Showing 14,402 complaints for MITSUBISHI
Incident date: Jul 1, 2004
CHRONIC P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE IN 5TH GEAR UNDER PARTIAL THROTTLE. BUILD DATE OF VEHICLE IS FEB 03. *JB
Incident date: Jan 11, 2005
MY WIFE AND I ARE THE CURRENT AND CONTINUOUS OWNERS OF A 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WITHIN THE SPACE OF APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS, BOTH DOOR HANDLES HAVE FALLEN OFF UNDER NORMAL USE. UPON REQUESTING THAT THE LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP (SOUTH COAST, COSTA MESA, CA) REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLES, WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR EACH DOOR HANDLE WOULD BE $275.00 U.S. DOL
... LARS. WE CONSIDER THIS TO BE PREDATORY PRICING FOR REPLACEMENT OF A DESIGN FLAW AND KNOWN DEFECT. *JBRead more
Incident date: Oct 18, 2004
2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE - HEADLIGHTS SIMPLY DID NOT COME ON. CABLES TO CONNECTIONS WERE TOTALLY MELTED. HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH PARKING LIGHTS ON. CALLED DEALER AND THE RESPONSE WAS "THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME". I HAD TO PURCHASE NEW CONNECTIONS AND PAY TO HAVE THEM INSTALLED. *NM
Incident date: Oct 15, 2004
1) I AM IN THE MILITARY DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN... 1 MONTH BEFORE I DEPLOYED MY STOCK CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY MITSUBISHI'S WARRANTY. I WAS READING ON MY FORUMS AND THERE WERE AT LEAST 2 TO 300 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ALL AROUND 5000 MILES ON THE CAR REGARDLESS OF HOW THE CAR WAS DRIVEN. I PURCHASED A NEW CLUTCH, $1300 AND HAD THE DEALERSHIP INSTALL IT FOR $800 FIGU
... RING THAT THEY WOULD WARRANTY THERE WORK. I DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN, CAME BACK AND ABOUT 2 MONTHS OF DRIVING THE CAR MY CAR WAS MAKING A HI SQUEALING NOISE. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CLUTCH. ALTHOUGH THEY DID NO OTHER INSPECTION. I ORDERED A NEW CLUTCH HAD THEM INSTALL IT... SAME PROBLEM CONTINUED. SO I PAID ANOTHER 700 FOR A NEW CLUTCH FOR NO REASON. THEN THEY REDIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THEY REPLACED THAT UNDER WARRANTY... PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I WAS BABYING THE CAR FOR A WEEK OR SO BECAUSE OF THE CLUTCH BREAK IN PERIOD IS SUGGESTED 1000 MILES. WHILE DOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR NOISE CAME BACK JUST AS BAD AS BEFORE... CALLED MITSUBISHI AND THEY REFUSED REPAIR BY ORDER OF THE DISTRICT REP. 2. THE NOISE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO BE SLUGGISH NOW. I WOULD LIKE MY DRIVETRAIN TO HAVE A THOROUGH INSPECTION AND FIXED WHERE NECESSARY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY CLUTCH THAT I HAD TO BUY THAT WASN'T FAULTY TO BEGIN WITH. I ALSO THINK MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO ADHERE TO A WARRANTY ON THERE DRIVETRAIN. REGARDLESS IF YOU INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET CLUTCH IN YOUR CAR, THE DRIVETRAIN SHOULD BE COVERED. WHO IN THERE RIGHT MIND WOULD PAY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW STOCK CLUTCH AND FLY WHEEL IF ITS JUST GOING TO GO BAD AT THE SAME TIME YOU NEED YOUR OIL CHANGE. *NMRead more
Incident date: Jan 13, 2005
NO OUT OF THE ORDINARY EVENTS LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. MY VEHICLE, WHICH IS A DAILY DRIVER CAR WOULD ONCE IN A WHILE "STUMBLE" THEN THROW A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER THIS I WOULD GO TO MY DEALER OR AN AUTOSHOP AND HAVE THE "PULL THE CODE" USING A ODB II ERROR SCAN TOOL. EVERYTHING IT WAS THE SAME "CODE" NAMED P0300. THIS WOULD HAPPEN INFREQUENTLY (5-6 TIMES A MONTH) BUT EVENTUALLY IT BECAME A O
... CCURRENCE ALMOST BY THE MINUTE. WHEN THE CAR "STUMBLES" THERE IS NO POWER TO MERGE, TURN OR CHANGE LANES. MY DEALER HAS OFFERED A RECALL - WHICH IS A COMPUTER "REFLASH" - BUT TO NO AVAIL - THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. WHEN I COMPLAIN I AM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO. PLEASE HELP. *NMRead more
Incident date: Sep 25, 2004
FOGGED UP WINDOWS ALONG WITH BAD MUSTY SMELL. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE OUT THE WINDOW. 65,000 MILES SEEMS LOW FOR A HEATER CORE TO GO OUT. THE DEALER SHOULD PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR GIVE A GREAT VALUE ON A TRADE IN.*AK I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE HEATER CORE IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR SOME SORT OF ACTION!!!
