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
OUTLANDER
(2003) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jan 9, 2008
Incident date: Jan 5, 2008
THIS IS FOR A MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 2003. THERE WAS A LOT OF WATER UNDER THE SEATS, DON'T KNOW HOW, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DUE TO BAD OXYGEN SENSOR AND THERE MIGHT BE CORROSION IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THIS CAN CAUSE A FIRE, REAR STOP LIGHT STOP WORKING, THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER CAN GO BAD. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT I ONLY HAVE 1 RECALL WHEN THE NHT... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) - SEAT BELTS
Jan 9, 2008
Incident date: Jan 5, 2008
THIS IS FOR A MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 2003. THERE WAS A LOT OF WATER UNDER THE SEATS, DON'T KNOW HOW, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DUE TO BAD OXYGEN SENSOR AND THERE MIGHT BE CORROSION IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THIS CAN CAUSE A FIRE, REAR STOP LIGHT STOP WORKING, THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER CAN GO BAD. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT I ONLY HAVE 1 RECALL WHEN THE NHT... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2001) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 9, 2008
Incident date: Nov 20, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY INTERSECTION OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY GAINED SPEED AS IF IT WERE IN SECOND GEAR. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE WAS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE NEUTRAL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS FAILURE AND THE ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MITSUBISHI
(2002) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Jan 7, 2008
Incident date: Dec 18, 2007
CRANSKHAFT BOLT SHEARED OFF WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON ICY ROADS. THE INCIDENT ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, HARMONIC BALANCER, AND TIMING BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A LOCAL AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SHEARED BOLT WAS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IDENTIFIED SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2003) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jan 5, 2008
Incident date: Jan 1, 2008
DASH IS CRACKING INTO MULTIBLE PIECES DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING MATERIAL/STANDARDS. PIECES COULD BECOME DANGERIOUS PROJECTILES IN A COLLISION. *CN
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Jan 5, 2008
Incident date: Dec 29, 2007
IT STARTED WITH A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB FROM COLD TO HOT. NOW THE HEATER ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF 2 DAYS. THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I LIVE IN A TOWN WHERE NOBODY WANTS TO WORK ON A MITSUBISHI. LOOKS LIKE I'LL DRIVE 100 MILES TO GET IT FIXED. HOW MANY MORE HAVE TO BREAK BEFORE MITSUBISHI FIXES THEIR PRO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(1998) - VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
Jan 4, 2008
Incident date: Dec 31, 2007
WE EXPERIENCED A SMALL SLEET/FREEZING RAIN EVENT. I TURNED ON THE FRONT WIPERS FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND BECAUSE I REALIZED THE BLADES WERE FROZEN. I PROCEEDED TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD AND WARM UP THE VEHICLE. AFTER WARMING UP THE VEHICLE THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK; THE 15 AMP FUSE HAD NOT BLOWN; AND I COULD NOT FIND A WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER (I PURCHASED THE SERVICE MANUALS WHEN I PURCHASED TH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
Jan 3, 2008
Incident date: Dec 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WORKED SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE HORN WOULD CONTINUE TO SOUND UNLESS THE FUSE WAS DISCONNECTED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. AS OF JANUARY 3, 2008, THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,280.
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Jan 3, 2008
Incident date: Jan 2, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATIONS ON THE FRONT END OF THE DRIVER SIDE. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ROTORS WERE EXTREMELY WARPED. ALL OF THE PARTS ATTACHED TO THE BRAKES ARE DAMAGED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000 MILES. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE.
