Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Jun 1, 2004

THE BLACK PAINT ON MY 1998 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES HAS WORN OFF IN AN A TYPICAL PATTERN. THE PAINT HAS COME OFF IN A GRID-LIKE FASHION - AS THOUGH A GIANT ACIDIC TIRE HAS ROLLED OVER IT. IT IS EFFECTING THE ROOF, HOOD AND TRUNK AREA OF THE CAR. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER MITSUBISHI GALANTS (AND ECLIPSES) OF THE SAME YEAR WITH SIMILAR PAINT PEELING PROBLEMS. *NM

Incident date: Sep 16, 2005

INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NOW THE THIRD MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED IN THE VERY SAME PLACE AS THE FIRST TWO. FIRST REPLACEMENT CAME WITH NO EXPLANATION WHY. SECOND REPLACEMENT WAS BECAUSE OF A CRACKED MOTOR MOUNT. I WILL NOT LET DEALERSHIP REPLACE THIS MANIFOLD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WHEN THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED IT WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND THERE IS TOO MUCH ENGINE VIBRATION.... Read more

Incident date: Jun 26, 2006

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE END OF JUNE 2006 I DROVE TO WORK AND REACHED DOWN TO PICK SOME STUFF UP OFF THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT. IT ENDED UP BEING SOAKED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOME WATER HAD COME IN BECAUSE THE PAST FEW DAYS OUR AREA HAD TORRENTIAL RAINS. WHEN I GOT HOME THE NEXT DAY I TOOK UP THE FLOOR MAT TO DRY IT OUT AND NOTICE ALL THE LIQUID UNDER I... Read more

Incident date: Jun 26, 2006

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE END OF JUNE 2006 I DROVE TO WORK AND REACHED DOWN TO PICK SOME STUFF UP OFF THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT. IT ENDED UP BEING SOAKED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOME WATER HAD COME IN BECAUSE THE PAST FEW DAYS OUR AREA HAD TORRENTIAL RAINS. WHEN I GOT HOME THE NEXT DAY I TOOK UP THE FLOOR MAT TO DRY IT OUT AND NOTICE ALL THE LIQUID UNDER I... Read more

Incident date: Jul 21, 2006

4 YEARS OLD, 24K MILES, NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DOOR LIGHT CAME ON. DRIVER SIDE DOOR MISALIGNED. THERE WAS HALF AN INCH SPACE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AND THE BODY FRAME. IT GOT MORE DIFFICULT TO OPEN EVERY DAY. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE DOOR COULDN'T OPEN AT ALL. DEALER LUBRICATED AND FREED-UP SIEZED LOWER DOOR HINGE, STRAIGHTENED, REWELDED, REASSEMBLED AND ALIGNED DRIVER'S DOOR.

Incident date: Jan 22, 1993

I OWN A 1992 MITSUBOSHI 3000GT VR4. 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.

Incident date: Jun 27, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

Incident date: Jul 20, 2006

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVELING 2 MPH EXITING THE DRIVE WAY, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED HOWEVER THERE WAS NO RESPONSE COUPLED WITH A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISES WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR MAKE ... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 1998

1994 MITSUBUSIHI 3000GT SL. SEAT BELT DOES NOT ALWAYS RETRACT, LEAVING SLACK IN THE BELT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS BUT I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS FORUM TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT. OUT OF DEALER WARRANTY. *NM

Incident date: Jul 18, 2006

SEAT BELTS IN MY '99 MITSUBISHI 3000GT FAIL TO RETRACT AND TIGHTEN THEMSELVES AUTOMATICALLY. THIS SLACK IN MY SEAT BELTS LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THEY WOULDN'T BE EFFECTIVE IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW MANY 3000GT OWNERS WHICH HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *NM

Incident date: Jul 3, 2006

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT FROM JULY 3, 2006 AND HAD TO WAIT FOR IT TO BE FIXED AS OF TODAY STILL WAITING JULY 18, 2006 - LOST TWO WEEKS VACATION TIME, $120 ON RENTALS ($50 A DAY), PAID 1/2 MONTH INSURANCE AND CAR PAYMENT FOR NO REASON.........ETC. *NM