Incident date: Sep 7, 2004
THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HINGE HAS COLLAPSED, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ALIGNED. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS BEGINNING TO DO THE SAME THING. AT THIS TIME NO ONE CAN SIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE.*AK THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF BOTH DOORS IS CONSISTENT WITH AVERAGE / NORMAL USE. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAN NOT BE CLOSED FROM THE INSIDE AS IT NEED TO BE LIFTED AND CLOSED AT THE SAME TIME. *EH.......*AK
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Incident date: Nov 28, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS.*AK
Fire
Incident date: Dec 24, 2004
SINCE I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE (2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LIMITED), I ALWAYS HAD PROBLEM WITH THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT PROBLEM. THE THIRD DAY I GOT THE VEHICLE FROM THE ALHAMBRA MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP, THE LIGHT TURN ON. AND ALWAYS GOT THE SAME REPLY " MAKE SURE THE GAS CAP IS CLOSED PROPERLY". I HAD 5 CARS AND I NEVER HAD ANY KIND OF PROBLEM LIKE EXEPT THIS MONTERO LIMITED. MY CAR HAS 63000MILES RIGH
... T NOW, AND THE LIGHT WILL TURN ON EVERY 2MONTH. AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS THE LIGHT ON AGAIN, AND DEALER WILL NOT DO OR CARE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM ALWAYS HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS GOING UPHILL OR WHEN IT NEED POWER. ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT KEEP FAILING. *AKRead more
Incident date: Dec 24, 2004
SINCE I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE (2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LIMITED), I ALWAYS HAD PROBLEM WITH THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT PROBLEM. THE THIRD DAY I GOT THE VEHICLE FROM THE ALHAMBRA MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP, THE LIGHT TURN ON. AND ALWAYS GOT THE SAME REPLY " MAKE SURE THE GAS CAP IS CLOSED PROPERLY". I HAD 5 CARS AND I NEVER HAD ANY KIND OF PROBLEM LIKE EXEPT THIS MONTERO LIMITED. MY CAR HAS 63000MILES RIGH
... T NOW, AND THE LIGHT WILL TURN ON EVERY 2MONTH. AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS THE LIGHT ON AGAIN, AND DEALER WILL NOT DO OR CARE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM ALWAYS HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS GOING UPHILL OR WHEN IT NEED POWER. ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT KEEP FAILING. *AKRead more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2004
I PURCHASED A USED MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE IN OCTOBER 2003 WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS AND THE WINDOW STARTED FOGGING UP. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING STRANGE SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS LEAKING AND HAD LEAKED ON THE TRANSMISSIONS COMPUTER. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIO
... N COMPUTER UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE HEATER CORE WAS NOT COVERED AND IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $668. I HAD TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO GET THE HEATER CORE FIXED BEFORE THE COULD FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I ALSO NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE VENTS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE MATS WERE ALSO SOAKED WITH ANTIFREEZE.*AKRead more
Incident date: Jan 7, 2005
I OWN A 2000 ECLIPSE GT AND HAVE EXPERIENCED CONSISTENT WHEEL/TIRE PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. THE MOST RECENT WAS A BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED (IN DENSE TRAFFIC) WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ALL 4 ORIGINAL FACTORY RIMS ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN DENTED, AS WELL AS 2 REPLACEMENT RIMS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS FLATS DURING BOTH DRIVING AND PARKED CONDITIONS WHICH HA