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) - VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
Jan 2, 2008
Incident date: Dec 31, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW ON THE HATCHBACK EXPLODED WITHOUT CAUSE OR WARNING. AS OF JANUARY 2, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(1998) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jan 2, 2008
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
1998 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT RECALLS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON THEIR VEHICLE. *KB
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2002) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Jan 2, 2008
Incident date: Jul 29, 2002
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED LEAKAGE ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO THE FOG. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN A/C EVAPORATOR WAS CRACKED AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER STAT... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
Jan 2, 2008
Incident date: Dec 30, 2007
KNOB ON AC/HEATER CONTROL BROKE, NOW STUCK ON AC. CAN NOT USE CAR IN COLD WEATHER AS WINDSHIELD FOGS UP MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS A 2003 MIISUBISHI LANCER.*CN
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Jan 2, 2008
Incident date: Dec 20, 2007
TWO WEEKS AGO OUR CARS? PASSENGER FRONT PANEL STARTED TO SMOKE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED WE DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. WHEN I WENT TO GET CLOSER TO THE SMOKE IT WAS THE PANEL WHERE THE WINDOW AND DOOR BUTTONS ARE. THE SECURITY GUARD IN OUR BUILDING HAD A FLASHLIGHT AND SAW THE TOP PART OF THE PANEL WAS MELTING, HE WAS ABLE TO LIFT THE ... Read more
Fire
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Jan 2, 2008
Incident date: Dec 20, 2007
TWO WEEKS AGO OUR CARS? PASSENGER FRONT PANEL STARTED TO SMOKE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED WE DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. WHEN I WENT TO GET CLOSER TO THE SMOKE IT WAS THE PANEL WHERE THE WINDOW AND DOOR BUTTONS ARE. THE SECURITY GUARD IN OUR BUILDING HAD A FLASHLIGHT AND SAW THE TOP PART OF THE PANEL WAS MELTING, HE WAS ABLE TO LIFT THE ... Read more
Fire
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2002) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Dec 29, 2007
Incident date: Nov 25, 2007
02 DIAMANTE WITH APPROX 42, 000 ML - UPON STARTING THE CAR THE FRONT WINDOW BEGINS FOGGING UP AND THE ENTIRE CAR THEN FILLS WITH STEAM THAT IS SWEET BUT OVERWHELMING. IT GETS SO BAD IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THEN THE SMELL OVERWHELMS YOU WITHIN ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES FORCING THE DRIVER TO PULL OVER OR DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN (NOT EASY AT 18 DEG OUTSIDE AND 2 KIDS... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Dec 28, 2007
Incident date: Dec 26, 2007
I HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT V6. IN THIS CAR I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE HEATING SYSTEM IN THE CABIN. IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN ALL 1999-2003 MODELS. PLEASE LET MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA KNOW ABOUT IT AS ITS VERY COMMON IN THESE PARTICULAR MODELS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LINK HTTP://WWW.MITSUBISHI-FORUMS.COM/T11076-NO-HEAT.HTM AGAIN OVERALL, MITSUBISHI ARE VERY GOOD CARS. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - STRUCTURE
Dec 28, 2007
Incident date: Aug 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOP COAT OF CLEAR PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF THE DRIVER SIDE FENDER AND HOOD. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 03-25-08 *BF UPDATED 03/25/08 *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) - POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Dec 27, 2007
Incident date: Dec 24, 2007
PURCHASED CAR BRAND NEW IN 2002, DAILY DRIVER NOTHING SPECIAL. HAD TO REPLACE FULL CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IN 2004 DUE TO MASSIVE MECHANICAL FAILURE (COST 900$ OUT OF MY POCKET) NOT EVEN 1 YEAR LATER, CLUTCH FAILS AGAIN DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE (680$ TO REPAIR) NOW IN 2007 I AM LOOKING AT ANOTHER BUSTED CLUTCH, THE SLAVE OR MASTER CYLINDER GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS CAR TO NEED A... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2004) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
Dec 27, 2007
Incident date: Dec 28, 2004
I BOUGHT MY 2004 GALANT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. EVERYTHING WAS GREAT TILL ONE DAY I TRIED TO STOP AND I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM MY BRAKES. THEN MY TRACTION LIGHT AND MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR 1 DAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A RELIABLE CAR, BUT I GUESS N... Read more
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1992) - POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Dec 27, 2007
