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
ECLIPSE
(2000) - SUSPENSION
Jun 12, 2007
Incident date: Jun 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUTS ARE RUSTED AND HAVE COME UP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED HIM TO TAKE PICTURES. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A SURFACE PLIGHT ISSUE, WHICH IS WHAT THE WARRANTY COVERS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 12, 2007
Incident date: Jun 12, 2007
SOCKET ATTACHED TO HEADLAMP MELTED, SMOLDERED AND SMOKED. HEADLAMP NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. OCCURED FALL 2006. CAR STALLS RIGHT AFTER STARTING. OCCURED JUNE 2007.
Fire
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1992) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Jun 11, 2007
Incident date: Nov 20, 2005
SEAT BELTS IN THE 19992 3000GT VR4 DO NOT RETRACT AT ALL. IV HAD THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND THEY HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. *AK
MITSUBISHI
RAIDER
(2006) - SUSPENSION:REAR
Jun 11, 2007
Incident date: Dec 27, 2006
SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST 7000 MILES A NOISE, LIKE METAL OBJECTS B EGAN COMING FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE, USUALLY DURING TURNS. THE FREQUENCY INCREASED TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS HEAR ALMOST ALL TURNS. DEALER INSPECTED AND STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOT THIS VEHICLE. IT SOUNCED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. *AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2001) - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Jun 10, 2007
Incident date: Jun 8, 2007
I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND SOMETHING POPPED AND HIT ME IN THE RIGHT EYE. AFTER STOPPING CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET,I HEARD MORE POPPING SOUNDS AND A PIECE OF THE DASH HIT THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER LOOKING AT THE DASH I FOUND 4 CRACKS IN THE DASH MATERIAL, 2 OF THE VENT GRATES HAD POPPED OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IF I WAS IN A MORE CONGESTED AREA AT THE TIME. I HAVE HAD... Read more
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2001) - AIR BAGS
Jun 10, 2007
Incident date: Jun 8, 2007
I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND SOMETHING POPPED AND HIT ME IN THE RIGHT EYE. AFTER STOPPING CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET,I HEARD MORE POPPING SOUNDS AND A PIECE OF THE DASH HIT THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER LOOKING AT THE DASH I FOUND 4 CRACKS IN THE DASH MATERIAL, 2 OF THE VENT GRATES HAD POPPED OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IF I WAS IN A MORE CONGESTED AREA AT THE TIME. I HAVE HAD... Read more
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
Jun 8, 2007
Incident date: Jun 1, 2007
I OWN A 2006 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR WHICH WAS PURCHASED 2 MONTHS AGO. ON JUNE 1ST I WAS RUNNING AN ERRAND, GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE RAN INTO THE MALL ONLY TO COME OUT 5 MINUTES LATER TO FIND MY CAR HAD ROLLED INTO THE BACK OF A 1994 CORVETTE. WHEN APPROACHED BY THE CORVETTE OWNER HE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME I LEFT MY CAR IN DRIVE. I RESPONDED BY SAYING, NO, I HAVE MY KEYS IN MY HAND, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1997) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Jun 7, 2007
Incident date: Jun 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN UNKNOWN INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $2,200 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. THE # OF CYLINDERS, PURCHASE DATE, AND MILEAGE INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN.
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1999) - STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Jun 6, 2007
Incident date: May 18, 2007
I PURCHASED A '99 MITS GALANT FOR MY DAUGHTER FOR HER 16TH B'DAY IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. SHE CONTINUALLY COMPLAINED OF STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHICH I DID FEEL ON THE COUPLE OF OCCASIONS I DROVE THE VEHICLE. IN LATE 2005 SHE WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER LEFT. SHE SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A RETAINING WALL. I DID NOT TURN IT INTO MY INSURANCE SINCE IT WAS PURELY COSMETIC. ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
STEALTH
(1994) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Jun 6, 2007
Incident date: Jun 6, 2007
RETRACRING OF SEATBELT FAILED CAUSING SEATBELT TO RETAIN SLACK ONCE CLIPED. THEN CAUSING SEATBELT TO NOT FIT TIGHTLY AGAINST PASSENGERS.
