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
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Showing 14,474 complaints for MITSUBISHI
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1993) - WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Jun 5, 2006
Incident date: May 27, 2006
4 WHEEL LUGS BROKE ON DRIVES FRONT WHEEL. LOST CONTROL OF CAR. LUCKILY NO OTHER CAR WAS HIT AND NO ONE INJURED. *JB
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1993) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Jun 4, 2006
Incident date: May 20, 2005
I HAVE A 93 3000GT VR4 AND THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY 94 3000GT SL. I HAVE NOT DONE ANY THING TO IT BECAUSE I KNOW IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE. *JB
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2003) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 2, 2006
Incident date: Jun 2, 2006
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH AND LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL BEFORE I WAS GOING TO BRAKE. THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULDN'T STOP. COMING TO A RED LIGHT I STARTED TO PRESS FIRMLY ON MY BRAKES AND WHILE IT MANAGED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN SOME IT WOULDN'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I SLOWED DOWN JUST ENOUGH WAYS BACK FROM THE LIGHT THAT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I WAS ABLE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2003) - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Jun 2, 2006
Incident date: Jun 2, 2006
SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO POP HOOD FOR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE. APPARENTLY THE HOOD RELEASE CABLE BROKE OR CAME LOOSE FROM THE HOOD LATCH RELEASE MECHANISM. TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY MAY BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE HOOD AND STATED THAT FRONT BUMPER PROBABLY WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED BY CUTTING IT OFF TO ACCESS THE STUCK HOOD L... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2000) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
Jun 1, 2006
Incident date: May 26, 2006
MY TURN SIGNAL LEVER BROKE AND WAS HANGING BY THE WIRES. MY RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNALS WENT OFF ALTERNATELY AS I WAS TRYING TO MANUALLY TURN THEM OFF BY PRESSING THE BROKEN LEVER BACK IN. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND THAT MY CAR (2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT) HAD A RECALL ON THE LEVER (MITSUBISHI RECALL # 990WND0093 AND NHTSA RECALL #99V305). MY CAR WAS AT A MITSUBISHI DEALER FOR SERVICE AL... Read more
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1997) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Jun 1, 2006
Incident date: May 31, 2006
I OWN A 1997 3000GT VR4 AND ALSO OWNED A 1998 3000GT SL. THE SEAT BELTS IN BOTH OF MY CARS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. 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. BOTH SEAT BELTS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION WITH NO DAMAGE TO THEM. PLUS WITH ME HAVING A BABY I CAN NOT AND WILL... Read more
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2002) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Jun 1, 2006
Incident date: Jun 1, 2006
THE HEATER CORE HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS ON MY 2002 DIAMANTE. THIS CAUSES FUMES TO TAKE OVER MY CAR AND I CAN NOT SEE OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD. THERE IS ALSO SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSES MY CAR TO DIE WHEN IDLE AT STOPS OR WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME. *NM
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2004) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 1, 2006
Incident date: May 31, 2006
WHENEVER DRIVING, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATING OVER 2500 RPM'S. WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY, IT CAUSES MY CAR TO DRASTICALLY SLOW DOWN, AND I AM FORCED TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE APP SENSOR ON THE VEHICLE TWICE ALREADY WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS, AND IS CURRENTLY REPLACING IT A THIRD TIME. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. *NM
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2004) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Jun 1, 2006
Incident date: May 31, 2006
WHENEVER DRIVING, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATING OVER 2500 RPM'S. WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY, IT CAUSES MY CAR TO DRASTICALLY SLOW DOWN, AND I AM FORCED TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE APP SENSOR ON THE VEHICLE TWICE ALREADY WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS, AND IS CURRENTLY REPLACING IT A THIRD TIME. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. *NM
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1999) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
May 30, 2006
Incident date: Aug 16, 1999
