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.

2,215,138 Total Complaints

138,663 Reported Crashes

56,255 Reported Fires

8,561 Reported 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

Incident date: Feb 1, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AN ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THE WINDOW WERE FOGGING UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HEATER CORE O-RINGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. UPDATED 3/28/2006 - *NM

Incident date: Jan 21, 2006

TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO SHIFT TO THIRD GEAR AFTER REPLACING TRANSMISSION WITH OTHER UNIT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. ( APRIL 2005) MAKES A LOUD BANG WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST GEAR UPON STOPPING. *NM

Incident date: Feb 24, 2006

SPEED CONTROL ISSUE, GAS PEDAL STICKING, CAR CONSISTENTLY IDLES BETWEEN 1500 TO 3000 RPMS ENGINE REVVING UP AND DOWN WHILE AT A STOP AND WHILE IN PARK. MANUAL SHIFT VERY STIFF. *JB

Incident date: Feb 6, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PULLING THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT ALL THE WAY OUT A FIVE INCH TEAR WAS DISCOVERED. IT APPEARED TO BE A CLEAN CUT AS WITH A KNIFE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A REPLACEMENT WAS ORDERED THREE WEEKS AGO, BUT HAS NOT ARRIVED.

Incident date: Dec 3, 2005

HEATER CORE HOSES LEAKED BY 34K MILES - SEEPING ANTI FREEZE INTO PASSENGER SIDE CARPET, SMELLING OF SYRUP, AND FOGGING UP WINDOWS WHEN THEY NEEDED TO BE DEFOGGED. ALSO, TIRES WERE NOISY FROM FIRST DRIVE. AT 36.5K MILES THEY ARE VERY BAD, VIBRATING ENTIRE CAR AND MAKING EXTREME ROAD NOISE. *NM

Incident date: Dec 3, 2005

Incident date: Jan 15, 2006

1- GEARS BEGAN TO GRIND, THEN BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO ENGAGE GEARS AT ALL 2- CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WENT BAD UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS 3- SLAVE CYLINDER WENT BAD CAUSING CLUTCH TO GO BAD- $1200 REPAIR WITH ONLY 55K MILES (((NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY))). *NM

Incident date: Feb 21, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ONCE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP.

Incident date: Nov 1, 1998

PURCHASED A USED 1994 3000GT MIT. TWO YEARS LATER THE AUTO. TRANSMISSION "BLEW OUT". HAD TO PAY $2,000.00 FOR REPAIRS IN ADDITION TO STORAGE CHARGES. TOOK A MONTH TO SCRAPE UP THE MONEY TO PAY. HAD TO DOUBLE UP ON BILLS IN ORDER TO GET CAR FIXED. READ LAST WEEK MIT. MOTORS IN JAPAN KNEW ABOUT DEFECTIVE PARTS INSTALLED IN THEIR VEHICLES FOR OVER 2 DECADES. TRADED THIS LEMON IN SEPT. 2000 LICCA... Read more

Incident date: Feb 10, 2006

PAINT ON MY 03 EVO BEGAN FLAKING OFF, ROCK CHIPS BY BOTH BACK PASSENGER DOORS, 24K MILES AND I HAVE TOO MANY ROCK CHIPS EVERYWHERE, MY 98 CAVALIER DOESN'T HAVE THIS MANY ROCK CHIPS. *JB

Incident date: Aug 14, 2005

03 EVO HEARD GRINDING NOISES IN MY TRANNY OR TRANSFER CASE AREA @ 15K MILES.. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WON'T CHECK IT IF ITS NOT BROKEN..THEY DID REPLACE A DRIVE SHAFT BUT NOISE WAS STILL THERE.. MY CLUTCH IS NOW SLIPPING @ 24K.. *JB

Incident date: Feb 18, 2006

MITSUBISHI CAR IS A 2002. I AM GETTING NO HEAT IN MY CAR AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO AREN'T GETTING ANY HEAT AS WELL. THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL OR SOMETHING FOR THIS...BECAUSE MY CAR IS FAIRLY NEW (ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS OLD). *NM