Incident date: Dec 24, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE, WHICH ARE RELATED TO ALL OF THE DEFECTS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE IS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL BECAU... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Dec 26, 2007
Incident date: Dec 13, 2007
MY DAUGHTER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION WITH OUR 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT. A GENTLEMAN RAN A STOP SIGN AND MY DAUGHTER COLLIDED WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE FRONT OF THE GALANT HIT THE SIDE OF HIS DRIVER'S DO, THE GALANT RECEIVED HEAVY DAMAGE AND THE INSURANCE HAS CLAIMED IT A TOTAL LOSS. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY DAUGHTER PULLED ALL THE MUSCLES IN HER BACK, AND SHE HAS A BAD CASE OF WHIPLASH WHICH ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2003) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Dec 23, 2007
Incident date: Nov 27, 2007
I OWN A 2003 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE LS WITH 70,000. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP BRAND NEW. IN NOVEMBER 2007, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE IN THE CAR. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE HEATING CORE, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT OF THE COMPARTMENT AND INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR...NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE BECAUSE OF... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1996) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Dec 22, 2007
Incident date: Dec 4, 2007
I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD REVVING NOISE AND BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFT AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. THE ECLIPSE NOW HAS A SHIFTING PROBLEM TO WHERE THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE DRIVE TO MOVE FORWARDS NOR BACKWARDS. I WAS TOLD BY A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND CLOSE FRIEND, THAT ALL MY GEARS WERE ALL WIPED OUT ALL AT THE SAME TIME AND THAT THE ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1996) - POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
Dec 22, 2007
Incident date: Dec 4, 2007
I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD REVVING NOISE AND BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFT AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. THE ECLIPSE NOW HAS A SHIFTING PROBLEM TO WHERE THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE DRIVE TO MOVE FORWARDS NOR BACKWARDS. I WAS TOLD BY A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND CLOSE FRIEND, THAT ALL MY GEARS WERE ALL WIPED OUT ALL AT THE SAME TIME AND THAT THE ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2005) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Dec 22, 2007
Incident date: Dec 20, 2007
MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. AFTER IT BEING TOWED TO A GARAGE, THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS. IT WAS CHAFING AGAINST THE ENGINE AND CAUSING A SHORT. WHEN THEY REPLACED ALL THE FUSES THE CAR SPARKED AND SMELLED OF SMOKE WITH SMALL FLAMES BY THE FUSE BOX. THE MECHANIC ENDED HAVING TO REPLACE THE HARNESS. BUT SAID THAT THIS MAYBE A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM AS MY CAR IS ON... Read more
Fire
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1999) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
Dec 21, 2007
Incident date: Dec 18, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED. AS OF DECEMBER 21, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: TURN SIGNAL: SWITCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 109,371.
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVO
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Dec 21, 2007
Incident date: Dec 19, 2007
I OWN A 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION IX WITH APPROXIMATELY 14,500 MILES. THE CLUTCH SEEMS TO HAVE WORN OUT FAR TOO SOON; FURTHERMORE SHIFTING IS VERY ROUGH FROM 1ST THROUGH 3RD GEAR AND CAUSES THE CAR TO PULSATE. IT IS AT ITS WORST IN FIRST GEAR. APPARENTLY, THIS QUITE COMMON WITH THE EVO CLASS MUST BE ADDRESSED. MANY ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THE FACT THAT THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE ANY... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1999) - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Dec 20, 2007
Incident date: Sep 10, 2005
TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE OF MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 1999 GS DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF FROM THE INSIDE AND NOW I HAVE TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. CAR WAS TAKING BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHO DIRECTED ME TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE DOOR LATCH STATING THAT IT WAS UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR CONDITIONS. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO BE C... Read more
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2003) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Dec 19, 2007
Incident date: Dec 19, 2007