... VE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY LEAKING OR DENTED RIMS. AFTER RESEACHING THE ISSUE ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER ECLIPSE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DIFFICULTIES. SINCE I ALREADY HAVE SPENT SIGNIFICANT TIME AND MONEY REPAIRING/REPLACING DANGEROUS LEAKING TIRES/DAMAGED FACTORY RIMS, I HAVE NOW CHOSEN TO REPLACE THE CURRENTLY DAMAGED RIMS WITH CUSTOM RIMS TO AVOID FURTHER ISSUES WITH MITSUBISHI MANUFACTURED WHEELS.*AKRead more
Incident date: Oct 17, 2004
I HAD NO PROBLEM OUT OF CAR LEADING UP TO THE POINT AT HAND. I STARTED THE CAR AND TURNED ON THE HEAT. THE CAR RAN FOR ABOUT 30 TO 35 MINUTES. AR WAS WARM INSIDE, I HAD TO TURN THE HEAT OFF. I LEFT MY FRIENDS HOUSE HEADED UP NORTH I81. MY CAR HAD NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS. THE CAR SHOT FLAMES OUT EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR AND MY ENGINE HAD EXPLODED. I COASTED DOWN THE ROAD TO PUT THE FLAMES OUT PUL
... LED INTO THE EMEGENCY LANE. JUMPED OUT TOLD MY GIRLFRIEND TO GET OUT AND AWAY FROM THE CAR. THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE STILL AT THIS POINT. LUCKAILY A FRIEND OF MINE HAD BEEN FOLLOWING ME AND HAD SOMETHING TO EXTINGUISH THE REST OF THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME WITH THE REMAINER OF THE POWER TRAIN WARRENTY. A MITSUBISHI REP READ THE COMPUTER CODES. HE SAID SINCE THE WATER TEMP READ 64 DEGREES THE CAR HAD BEEN ABUSED. MITSUBISHI NEVER CONTACTED ME TO SEE IF I HAD MAINTENANCE RECORDS. WHICH INDEED I DO HAVE THOSE DOCUMENTS. PLUS I HAD 7 WITNESSES THAT NIGHT THAT KNEW THE HEAT WAS WORKING FINE, MEANING THE WATER TEMP WAS ABOVE 64 DEGREES. NOW HOW CAN A LOW WATER TEMP CAUSE AN ENGINE TO THROW A ROD. AND CATCH ON FIRE? O ACTION WAS TAKEN IT ACTUALLY TOOK MITSUBISHI 3 MONTHS TO DECIDE THE CARE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AKRead more
Fire
Incident date: Jan 7, 2005
ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. P0300 CODE. I'VE WENT BACK TO THE DEALERS FOR MORE THAN 3 TIMES FOR THIS VERY SAME CODE. THEY'VE DONE A ECU REFLASH FOR ME AND THEY SWAPPED THE FUEL INJECTORS AS WELL. THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL WENT OFF VERY OFTEN WITH THE SAME P0300 CODE.*AK
Incident date: Nov 15, 2004
P0300, RANDOM MISFIRE CODE. MITSUBISHI DEALERS CLAIM NO RECORD OF ISSUE AND NO FIX. CONTINUOUS AND REPEATABLE SITUATIONS.*AK
Incident date: Nov 15, 2004
P0300, RANDOM MISFIRE CODE. MITSUBISHI DEALERS CLAIM NO RECORD OF ISSUE AND NO FIX. CONTINUOUS AND REPEATABLE SITUATIONS.*AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 2005
IDLE AIR CONTROLLER FAILED.*AK
Incident date: Jan 2, 2005
THE CAR IS A MONTH OLD. I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A LOUD CRASH, THE BACK WINDOW JUST CRASHED. I DID CONTACT THE POLICE, THEIR WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN.I THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT AND IT WAS THE BACK AND NOT THE FRONT. *AK
Incident date: Dec 29, 2004
WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE CLUTCH POPPED, AND DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK
Incident date: Aug 7, 2004
VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST, AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT SHEARING OFF. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Incident date: Aug 7, 2004
VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST, AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT SHEARING OFF. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
THERE WAS A RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE TRUCK WHEN TURNING AND THE A/C FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE EVAPORATOR HOUSING WAS REMOVED AND THE DEBRIS AND WATER WAS CLEANED FROM THE HOUSING AND BLOWER MOTOR. *BF (TRASH FILTERED THROUGH THE AIR CONDITION VENT SYSTEM) *SC *JB
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
THERE WAS A RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE TRUCK WHEN TURNING AND THE A/C FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE EVAPORATOR HOUSING WAS REMOVED AND THE DEBRIS AND WATER WAS CLEANED FROM THE HOUSING AND BLOWER MOTOR. *BF (TRASH FILTERED THROUGH THE AIR CONDITION VENT SYSTEM) *SC *JB
Incident date: Dec 1, 2004
THE VEHICLE WAS TOP HEAVY AND HAS SPENT OUT OF CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES. *BF THE DRIVER AND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WAS THE CONSUMER'S SON. *SC
Incident date: Feb 1, 2004