Incident date: Feb 20, 2005

AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES, MY 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE HEATER CORE STARTED LEAKING. THE FIRST INDICATION WAS THAT THE WINDSHIELD STARTED FOGGING UP IMMEDIATELY. THIS WAS IN THE WINTER (FEBRUARY, MINNESOTA) AND THE DEFROSTER MADE IT WORSE, DRIVING WAS DIFFICULT AT BEST. I WAS LUCKY IN THAT I WAS CLOSE TO HOME. HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE DANGEROUS. A CALL TO ONE OF... Read more

Incident date: Feb 16, 2006

TRANSFER CASE RECALL - 98V069001 SAFETY RECALL WAS REFUSED ON THE CAR. TRANSFER CASE IS MAKING AN INCREDIBLE WHINING SOUND. LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND MITSUBISHI OFFICES SAID THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE RECALL DUE TO THE RECALL ALREADY BEING PERFORMED, EVEN IF THE CAR WAS JUST INSPECTED AND NO CHANGES MADE. *JB

Incident date: Jan 31, 2006

MY 2003 MITSUBISIHI LANCER OZ IS EXPERIENCING SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION. WE'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND IT HAS 45,000 MILES, AND WE'VE DRIVEN IN VERY GENTLY. MOST OF THE 45K ARE HIGHWAY MILES FROM COMMUTING TO WORK. THERE IS A HORRIBLE SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO REASON THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION, YE... Read more

Incident date: Feb 9, 2006

ONE HEADLIGHT WENT DIM A MONTH BEFORE THEY BOTH WENT OUT ENTIRELY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY. UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THE PLASTIC WIRING TERMINAL THAT CONNECTS TO THE HEADLIGHT BULB HAD MELTED AROUND THE SAME WIRE ON EACH CONNECTOR. NO FUSES WERE BLOWN AND ALL THE FILAMENTS WERE INTACT IN THE BULBS. SUSPECT THAT ARCING OCCURRED IN THE DEFECTIVE WIRE CAUSING THE CONNECTOR TO MELT. *JB

Incident date: Jan 12, 2005

'02 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE; HEATER CORE FAILURE; 2ND OWNER EFF. 2/05; BOUGHT FROM SAME DEALER THAT LEASED TO 1 PERSON; FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS SUFFERING SAME ISSUE ON GOOGLE TO SITE: HTTP://WWW.DIAMANTEOWNERS.COM/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?S=918C701E5465C87381CCAE0AA22C20A3&SHOWTOPIC=3615 I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $1200 BY 2 DEALERS AND $900 BY A MECHANIC/INDEPENDENT. THE DEALER THAT LEASED THE CAR TO '... Read more

Incident date: Feb 13, 2006

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY AND ALL FOUR TIRED WENT FLAT. ROAD SERVICE REINFLATED THE TIRES AND WHEN DRIVING OFF THE HIGHWAY A BLOWOUT OCCURRED. THE OTHER TIRES SHOWED LARGE BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALLS. THE TYPE WAS UNIROYAL TIGER PAW 215/R55 16. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *NM

Incident date: Feb 4, 2006

MY SONS 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HYDROPLANED ON A STANDING PUDDLE OF WATER ON US 50. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL TWICE ON THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE CAR. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT AND BACK. MY CONCERN AND COMPLAINT IS THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR TOOK SUCH A MAJOR IMPACT TO THE FRONT END THAT I CAN SEE NO RE... Read more

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Incident date: Feb 8, 2006

I OWN A 1999 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE WITH 87K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE LAST WEEK AND NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS OF THE CAR STARTED TO FOG UP. THE FOGGING BECAME SO THICK THAT SHE HAD TO PULL OVER (BLINDLY) AND FRANTICALLY WIPE THE WINDOW CLEAN IN ORDER TO SEE OUT OF THE CAR. SHE HAD TO CANCEL HER TRIP SHORT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM KEPT RECURRING THE CAR ALSO STARTED TO SMEL... Read more

Incident date: Feb 7, 2006

HIT SMALL POTHOLE AND RIGHT FRONT ALLOY WHEEL DEFORMED ON MY 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THESE ALLOY WHEELS BECAUSE OF NORMAL POTHOLES. *NM

Incident date: Feb 4, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A SMALL LEAK FROM THE GASOLINE TANK. GASOLINE LEAKAGE WAS ALSO PRESENT ON THE PAVEMENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR ANY OBVIOUS ROAD HAZARDS. ALTHOUGH THE LEAKAGE PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2006