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) - STRUCTURE:BODY
Jun 4, 2007
Incident date: Jun 1, 2006
MY BLACK 2001 ECLIPSE GT PAINT IS FAILING. IT BEGAN AS A SMALL WHITE SMUDGE LOOKING SPOT ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR, BUT HAS SPREAD AT A ALARMING SPEED TO THE ENTIRE HOOD AND THE ROOF AND TRUNK. THE PAINT IN CIRCULAR AREAS SEEMS TO JUST BREAK DOWN FROM INSIDE. IT'S NOT CRACKING OFF BUT IT'S CHANGING COLOR FROM BLACK TO WHITE LIKE THE SUN IS BLEACHING IT OUT. IT LOOKS AS IF ACID OR BLEACH HAD BEEN PO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) - STRUCTURE:BODY
Jun 4, 2007
Incident date: Jun 1, 2006
MY BLACK 2001 ECLIPSE GT PAINT IS FAILING. IT BEGAN AS A SMALL WHITE SMUDGE LOOKING SPOT ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR, BUT HAS SPREAD TO THE ENTIRE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK. THE PAINT SEEMS TO JUST BREAK DOWN FROM INSIDE. IT'S NOT CRACKING BUT IS CHANGING COLOR FROM BLACK TO WHITE LIKE THE SUN IS BLEACHING IT OUT. IT LOOKS AS IF ACID OR BLEACH HAD BEEN POURED ON MY CAR. I'M NOW FORCED TO PAY THOUSANDS TO HA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2007) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jun 1, 2007
Incident date: May 9, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT WOULD SHUT OFF AGAIN EACH TIME THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,100. THE CONSUMERS WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT WHEN SH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2007) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jun 1, 2007
Incident date: May 9, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT WOULD SHUT OFF AGAIN EACH TIME THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,100. THE CONSUMERS WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT WHEN SH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2007) - SUSPENSION
Jun 1, 2007
Incident date: May 9, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT WOULD SHUT OFF AGAIN EACH TIME THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,100. THE CONSUMERS WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT WHEN SH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2002) - EQUIPMENT
May 31, 2007
Incident date: Jul 9, 2006
I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM FOWLER MITSUBISHI, NORMAN, OK AND EVERY TIME I RUN THE A/C, THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE (FRONT & REAR) FILLS UP WITH WATER. (2 INCHES DEEP) NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW OR CARE WHAT TO DO. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) - STRUCTURE
May 31, 2007
Incident date: May 30, 2007
I HEARD A CRACKING NOISE YESTERDAY AND LOOKED UP TO SEE MY DASHBOARD CRACKING FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT OF THE DASH. *TR
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1993) - SEAT BELTS
May 30, 2007
Incident date: May 30, 2007
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT WHEN PULLED ON, LEAVING EXCESS SLACK. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2001) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
May 29, 2007
Incident date: May 29, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES FROM 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO RECALL # 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM). HOWEVER, HER VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THE NOISE CONTINUES TO PERSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 94,000 AND FAILURE MILEA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
May 28, 2007
Incident date: May 5, 2007
SINCE PURCHASE OF 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH SQUEAKING BRAKES, ROTORS REPLACED TWICE SINCE PURCHASED 7/05. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT SQUEAKING WAS FROM DRIVING HABITS; NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO PRIVATE MECHANIC. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONING. HOT AIR BLOWS OUT BOTTOM VENTS BY FLOOR. AIR DOESN'T GET COLD EITHER. HAVE HAD VEHICLE AIR CONDITION... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
May 28, 2007
Incident date: May 5, 2007
SINCE PURCHASE OF 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH SQUEAKING BRAKES, ROTORS REPLACED TWICE SINCE PURCHASED 7/05. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT SQUEAKING WAS FROM DRIVING HABITS; NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO PRIVATE MECHANIC. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONING. HOT AIR BLOWS OUT BOTTOM VENTS BY FLOOR. AIR DOESN'T GET COLD EITHER. HAVE HAD VEHICLE AIR CONDITION... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
May 28, 2007
Incident date: May 5, 2007
SINCE PURCHASE OF 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH SQUEAKING BRAKES, ROTORS REPLACED TWICE SINCE PURCHASED 7/05. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT SQUEAKING WAS FROM DRIVING HABITS; NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO PRIVATE MECHANIC. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONING. HOT AIR BLOWS OUT BOTTOM VENTS BY FLOOR. AIR DOESN'T GET COLD EITHER. HAVE HAD VEHICLE AIR CONDITION... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2007) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
May 28, 2007
Incident date: May 27, 2007