Incident date: Jul 4, 2006

THE SEAT BELT ON MY 1994 MITSUBISHI 3000GT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, CAUSING MUCH SLACK IN THE BELT. *JB

Incident date: Jul 14, 2006

I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE CASH ON FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2006. IT HAD 27 MILES WHEN PURCHASED. ON FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2006, I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD ON MILITARY BASE IN SAN ANTONIO WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKED IN THE VEHICLE EXCEPT START. I AM CURRENTLY STATIONED AT THE ABOVE POST FOR 3 MONTHS WHILE IN TRAINING AND... Read more

Incident date: Jul 14, 2006

I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE CASH ON FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2006. IT HAD 27 MILES WHEN PURCHASED. ON FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2006, I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD ON MILITARY BASE IN SAN ANTONIO WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKED IN THE VEHICLE EXCEPT START. I AM CURRENTLY STATIONED AT THE ABOVE POST FOR 3 MONTHS WHILE IN TRAINING AND... Read more

Incident date: Jul 15, 2006

2005 LANCER ES, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, PURCHASED 8-11-05 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. APPROXIMATELY 8,500 MILES, BEGAN TO HEAR RUBBING SOUNDS WHEN SLOWING FROM HIGH SPEED- THOUGHT IT NEEDED ALIGNMENT, SO TOOK IT IN, HAD WHEELS ALIGNED, AND ROTATED, (ALREADY HAD PREVIOUS ALIGNMENT AND ROTATION @ 6,000 MILES.) AFTER LOCAL (SURFACE STREET) DRIVING ONLY, AT 9,800 TOOK TO DEALER TO INSPECT PROBLEM, WITHIN 11 ... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 1901

1995 ECLIPSE DOWN SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR. *TS *JB

Incident date: May 5, 2006

I HAVE A 91 MITSUBISHI 3000GT SL. THE SEAT BELTS IN IT HAVE A PROBLEM LOCKING UP AND NOT RELEASING. THE SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY SOMETIMES. WHEN THE SEAT BELT 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. IN MY OPINION THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A LIFETIME WARRANTY. SA... Read more

Incident date: Jun 18, 2006

COOLANT TANK CRACKED LEADING TO LOSS OF OVERFLOW COOLANT AND POTENTIAL ENGINE FAILURE FROM OVERHEATING. MITSUBISHI NO LONGER MAKES A REPLACEMENT PART. *JB

Incident date: May 12, 2006

I OWN A GREEN 99 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND THE CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF CAUSING MY CAR TO LOOK LIKE IT HAS ALLIGATOR SKIN IT STARTED ON THE ROOF AND HAS NOW SPREAD TO THE TRUNK AND HOOD. I CALLED MITSUBISHI TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THE PAINT AND I WAS TOLD NO. THE OPERATOR THEN ASKED WHAT STATE I LIVE IN AND WHEN I TOLD HER THAT I LIVE IN TEXAS, SHE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO... Read more

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Incident date: May 12, 2006

I OWN A GREEN 99 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND THE CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF CAUSING MY CAR TO LOOK LIKE IT HAS ALLIGATOR SKIN IT STARTED ON THE ROOF AND HAS NOW SPREAD TO THE TRUNK AND HOOD. I CALLED MITSUBISHI TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THE PAINT AND I WAS TOLD NO. THE OPERATOR THEN ASKED WHAT STATE I LIVE IN AND WHEN I TOLD HER THAT I LIVE IN TEXAS, SHE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO... Read more

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Incident date: May 12, 2006

I OWN A GREEN 99 MITSUBISHI GALANT AND THE CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF CAUSING MY CAR TO LOOK LIKE IT HAS ALLIGATOR SKIN IT STARTED ON THE ROOF AND HAS NOW SPREAD TO THE TRUNK AND HOOD. I CALLED MITSUBISHI TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THE PAINT AND I WAS TOLD NO. THE OPERATOR THEN ASKED WHAT STATE I LIVE IN AND WHEN I TOLD HER THAT I LIVE IN TEXAS, SHE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO... Read more