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE NEED FOR MUD FLAPS ON 2005 MITSUBISHI EVOLUTION VIII LANCER. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED WITHOUT THE MUD FLAPS, THE TIRES STICK OUT 1.5 INCHES PAST WHEEL WELLS. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE, OR A SPEED BUMP WAS HIT, A STRANGE NOISE WOULD EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE AND THEN A POP SOUND COULD BE HEARD. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER GRAVEL WAS STUCK INTO ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2006

Incident date: Apr 6, 2005

I WENT INTO A DITCH (WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD) PASSENGER DOOR HIT A POLE, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND PASSENGER FRACTURED HER COLLAR BONE. THIS HAPPENED IN 2005. ALSO THE BLOW MOTOR HAS RUSTED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, I FOUND OUT THROUGH THE INTERNET THAT WATER FLOWS INTO THE MOTOR THROUGH THE WIPERS. IT COST OVER $400. TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. *JB

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Incident date: Apr 6, 2005

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Incident date: Apr 6, 2005

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Incident date: Feb 8, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED PRIOR TO PURCHASE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, #00V421001. THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAD THE FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL AGAIN. SINCE PURCHASE, THE STEERING WAS POOR AND THEN THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Incident date: Feb 6, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOOR SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWS THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, HOWEVER UPON INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. THE FLOOR SHIFTER MUST BE CHECKED AND RECHECKED BEFORE EXITING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRED.

Incident date: Dec 29, 2005

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND ENGINE RACED WILDLY WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. THIS CONDITION CONTINUED UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWED TO AROUND 20 MPH WHEN POWER WAS REGAINED UNTIL SPEED REACHED 40 MPH WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP BEHIND ME WITH ANGRY MOTORISTS PASSING IN DANGEROUS AREAS BECAUSE OF MY LIMITED SPEED. FAULT WAS TRACED TO THE END CLUTCH ASS... Read more

Incident date: Feb 4, 2006

1) I SUDDENLY BEGAN HEARING A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE METAL SQUEAKING AGAINST METAL UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE HOOD WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKE. 2) WHEN BRAKING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, I CAN TELL NO DIFFERENCE. HOWEVER, WHEN BRAKING UNDER WET, SLICK CONDITIONS OR SUDDENLY, THE ANTI-LOCK FEATURE DID NOT SEEM TO WORK, AND THE BRAKES FELT AS THOUGH THEY LOCKED. 3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORR... Read more

Incident date: Jan 5, 2006

FRONT BEARINGS ARE LOOSE CAUSING ERRATIC STEERING, PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AND PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. *JB

Incident date: Jan 5, 2006

FRONT BEARINGS ARE LOOSE CAUSING ERRATIC STEERING, PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AND PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. *JB

Incident date: Aug 15, 2005

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR RELEASE. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT SEAT BELT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

Incident date: Aug 15, 2005

Incident date: Jun 3, 2005

ON SECOND DAY OF OWNERSHIP I HEARD A VERY LOUD METAL CRACKING SOUND WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR PREPARING TO DRIVE. CAR WAS NOT STARTED OR MOVING). UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DEFECT. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I HAD AN IDENTICAL EXPERIENCE. THIS TIME I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE BODY SEAM LOCATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE DOOR WOULD NO LONGER CLOSE PROPERLY , AND I IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED A REPA... Read more

Incident date: Jun 3, 2005

Incident date: Jan 25, 2006

WE NOTICED BLACK RESIDUE ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD OF 2001 DIAMANTE. THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE DEFROSTER WAS TURNED ON BLACK SMOKE FILLED THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE FOLLOWING DAY BLACK SMOKE FILLED THE CAR WITHOUT THE DEFROSTER BEING ON. HAD THE CAR TOWED, AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE HEATER CORE HAVING A HOLE IN IT. THEY HAD ANOTHER 2001 DIAMANTE SITTING THERE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SINCE IT ... Read more

Incident date: Jan 23, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO MOVE AND THERE WAS A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PULLEY WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE BOLTS IN THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL FOR THE ENGINE, NHTSA # 00V311001. THE VIN IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BUT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT APPROV... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2006