DASH DISPLAY (CLOCK, RADIO/CD INFORMATION) IS UNREADABLE DURING DAYTIME DRIVING, ESPECIALLY MID-DAY SUNLIGHT. THIS IS DISTRACTING. MY CAR IS UPGRADED WITH THE SOUND PACKAGE, WHICH INCLUDES SIRIUS RADIO AND 6CD CHANGER. WHAT GOOD IS THIS IF YOU CAN'T READ STATION. I'VE HAD TO MEMORIZE THE NUMBER OF TIMES TO PUSH STATION BUTTON. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(2000) - STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
May 27, 2007
Incident date: Apr 7, 2007
I OWN A 2000 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE THAT I BOUGHT NEW OFF THE LOT. I NOTICED IT HAD TROUBLE SHUTTING SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND IT HAD A LOUD SQUEAK. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAD THE SAME ISSUE FOR A FEW MONTHS IN THE WINTER BUT STOPPED IN THE SUMMER. THIS WINTER (2006/2007) THE PASSENGER DOOR STARTED ACTING UP ONCE AGAIN. IT WASN'T UNTIL AROUND EASTER THAT I WAS WITH MY DAUGHTER SHOPP... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(2000) - STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
May 27, 2007
Incident date: Apr 7, 2007
I OWN A 2000 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE THAT I BOUGHT NEW OFF THE LOT. I NOTICED IT HAD TROUBLE SHUTTING SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND IT HAD A LOUD SQUEAK. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAD THE SAME ISSUE FOR A FEW MONTHS IN THE WINTER BUT STOPPED IN THE SUMMER. THIS WINTER (2006/2007) THE PASSENGER DOOR STARTED ACTING UP ONCE AGAIN. IT WASN'T UNTIL AROUND EASTER THAT I WAS WITH MY DAUGHTER SHOPP... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
May 27, 2007
Incident date: May 17, 2007
MITSUBITISHI ENDEAVOR 2004 CAUGHT FIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30AM. OWNERS AWAKENED BY CAR ALARM TO FIND REAR OF VEHICLE IN FLAMES, RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Fire
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(1997) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
May 24, 2007
Incident date: May 2, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLT IN THE VEHICLE'S CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BACKED OUT. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE PULLEY TO BECOME LOOSE AND SHEER THE PIN ON THE END OF THE CRANKSHAFT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MITSUBISHI
(1997) - SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
May 23, 2007
Incident date: May 22, 2007
MY 1997 MITSUBISHI HAS AN OPEN RECALL TO REMEDY SUSPENSION FRONT:CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT DEFECT. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN 2006. ON 5/21/07, I WAS TOLD BY SEARS AUTO, A PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THE SUSPENSION:LOWER BALLJOINT. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL, FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM THIS CAR HAS. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI CUSTOER SERVICE ON 5/22/07. THEY WILL NOT TELL ME IF THE DEFECT WAS CORR... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) - STRUCTURE
May 23, 2007
Incident date: Dec 1, 2006
THE CAR IS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE, BUT THE PAINT ON THE TRUNK AND ROOF OF THE CAR HAS OXIDIZED AND APPEARS TO HAVE DISSOLVED. THE CAR IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, AND WE WILL NEED TO HAVE IT REPAINTED ON OUR OWN. BASED UPON MY INTERNET RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. *AK
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2005) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
May 23, 2007
Incident date: Feb 1, 2006
THE VEHICLE HAS A CONSANT SQUEAKING NOISE AND A SLIGHT VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL MITSUBITSI SERVICE DEPARTMENT 4 TIMES ABOUT THIS CONCERN. I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT THE BRAKE PADS BECAUSE I HAVE CHANGED THEM 4 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 27000 MILES. I WAS TOLD AT MY LAST VISIT THAT I SHOULD HAVE REPROTED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE VEHICLE HAD 10000 MILES. HOWEVER,... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2000) - POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
May 22, 2007
Incident date: May 21, 2007
THE 2000 MONTERO SPORT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 1995-1999 MODEL. THE CRANKSHAFT HAS COME OFF THE VEHICLE ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. HAD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ,INCLUDING $1400.00 ON THE LAST VISIT TO MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP. NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE DEALER TELLS ME THE CRANKSHAFT ITSELF HAS TO BE REPLACE AND WHILE THEY ARE DOING THAT , THEY MIGHT AS WELL REPLACED THE PISTON TO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
May 22, 2007
Incident date: May 8, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. ON FEBRUARY 22, 2006, THE CONTACT STARTED HER VEHICLE, HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE, AND THEN THE ENGINE FAILED. ON MAY 8, 2007, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FIRST FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE UPPER ENGINE AND IT WAS REBUILT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SECOND FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE LOWER ENGINE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT DURING... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