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Incident date: Jul 10, 2006

MONTERO UNDER 50,000 MILES. HAVE TO REPLACE COMPRESSOR, ALIGNMENT BARS FOR SUN ROOF, AND BRAKES. COST $2700 WITH LABOR. HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS. NO WARRANTY LEFT. MONTERO HAS TO BE JUMPED TO TURN ON, BUCKS WITH DEFROST ON, NO AIR, NO RADIO, AND BRAKES ARE BAD. DEALER WILL NOT HELP WITH COST. *NM

Incident date: Jul 10, 2006

MONTERO UNDER 50,000 MILES. HAVE TO REPLACE COMPRESSOR, ALIGNMENT BARS FOR SUN ROOF, AND BRAKES. COST $2700 WITH LABOR. HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS. NO WARRANTY LEFT. MONTERO HAS TO BE JUMPED TO TURN ON, BUCKS WITH DEFROST ON, NO AIR, NO RADIO, AND BRAKES ARE BAD. DEALER WILL NOT HELP WITH COST. *NM

Incident date: Jul 10, 2006

MONTERO UNDER 50,000 MILES. HAVE TO REPLACE COMPRESSOR, ALIGNMENT BARS FOR SUN ROOF, AND BRAKES. COST $2700 WITH LABOR. HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS. NO WARRANTY LEFT. MONTERO HAS TO BE JUMPED TO TURN ON, BUCKS WITH DEFROST ON, NO AIR, NO RADIO, AND BRAKES ARE BAD. DEALER WILL NOT HELP WITH COST. *NM

Incident date: Jul 10, 2006

MONTERO UNDER 50,000 MILES. HAVE TO REPLACE COMPRESSOR, ALIGNMENT BARS FOR SUN ROOF, AND BRAKES. COST $2700 WITH LABOR. HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS. NO WARRANTY LEFT. MONTERO HAS TO BE JUMPED TO TURN ON, BUCKS WITH DEFROST ON, NO AIR, NO RADIO, AND BRAKES ARE BAD. DEALER WILL NOT HELP WITH COST. *NM

Incident date: Jul 10, 2006

MONTERO UNDER 50,000 MILES. HAVE TO REPLACE COMPRESSOR, ALIGNMENT BARS FOR SUN ROOF, AND BRAKES. COST $2700 WITH LABOR. HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS. NO WARRANTY LEFT. MONTERO HAS TO BE JUMPED TO TURN ON, BUCKS WITH DEFROST ON, NO AIR, NO RADIO, AND BRAKES ARE BAD. DEALER WILL NOT HELP WITH COST. *NM

Incident date: Jul 10, 2006

MONTERO UNDER 50,000 MILES. HAVE TO REPLACE COMPRESSOR, ALIGNMENT BARS FOR SUN ROOF, AND BRAKES. COST $2700 WITH LABOR. HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS. NO WARRANTY LEFT. MONTERO HAS TO BE JUMPED TO TURN ON, BUCKS WITH DEFROST ON, NO AIR, NO RADIO, AND BRAKES ARE BAD. DEALER WILL NOT HELP WITH COST. *NM

Incident date: Jun 1, 2004

SEVERE TICK IN ENGINE EVEN AFTER DEALER CHANGED ALL LIFTERS. CHROME 17" FACTORY RIMS BREAK SEAL ON TIRES RESULTING IN NUMEROUS FLAT TIRES. *NM

Incident date: Jun 1, 2004

SEVERE TICK IN ENGINE EVEN AFTER DEALER CHANGED ALL LIFTERS. CHROME 17" FACTORY RIMS BREAK SEAL ON TIRES RESULTING IN NUMEROUS FLAT TIRES. *NM

Incident date: Jul 7, 2006

SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY EVEN WHEN FED. SEAT BELT OFTEN TWISTS IN THE GUIDER/HOLDER CAUSING IT TO GET STUCK MAKING IT UNUSABLE A MAJORITY OF THE TIME. THIS HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR 8 YEARS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THIS COMPLAINT. *JB