2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER ES . HAVE HAD FOUR (4) ACCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM DATE OF PURCHASE TO PRESENT APPROXIMATELY 13 MONTHS IN 2/2004 THE AUTOMOBILE STARTED STALLING, AND DURING THE STALL IT WOULD ACCELERATE, AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION DURING THIS. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION MADE REVVING SOUNDS PERIODICALLY.I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE MITSUBISHI DEALER ?BELLSOUTH MITSUBISHI? IN SAYRE
... VILLE NJIN FEB 04? AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE DEPT.THE PUT THE CAR ON A MACHINE FOR TESTS AND NO ERRORS WERE FOUND. I THEN NOTIFIED THE SALES PERSON THAT SOLD ME THE CAR THEY REQUESTED ME TO LEAVE IT FOR 4 HOURS TO RUN TESTS ETC? THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. 12/17/04 WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AT A STOP SIGN AND ACCELERATED INTO THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT ,THE BUMPER, AND HOOD OF MY CAR. SINCE THEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION IS MAKING MORE LOUD REVVING SOUNDS SINCE THAT INCIDENT. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSENING.ON 12/30/04 AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKETHE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK?THE MOTOR REVVED UP VERY LOUDLY AND THE CAR SHOOK FOR ABOUT 30SECONDS TO A MINUTE THEN WENT BACK TO ?NORMAL? I CALLED THE BELL MITSUBISHI IN RAHWAYNJ.IMMEDIATELY AND THEY ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.12/31/04 I TOOK THE CAR BACK INTO BELLSOUTHMITSUBISHI IN SAYREVILLE,NJTHEY PUT THE CAR ON A MACHINE ?SORRY THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED?THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A MUCH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE CAUSING 2 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS THE CAR ACCELERATES SUDDENLY, TAKES LONG TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP IN 2/04 DURING A SNOW STORM I WAS DRIVING APPX 25MPH THE BRAKES TOOK TO LONG TO APPLY AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR .IN THE RAIN THE CAR FAILED TO STOP AGAIN WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED AND STARTED TO SKID INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TRIED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AWAY TO AVOID COLLISION THE STEERING WAS NOT RESPONSIVE THERFORE RESULTING IN COLLISION. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IN ANY ACCIDENT. *AKRead more
Crash
Incident date: Feb 1, 2004
2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER ES . HAVE HAD FOUR (4) ACCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM DATE OF PURCHASE TO PRESENT APPROXIMATELY 13 MONTHS IN 2/2004 THE AUTOMOBILE STARTED STALLING, AND DURING THE STALL IT WOULD ACCELERATE, AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION DURING THIS. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION MADE REVVING SOUNDS PERIODICALLY.I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE MITSUBISHI DEALER ?BELLSOUTH MITSUBISHI? IN SAYRE
... VILLE NJIN FEB 04? AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE DEPT.THE PUT THE CAR ON A MACHINE FOR TESTS AND NO ERRORS WERE FOUND. I THEN NOTIFIED THE SALES PERSON THAT SOLD ME THE CAR THEY REQUESTED ME TO LEAVE IT FOR 4 HOURS TO RUN TESTS ETC? THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. 12/17/04 WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AT A STOP SIGN AND ACCELERATED INTO THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT ,THE BUMPER, AND HOOD OF MY CAR. SINCE THEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION IS MAKING MORE LOUD REVVING SOUNDS SINCE THAT INCIDENT. