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
(2001) — STRUCTURE
Oct 30, 2007
Incident date: May 10, 2007
VEHICLE STATED CLEARLY ON WINDOW STICKER THAT VEHICLE INCLUDED A STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS NOW RUSTING. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
Oct 30, 2007
Incident date: Oct 30, 2007
I BOUGHT THE MITSUBISHI LANCER IN JUNE 2004 WITH 29,361 MILES. NOVEMBER 24 2004 WITH 31,952 MILES WE TOOK THE CAR (WHICH IS MY DAUGHTERS) TO SANBERNARDINO MITSUBISHI FOR A FAN CONTROLLER RECALL # C0409ZXX INVOICE # 152167 AND EXPLAINED IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE HEATER CONTROLL KNOB THE SERVICE ADVISER # 25 GOT IN THE CAR AND TURNED THE KNOB HE SAID YEAH IT IS A LITTLE HARD TO TURN BUT THEY ARE MADE ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Oct 29, 2007
Incident date: Oct 20, 2007
2002 MITSHUBISHI GALANT- HEAT STOPPED WORKING AT 75,000 MILES. WHEN TURNING ON HEAT CAR BEGAN MAKING A "GARGLING" NOISE AND THEN EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. A/C WORKS FINE JUST THE HEAT WILL NOT COME ON! *TR
MITSUBISHI
RAIDER
(2006) — SEATS
Oct 29, 2007
Incident date: Oct 29, 2007
EVERYTIME IT RAINS, OR MOISTURE GETS ON MY TAN TWEED SEATS IT MAKES BROWN CIRCLES THAT ARE EVEN HARD REMOVED AT A RECON. I HAVE SPENT 2 RECONS AND IT COMES BACK WHILE PUTTING GROCERIES, OR GETTING INTO THE TRUCK, I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR 7 MONTHS, CALLED MITSHUBISHI AND THEY SUGGESTED A SCOTCHGUARD.. FOREVER? THAT'S KIND OF RIDICULOUS. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Oct 26, 2007
Incident date: Oct 24, 2007
THE HEATER CONTROL MOTOR ON MY CAR HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Oct 26, 2007
Incident date: Oct 26, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THREE VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE CAUSING AN EMISSIONS LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC COVER CRACKED AND THE BOLTS WER... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1997) — SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
Oct 25, 2007
Incident date: Oct 25, 2007
UNABLE TO FIND A SUITABLE BOOSTER SEAT FOR MY 5Y/O SON WEIGHING 45LBS THAT WILL REST IN THE DEEP SEATED CONTOURS OF THE REAR BUCKET SEATS FOR 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE . *JB
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2003) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Oct 25, 2007
Incident date: Nov 25, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHEN IT WAS STARTED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, BUT COULD EVENTUALLY BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER FAILED, WHICH PREVENTED FUEL FROM REACHING THE ENGINE. B... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2003) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Oct 25, 2007
Incident date: Jul 15, 2007
THE PAINT IS COMING OFF ON SELECT AREAS ON MY 2003 ECLIPSE SYDER GTS. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM OR DOCUMENTED IT YET NOTHING SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO RESOLVE IT. IF MITSUBISHI CUT CORNERS IN THE PAINTING OF THESE CARS AND IT BACKFIRED THEN THEY NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY GAMBLED AND LOST. IT SEEMS TO BE DOMINANT IN THE 2003 BLACK ECLIPSES. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Oct 24, 2007
Incident date: Nov 30, 2003
THE FANS MAKES NOISE AND THERE IS NO A/C - HEAT. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT MAY BE THE HEATER CONTROL UNIT. SEARCHED THE WEB AND ALOT OF MITS. GALANTS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 24, 2007
Incident date: Nov 30, 2003
THE FANS MAKES NOISE AND THERE IS NO A/C - HEAT. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT MAY BE THE HEATER CONTROL UNIT. SEARCHED THE WEB AND ALOT OF MITS. GALANTS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2008) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 24, 2007
Incident date: Oct 23, 2007
IN RELATION TO THE MITSUBISHI LANSER 2008, WITH SLAT OF PUERTO RICO GZN-191 AND ACQUIRED IN THE MOTIVE DEALER BERRIOS CORP. DE HUMACAO, IN MAY, 2007. THIS VEHICLE A NOISE PRESENTS IN THE TRANSMISSION FOR WHAT WAS LED TO GUARANTEE, TODAY ON OCTOBER 24, 2007 TO THE DEALER BEFORE MENTIONED, HERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY THE ING. MR.. FILOMENO RAMOS LOPEZ LIC. * 2224. WHO DETERMINES THAT HAS TO STOOP THE T... Read more