37813 MILES. HEATER CORE LEAKING. NOTICE THE SWEET SMELL AND NOW OVERHEATING OCCURS. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2002) - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Dec 19, 2007
Incident date: May 4, 2006
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN A SUV ROLLOVER ACCIDENT IN MAY 4, 2006. OUR VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER SUV AND ULTIMATELY INVOLVED FOUR (4) VEHICLES TOTAL. THE AIRBAGS IN OUR VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY HUSBAND DIED LATER FROM COMPLICATIONS INDUCED BY INTERNAL BLEEDING. *TR
Crash
2 injured
1 deaths
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1990) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Dec 17, 2007
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
1990 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT HAS BROKEN TWICE IN HIS VEHICLE. HE STATES THAT IF THIS BREAKS IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE JUST STOPS AND SHUTS OFF. *KB
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2003) - STRUCTURE
Dec 13, 2007
Incident date: May 1, 2006
I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE CORROSION OF MY PAINT ON MY 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE; I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS IN EARLY 2005 (JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OF OWNING THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE.) WHILE MY COMPLAINT DOES NOT INVOLVE A SAFETY ISSUE, IT DOES INVOLVE FALSE REPRESENTATION OF THE PRODUCT AND EXPECTATIONS. SEVERAL WEBSITES CONTAIN HUNDREDS OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME SI... Read more
MITSUBISHI
STEALTH
(1993) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 12, 2007
Incident date: Nov 25, 2006
IF YOU CONDUCT A SEARCH ON 3SI FOR ECU AND TRY TO WEED OUT WHO HAS REPLACED THEIRS AND FIXED THEIR PROBLEMS BY REPLACING THEIRS I'M SURE THE NUMBER GOES WAY OVER 9 WE HAVE WASTED COUNTLESS HOURS DAYS AND WEEKS WORTH OF TIME AND MONEY HUNCHING OVER OUR CARS TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT ISSUES WITH MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE NEVER REACHING THE FIX ALL THE WHILE BECAUSE A BROKEN ECU HAS US LOOKING EVERYWHERE ELS... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Dec 12, 2007
Incident date: Dec 9, 2007
HEATER CONTROL VALVE LOCKS UP AND MAKES THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO HEAT UP. THE FACTORY PART IS VERY POORLY DESIGNED AND LEADS TO PREMATURE FAILURE AND A VERY PRICEY REPAIR BILL. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2002) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
Dec 12, 2007
Incident date: Dec 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A METAL SOUND. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC BOOST ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2007) - SUSPENSION:FRONT
Dec 11, 2007
Incident date: Jun 20, 2007
FRONT SUSPENSION HAS A CLUNK EVERYTIME YOU TURN AND START FROM CERO. RADIO, BACKLIGHT IS TO LOW AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ IT WITH SUNLIGHT IN COLD WEATHER THE VENTS FOR THE A/C CYCLES EVERY 15 SECONDS AND HEADLIGHT, INTERIOR LIGHT DIM EVERY TIME. PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE CHANGING LIGHTS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS CYCLING OF VENTS GOING ON WITH THE A/C ON. THE SYSTEM IS NOT NORMAL WORKING. E... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2007) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Dec 11, 2007
Incident date: Jun 20, 2007
FRONT SUSPENSION HAS A CLUNK EVERYTIME YOU TURN AND START FROM CERO. RADIO, BACKLIGHT IS TO LOW AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ IT WITH SUNLIGHT IN COLD WEATHER THE VENTS FOR THE A/C CYCLES EVERY 15 SECONDS AND HEADLIGHT, INTERIOR LIGHT DIM EVERY TIME. PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE CHANGING LIGHTS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS CYCLING OF VENTS GOING ON WITH THE A/C ON. THE SYSTEM IS NOT NORMAL WORKING. E... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1997) - SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Dec 10, 2007
Incident date: Feb 10, 2007
RECEIVED RECALL FOR LOWER BALL JOINT IN 2001. BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SHOW DAMAGE, THE DEALER ONLY LUBRICATED THEM. THE RIGHT ONE WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE TIE ROD END IN 2/07. I HAD IT REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHICH COST OVER $600.00. NOW, THE LEFT ONE IS GOING OUT. LUBRICATING A DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY IS LIKE PUTTING ON A BANDAID, WHICH HAS NOW PROVEN TO BE THE CASE WITH BOTH LOWER BALL JOINT... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1997) - STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Dec 10, 2007
Incident date: Feb 10, 2007
RECEIVED RECALL FOR LOWER BALL JOINT IN 2001. BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SHOW DAMAGE, THE DEALER ONLY LUBRICATED THEM. THE RIGHT ONE WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE TIE ROD END IN 2/07. I HAD IT REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHICH COST OVER $600.00. NOW, THE LEFT ONE IS GOING OUT. LUBRICATING A DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY IS LIKE PUTTING ON A BANDAID, WHICH HAS NOW PROVEN TO BE THE CASE WITH BOTH LOWER BALL JOINT... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) - STRUCTURE