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSENING.ON 12/30/04 AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKETHE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK?THE MOTOR REVVED UP VERY LOUDLY AND THE CAR SHOOK FOR ABOUT 30SECONDS TO A MINUTE THEN WENT BACK TO ?NORMAL? I CALLED THE BELL MITSUBISHI IN RAHWAYNJ.IMMEDIATELY AND THEY ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.12/31/04 I TOOK THE CAR BACK INTO BELLSOUTHMITSUBISHI IN SAYREVILLE,NJTHEY PUT THE CAR ON A MACHINE ?SORRY THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED?THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A MUCH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE CAUSING 2 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS THE CAR ACCELERATES SUDDENLY, TAKES LONG TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP IN 2/04 DURING A SNOW STORM I WAS DRIVING APPX 25MPH THE BRAKES TOOK TO LONG TO APPLY AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR .IN THE RAIN THE CAR FAILED TO STOP AGAIN WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED AND STARTED TO SKID INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TRIED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AWAY TO AVOID COLLISION THE STEERING WAS NOT RESPONSIVE THERFORE RESULTING IN COLLISION. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IN ANY ACCIDENT. *AKRead more
Crash
Incident date: Feb 1, 2004
2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER ES . HAVE HAD FOUR (4) ACCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM DATE OF PURCHASE TO PRESENT APPROXIMATELY 13 MONTHS IN 2/2004 THE AUTOMOBILE STARTED STALLING, AND DURING THE STALL IT WOULD ACCELERATE, AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION DURING THIS. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION MADE REVVING SOUNDS PERIODICALLY.I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE MITSUBISHI DEALER ?BELLSOUTH MITSUBISHI? IN SAYRE
... VILLE NJIN FEB 04? AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE DEPT.THE PUT THE CAR ON A MACHINE FOR TESTS AND NO ERRORS WERE FOUND. I THEN NOTIFIED THE SALES PERSON THAT SOLD ME THE CAR THEY REQUESTED ME TO LEAVE IT FOR 4 HOURS TO RUN TESTS ETC? THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. 12/17/04 WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AT A STOP SIGN AND ACCELERATED INTO THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT ,THE BUMPER, AND HOOD OF MY CAR. SINCE THEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION IS MAKING MORE LOUD REVVING SOUNDS SINCE THAT INCIDENT. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSENING.ON 12/30/04 AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKETHE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK?THE MOTOR REVVED UP VERY LOUDLY AND THE CAR SHOOK FOR ABOUT 30SECONDS TO A MINUTE THEN WENT BACK TO ?NORMAL? I CALLED THE BELL MITSUBISHI IN RAHWAYNJ.IMMEDIATELY AND THEY ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.12/31/04 I TOOK THE CAR BACK INTO BELLSOUTHMITSUBISHI IN SAYREVILLE,NJTHEY PUT THE CAR ON A MACHINE ?SORRY THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED?THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A MUCH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE CAUSING 2 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS THE CAR ACCELERATES SUDDENLY, TAKES LONG TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP IN 2/04 DURING A SNOW STORM I WAS DRIVING APPX 25MPH THE BRAKES TOOK TO LONG TO APPLY AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR .IN THE RAIN THE CAR FAILED TO STOP AGAIN WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED AND STARTED TO SKID INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TRIED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AWAY TO AVOID COLLISION THE STEERING WAS NOT RESPONSIVE THERFORE RESULTING IN COLLISION. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IN ANY ACCIDENT. *AKRead more
Crash
Incident date: Feb 1, 2004
2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER ES . HAVE HAD FOUR (4) ACCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM DATE OF PURCHASE TO PRESENT APPROXIMATELY 13 MONTHS IN 2/2004 THE AUTOMOBILE STARTED STALLING, AND DURING THE STALL IT WOULD ACCELERATE, AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION DURING THIS. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION MADE REVVING SOUNDS PERIODICALLY.I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE MITSUBISHI DEALER ?BELLSOUTH MITSUBISHI? IN SAYRE