I DRIVE A 1999 MITSUBISHI 3000GT SL. THE SEAT BELTS IN THIS CAR DO NOT RETRACT CORRECTLY, THEY ACTUALLY ALLOW FOR TOO MUCH SLACK AND MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO MANUALLY DRAW THE SLACK BACK INTO THE MECHANISM. I FEEL THIS LACK OF FUNCTION OF MY SEAT BELTS PUTS ME AND MY PASSENGERS IN DANGER...I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM DAY 1 TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(2001) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 29, 2006
Incident date: May 27, 2006
WHILE I WAS PARKING AND WHILE APPLYING LITTLE PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL THE AUTOMOBILE ACCELERATED AND SURGED FORWARD CRASHING TWO OTHER AUTOMOBILES AND A MOTOCYCLE. THIS HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC DAMAGES AND AN EMOTIONAL DISTRESS ON ME AND MY FAMILY. *JB
Crash
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1998) - SEAT BELTS
May 27, 2006
Incident date: May 27, 2006
MITSUBISHI 3000GT'S SEAT BELT DO NOT RETRACT AFTER PULLED ON. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT SERVE AS A FORM OF PROTECTION AS THEY SHOULD. MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1997) - SEAT BELTS
May 25, 2006
Incident date: Jan 1, 2006
SUPPORT FOR A SEAT BELT RECALL ON THE MITSUBISHI 3000GT/DODGE STEALTH ALL YEARS SEAT BELTS ARE NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. SURE THEY MAY START FRAYING A LITTLE OVER TIME BUT THEY SHOULD ALWAYS RETRACT ON THEIR OWN. EVERYTIME I LEAN FORWARD TO TURN ON THE RADAR DETECTOR, CHANGE THE STATION ON THE RADIO, ETC I HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL THE SEAT BELT IN. ITS NOT SAFE AT ALL. IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT A... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2003) - VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
May 23, 2006
Incident date: May 22, 2006
SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY ON A CLEAR NIGHT, NO ROCKS ON THE ROAD WAY, AND ONE VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE AHEAD WHEN MY GLASS SHATTERED. WHEN THE CLOSED SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED IT SOUNDED LIKE A SOMETHING FELL FROM THE SKY ON THE ROOF OF MY VEHICLE, I PULLED OVER TO CHECK WHAT HAD HAPPENED, BUT THERE WAS ONLY THE SHATTERED GL... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2003) - EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
May 22, 2006
Incident date: Apr 10, 2006
AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERANT PIPE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS ALMOST SITTING ON TOP OF THE RADIATOR BRACKET AND MOVES ONTO THE BRACKET WITH NORMAL VIBRATIONS OF THE CAR. THE AIR HAS BEEN SLOWLY GETTING WARMER UNTIL IT FINALLY QUIT ALTOGETHER; I WAS TOLD THAT ANYONE COULD HAVE MOVED THE PIPE OVER AND CAUSED IT TO BE ON THE BRACKET. *JB
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1995) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
May 21, 2006
Incident date: Mar 22, 2006
MY SEAT BELT (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) DOES NOT RETRACT. IT WILL IF YOU FEED IT BACK THROUGH THE SLOT FROM WHERE IT COMES OUT OF OR AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE ONLY EVENTS LEADING TO THIS FAILURE IN MY OPINION IS REPEATED USE. THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT TO RETRACT CAN CAUSE INJURY TO MYSELF/PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH SINCE I WOULD BE JOLTED FARTHER FORWARD THAN I WOULD NORMALLY WIT... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1995) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
May 20, 2006
Incident date: Mar 14, 2004
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HWY. WHEN WE REACHED 65 MPH LIKE A LOT OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING BUT IT WAS MY DISTRIBUTOR THAT WENT OUT. SINCE I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IT WOULD START AND DRIVE BUT EVERY TIME IT REACHED 65 MPH OR 3400 RPM THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL OUT. ALSO I HAVE HAD TO PUT A SECOND ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO A TIMING BELT SLIPPING AND BREAKING THE LOWER UNIT O... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1995) - EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
May 20, 2006
Incident date: Mar 14, 2004
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HWY. WHEN WE REACHED 65 MPH LIKE A LOT OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING BUT IT WAS MY DISTRIBUTOR THAT WENT OUT. SINCE I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IT WOULD START AND DRIVE BUT EVERY TIME IT REACHED 65 MPH OR 3400 RPM THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL OUT. ALSO I HAVE HAD TO PUT A SECOND ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO A TIMING BELT SLIPPING AND BREAKING THE LOWER UNIT O... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1995) - POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
May 20, 2006
Incident date: Mar 14, 2004
