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.

2,245,377 Total Complaints

140,173 Reported Crashes

56,794 Reported Fires

8,580 Reported 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

Incident date: Nov 9, 2008

2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION. LOUD GRINDING NOISES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES. CARS UNDER 8 THOUSAND MILES HAVING TO REPLACE CLUTCHES AND TRANSMISSIONS. GEARS POPPING INTO NEUTRAL. DEALERSHIP ACCEPTED WARRANTY AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE CAR. CAR WAS RETURNED A 2ND TIME TO BE LOOKED AT AGAIN. *TR

Incident date: Jul 16, 2002

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY TIGHTENED THE SUSPENSION STEERING. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAK AND... Read more

Incident date: Nov 8, 2008

I HAVE A 1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IT COMES OFF WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I CALLED TWO MITSUBISHI DEALERS IN VIRGINIA BEACH AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. I THOUGHT SEATBELTS LASTED THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO GO ABOUT GETTING THIS FIXED. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN WHO RIDE WITH ME DAILY AND W... Read more

Incident date: Oct 9, 2008

CRACKED DASHBOARD. MANY MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR (2000-2005)

Incident date: Dec 1, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING OVER 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BACKWARDS AND HESITATE. WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING OR IN PARK, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE MINOR AND COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT INTENDS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Dec 6, 2008

I HAVE A 2002 MITSIBUSHI GALANT ES AND I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK INVOLVING 3 AUTOS AND I HIT THE BACK END OF THE SECOND CAR, CRUSHING THE GRILL IN TOWARD THE RADIATOR, AND NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR AND THIS WAS A HARD IMPACT. THESE ARE PUT INTO AN AUTOMOBILE TO BE A SAFETY FEATURE AND THEY FAILED TO WORK. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Aug 2, 2008

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON RT 80 IT WAS RAINING OUT HE WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND HIT EVERY SIDE OF THE TRUCK INTO THE DIVIDERS. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED AND THERE IS AN ACCIDENT REPORT. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Aug 30, 2008

AT APPROX 60K (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER) THE CAR BEGAN TO EMIT MIST FROM THE VENTS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A NEAR OVERHEATING EVENT WHICH CAUSED ME TO CHECK THE COOLANT. AFTER TOPPING OFF THE LEVEL THE CAR OPERATED NORMALLY FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN REPEATED THE BEHAVIOR. THE TCL WENT OFF, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE MIST GOT HEAVIER, AND THE CAR IS A DANGER TO BOTH MYSELF AS AN OPERATOR AN... Read more

Incident date: Nov 28, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL ... Read more

Incident date: Oct 24, 2008

THE SEATBELTS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN THE SEATBELT IS PULLED ON IT DOES NOT RETRACT, LEAVING ENOUGH SLACK IN THE BELT THAT IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, IT WOULD NOT SERVE ITS PURPOSE AS A SAFETY RESTRAINT. *TR

Incident date: Dec 3, 2008

BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR FAILURE THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2001 IT WAS REPLACE NOW IT FAIL. MITSUBISHI REFUSE TO REPLACE. *TR

Incident date: Aug 15, 2008

PAINT CHIPPING PREMATURELY ON A NEW CAR. THE VEHICLE STARTED GETTING CHIPS ON THE FINISH JUST AFTER A FEW HUNDRED MILES. THIS HAPPENS ON THE LOWER PASSENGER DOOR AREAS. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN OFF ROAD. I BELIEVE THIS IS COMING FROM THE TIRES. *TR

Incident date: Dec 1, 2008

2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR, OVER THE PASS YEAR ARE SO THE BLACK PAINT HAS BEEN FADING AWAY AND THEY ONLY PAINT THE SPOTS THAT HAS FADED (WHY NOT REPAINT THE HOLD THING AND SAME TIME THEY AGREE IT IS A DEFECT). THIS NEXT PROBLEM IS CURRENT, 12-1-2008 I CAN NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER I PUT IT IN PARK AND JUST ROTATE THE KEY TO TURN OFF THE SUV THE ROTATION STOP AND I CAN NOT REMOVE IT ... Read more