... VILLE NJIN FEB 04? AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE DEPT.THE PUT THE CAR ON A MACHINE FOR TESTS AND NO ERRORS WERE FOUND. I THEN NOTIFIED THE SALES PERSON THAT SOLD ME THE CAR THEY REQUESTED ME TO LEAVE IT FOR 4 HOURS TO RUN TESTS ETC? THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. 12/17/04 WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AT A STOP SIGN AND ACCELERATED INTO THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT ,THE BUMPER, AND HOOD OF MY CAR. SINCE THEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION IS MAKING MORE LOUD REVVING SOUNDS SINCE THAT INCIDENT. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSENING.ON 12/30/04 AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKETHE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK?THE MOTOR REVVED UP VERY LOUDLY AND THE CAR SHOOK FOR ABOUT 30SECONDS TO A MINUTE THEN WENT BACK TO ?NORMAL? I CALLED THE BELL MITSUBISHI IN RAHWAYNJ.IMMEDIATELY AND THEY ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.12/31/04 I TOOK THE CAR BACK INTO BELLSOUTHMITSUBISHI IN SAYREVILLE,NJTHEY PUT THE CAR ON A MACHINE ?SORRY THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED?THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A MUCH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE CAUSING 2 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS THE CAR ACCELERATES SUDDENLY, TAKES LONG TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP IN 2/04 DURING A SNOW STORM I WAS DRIVING APPX 25MPH THE BRAKES TOOK TO LONG TO APPLY AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR .IN THE RAIN THE CAR FAILED TO STOP AGAIN WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED AND STARTED TO SKID INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TRIED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AWAY TO AVOID COLLISION THE STEERING WAS NOT RESPONSIVE THERFORE RESULTING IN COLLISION. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IN ANY ACCIDENT. *AKRead more
Crash
Incident date: Mar 2, 2003
I HAVE A 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTEROSPORT XLS. THE REAR SUSPENSION BOTTOM OUT WHEN CAR WAS LOADED. WHEN I HAD WARRANTY MITSU DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW IT EXPIRED, FIXING IT WILL COST $600.*AK THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. ALL 2000 MONTEROSPORT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO MANY FORUMS I HAVE SEEN.
Incident date: Dec 10, 2004
I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT. I WAS IN A RELATIVELY MINOR CAR ACCIDENT. ABOUT 2 MONTHS OFTER THE ACCIDENT AND REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE, ONE OF MY TIRES COULD NOT HOLD TIRE PRESSURE. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE SAME TIRE CONTINUED TO GO FLAT. I INSPECTED THE FACTORY 17" ALLOY RIM AND I FOUND A CRACK IN THE RIM. I INSPECTED THE OTHER RIMS AS WELL AND NOTICED SIMILAR SMALLE
... R CRACKS FORMING. I DO NOT NOW IF THE CRACKS ARE DUE TO THE ACCIDENT OR DUE TO FAULTY WORKMANSHIP. A WELL MADE RIM WOULD NOT HAVE CRACKED DUE TO A RELATIVLEY MINOR IMPACT. ACCIDENT REPORT ON FILE HAMILTON TWP POLICE. ACCIDENT NOT CAUSED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE RIM.*AKRead more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 25, 2000
THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE WHILE MERGING AND ROLLED OVER HITTING THE CENTER WALL OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. *TC THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A ROLL OVER. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, THE CONSUMER WAS NOT IN A SEAT BELT, THE AIR BAGS DID IN FACT DEPLOY, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS SHIFTED TO THE PASSENGER'S SEAT DUE TO THE IMPACT AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE. THE CONSUMER STA
... TED THAT HE/SHE DID NOT GO OVER THE SPEED LIMIT AND WAS DRIVING PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. *SC *JBRead more
Crash
Fire
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 3, 1995
THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. *BF THE ROAD CONDITION WAS DRY, THE CONSUMER WASN'T BUCKLED UP, AND THE AIR BAG WASN'T INFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS KICKED BACK TO THE RIGHT, OVERTURNED AND STOPPED. *SC *JB
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 3, 2005
I FIRST STARTED NOTICING THAT MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERENT COMING ON, BUT WAS UNAWARE THAT MY PARKING LIGHTS WERE ALSO DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS. THEN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY ANOTHER MOTOREST CONTINUOUSLY KEPT FLASHING HIS LILGHTS AT ME FROM BEHIND. NOW IT WAS DARK SO I THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING MAJOR WAS WRONG. I PULLED OVER TO NOTICE THAT MY TAIL LIGHTS WERENT ON AS WELL AS MY PARKING LIG