Incident date: Jul 8, 2006

WHILE DRIVING MY 1995 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SR, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT RECLINING BRACKET BROKE CAUSING ME TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, I WAS FORCED TO SWERVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THE BRACKET HAD BROKEN COMPLETELY AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE SEAT. *JB

Incident date: Mar 31, 2006

SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT BACK INTO HOLDERS AND REMAIN LOOSE. DO NOT TIGHTEN AUTOMATICALLY. *NM

Incident date: Jul 4, 2006

I WAS DRIVING ON I 95 IN FLORIDA FOR ABOUT 12 MILES WHEN MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. APPARENTLY WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE SIDE WALLS OF THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. THIS WAS A NEW 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA 17 INCH TIRES. THE TIRE HAD ONLY 6700 MILES. THANK GOD IT WAS MY REAR TIRE AND NOT MY FRONT, BECAUSE ACTUALLY NOTHING HAPPENED TO ME. IF IT WAS MY FRONT I WOULD NOT ... Read more

Incident date: Oct 24, 2005

I HAVE A 1993 MITSUBISHI 300 GT VR4. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE (PURCHASED 2001) THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER TRAIN. AFTER BEING NOTIFIED I TOOK THE CAR TO BE SERVICE ON THE TRANSFER CASE AT CARMAX MITSUBISHI IN STERLING, VA. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR IT SEEMED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY BUT SHORTLY AFTER STARTED TO HAVE A PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE TRANSFER GEARS IT WAS MAKING GRINDING NOISES... Read more

Incident date: Oct 24, 2005

I HAVE A 1993 MITSUBISHI 300 GT VR4. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE (PURCHASED 2001) THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER TRAIN. AFTER BEING NOTIFIED I TOOK THE CAR TO BE SERVICE ON THE TRANSFER CASE AT CARMAX MITSUBISHI IN STERLING, VA. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR IT SEEMED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY BUT SHORTLY AFTER STARTED TO HAVE A PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE TRANSFER GEARS IT WAS MAKING GRINDING NOISES... Read more

Incident date: Jun 5, 2006

3RD GEAR SYNRO WENT BAD AFTER 32000 MILES. *JB

Incident date: Nov 22, 2005

1. THE CAR HAD NO SIGN OF FAILURE UNTIL THE AUTOMOBILE WAS IMMOBILE. 2. THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASE, AND CAUSED THE CAR'S DRIVE TRAIN TO SEIZE. 3. NO ACTIONS WERE TAKEN TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE. *NM

Incident date: Jun 1, 2005

AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS INSIDE THE CAR ON DRIVERS SIDE AND IN FRONT AND BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT FLOOR MATS LITERALLY DRIPS WITH WATER AND FLOOR IS SOAKING WET. WE PURCHASED THE CAR WITH A BUMPER TO BUMPER 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM HAMPTON MITSUBISHI 4895 JOHNSTON ST LAFAYETTE, LA 70503. THEY TOLD US THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM SO FRUSTRATED AND FEEL SO DECEIVED A... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2005

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

Incident date: Jun 22, 2006

THE ACCUMULATOR THAT IS INSTALLED ON THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER IS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE, THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM INSIDE THE TRUCK, AND I KNOW THIS TYPE OF TRUCK HAD A RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO ( NHTSA # 01V254001), SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING, JUST TO BE TOLD THAT MY MONTERO WAS NOT IN THE RECALL LIST AND THAT I HAD TO PAY ABOUT $350.00 TO GET IT FIXED. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO... Read more

Incident date: May 10, 2006

THE ACCUMULATOR ON MY BRAKE BOOSTER IS GOING BAD. THERE IS A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH PANEL BY THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALER TO HAVE THE ACCUMULATOR REPLACED SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS A RECALL (01V254001) ON THIS PART FOR MY VEHICLE (2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO) PRODUCED BEFORE JUNE 20,2001. MY VEHICLE'S VIN# IS [XXX] AND I... Read more

