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.

2,245,377 Total Complaints

140,173 Reported Crashes

56,794 Reported Fires

8,580 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 2,245,377 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

Incident date: Mar 12, 2005

OUR GALANT HAS SQUEAKING AND GRINDING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CURRENTLY AT 46,000 MILES, AND THE 4TH SET OF BRAKES AND 2ND ROTORS WILL BE INSTALLED. DEALER SAYS IT IS DRIVING HABITS AND WILL NOT FIX EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED EXTENDED 75,000 WARRANTY.*AK

Incident date: Mar 11, 2005

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE.THE FIRST OWNER HAD THE RIMS REPLACED WITH FACTORY REPLACEMENT CHROME RIMS 15,000 MILES AGO.HE SAID HAD EXPERIENCED"UNEXPLAINBLE FLAT TIRES" A FEW TIMES BEFORE HE REPLACED THE RIMS.I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 8 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD 4 FLAT TIRES,TWO OF WHICH TOTALLY DESTROYED THE TIRES.BOTH OF THOSE BLEW OUT ON THE SIDE WALLS.2 OF THEM WERE "UNEXPLAINABLE"THERE WAS ... Read more

Incident date: Mar 11, 2005

DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATLY 9:00PM EST GOING 40 MPH ON ROUTE 611 NORTH AROUND WARRINGTON, PA IN THE RAIN. HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR (REALLY LOUD). I ASSUME THAT I HAD HIT A POT HOLE AND WAS NOT IMMEDIALTY CONCERNED UNTIL I HEARD A WEIRD FLAPPING NOISE. I PULLED INTO A SAFE LOCATION TO CHECK OUT THE TIRE AND WHEEL AND THE WHEEL WAS HEAVILY DENTED. THE TIRE HAD... Read more

Incident date: Mar 12, 2005

1ST INCIDENT: APRIL 2002: 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS LOCKS UP (TRANSMISSION) CONSTANTLY JUMPS AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHUT OFF. THIS PROBLEM WAS CHECKED BY OFFICIAL MECHANICS OF MITSUBISHI AND SUPOSEDLY CORRECTED BY THEM AS WELL. *AK TODAY: MARCH 12, 2005: ON MY HOME, THE CAR LOCKS UP, JUMPS, BUT COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF, LUCKILY I WAS ONLY A BLOCK AWAY FROM MY HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AFTER SEVERAL... Read more

Incident date: Mar 12, 2005

Incident date: Mar 4, 2005

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN A REAR END ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED WITH NO EXPLANATION OF WHY THE BRAKES FAILED.*AK

Crash

Incident date: Feb 16, 2005

WINDOWS FOGGED UP AND WOULD NOT CLEAR UP. THERE WAS A KIND OF SWEET BURNING SMELL. DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IS WAS THE HEATERCORE LEAKING ANTIFREEZE AND ALL THE SYMTOMS LISTED ON SITE MATCHED MY CAR. CHECKED THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FOUND PUDDLE OF ANTIFREEZE SOAKED IN THE CARPET. ALSO THE ANTIFREEZE IN THE RADIATOR WAS VERY LOW. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AND SHE IS 8 MONTHS PR... Read more

Incident date: Mar 5, 2005

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR RIGHT TIRE AND RIM SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

Incident date: Mar 9, 2005

I'M EXPERIENCING A SYRUPY SMELL INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE HEAT IS ON. PER THE VARIOUS RESEARCH I HAVE PERFORMED, THIS IS A SIGN OF A FAILING HEATER CORE. THIS IS A KNOWN FAILURE BY MITS PER TSB 627114 THAT WAS ISSUED. ADDITIONALLY, ON >2000 MODEL YEAR DIAMANTES, MITS BEGAN PUTTING THE VEHICLE?S COMPUTER (ECU) IN A PLASTIC BAG SO THAT WHEN THE HEATER CORE DOES FAIL, IT DOES NOT RUIN THE ECU AND CREAT... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 2005

WHILE DRIVING LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TREAD WHICH SEPARATED WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE. VEHICLE VIBRATED IN THE REAR. CURRENTLY, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS EXPERIENCING THREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES. TIRES: RESPONSE, RST TOURING 2000, DOT 3DT2 1, LBW 3500-A14R-31138, 021 1803, E4, 89T P205/55R16, M + S, MOUNTD ONLY ON 16" RIMS. *AK