... HTS . SO I TOOK MY CAR TO A FRIEND WHO WORKS ON FOREIGN CARS AND HE TESTED EVERYTHING BUT COULDNT FIND A PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING IF THERE HAS EVER BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS BEFORE, AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE OVER LOOKED. IF SO PLEASE CONTACT ME: [email protected] , THANK YOU.*AKRead more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2005
I FIRST STARTED NOTICING THAT MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERENT COMING ON, BUT WAS UNAWARE THAT MY PARKING LIGHTS WERE ALSO DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS. THEN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY ANOTHER MOTOREST CONTINUOUSLY KEPT FLASHING HIS LILGHTS AT ME FROM BEHIND. NOW IT WAS DARK SO I THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING MAJOR WAS WRONG. I PULLED OVER TO NOTICE THAT MY TAIL LIGHTS WERENT ON AS WELL AS MY PARKING LIG
... HTS . SO I TOOK MY CAR TO A FRIEND WHO WORKS ON FOREIGN CARS AND HE TESTED EVERYTHING BUT COULDNT FIND A PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING IF THERE HAS EVER BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS BEFORE, AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE OVER LOOKED. IF SO PLEASE CONTACT ME: [email protected] , THANK YOU.*AKRead more
Incident date: May 21, 2004
I HAVE A MISTUSBISHI MONTERO SPORT XLS 2001 3.0. NOW I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2YRS I KEPT UP WITH THE OIL CHANGES AND ALL OF THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE VEHICLE. NOW THE MOTOR HAD A TAP TO IT. ASK THE HEAD OF THE SHOP IN THE FLORENCE SC AREA AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL USED MONTEROS TAP. SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. NOW AFTER CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE CAR THE TAP GOT LOUDER AND THE OIL CHANGES STILL REMA
... IN AS RECOMMENDED. WITHOUT ANY REASON OR WARNING THE MOTOR STARTED TO KNOCK LOUDER, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND FOUND OUT THE KNOCK WAS CAUSED FROM THE OIL NOT GETTING TO THE TOP OF THE MOTOR. NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WASN'T NOR IS THE ONLY ONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. FROM 20 TO 30 A MONTH WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC CHECK THE CAR ALSO AND FOUND THE OIL PUMP TO BE FAULTY. BUT NOW THE DAMAGE IS EXTREME THE MOTOR BEGAN TO HEAT UP AND THE BAD THING ABOUT IT IS THAT I WAS TOLD THAT IT DIDN'T MATTER IF I TOOK CARE OF THE CAR OR NOT CAUSE IF THE FIRST PERSON DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF THE CAR THAT IT WOULD HAVE STOPPED AT SOME POINT WHILE HAVING THE CAR. *JBRead more
Incident date: Nov 11, 2004
HEATER CORE FAILURE/LEAK IN 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE LS; LEAKED ON CARPET; CONTINUOUS ODOR. DEALER MCGINNIS MITSUBISHI SAID IT WOULD COST OVER $1000 IN LABOR COSTS TO REPLACE.*AK
Incident date: Dec 22, 2004
WHILE DRIVING MY 1994 MITSUBISHI 3.0L MONTERO AT 55MPH ON A FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT HITTING ANY OTHER VEHICLES.WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF INSIDE THE ENGINE. THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO INSTALL A REBUILT ENGINE (IF THE
... Y COULD FIND ONE) FOR $6200. THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A SAFETY RECALL EXISTED FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AKRead more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2004
ALL 4 ALLOY WHEELS DEVELOPED A DENT IN THEM. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DENT WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT RESULTED IN THE TIRE LEAKING AIR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ABLE TO FORM A PROPER SEAL. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED.*AK
Incident date: Dec 28, 2004