May 22, 2007
Incident date: Mar 26, 2007
AIR CONDITION/ HEAT (BLUE- RED) DIAL MAKES CLIKING SOUND WHEN TURNING FROM BLUE TO RED AND SOME TIMES DOES NOT ALLOW WARM AIR TO HEAT THE CAR. *AK
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
May 21, 2007
Incident date: Apr 10, 2007
WHEN I FIRST GOT THE LANCER IN 2003 ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I NOTICED THAT THE KNOB FOR THE AIR AND HEAT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS JUST A LITTLE STICKY , AND IF I KEPT TURNING IT WOULD WORK ITSELF OUT AND BE FINE. I AVOIDED USING IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT NEVER GOT BETTER. A YEAR OR SO LATER I HAD TO TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1992) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
May 20, 2007
Incident date: May 20, 2007
WHILE ENTERING ONTO THE FREEWAY I EXPERIENCE STUMBLING AND/OR NO POWER WHILE TRYING TO BUILD UP SPEED TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC. THEREFORE, MOST TIMES, NEARLY GETTING HIT OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT FROM SOMEONE SWERVING INTO ANOTHER CAR TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. AFTER EXTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE LONG TERM TESTING, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE BAD CAPACITORS IN MY ECU. WITHIN UNDER 2 YEARS OF HAVING IT FIXED... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
May 19, 2007
Incident date: May 1, 2007
2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT 3.0 V6, HEATER CONTROL MOTOR FAILED AFTER ONLY 5 YEARS OF SERVICE. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER WAS CONSISTANTLY 4 MPH FAS, ALWAYS HAS BEEN. *AK
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
May 19, 2007
Incident date: May 1, 2007
2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT 3.0 V6, HEATER CONTROL MOTOR FAILED AFTER ONLY 5 YEARS OF SERVICE. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER WAS CONSISTANTLY 4 MPH FAS, ALWAYS HAS BEEN. *AK
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2001) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
May 19, 2007
Incident date: Feb 1, 2007
SINCE I BOUGHT THE USED CAR IN 2003 I FOUND THE CAR SMELLED SWEET, ANTIFREEZE COOLANT INSIDE, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CAR. *AK BUT IN FEB, THE BURNING ODOR BECAME STRONGER ESPECIALLY WHEN I TURN ON THE HEATER. NOW, THE FRONT INTERIOR WINDOWS BECOME FOGS UP RIGHT AWAY WHENEVER I TURN ON THE HEATER OR JUST DRIVING. THE ODOR IS GETTING ME SICK, AND THE WINDSHIELD IS SO FOGGED THAT... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1999) - STRUCTURE:BODY
May 18, 2007
Incident date: Sep 1, 2003
AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE MITSUBISHI MOTORS WAS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS PRODUCTS. ON AUGUST 27,1999 I PURCHASED THE BLACK GALANT. THIS WAS MY FIRST NEW CAR PURCHASED,, AND WHILE IT HAS REMAINED MECHANICALLY SOUND, FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS I HAVE WATCHED THE PAINT DISAPPEAR. I HAD SERVICE WORK PERFORMED AT SAM SWOPE MITSUBISHI. IN 2003 I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PAINT, AND WAS TOLD ONLY I... Read more
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2002) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
May 18, 2007
Incident date: Feb 28, 2007
FOGGY SPOTS ON FRONT WINDSHIELD, SYRUP LIKE SMELL, AND VAPORS BLOWN THROUGH FRONT VENTS. HEATER CORE GASKET LEAKED COOLANT FLUID INTO CAR DRIPPING ON PASSENGER SIDE, FOUND FLUID UNDERNEATH CARPET. MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP REPLACED HEATER CORE. *AK
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
May 16, 2007
Incident date: May 12, 2007
BOUGHT 2003 GALANT NEW. WITH 54,000 JUST REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS FOR THE 2ND TIME. BRAKES STILL GOOD, BUT ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING WHEEL SHIMMY WHEN BRAKING AND TIRE CUPPING. *AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1993) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 15, 2007
Incident date: May 10, 2007
LATELY THE 1993 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 1.8L HAS BEEN NOT CRANKING UP AFTER IT GETS HOT . I HAVE CHANGED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR WITH NO LUCK ON EITHER OF THOSE . SO THE OTHER DAY AROUND 5/10/07 I WAS ABOUT THREE MILES FROM MY HOUSE HEADING INTO TOWN BY MYSELF AND I HEAR A TICK/SPARK COME FROM AROUND THE DASH AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF AND I HAD NOTH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2000) - STRUCTURE:BODY
May 11, 2007
Incident date: Aug 23, 2002
OWNS A BLACK MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2000 AND THE PAINT WAS PEELING BADLY AROUND THE SUN ROOF, THE DOORS, AND THE HOOD WAS GONE. I HAD THE SPOILER REPLACED WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BACK IN 2002, AND NOW THAT WAS PEELING ALREADY. *AK I AM WONDERING WHAT I CAN DO THIS GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. ALSO THE DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CAR FALL APART LIKE THIS.