MITSUBISHI
STEALTH
(1993) — SEAT BELTS
Oct 24, 2007
Incident date: Jul 11, 2007
MY SEATBELT RESTRAINTS NO LONGER RETRACT ON THEIR OWN ACCORD AND MUST BE FED BACK INTO THE HOUSING. I FEAR THAT IF I WERE TO EVER GET INVOLVED INTO AN ACCIDENT AND THE RESTRAINTS WEREN'T PROPERLY RETRACTED IT COULD SERIOUSLY OR FATALLY HARM ME OR MY PASSENGER(S). THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. -RICHARD WILSON *TR
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Oct 22, 2007
Incident date: Aug 18, 2007
BAD HEATER CORE, LEAKING O-RINGS. *JB
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2002) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Oct 22, 2007
Incident date: Aug 18, 2007
BAD HEATER CORE, LEAKING O-RINGS. *JB
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Oct 22, 2007
Incident date: Sep 20, 2005
MY CAR IS MAKING ME SICK!! I NOTICED A SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE COMING OUT OF THE CLIMATE CONTROL VENTS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I NOTICED ANTI-FREEZE/ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE HEATER CORE DOWN ONTO FLOOR MATS, CLIMATE CONTROL INTAKE, ELECTRICAL WIRING INSIDE DASHBOARD, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRES... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Oct 21, 2007
Incident date: Oct 19, 2007
I WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH AND A CAR STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF ME AND I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF THEIR CAR. THE HOOD AND FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR
Crash
MITSUBISHI
MITSUBISHI
(2003) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Oct 21, 2007
Incident date: Sep 1, 2007
IN RESEARCHING WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG WITH MY MITSUBISHI GALANT HEATER, I FIND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM DESCRIBED TO THE TEE. NOT HAVING HEAT IN MY CAR AND LIVING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COULD PROVE TO BE DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS AS VISIBILITY AND FREEZING WILL OCCUR AS I HAVE TO RUN THE COLD AIR ON MY WINDSHIELD TO SEE. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Oct 20, 2007
Incident date: Dec 28, 2004
CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE AIR FROM HOT TO COLD OR COLD TO HOT. CLICKING NOISE STOPPED AND HEAT NO LONGER WORKS. I HAVE NO DEFROST/DEFOG WHICH CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY. I AM TAKING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS THIS WEEK. PAINT FADED AND CORRODED ON THE HOOD, TRUNK, ROOF, QUARTER PANELS, AND DOOR PANELS IN 2004. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Oct 20, 2007
Incident date: Dec 28, 2004
CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE AIR FROM HOT TO COLD OR COLD TO HOT. CLICKING NOISE STOPPED AND HEAT NO LONGER WORKS. I HAVE NO DEFROST/DEFOG WHICH CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY. I AM TAKING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS THIS WEEK. PAINT FADED AND CORRODED ON THE HOOD, TRUNK, ROOF, QUARTER PANELS, AND DOOR PANELS IN 2004. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2005) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Oct 19, 2007
Incident date: May 31, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MITSUBISHI LANCER. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO PREVENT IT FROM SURGING. HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE V... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Oct 19, 2007
Incident date: Oct 19, 2007
I HAVE AN 03 BLACK MIT. GALANT AND THE PAINT HAS FADED ON THE TRUNK AND TOP CLOSE TO THE SUNROOF. I KEEP MY CAR UNDER A CARPORT. THE CAR IS NOT PAID FOR AND IT ALREADY LOOKS VERY OLD. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED OTHER CARS THIS SAME MODEL AND COLOR AND THE PAINT IS FADING TOO. IT SEEMS THE COMPANY WOULD REPAINT THESE CARS SINCE IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE PAINT WASN'T OF ANY QUALITY.