Incident date: Sep 20, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. BUT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. ALSO, DRIVER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

Incident date: Sep 20, 2004

Incident date: Jul 6, 2004

IN THE SUMMER OF 2003 MY CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER STARTED LEAKING SO IREPLACED IT. THEN IN MAY OF 2004 MY CLUTCH FAILED SO I HAD IT REPLACED WITH A STOCK CLUTCH. TWO MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE DEVELOPED SIGNS OF "CRANKWALK", WHICH HAPPENS TO ALOT OF 95-99 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSES. I HAD IT FORMALLY DIAGNOSED WITH CRANKWALK AND NOW I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY CAR. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE MY MOTOR WITH A NEW ONE T... Read more

Incident date: Dec 22, 2004

PURCHASED 2001 DIAMANTE IN SEPTEMBER 2004. HAD APPROXIMATELY 66,000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED AND APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES NOW. AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE CAR, I NOTICED A MAPLE SYRUP SMELL IN THE INTERIOR, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS AN INDICATOR OF A PROBLEM SO I DIDN'T MENTION IT, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A CLEANER THAT WAS USED IN THE CAR. IN DECEMBER 2004, BROUGHT CAR TO MITSUBISHI DEALER WH... Read more

Incident date: Jan 26, 2005

THE 2001 MONTERO XLS EXPERIENCED 7 INSTANCES OF BRAKE FAILURES. *BF MOST OF THE BRAKE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS. *SC *JB

Incident date: Mar 7, 2005

I BOUGHT A 2001 MITSABUSHI GALANT AND THE CAR RUNS FINE BUT WHEN IT GETS COLD WEATHER MY TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS, HIGHBEAM WILL NOT WORK TILL THE CAR GETS WARM AND SOMETIMES IT JUST STOPS WORKING, WE HAVE CHANGED FUSES,BULBS NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHAT IT IS EVERYONE SEEMS TO THINK THAT IT IS THE WIREING. THE WARRENTY IS OUT OF IT AND IT WAS A USED CAR WHEN WE GOT IT BUT I BOUGHT IT IN THE SUMMER AND B... Read more

Incident date: Mar 7, 2005

Incident date: Feb 28, 2005

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2002. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR MY BRAKES KEEP MAKING THIS CRACKING NOISES. IVE REPLACED THEM SINCE IVE HAD THE CAR ABOUT 7 TIMES INCLUDING REPLACING MY ROTORS AND GETTING THEM TURNED, YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXSIST. I HAVE EVEN BOUGHT THE MOST EXPESSIVE AND SUPPOSE TO BE THE BEST BRAKE PADS . YOU CAN BUY FOR A MITTSUBISHI GALANT. THEY ARE FINE FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS AFTE... Read more

Incident date: Feb 28, 2005

Incident date: Oct 5, 2004

MY CAR BEGAN TO BUCK VIOLENTLY ON THE WAY HOME THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE FRONT CONTINUED TO MOVE, WHICH CAUSED HEAVY VIBRATIONS. I TURNED THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP. I THEN REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND RESTED THE CAR WHERE IT STOPPED, 120 FT FROM MY HOUSE. IMMEDIATELY, I KNEW THE CULPRIT -- THE TRANSFER CASE, AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO. I... Read more

Incident date: Mar 7, 2005

TWO: 1) RUST APPEARED WITHIN THREE YEARS, 2 GAS TANK RUSTED WITHIN FIVE YEARS. *AK

Incident date: Nov 21, 2004

MY CAR IS MAKING ME SICK. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN AUG. 2001 AND BEGAN TO NOTICE A SMELL IN THE CAR AND FUME CLOSELY RESEMBLING THAT OF RADIATOR COOLANT. THE CAR WAS ASSESED BY A MITSUBISHI DISTRICT MANAGER AND SERVICE PERSONNEL FROM MY DEALER AND DEEMED TO BE SOUND. IN THE MEAN TIME I HAVE SUFFERED WITH RUNNY EYES AND INTERMITTENT PARALYSIS IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY FACE DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF TIM... Read more