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HWY. WHEN WE REACHED 65 MPH LIKE A LOT OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING BUT IT WAS MY DISTRIBUTOR THAT WENT OUT. SINCE I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IT WOULD START AND DRIVE BUT EVERY TIME IT REACHED 65 MPH OR 3400 RPM THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL OUT. ALSO I HAVE HAD TO PUT A SECOND ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO A TIMING BELT SLIPPING AND BREAKING THE LOWER UNIT O... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1995) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
May 20, 2006
Incident date: Mar 14, 2004
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HWY. WHEN WE REACHED 65 MPH LIKE A LOT OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING BUT IT WAS MY DISTRIBUTOR THAT WENT OUT. SINCE I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IT WOULD START AND DRIVE BUT EVERY TIME IT REACHED 65 MPH OR 3400 RPM THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL OUT. ALSO I HAVE HAD TO PUT A SECOND ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO A TIMING BELT SLIPPING AND BREAKING THE LOWER UNIT O... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1995) - STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
May 20, 2006
Incident date: Mar 14, 2004
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HWY. WHEN WE REACHED 65 MPH LIKE A LOT OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING BUT IT WAS MY DISTRIBUTOR THAT WENT OUT. SINCE I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IT WOULD START AND DRIVE BUT EVERY TIME IT REACHED 65 MPH OR 3400 RPM THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL OUT. ALSO I HAVE HAD TO PUT A SECOND ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO A TIMING BELT SLIPPING AND BREAKING THE LOWER UNIT O... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1995) - VISIBILITY
May 20, 2006
Incident date: Mar 14, 2004
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HWY. WHEN WE REACHED 65 MPH LIKE A LOT OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING BUT IT WAS MY DISTRIBUTOR THAT WENT OUT. SINCE I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IT WOULD START AND DRIVE BUT EVERY TIME IT REACHED 65 MPH OR 3400 RPM THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL OUT. ALSO I HAVE HAD TO PUT A SECOND ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO A TIMING BELT SLIPPING AND BREAKING THE LOWER UNIT O... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1995) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER
May 20, 2006
Incident date: Mar 14, 2004
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HWY. WHEN WE REACHED 65 MPH LIKE A LOT OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING BUT IT WAS MY DISTRIBUTOR THAT WENT OUT. SINCE I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IT WOULD START AND DRIVE BUT EVERY TIME IT REACHED 65 MPH OR 3400 RPM THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL OUT. ALSO I HAVE HAD TO PUT A SECOND ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO A TIMING BELT SLIPPING AND BREAKING THE LOWER UNIT O... Read more
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1992) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
May 18, 2006
Incident date: May 18, 2006
SEAT BELTS NEVER RETRACT ON THEIR OWN. YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH THE SEAT BELT BACK INTO THE FEEDER. CONSTANT SLACK WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH OF MY 3000GT'S. *JB
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1995) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
May 18, 2006
Incident date: Nov 1, 2005
THE SEAT BELTS IN MY MITSUBISHI 3000GT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. 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. *JB
MITSUBISHI
STEALTH
(1995) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT
May 18, 2006
Incident date: May 17, 2006
I DRIVE A 1995 DODGE STEALTH. THIS IS THE SAME CAR AS A MITSUBISHI 3000GT. MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE PRIMARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS A 1995 AND IS 11 YEARS OLD, I FEEL THAT THE SEAT BELTS SHOULD REMAIN IN TOP WORKING ORDER. UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER EXTENDING THE BELT TO WEAR IT, THERE IS SO MUCH SLACK THAT IT WILL NOT RETRACT. WITH NO SEAT BELT TENSION, I'M WORRIED THAT IF I GET INTO ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 17, 2006
Incident date: Mar 10, 2006
TRANSMISSION -- A HIGH PITCH WHINING NOISE VERIFIED BY DEALER AS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER RELATIONS ADJUDICATION, DIRECT FROM MANAGEMENT, IS THAT THE "NOISE IS NORMAL". THIS IS A BLATANT INSULT TO MY INTELLIGENCE. *NM
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
May 16, 2006
Incident date: May 16, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLS. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR EITHER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR TIGHTENED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V299001, REGARDING THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1992) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
May 16, 2006
Incident date: May 16, 2006
I BOUGHT A 1992 3000GT SL AND THE SEATBEALT DOES NOT RETRACT PREVENTING IT FROM BEING TIGHT IF I WERE TO BE IN A ACCIDENT. SINCE THERE CAN BE ALOT A SLACK AND IT DOESNT RETRACT IF I WERE TO GET INTO A CRASH IT WOULD BE VERY LOOSE.