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2007) — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
Oct 18, 2007
Incident date: Jul 24, 2007
RADIO VOLUME KEEPS GOING DOWN AND UP. MITSUBISHI SAYS IT KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 OUTLANDER. THEY HAVEN'T CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AS OF YET. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE RELEASE OF THIS VEHICLE. MITSUBITSHI HAS MANY BLOGS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
Oct 17, 2007
Incident date: Oct 12, 2007
2005 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR, I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR. ON 12 OCT 07, I WENT TO GET INTO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START, APPARENTLY THE WELD ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER DID NOT HOLD. THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO SAID THAT IT HAD TO BE A DEFECT, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CAR WASN'T THAT OLD. *JB
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1999) — POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Oct 17, 2007
Incident date: Oct 4, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 MODEL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WHEELS LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SLID TO A STOP AS IF IT HAD BEEN REAR ENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V143001 (POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4WHEEL DRIVE)) HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED AT 50,000 MILES. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WERE ... Read more
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MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1998) — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Oct 17, 2007
Incident date: Oct 17, 1998
RATTLING/CLACKING WHEN DRIVING SLOWING ON ROUGH ROAD. FOUND RIGHT FRONT LOWER LATERAL ARM HAS A LOT OF PLAY AND ALSO INNER AND OUTER TIRE ROD ENDS HAVE A LOT OF PLAY. THE FRONT LOWER LATERAL ARM TO SUSPENSION AND EVERYTHING DROPPED PRIOR GETTING TO DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT AND FIX IT. MORE DAMAGES INCURRED FOR BROKEN SUSPENSION, TIE RODS AND LATERAL ARM. *JB
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1998) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Oct 17, 2007
Incident date: Oct 17, 1998
RATTLING/CLACKING WHEN DRIVING SLOWING ON ROUGH ROAD. FOUND RIGHT FRONT LOWER LATERAL ARM HAS A LOT OF PLAY AND ALSO INNER AND OUTER TIRE ROD ENDS HAVE A LOT OF PLAY. THE FRONT LOWER LATERAL ARM TO SUSPENSION AND EVERYTHING DROPPED PRIOR GETTING TO DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT AND FIX IT. MORE DAMAGES INCURRED FOR BROKEN SUSPENSION, TIE RODS AND LATERAL ARM. *JB
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1998) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
Oct 17, 2007
Incident date: Oct 17, 1998
RATTLING/CLACKING WHEN DRIVING SLOWING ON ROUGH ROAD. FOUND RIGHT FRONT LOWER LATERAL ARM HAS A LOT OF PLAY AND ALSO INNER AND OUTER TIRE ROD ENDS HAVE A LOT OF PLAY. THE FRONT LOWER LATERAL ARM TO SUSPENSION AND EVERYTHING DROPPED PRIOR GETTING TO DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT AND FIX IT. MORE DAMAGES INCURRED FOR BROKEN SUSPENSION, TIE RODS AND LATERAL ARM. *JB
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2000) — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Oct 16, 2007
Incident date: Jul 1, 2000
A/C NOT WORKING PROPERLY NOT ANY WHERE NEAR AS COLD AS IT SHOULD BE. BROUGHT BACK TO MITSUBISHI IN SERRAMONTE AROUND 4 TIME. THEY COMPLETELY TOOK APART DASHBOARD AND THE A/C IN 2003 AND SAID THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN SOME PART OF THE A/C UNIT AND FIXED IT. WELL NOW IT'S 4 YEARS LATER AND IT NEVER REALLY WORKED RIGHT. THIS IS A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2000. I JUST GAVE UP ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2000) — STRUCTURE
Oct 16, 2007
Incident date: Jan 15, 2004
DEFECTIVE PAINT ON ROOF AND TRUNK WITH BIG WHITE PATCHES AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS. TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN EAST BAY IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY SAID WOULD REPAINT ROOF AND TRUNK BUT I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE FOR 2 WEEKS. I WOULD HAVE HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR 2 WEEKS SO IT WAS NOT WORTH REPAINTING BECAUSE I HAD NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2001) — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Oct 16, 2007