Dec 9, 2007
Incident date: Nov 23, 2007
DUE TO DESIGN FLAW.WATER FROM A/C UNIT ENTERING DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER AREA. WETTING FLOOR PANEL AND CARPETING. DEALER CHARGED $830.00 TO FIX PROBLEM. PART REPLACED WAS A GROMMET ($3.28) TOTAL AMOUNT INCLUDING TAX $918. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN MANY ENDEAVORS . *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1996) - TIRES
Dec 8, 2007
Incident date: Dec 7, 2007
DRIVING ON HWY. 80 ON DRY ROAD AT APPROX. 60-65 MPH, IN FAST LANE, CAR STARTED TO SHAKE, AS WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF FREEWAY, TIRE BLEW OUT...COMPLETE SEPARATION OF BELT FROM SIDEWALLS,BOTH SIDE WALLS STILL ON RIM, BELT (INTACT) ROLLED DOWN FREEWAY. TIRES LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD, AND LOTS OF TREAD LEFT ON TIRE. THIS CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE RIM WHICH IS NO LONGER USABLE. WE WILL HAVE TO REPLAC... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1996) - WHEELS:RIM
Dec 8, 2007
Incident date: Dec 7, 2007
DRIVING ON HWY. 80 ON DRY ROAD AT APPROX. 60-65 MPH, IN FAST LANE, CAR STARTED TO SHAKE, AS WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF FREEWAY, TIRE BLEW OUT...COMPLETE SEPARATION OF BELT FROM SIDEWALLS,BOTH SIDE WALLS STILL ON RIM, BELT (INTACT) ROLLED DOWN FREEWAY. TIRES LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD, AND LOTS OF TREAD LEFT ON TIRE. THIS CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE RIM WHICH IS NO LONGER USABLE. WE WILL HAVE TO REPLAC... Read more
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2003) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Dec 8, 2007
Incident date: Nov 13, 2007
THIS IS A MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 2003 ES. I'M EXPERIENCING A SWEET SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE CAR AS SOON AS I TURN ON HEATING. ANTI-FREEZE CONTAINS ETHYLENE GLYCON AND THE FUMES ARE HIGHLY TOXIC. FIXING THE HEATER CORE WILL COST $1300. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO ASCERTAIN THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE AND MITSUBISHI MOTORS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THREE MAIN RISK ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2003) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Dec 8, 2007
Incident date: Nov 13, 2007
THIS IS A MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE 2003 ES. I'M EXPERIENCING A SWEET SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE CAR AS SOON AS I TURN ON HEATING. ANTI-FREEZE CONTAINS ETHYLENE GLYCON AND THE FUMES ARE HIGHLY TOXIC. FIXING THE HEATER CORE WILL COST $1300. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO ASCERTAIN THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE AND MITSUBISHI MOTORS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THREE MAIN RISK ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) - AIR BAGS
Dec 7, 2007
Incident date: Nov 5, 2003
AIR BAGS 2002 MITS . LANCER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY MY CAR WAS HIT FROM THE REAR CAUSING IT TO HIT A CEMENT RETAINING WALL FROM THE FRONT AND SIDES AND NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE SURGERIES FROM THE FAILED AIR BAGS. *TR
Crash
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) - AIR BAGS
Dec 7, 2007
Incident date: Nov 12, 2007
MY CAR STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS ALSO HIT FROM THE SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Dec 6, 2007
Incident date: Oct 28, 2007
I HAVE A 2001 ECLIPSE GT, AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF UNTIL ONE DAY THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT KEPT SMELLING LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING AND IT HAD BEEN THE HEADLIGHT HARNESSES. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM CLOSED DOWN SO I BROUGHT IT TO KEY MITSUBISHI OF MILFORD AND THEY SAID THAT THE HEADLIGHT HARNESSES MELTED. THEY IN TURN TOLD ME THAT ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVO
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Dec 5, 2007
Incident date: Nov 23, 2007
OWNED 1 2006 LANCER EVOLUTION, AND TRANSMISSION FAILED 4 TIMES. MANUFACTURE BOUGHT BACK, PURCHASED 2ND LANCER EVO, SAME DEALERSHIP, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM S AGAIN AFTER 15 K MILES. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1996) - STRUCTURE:BODY
Dec 4, 2007
Incident date: Jun 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY IS ATTACHED TO THE SUBFRAME, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE BODY. THE ENTIRE PART IS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM JACKING THE VEHICLE AND CHANGING THE TIRE. THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT OF THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE IS NOTICEABLE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16... Read more