Incident date: Dec 1, 2008

Incident date: Jan 12, 2006

THE CLUTCH IS WEARING OUT FAST, IT SEEMS EVERY 1500 MILES A NEW CLUTCH IS NEEDED, TO ME IT THE HORSEPOWER OF THE ENGINE CAN ONLY BE BROUGHT TO THE ROAD AT THE EXPENSE OF EXCESSIVE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH WEAR. *TR

Incident date: Sep 22, 2007

1/ AT ABOUT 207000 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERS DIAGNOSIS AND 2 OTHER REPAIR SHOPS : CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS TO BE REPLACED. COST FOR THIS JOB: $ 1500. I DID NOT REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER GIVES UP DURING THE LIFE OF THE CAR. 2/ AT 246,570 MILES ... Read more

Incident date: Sep 22, 2007

Incident date: Sep 24, 2008

THE FUEL FILLER TUBE ON MY 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR RUSTED OUT RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKING OUT WHENEVER I FILLED THE TANK. THE FUEL FILLER TUBE HAS A COVERPLATE IN PNE SECTION TO PROTECT IT FROM BEING DAMAGED. WET DIRT AND DEBRIS COLLECTED IN THIS COVERPLATE DUE TO NORMAL DRIVING, RESULTING IN THE FUEL FILLER TUBE RUSTING OUT WHERE IT WAS COVERED WITH WET DIRT AND DEBRIS. THE MITSUBISHI DEALER REPAI... Read more

Incident date: Nov 4, 2008

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING STARTING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 MONTERO MITSUBSHI SINCE FEB 2007. THERE HAVE BEEN 6 PARTS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST TODAY. BELOW IS THE LAST TIME THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP; YESTERDAY IT WOULD NOT START. THE PARTS REPLACED WERE FROM THE IGNITION SYSTEM. I NOW HAVE 34,800+ MILES. *TR

Incident date: Nov 25, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND A STOP SIGN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AT THE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. TH... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Sep 1, 2008

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER '08, PADDLE SHIFTERS ARE A POORLY DESIGNED DEVICE FOR SHIFTING GEARS ON AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THEY ARE ATTACHED TO THE STEERING WHEEL BESIDE THE RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNALS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WHEN YOU USE THE NORMAL ABOVE TWO ITEMS YOUR FINGERS AUTOMATICALLY INVOLUNTARILY SHIFT THE CAR INTO FOR INSTANCE, LOW GEAR!!! HORRIBLY DANGEROUS DEVICE, POOR ENGINEERING DESI... Read more

Incident date: Sep 21, 2006

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSTANTLY PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SHOCK TOWER AND WHEEL WELL WALL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. METAL WAS WELDED TO REINFORCE THE SHOCK TOWER. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SHOCK TOWER AND WHEEL WELL ... Read more

Incident date: Nov 17, 2008

I HAVE A 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE PURCHASED NEW WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA P235/45R18 TIRES. THE CAR HAS 23,000 MILES AND I JUST EXPERIENCED MY SECOND BLOWOUT ON THE SIDEWALL OF A TIRE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON SUBURBAN STREETS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR

Incident date: Nov 16, 2008

2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT - AT 3,561 MILES THE CLUTCH BURNT UP AND THE DEALER DID NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY, COSTING ME $1880.00. AT 14,143 APPROX MILES, THE CLUTCH BURNT UP AGAIN. NOT WANTING A 3RD MITSUBISHI CLUTCH, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE MITSUBISHI DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE FLYWHEEL AS STATED IN HIS INVOICE (I HAVE) AND PUT IN A HEAVIER DUTY CLUTCH... Read more