Incident date: Aug 22, 2007
I. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE: 1. I WASHED AND WAXED MY CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS. 2. I DROVE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR. *TR II. FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: 1. THE PASSENGER SIDE MOLDING ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OFFICIALLY CALLED THE A PILLAR SEPARATED FORM THE BOLTS WHICH HELD IT TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR AND FLEW OFF STRIKING AND DENTING T... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2001) — STRUCTURE
Oct 16, 2007
Incident date: Aug 22, 2007
I. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE: 1. I WASHED AND WAXED MY CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS. 2. I DROVE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR. *TR II. FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: 1. THE PASSENGER SIDE MOLDING ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OFFICIALLY CALLED THE A PILLAR SEPARATED FORM THE BOLTS WHICH HELD IT TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR AND FLEW OFF STRIKING AND DENTING T... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 15, 2007
Incident date: Oct 13, 2007
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER IN APRIL 2007. AFTER ONLY OWNING THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS IT WOULDN'T START. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WHERE IT WAS TESTED AND EXAMINED. ALL TEST CAME BACK PERFECT. FROM THEN ON THE CAR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERY TIME THIS OCCURRED. IT WAS IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES AND FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 3 1/2 WEEKS. TH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 15, 2007
Incident date: Oct 13, 2007
I HAD PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER IN APRIL 2007. AFTER HAVING THE CAR ONLY 2 WEEKS, IT WOULD NOT START. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS TESTED AND EXAMINED. ALL TESTS CAME BACK PERFECT. FROM THEN ON MY CAR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. EVERY TIME I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS IN THE SHOP 6 TIME FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 3 1/2 WEEKS! NOTHING COULD BE DETECTED TH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2008) — WHEELS
Oct 12, 2007
Incident date: Oct 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WOBBLED. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES ON BOTH OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Oct 11, 2007
Incident date: Mar 6, 2006
I'VE OWNED MY 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT LS SINCE NEW AND MY HEATER HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR HAS 60000 MILES ON IT AND I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2001) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
Oct 10, 2007
Incident date: Sep 24, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) BEFORE IT WAS PURCHASE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2004) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Oct 9, 2007
Incident date: Oct 4, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSES PULLED APPROXIMATELY 20 DIFFERENT CODES. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Oct 8, 2007
Incident date: Jan 1, 2005
HEADLIGHTS HAVE NUMEROUS STRESS CRACKS, UNABLE TO GET 2007 INSPECTION DUE TO HEADLIGHTS. HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES, WAS GIVEN MITSUBISHI DISTRICT MANAGER NAME AND NUMBER, WILL NOT RETURN CALL. HEADLIGHTS NOW HAVE WATER INSIDE . HAVE TAKEN NUMEROUS PICTURES OF OTHER MITSUBISHI OUTLANDERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. WAS FIRST QUOTED $750.00 FOR REPLACEMENT, NOW QUOTED $850.00. CONSUMERS SHO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2007) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 2, 2007
Incident date: May 26, 2007
HEADLIGHTS, DIM WHEN AIR CONDITIONING CYCLES ON. ALSO BLOWER MOTOR AND ALL OTHER LIGHTS DIM OR SLOW. *JB
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2000) — SEAT BELTS
Oct 2, 2007
Incident date: Aug 20, 2007
I WENT TO PUT A CHILD'S SAFETY SEATS INTO CAR AND THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE AT ALL. WHEN I BOUGHT CAR I TOLD DEALERSHIP THAT THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T WORK AND THEY SAID THE WOULD CHECK THAT DID NOT CHECK SEATBELT STILL DOES NOT WORK. I CALL MITSUBISHI AND THEY SAID THAT THE SEATBELTS WERE OUT OF THEIR TIME FRAME FOR REPLACEMENT AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME. ALL BACK S... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2004) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Oct 2, 2007