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2007) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
May 10, 2007
Incident date: Mar 10, 2007
BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2007 MITSUBISHI VEHICLE THAT HAD STRANGE LOUD SOUNDS OCCURRING EVERY TIME WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED SLOWLY WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC EVERYDAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WITHIN THE SAME MONTH TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP STATED LOUD SOUNDS WERE DUE TO BRAKE DUST BUILDUP. HAD REQUESTED TO HAVE BRAKES REPLACED BECAUSE BRAKE DUST BUILDUP WAS UNLIKE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2002) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
May 9, 2007
Incident date: Jan 7, 2007
MITSUBISHI PAINT PROBLEM! 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, BLACK. THE PAINT HAS FAIDED WHITE INTO HUGE PATCHES ON THE HOOD AND TRUNK. A SHAME MITSUBISHI HAS SUCH A PAINT PROBLEM FROM THE EARLIER 2000'S AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2000) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
May 9, 2007
Incident date: May 1, 2007
WHEEL CYLINDERS FAILED AGAIN. THIS WAS THE SIXTH SET THAT THIS CAR HAD BEEN THROUGH. THEY WERE LEAKING AT TIME OF PURCHASE ALTHOUGH I DISCOVERED THIS A WEEK THEREAFTER. THE PROPORTIONAL VALVE HAD BEEN CHANGED, NEW BRAKES ALL AROUND ALSO. DEALERS HAD NO IDEA WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. NEED HELP TO FIND THE CAUSE. HAS DISABLED PARENT THAT IS ON BLOOD THINNER, I DON'T NEED HER BLEEDING TO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1994) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
May 9, 2007
Incident date: May 9, 2007
SEAT BELT FAILURE ON 1994 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. DOES NOT RETRACT AUTOMATICALLY AND LEAVES LOOSE GAP WHEN ENGAGED, WOULD NOT STOP DRIVER IF IN FRONT END COLLISION. *AK
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2001) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
May 8, 2007
Incident date: Apr 27, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. AT 16,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED DUE TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN # 01V254001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM). WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD PITCHED BEEP COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ACCUMULATOR WAS LEAKING SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE NOTED I... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1995) - SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
May 8, 2007
Incident date: Dec 1, 2003
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE TURBO GTS. WHEN THE TIRES WERE ALIGNED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHEELS WERE FALLING OFF OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SUSPENSION:FRONT: CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THAT THEY APPEAR AS THOUGH THEY WERE NOT REPLACED. THE DEALER PROVIDED PROOF THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15... Read more
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2001) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
May 3, 2007
Incident date: May 3, 2007
I HAVE A 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE LS WITH 66,000 MILE AND MY HEATER CORE WENT OUT. I NOTICED MY WINDOW WOULD FOG UP AND YOU CAN SMELL ANTIFREEZE IN THE CAR, TO HAVE THIS REPLACED IS GOING TO COST ME ALMOST $998.00 FOR PART AND LABOR. MOST MECHANICS I HAVE TALKED TO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SAID THAT I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER CORE SO EARLY. I KNOW OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS D... Read more