1 injured

Incident date: Mar 3, 2005

MY CAR WAS HAVING A STARTING ISSUE FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. I TOOK IT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER (NEMET), MITSUBISHI, PEP BOYS, AND SEARS. EVEYONE TOLD ME THE CAR WAS FINE. YET, THE CAR CONTINED TO NOT START 3 DAYS A WEEK. RECELTY I AM TOLD IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO SMOKE AND IGNITE. I TOLD THIS TO MITSUBISHI (CORPORATION AND STAR DEALE... Read more

Incident date: Sep 23, 2004

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE AT 2 AM. THE FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND BURNT THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE FUEL RECALL 96V158001. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Dec 30, 2004

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE'S TRANSFER CASE CHECKED BECAUSE OF A RECALL. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE DEALER DID NOT CONDUCT A THOROUGH INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT ... Read more

Incident date: Nov 9, 1998

FROM 10/94 THRU 3/2000 I OWNED A MITSUBISHI EXPO LRV 3DRCYL AUTOMATIC, I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 85,000 IN1998 AND THEN MULTIPLE TIMES IN 1999 & 2000 TILL I GOT RID OF IT. NOW I AM NOTICING A LOT OF MITSUBISHI EXPO, EAGLE SUMMIT WAGON ECT. WITH BAD TRANSMISSIONS, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CHECK THIS OUT BECUASE I SPENT THUSANDS ON THAT TRANSMISSION, AND I KNOW OTHERS WHO DID AS WELL. *AK

Incident date: Mar 1, 2005

WE HAVE A FIVE-YEAR-OLD MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. FOR THE LAST WEEK, MY HUSBAND, SCOTT HAS SMELLED A SWEET SMELL IN HIS CAR AND HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS FOGGING. TUESDAY MORNING HE STARTED LOSING FORWARD POWER WHEN DRIVING TO WORK ON I480. HE NOTICED THAT HIS DASHBOARD TRANSMISSION LIGHTS WERE ACTING FUNNY SO HE CALLED OUR MITSUBISHI DEALER. THE SERVICE PEOPLE ASKED IF HE HAD NOTICED THAT THE... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 2005

Incident date: Feb 8, 2005

AFTER TURNING ON THE DEFROSTER THE WINDOW WAS STILL NOT CLEARING UP, AND THERE WAS AN ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE. *AK

Incident date: Oct 14, 2004

BRAKES VIBRATE, GRIND, SQUEAL AND FADE. MITSUBISHI SAYS NOTHING WRONG AND KEEPS RESURFACING ROTORS AND REPLACING PADS. FIRST BRAKE JOB WAS AT APPROX. 850 MILES, THEY SAID FAULTY CALIPER SUPPORTS WERE THE CAUSE. THEY SQUEAL FROM THE MOMENT I PICK UP THE CAR FROM SERVICE AND START TO GRIND AND PULSATE RELIGIOUSLY EVERY 5000 MILES AFTER BRAKE SERVICE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAM... Read more

Incident date: Aug 19, 2003

VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR ALIGNMENT, AND THE ARMS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THIS HAD NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ADMIT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK

Incident date: Feb 28, 2005

BRAKE ROTORS JERK VEHICLE.

Incident date: Jan 15, 2005

(1) MINOR FRONT BUMPER IMPACT WAS TO BE REPAIRED UNDER AN INSURANCE CLAIM (2) IN TEARDOWN PROCESS FOUND SPOT WELDS THAT WERE RUSTED OUT AND IMPROPERLY SEALED. THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT - NATURE OF ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO APRON AREA. AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, REPAIR COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AND VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. (3) MITSUBISHI NOT CL... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Feb 25, 2005

I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AND MY A/T LIGHTS CAME ON ASWELL AS MY BATTERY LIGHT. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND OPENED MY HOOD AND SAW MY HARMONIC BALANCER/PULLEY LAYING ON MY SKID PLATE AS WELL AS A BROKEN BOLT. I RESEARCHED IT AND FOUND OUT IT HAPPENS ALOT ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT ITS VERY COMMON. I USE THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL AND TO WORK NEVER ABUSE IT AND NOW I AM STUCK PAYING... Read more