Incident date: Sep 13, 2007
I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED MY OIL WELL WITHIN THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE; I NOTICED AN ENGINE TICKING NOISE AROUND 15K MILES, AND SIGNS OF OVERHEATING (LOW LEVEL IN THE COOLANT OVERFLOW CONTAINER). DEALER CHECKED, FOUND NO PROBLEMS. DRIVING TO WORK ON 9/13/07, ENGINE TICKING NOISE GOT 10 TIMES LOUDER. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP SAID IT SHOULD BE TOWED TO DEALER, WHICH IT WAS. DEALER SAID TIMING BEL... Read more
MITSUBISHI
EXPO LRV
(1994) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 2, 2007
Incident date: Sep 13, 2007
TRANSFER CASE JUST STOPPED WORKING AND LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED WITH TWO NEW BORN BABYS THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE ANY WHERE AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME NOW THE CAR WONT EVEN GO INTO GEAR I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND ON THIS WEB SITE HERE IS THE RECALL. *JB
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2003) — STRUCTURE
Sep 27, 2007
Incident date: Jul 1, 2007
WE HAVE A 2003 BLACK MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE PAINT IS GOING BAD ON ALL THE TOP AREAS OF THE CAR. THE CLEAR COAT PEELING AND IT IS TURNING WHITE. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER BLACK MITSUBISHI'S LIKE THIS AND HAVE SEEN OTHER WEB SITES THAT SPEAK OF THIS. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT IN TWO OR THREE YEARS THAT A FACTORY PAINT JOB FROM A MAJOR CAR COMPANY CAN GO BAD THIS SOON AND IN SO MANY CARS. I WILL NOT LET... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Sep 27, 2007
Incident date: Sep 26, 2007
2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER. AXLE BEARING FAILED ON PASSENGER SIDE. I REPLACED IT. INNER TIE ROD TORE OUT OF OUTER TIE ROD. I REPLACED THEM. FOR SAFETY REASONS I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE CORRESPOND DRIVERS SIDE PARTS. WHEN I STARTED TO REMOVE THE HUB ASSEMBLY THE DRIVE AXLE FELL FROM THE CAR IN THREE PIECES. NO LOCAL OR NATIONAL CHAIN COULD LOCATE THE AXLE WHICH THEY ALL SAID COST ABOUT $75.00.MITSUBISH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Sep 27, 2007
Incident date: Sep 26, 2007
2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER. AXLE BEARING FAILED ON PASSENGER SIDE. I REPLACED IT. INNER TIE ROD TORE OUT OF OUTER TIE ROD. I REPLACED THEM. FOR SAFETY REASONS I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE CORRESPOND DRIVERS SIDE PARTS. WHEN I STARTED TO REMOVE THE HUB ASSEMBLY THE DRIVE AXLE FELL FROM THE CAR IN THREE PIECES. NO LOCAL OR NATIONAL CHAIN COULD LOCATE THE AXLE WHICH THEY ALL SAID COST ABOUT $75.00.MITSUBISH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Sep 27, 2007
Incident date: Sep 26, 2007
2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER. AXLE BEARING FAILED ON PASSENGER SIDE. I REPLACED IT. INNER TIE ROD TORE OUT OF OUTER TIE ROD. I REPLACED THEM. FOR SAFETY REASONS I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE CORRESPOND DRIVERS SIDE PARTS. WHEN I STARTED TO REMOVE THE HUB ASSEMBLY THE DRIVE AXLE FELL FROM THE CAR IN THREE PIECES. NO LOCAL OR NATIONAL CHAIN COULD LOCATE THE AXLE WHICH THEY ALL SAID COST ABOUT $75.00.MITSUBISH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2007) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Sep 27, 2007
Incident date: Jul 23, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DIMMED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,570.
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2007) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Sep 27, 2007
Incident date: Jul 23, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DIMMED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,570.
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sep 26, 2007
Incident date: Jul 5, 2007
WATER LEAKING IN THE CAR FROM UNDER THE DASH. FIRST TIME WAS IN 2005 SECOND AND THIRD TIME JULY 2007. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR, THE BOX THAT HOLDS THAT EVAPORATOR, COMPRESSOR, AND BLOWER MOTOR. I HAVE WIRE DAMAGE DONE FROM THE WATER LEAKING IN THE CAR. I HAVE A WARRANTY THAT IS TOP COVER ALL OF THESE THINGS BY THE DEALER WOULDN'T HONOR STATING THAT IT IS DUE TO OUTSIDE INFLUENCES. EACH... Read more