000 RPMS AND HAS A PROBLEM SHIFTING DOWN CAUSING THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT TO COME ON. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS ON THE SAME 2 ROADS IN THE SAME EXACT SPOT. I HAD THE PULSE GENERATORS IN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND ONE WEEK LATER IT WAS DOING IT AGAIN. I AM TRYING TO DETERMINE IF IT IS AIR INTAKE RELATED SINCE IT HAPPENS ONLY AT THOSE 2 S... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
Apr 1, 2009
Incident date: Mar 31, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE RECALL REPAIR PERTAINING TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE MILEAGE EXCEEDED 150,000, WHICH EXCLUDED THE VEHICLE FROM QUALIFYING FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE "RECALL" WAS NOT FOUND ON T... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 1, 2009
Incident date: Apr 1, 2009
I'VE HAD MY 09 LANCER SINCE JULY OF 2008. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS UP UNTIL RECENTLY. FOR ABOUT THE PAST MONTH NOW, ON FOUR OCCASIONS, USUALLY IN THE MORNING, WHEN I GO TO START MY CAR IT JUST WONT START. IT MAKES THE SAME SOUND AS IF MY CAR WAS TO START, BUT JUST DOESN'T. SO I HAVE TO WAIT AND KEEP TRYING TO GET IT TO START. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT (GIRARD MITSUBISHI... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Mar 30, 2009
Incident date: Mar 20, 2009
I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, I WAS ON THE LEFT HAND LANE WHEN I LOOKED THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED A VEHICLE BEHIND DOING ABOUT 80-90 MILES PER HOUR. I MERGED TO THE MIDDLE LANE SO THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE ON. THEY WERE RECKLESSLY DRIVING AND THEY SWERVED TO MY LANE, I PROCEEDED TO SWERVE TO AVOID GETTING HIT AND WHEN I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES THEY JAMMED ON ME. ... Read more
Crash
2 injured
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — AIR BAGS
Mar 30, 2009
Incident date: Mar 20, 2009
I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, I WAS ON THE LEFT HAND LANE WHEN I LOOKED THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED A VEHICLE BEHIND DOING ABOUT 80-90 MILES PER HOUR. I MERGED TO THE MIDDLE LANE SO THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE ON. THEY WERE RECKLESSLY DRIVING AND THEY SWERVED TO MY LANE, I PROCEEDED TO SWERVE TO AVOID GETTING HIT AND WHEN I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES THEY JAMMED ON ME. ... Read more
Crash
2 injured
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — SEAT BELTS
Mar 30, 2009
Incident date: Mar 20, 2009
I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, I WAS ON THE LEFT HAND LANE WHEN I LOOKED THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED A VEHICLE BEHIND DOING ABOUT 80-90 MILES PER HOUR. I MERGED TO THE MIDDLE LANE SO THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE ON. THEY WERE RECKLESSLY DRIVING AND THEY SWERVED TO MY LANE, I PROCEEDED TO SWERVE TO AVOID GETTING HIT AND WHEN I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES THEY JAMMED ON ME. ... Read more
Crash
2 injured
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Mar 30, 2009
Incident date: Mar 20, 2009
I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, I WAS ON THE LEFT HAND LANE WHEN I LOOKED THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED A VEHICLE BEHIND DOING ABOUT 80-90 MILES PER HOUR. I MERGED TO THE MIDDLE LANE SO THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE ON. THEY WERE RECKLESSLY DRIVING AND THEY SWERVED TO MY LANE, I PROCEEDED TO SWERVE TO AVOID GETTING HIT AND WHEN I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES THEY JAMMED ON ME. ... Read more
Crash
2 injured
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2008) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 29, 2009
Incident date: Mar 11, 2009
THE CRUISE SPEED CONTROL DASHBOARD LIGHT DOES NOT CORRECTLY INDICATE WHEN THE CONTROLLER IS CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE SPEED. IT IS ALWAYS LIT WHEN THE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED RATHER THAN JUST WHEN THE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AND CONTROLLING SPEED. I COMPLAINED TO A DEALER SERVICE MANAGER WHO STATED THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE CORRECTED. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) — VISIBILITY
Mar 26, 2009
Incident date: Mar 23, 2009
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, MY WIFE'S CAR HAS HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE HEAT CONTROL. AS I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH DUE TO IT COMPLETELY BREAKING, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH MANY CARS LIKE THIS ONE. I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AN NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED MY MITSUBISHI. IN THE BEGGINGING IT WAS AN ISSUE DUE TO PAYING ATTENTION TO THE KNOB THAT WAS HARD TO TURN WHILE DRIVING TRYING TO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2007) — STRUCTURE
Mar 25, 2009
Incident date: Mar 4, 2009
DRIVER DOOR HANDLE CAME APART FROM TOP. *TR