Incident date: Dec 20, 2004

THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERATIVE. ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FOGGED AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEATER COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM ANTIFREEZE SMELLS THE CAR UP AND LEAKS ONTO THE FLOOR CARPET DAM... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2005

DOOR HANDLE ON OUTSIDE OF CAR BROKE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR PARKED IN MY GARAGE. TEMP IN GARAGE AROUND 35 F. CAR STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND DOOR IS UNUSABLE AS A RESULT. PARTS WILL HAVE TO ORDERED FROM DEALER AND THEN A BODY SHOP WILL HAVE TO PAINT TO MATCH. CAR IS SEVEN YEARS OLD THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. *NM

Incident date: Feb 22, 2005

I WAS EXITING AN INTERSTATE AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE REAR WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS IS THE DIRECT RESULT OF THE TRANSFER CASE HAVING INADEQUATE DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING ERROR (REF NHTSA RECALL ID: 98V069001). BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE REFUSING TO PERFORM RECALL WORK AT NO CHARGE CITING THAT THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFO... Read more

Incident date: Aug 4, 2003

I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE MAY OF 2004 AND ALREADY IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION, I HAVE TALK TO ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE AND THERE VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING. *NM

Incident date: Feb 23, 2005

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN 3 DIFFERENT PLACES DO TO EXTREME HEAT AND COLD. *AK

Incident date: Feb 16, 2003

HEATER CORE ON 2000 MITSHUBISHI DIAMANTE FAILED AND FOGGED UP MY WINDSHEILD. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE NIGHT OF THE FAILURE, A DEER JUMP IN FRONT OF MY CAR AND CAUSED 4 GRAND IN DAMAGE. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE HEATER CORE AT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

Incident date: Feb 7, 2005

WINDOWS FOG UP AND CANNOT BE CLEARED BY THE DEFROSTER. VERY STRONG SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE CAR. SMOKEY VAPORS COME OUT OF THE HEATING VENTS. I'M HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, AND BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF MY NAUSEA AND HEADACHE IS DUE TO BREATHING ANTI-FREEZE VAPORS. STAIN ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CARPET. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS INDICATE A HEATER CORE PROBLEM.*AK

Incident date: Dec 7, 2004

I HAVE A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. I HAD A DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS THAT OVERHEATED AND MELTED.I HAD IT REPLACED AT SCHAUMBURG MITSUBISHI. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART.*AK

Incident date: Feb 18, 2005

RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V311001 CONCERNING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND CONTROL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE MAIN ROAD. THEN, TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CONSUMER'S HOME. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT BROKE. CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOL... Read more

Incident date: Feb 18, 2005

CAR BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE. BRAKE PULSATION,SECOND TIME,LEFT FRONT WHEEL. CAR IS UNDER 3 YEAR 36,000 WARRANTY. CAR HAS 23,472 MILES,WARRANTY GOOD TILL FEB 27TH,2005. DEALER SAYS I NEED BRAKE PADS,INSIDE PADS ARE WORN PAPER THIN,OUTSIDE PAD IS HALF LIFE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN FOR SAME COMPLAINT. DEALER WILL NOT COVER THE BRAKE PADS. BEING THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED T... Read more

Incident date: Feb 19, 2005

REAR BRAKES MAKE A SQUEALING/GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS BUILT UP BRAKE DUST, THE SOUND CONTINUED AFTER I PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. TOOK IT BACK AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AND THEY SEEMED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY, AND THE ONLY WAY TO REMEDY IT WAS TO REPLACE THE PADS, WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.*AK

Incident date: Feb 17, 2005

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V250001; MITSUBISHI ISSUED A BRAKE BOOSTER RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IWAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, BUT THE DASHBOARD WAS MAKING NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING UP A HILL. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND FAILED. *AK

Incident date: Dec 7, 2004

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THAT VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Incident date: Feb 14, 2005

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *NM

Crash

Incident date: Feb 14, 2005

I WENT OUT TO START MY 1999 ECLIPSE SPYDER AND THE DRIVE BELT CAME OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER WAS INFORMED THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER HAD BROKEN OFF. *JB

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