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1995) - POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
May 15, 2006
Incident date: May 12, 2006
REGARDING NHTSA RECALL ID: 02V143001 FOR THE TRANSFER CASE ON THE 1995 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR-4. MY CAR'S TRANSFER CASE BEGAN LEAKING ABOUT 100 MILES AGO. THROUGH MY CAR CLUB I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED ON THIS AND TO CALL THE DEALER. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE WHEN I COULD SCHEDULE MY REPAIR AND THEY ASKED FOR MY VIN#. WHEN THEY RAN THE VIN# THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE PREVIOUS... Read more
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(1999) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
May 14, 2006
Incident date: Dec 3, 2005
MY HEATER CORE IS FAULTY, MY DEFOGGER WONT WORK, AND IT IS EMITTING SOME TERRIBLE FUMES IN THE CAR, ALSO ANTI FREEZE IS LEAKING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR. *NM
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVO
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
May 12, 2006
Incident date: Mar 10, 2005
I'M MARRIED. I LIKE MY CAR. I LIVED IN BELARUS. *JB
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
May 12, 2006
Incident date: May 2, 2006
ON THE MORNING OF MAY 2, WHILE IT WAS RAINING A CAR THAT WAS TWO CARS IN FRONT OF MY WIFE DECIDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY ADVANCED NOTICE; MY WIFE ENDS UP RUNNING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER AND SERIOUSLY DAMAGING THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE AIRBAGS, HOWEVER DID NOT DEPLOY. MY WIFE SUFFERED A CONTUSION ON HER HEAD. MY 17 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS ALSO IN THE CAR BUT WAS NOT S... Read more
Crash
2 injured
MITSUBISHI
STEALTH
(1993) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
May 11, 2006
Incident date: May 10, 2006
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. IT WILL STICK IN THE EXTENDED POSITION AND NOT SNUG AGAINST THE SHOULDER. *NM
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2003) - POWER TRAIN
May 11, 2006
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
5-4-06. 2003 MONTERO CENTER DIFFERENTIAL LIGHT FLASHES SLOWLY. *TS ***NAR***
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
May 11, 2006
Incident date: May 11, 2006
AT MY 30K SERVICE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW AT 52K MILES THE ROTORS NEED TO BE MACHINED. I'M WONDERING IF THE MATERIAL THE BRAKE PADS ARE MADE FROM ARE JUST CHEAP AND WEAR OUT QUICKLY OR WHAT WOULD MAKE THE ROTORS NEED TO BE MACHINED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I'VE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO HAVE ROTORS MACHINED, RESURFACED OR REPLACED, EVEN UP TO 150K MILES! THIS IS... Read more
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1995) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
May 11, 2006
Incident date: Feb 5, 2003
MY 1995 MITSUBISHI 3000GT'S SEAT BELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RETRACT. THIS BECAME A PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER I'D PURCHASED THE CAR. *NM
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1994) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
May 11, 2006
Incident date: May 11, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE OR LEANING FORWARD. THE OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO USE THE SEATBELTS, HOWEVER THEY HAD TO BE SELF RETRACTED TO USE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED AND NO INSPECTION HAS BEEN MADE.
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1995) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
May 8, 2006
Incident date: Apr 7, 2005
I BOUGHT THIS CAR BACK IN SEPTEMBER. THE SEAT BELTS HAVE NEVER RETRACTED BY THEMSELVES AFTER BUCKLING IN. I HAVE TO FEED IT BACK IN WITH MY HAND. I AM AFRAID OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MYSELF OR MY PASSENGER WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED DURING AN ACCIDENT. *NM
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
May 7, 2006
Incident date: Mar 5, 2006
I HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES. IT HAS 69000 MILES. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT I AM AFRAID IN THE FUTURE IT MIGHT. IT STARTED WITH THE RADIO STAYING ON EVEN AFTER THE KEY IS PULLED, THEN IT WENT TO THAT IF I USED THE WIPERS AND THE HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME, THE WIPERS WOULDN'T SHUT OFF UNTIL I SHUT THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. WE THEN HAD TO PULL THE FU... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
May 7, 2006
Incident date: Mar 5, 2006
I HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES. IT HAS 69000 MILES. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT I AM AFRAID IN THE FUTURE IT MIGHT. IT STARTED WITH THE RADIO STAYING ON EVEN AFTER THE KEY IS PULLED, THEN IT WENT TO THAT IF I USED THE WIPERS AND THE HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME, THE WIPERS WOULDN'T SHUT OFF UNTIL I SHUT THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. WE THEN HAD TO PULL THE FU... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
May 7, 2006
Incident date: Mar 5, 2006
I HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES. IT HAS 69000 MILES. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT I AM AFRAID IN THE FUTURE IT MIGHT. IT STARTED WITH THE RADIO STAYING ON EVEN AFTER THE KEY IS PULLED, THEN IT WENT TO THAT IF I USED THE WIPERS AND THE HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME, THE WIPERS WOULDN'T SHUT OFF UNTIL I SHUT THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. WE THEN HAD TO PULL THE FU... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) - VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
May 7, 2006
Incident date: Mar 5, 2006
I HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES. IT HAS 69000 MILES. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT I AM AFRAID IN THE FUTURE IT MIGHT. IT STARTED WITH THE RADIO STAYING ON EVEN AFTER THE KEY IS PULLED, THEN IT WENT TO THAT IF I USED THE WIPERS AND THE HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME, THE WIPERS WOULDN'T SHUT OFF UNTIL I SHUT THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. WE THEN HAD TO PULL THE FU... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
May 7, 2006
Incident date: Sep 22, 2004
A FEW MONTHS AGO THE RADIO STARTED STAYING ON EVEN WHILE THE KEY WAS PULLED COMPLETELY OUT, THEN THE HORN FUSE HAD TO BE PULLED BECAUSE WHILE SITTING IN OUR GARAGE AND THE CAR NOT RUNNING, AND HADN'T BEEN RUNNING FOR 12 HOURS, THE HORN STARTED BLARING, UNTIL MY HUSBAND COULD DISCONNECT THE BATTERY, THEN WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE EVENING IN THE RAIN, I HAD THE WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS ON THE WIPERS WO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
May 7, 2006
Incident date: Sep 22, 2004
A FEW MONTHS AGO THE RADIO STARTED STAYING ON EVEN WHILE THE KEY WAS PULLED COMPLETELY OUT, THEN THE HORN FUSE HAD TO BE PULLED BECAUSE WHILE SITTING IN OUR GARAGE AND THE CAR NOT RUNNING, AND HADN'T BEEN RUNNING FOR 12 HOURS, THE HORN STARTED BLARING, UNTIL MY HUSBAND COULD DISCONNECT THE BATTERY, THEN WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE EVENING IN THE RAIN, I HAD THE WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS ON THE WIPERS WO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
May 7, 2006
Incident date: Sep 22, 2004
A FEW MONTHS AGO THE RADIO STARTED STAYING ON EVEN WHILE THE KEY WAS PULLED COMPLETELY OUT, THEN THE HORN FUSE HAD TO BE PULLED BECAUSE WHILE SITTING IN OUR GARAGE AND THE CAR NOT RUNNING, AND HADN'T BEEN RUNNING FOR 12 HOURS, THE HORN STARTED BLARING, UNTIL MY HUSBAND COULD DISCONNECT THE BATTERY, THEN WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE EVENING IN THE RAIN, I HAD THE WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS ON THE WIPERS WO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) - VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
May 7, 2006
Incident date: Sep 22, 2004
A FEW MONTHS AGO THE RADIO STARTED STAYING ON EVEN WHILE THE KEY WAS PULLED COMPLETELY OUT, THEN THE HORN FUSE HAD TO BE PULLED BECAUSE WHILE SITTING IN OUR GARAGE AND THE CAR NOT RUNNING, AND HADN'T BEEN RUNNING FOR 12 HOURS, THE HORN STARTED BLARING, UNTIL MY HUSBAND COULD DISCONNECT THE BATTERY, THEN WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE EVENING IN THE RAIN, I HAD THE WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS ON THE WIPERS WO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1992) - SEAT BELTS
May 5, 2006
Incident date: May 4, 2006
THE SEAT BELTS ON MY 3000GT DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE ON RECALL. *NM
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
May 4, 2006
Incident date: Apr 12, 2006
IN 2003 I BOUGHT A 2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER FROM A MITSUBISHI DEALER. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD THE ORIGINAL BRAKES. IN DECEMBER 2004 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE WORK DONE AND THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS NOW ON IT'S SECOND SET OF BRAKES. IN APRIL 2006 I NOTICED THE BRAKE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
May 4, 2006
Incident date: Apr 12, 2006
IN 2003 I BOUGHT A 2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER FROM A MITSUBISHI DEALER. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD THE ORIGINAL BRAKES. IN DECEMBER 2004 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE WORK DONE AND THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS NOW ON IT'S SECOND SET OF BRAKES. IN APRIL 2006 I NOTICED THE BRAKE... Read more