Incident date: Nov 16, 2008

Incident date: Nov 19, 2008

I HAD PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2000 MITS. GALANT (BLACK) WHICH WAS A SPECIAL EDITION FROM THE LOCAL DEALER FOR MITSBUSHI AND WAS IN THE SHOWROOM. WITHIN 1 1/2 OF HAVING THIS VEHICLE, THE PAINT ON THE ROOF AROUND THE SUNROOF HAD FADED. GRADUALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS THE ROOF, FRONT HOOD AND REAR TRUCK IS COMPLETELY FADED AND THERE IS NO MORE COLOR ON THE CAR. IT IS COMPLETELY FADED DOWN TO THE ALUM... Read more

Incident date: Jan 15, 2008

PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW WORKS RANDOMLY. EVERY 5 OR 6 TIMES YOU TRY TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN IT WILL NOT GO. THEN IT WILL START WORKING FINE AGAIN. I AM ALMOST CERTAIN IT IS A FAULTY DRIVER SIDE MAIN WINDOW SWITCH. CHRYSLER SAYS IT FUNCTIONS "AS DESIGNED". *TR

Incident date: Sep 19, 2008

HEATER CORE IS LEAKING CAR ONLY HAS 82,000K ON THE DASH. AS I HAVE GONE THROUGH VARIOUS CAR FORUMS AND HAVE COME TO REALIZE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Incident date: Nov 17, 2008

THE CONTROL FOR THE HEATER/AC IS HARD TO TURN. HAS BEEN SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE EVENTUALLY BROKE AND NOW HAVE NO DEFROSTERS TO KEEP WINDOWS DEFROSTED DURING WINTER MONTHS. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. AFFECTS VISIBILITY AND SAFETY. MITSUBISHI IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT. WHEN TALKED WITH DEALER, HE KNEW THE PROBLEM AND PRICE OF REPAIR, WITHOUT SEEING THE VEHICLE. MANY CONSUMERS ONLINE HAVE HAD... Read more

Incident date: Dec 7, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO SEVERAL SIGNS. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE AGENCY ASSUMED FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS THE CAU... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Nov 7, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN, BUT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT WAS UNINJURED. THE CONTACT H... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Sep 19, 2008

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS OF WHICH I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALER TO CHECK OUT TO FIND OUT THAT THEY COULD FIND OUT NOTHING. THE BRAKES GAVE OUT ONCE AND I HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THANK GOD I DID NOT HIT ANYONE. THEY SEEMED TO WORK AFTERWARDS. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THIS WOULD HAPPEN SEVERAL TIME A WEEK. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT THOROUGHLY AND OF COURSE THEY... Read more

Incident date: Oct 16, 2008

AC HEATER KNOB BROKE OFF CAUSING A 1,000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE ON A 2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER. OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT MITSUBISHI WILL NOT BACK THERE PROBLEM. I THINK THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS PART AND FIX THE PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WILL NOT RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. I THINK IT IS BECAUSE MOST OF THE CONTROLS BREAK OFF ON A/C AND THAT... Read more

Incident date: Jan 4, 2007

A/C HEATER BLEND MOTOR WORN OUT. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, BECAUSE THE WHOLE DASHBOARD HAS TO BE RIPPED APART. *TR

Incident date: Oct 23, 2008

MY SON PURCHASED A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS 1-MONTH AGO IT'S TOO LATE TO SAVE MY SONS LIFE NOW BUT IT WAS SOLD AS IS NO WARRANTY ,THE FINANCE COMPANY REFUSES TO GET ME A HISTORY ON THE SAYS THERE'S NO RECALL BUT THEY ARE OLDER ONES ABOUT THE NUT IN THE GEAR BOX BEING LOOSE AND EVENTUALLY MAKING THE CAR NOT TURN LEFT MY SON DIED 10/23/08 AND AS SOON AS ASK ABOUT THE RECALL THE FINANCE LADY TO CR... Read more

Crash 1 injured 2 deaths

Incident date: Nov 1, 2008

FOGGY WINDOW, ANTIFREEZE SMELL THROUGH VENT, PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR DAMP/WET. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT HEATERCORE O-RINGS AND HEATERCORE POSSIBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Incident date: Sep 14, 2008