I HAVE A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO WITH 43,000 MILES AND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. JUST BACKED UP ON JANUARY 1, 2006, AND NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS ON. I LOOKED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DID WHAT IT SAID. BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I TOOK IT TOOK A LOCAL TIRE AND BRAKE COMPANY, BUT THEY COULDN'T GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF. THEN, TO... Read more

Incident date: Dec 27, 2005

PRIOR TO THE AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 27, 2005 THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2005 (DEMO CAR-USED). THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN AS FOLLOWS, IT WAS COLD THAT NIGHT I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN GOING WEST INTO THE MIDDLE LANE. UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR DID NOT GO STRAIGHT BUT CONTINUE TO TURN. I CROSSED OVER FAR RIGHT LANE, THEN THE SIDE WALK INTO AN UTILITY POLL. COULD NOT ... Read more

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Incident date: Dec 27, 2005

PRIOR TO THE AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 27,2005 THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. IT WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2005 , DEMO-USED CAR. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS VERY COLD THAT EVENING, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN GOING WEST INTO THE MIDDLE LANE, UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR DID NOT GO STRAIGHT, BUT CONTINUE TO TURN. I CROSSED OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE, THEN THE SIDE W... Read more

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Incident date: Jan 16, 2006

THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT OF MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE BURNED OUT. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE PLASTIC HOLDING THE BULB HAD MELTED. THE BULB COULD NOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT MORE EXTENSIVE WORK.*AK

Incident date: Jan 1, 2006

I HAVE A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO WITH 43,000 MILE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS, JUST BACKED UP IN JAN 1, 2006 AND NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS ON. I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DID WHAT IT SAID BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I TOOK IT TOOK A LOCAL TIRE AND BRAKE COMPANY BUT THEY COULDN'T GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF, SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND... Read more

Incident date: Jan 11, 2006

RADIO IS LOCKED I NEED A CODE TO PUT IN TO GET POWER DEALER DID NOT HAVE CODE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TRACK LAST OWNER DOWN TO GET THE OWNERS MANUAL. *JB

Incident date: Jan 15, 2006

I PURCHASED A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LTD FROM GIBBONS TOYOTA IN EYNON, PA. I ALSO PURCHASED A WARRANTY FROM THEM. MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THEY SAY SENSORS HAVE TO BE CHANGED. LIGHT CAME BACK ON. CHANGED ANOTHER SENSOR, LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THEY SAY IT IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THEY TELL ME IT IS COVERED BY MITSUBISHI FOR 8 YRS. THEY TRY ERTLEY MOTOR WORLD NUMEROUS TIMES AND CANNOT GET THEM TO... Read more

Incident date: Aug 29, 2004

I HAVE A 3000GT MITSUBISHI VR4 1992 THAT HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, FOUND OUT THAT THE 1ST SYNCHRO DOESN'T WORK, AND FAILS IN MOST OF THE VR4'S THAT I HAVE BEEN CHECKING OUT. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF I WERE REARENDED OR SOMETHING ON A MAIN ROAD,. IT IS FRUSTRATING THAT THE COMPANY DOES NOT FIX THIS. THE CAR AND TRANSMISSION STILL WORK ... Read more

Incident date: Dec 19, 2005

HEATER CORE FAILURE - WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP SEVERELY, AND TURNING ON DEFROSTER MADE PROBLEM WORSE AS GASEOUS ETHYLENE GLYCOL WAS PUMPED DIRECTLY ONTO INTERIOR WINDSHIELD. VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS AIR QUALITY IN CAR CABIN WAS EXTREMELY PUNGENT W/EG FUMES. *NM

Incident date: Aug 18, 2004

TRANSMISSION OF 1992 3000 GT VR4 HAS VIBRATION PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FIXED OTHER THEN PURCHASING A NEW TRANSMISSION ?? SEEMED TO BE COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS FOR WHICH MITSUBISHI HAS BEEN HIDING THE DEFECTS. *JB

Incident date: Dec 8, 2005

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 12/8/05,I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR IMPACT COLLISION, MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED HEAVY REAR DAMAGE AS WELL AS HEAVY FRONT END DAMAGE NOT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS SYSTEMS DEPLOYED AS THE VEHICLES MANUAL STATED IT WOULD, WHICH RESULTED IN MYSELF BEING SEVERELY INJURED, THE VEHICLE WAS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS,LESS THAN A MONTH OLD,I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE,AND WOULD LIKE... Read more

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