Incident date: Apr 27, 2006

1. REAR-END COLLISION. THERE WERE NO VISUAL OR MECHANICAL DEFECTS OBSERVED BEFORE OR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. WHEN VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND. WHILE STOPPED, THE SEAT SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT ZIPPED THROUGH THE GEARS IN THE CHAIR AND THE BACKREST AT THE SAME TIME, LEAVING THE BACKREST LOCKED IN THE RECLINE POSITION. I WAS THROWN BACKWARD AND THE SEAT BELT EXTENDED ALL THE WAY OUT AND WRAPPED A... Read more

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Incident date: Mar 1, 2006

THE WINDOWS FOG UP SO BAD THAT IT BECOMES HARD TO SEE. THE VENTS SPEW OUT THE PUNGENT SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE. I HAVE NOTICED ON MORE THAN A FEW OCCASIONS THAT PUFFS OF VAPOR SHOOT OUT FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH AND VENTS. I KNOW THAT ANTI-FREEZE IS POISONOUS TO HUMANS AND DON'T THINK THAT ITS SAFE FOR ME TO BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN I HAVE TO BREATH IN THE VAPORS. *NM

Incident date: Mar 1, 2004

P0300 MULTI-CYLINDER RANDOM MISFIRE. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS MADE MY MITSUBISHI, THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED. ON AVERAGE, THIS HAPPENS 3-4 TIMES DAILY, EVERYDAY AND HINDERS DRIVEABILITY. MITSUBISHI HAS ISSUED PARTS TO BE WARRANTED AND HAS DENIED ALL RESPONSIBILITY. MITSUBISHI HAS QUOTED THAT THE SES (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) IN NO WAY, WHEN ILLUMINATED, AFFECTS DRIVEABILITY, VALUE, MECHANICAL FUNCTIO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 23, 2006

SQUEALING BELTS AT STARTUP, INCONSISTENT SMALL LEAKS OF COOLANT, HESITATION AT 2K RPM WERE ONLY PRE-CURSORS. OUT OF NOWHERE, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, I LOOKED AT GAUGES FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON....NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE WAS RISING, EVENTUALLY GOING AS FAR AS IT COULD ABOVE H. SO I LOOK FOR SMOKE IN REAR VIEW....NOTHING. I TURN DOWN THE RADIO TO LISTEN FOR NOISES......NOTHING. EVERYTHING SEEM... Read more

Incident date: Jun 20, 2005

I OWN A 2003 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE VRX AND HAVE A BAD HEATER CORE AT 43,000 MILES. I HAVE READ ON THIS WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.DIAMANTEOWNERS.COM/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=3615&ST=60 THAT THE HEATER CORE IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CAR'S COMPUTER. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS LEAKING FLUIDS ONTO THE COMPUTER CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PERHAPS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL? ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 2, 2006

I HAVE HAD (2) OCCASIONS WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES HARD SUDDENLY AND LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT CONTINUED TO SLIDE. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DID CONFIRM THAT MY VEHICLE DOES EXACTLY WHAT I STATED AND HE INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE ABS BRAKES ON THE REAR AND NOT ON THE FRONT AND THEREFORE A SUDDEN, FORCEFUL STOP WILL CAUSE MY FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK UP. THIS... Read more

Incident date: Jun 21, 2006

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING AN INTERMITTENT SQUEAKING SOUND. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER ACCUMULATOR WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER WAS ALSO CONSULTED, WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BOOSTER WAS FAUL... Read more

Incident date: Jun 21, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED FOR SERVICES PERTAINING TO HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT CAN BECOME INOPERATIVE AND MAY CAUSE CRASHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERS FOR SERVICE REPAIRS. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BY THE DEALER NOR WAS INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR A RETURN DATE FOR SERVICE TO THE VEHICLE.

Incident date: Jun 19, 2006

FLUID WAS DISCOVERED LEAKING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE ON MY 1995 3000GT SPYDER VR-4 ON JUNE 19 2006. I FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS ON AUTOMOTIVE.COM. I CONTACTED LIBERTYVILLE MITSUBISHI AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHY IT DID NOT QUALIFY. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI AMERICA AT 1-888-648-7820 AS SUGGESTED ON THE WEBSITE HTTP://W... Read more

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