ROTTED FUEL FILLER NECK. EVAP CODE AND FUEL LEAK DURING REFUELING. NO PARTS AVAILABLE DUE TO HIGH DEMAND. *TR

Incident date: Apr 23, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. MONTHS LATER, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FORMER DEALER DID NOT REINSTALL THE HEAT COVER. WITHOUT THE HEAT COVER, THERE IS NO SAFEGUARD TO THE VARIOUS HOSES AND COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE, WHICH HAS SEVERAL POTENTIAL S... Read more

Incident date: Nov 2, 2008

I OWN A 2008 LANCER WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WON'T GO INTO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR AND DEALER WONT FIX IT. *TR

Incident date: May 1, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI GALANT. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AGO, THE PAINT ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PEEL AND BECAME VERY ROUGH. THE FAILURE HAS SPREAD TO THE TRUNK, HOOD, AND SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE PAINT BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE MANU... Read more

Incident date: May 28, 2004

MITSUBISHI GALANT ES, HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAT/AC CONTROL, MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, IT ALSO LOCKS INTO A POSITION WHICH ONLY ALLOWS COLD AIR TO BE VENTED...BAD IF IT'S COLD OUTSIDE. MITSUBISHI WON'T REPLACE THE DEFECTED PARTS, THEY ASK THE CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT WAS NEVER REPLACED. *TR

Incident date: Oct 30, 2008

I PURCHASED A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT BRAND NEW IN JUNE, 2000. ABOUT 18 MONTHS LATER, MY CAR WOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP RUNNING. ALL SYSTEMS WOULD DIE. MY MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED DIFFERENT FIXES ON MANY OCCASIONS, ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM OCCUR AGAIN. FINALLY, MY CAR WAS SENT TO A MASTER MECHANIC AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS SOMETHING TO DO WITH AN ELECTRICAL REGULATOR OR ... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Oct 28, 2008

AIRBAG COVER STARTING TO CRACK WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED(RIGHT AROUND THE MITSUBISHI LOGO ). CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET SOMEONE AT THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP TO CALL ME BACK. *TR

Incident date: Nov 15, 2007

HEATER CORE FAILURE CAUSED FAILURE OF POWER CONTROL MODULE. TOTAL REPAIR BILL > $2,500. MITSUBISHI IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NEGLECTS TO EVEN INFORM CUSTOMERS THAT THERE ARE STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BEFORE A COSTLY BREAKDOWN. DEFECTIVE PCM CAUSES SEVERE DRIVABLE PROBLEMS. *TR

Incident date: Oct 28, 2008

UNDERDRIVE PULLEY OIL LEAK DEFECT FOR ALL 2008 LANCERS WITH 4B11 ENGINE. *TR

Incident date: Jul 10, 2008

I OWN A 2003 DIAMANTE WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT. MY WINDOWS CONTINUALLY FOG UP WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED AND THE DEFROSTER/VENTS DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE FOG AT ALL, MAKING DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IN RAINY WEATHER AND DURING THE NIGHTTIME. THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE IS EXTREMELY STRONG INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AND THE LIGHT AROUND TH... Read more

Incident date: Mar 15, 2008

AT ABOUT 95000 MILES I NOTICED THE VEHICLE BECOMING VERY HARD TO DRIVE WHENEVER THERE WAS SLIGHT MOISTURE OR SNOW ON THE ROADS. AFTER INSPECTING I NOTICED BOTH REAR WHEELS TIPPED IN AT THE TOP SUBSTANTIALLY. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS ALSO TOWED OUT AT THE FRONT AND BOTH REAR TIRES WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY WORN EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST REPLACED THEM ABOUT 25000 MILE PRIOR. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO I... Read more

Incident date: Mar 15, 2008

Incident date: Jan 1, 2007

AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES I STARTED TO SEE A VERY FINE MIST-LIKE SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. SO AFTER THE TEMP GAUGE STARTED TO GO UP AND I COULD ALSO SMELL ANTI-FREEZE. I CHECKED THE RADIATOR AREA AND COULD FIND NO LEAK BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE COOLANT IT WAS LOW. I TOPPED OFF THE COOLANT AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER IT DID THE SAME THI... Read more

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