MY WIFE NOTICED LITTLE CLOUDS OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS WHEN THE HAETER/DEFROSTER WAS TURNED ON, WE COULD ALSO SMELL SOMETHING THAT SMELLED LIKE SYURP OR ANTIFREEZE. THE WINDOWS DO NOT DEFROST ANYMORE, WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I AM TOLD THAT THIS MOST LIKELY FROM A BROKEN HEATER CORE. IF NOT REPLACED ANTIFREEZE CAN LEAK INTO THE CARS COMPUTER, WHICH COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCI
... DENT BY SHUTTING DOWN THE ENTIRE CAR. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS $400-$1000. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX THIS SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION. *AKRead more
Incident date: Dec 27, 2004
I AM FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE STEERING MECHANISM IN MY 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT - ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2004 - I WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK AND MY STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF AND I WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR ENOUGH TO GET TO MY HOME. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY AND I CALLED MITSUBISHI WHO HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSH
... IP FOR REPAIR. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN MY CAR BACK AND IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP; HOWEVER, I FIND THIS ISSUE TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN TERMS OF CONSUMERS OF THIS PRODUCT. I DID RESEARCH PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE AND SEE THE SAME ISSUE WAS NOTED UNDER THE COMPONENTS OF STEERING WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR FOR THE 2003 ECLIPSE PRODUCT. *NMRead more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2004
I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2004 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER TO THE AIRPORT LAST NIGHT TO PICK UP MY KIDS. WHILE DRIVING 60 IN THE MIDDLE LANE, MY FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I FORTUNATELY WAS NOT HIT WHEN MY CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND I PULLED OVER. THEY HAVE YOKAHAMA TIRES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 22000 MILES AND WE HAVE ROTATED THE TIRES. WHEN I CHECKED THE FRONT TIRES, THEY ARE COMPLETELY WORN. SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE. I C
... ALLED DON HERRING MITSUBISHI IN PLANO TX TO SEE WHAT THEY WOULD DO AND THEY JUST PUSHED IT OFF ON THE TIRE COMPANY AND SAID I'D HAVE TO FIND A RETAILER OF THOSE TYPES OF TIRES, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NEW ON THE CAR. THIS WAS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND I SUSPECT NO ONE IS GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *NMRead more
Incident date: Oct 6, 2004
THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL /FUEL LEAKAGE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LEAK GAS ONCE AGAIN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN FOR THE SAME RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP NOW. *JB THE VEHICLE IS STILL LEAKING GAS, WHICH CAUSED IT STALL. *SC
Incident date: Dec 7, 2004
ON HIGHWAY WITH 65 MPH, FRONT TIRE (BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92 P205/55R) BLEWOUT WITH NO REASON. THERE WAS A QUARTER SIZED HOLE ON THE SIDEWALL. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO RIM AS WELL. BRIDGESTONE AUTHORIZED DEALER DID NOT ACCEPT THIS AS A DEFECTIVE TIRE EVEN THOUGH TIRES SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. I HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE AND RIM AND PAID TOW. *NM
Incident date: Dec 27, 2004
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE # 00V421001. WHILE ON HIS WAY TO THE DEALER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT LEFT BALL JOINT BROKE, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD INTO A CORNFIELD. WHEN HE WENT TO DEALER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE FOR THE RECALL OR COVER THE DAMAGES. *JB
Crash
Incident date: Jan 25, 2003
REQUEST FOR RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING AIR BAG DEFECTS ON 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCERS.
Incident date: Nov 18, 2004
I PURCHASED A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER LS, FRM THE MMSA CO. USED PARKING LOT, WITH ONLY A 100 MILES. CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE, AND THEN IT STARTED TO RANDOMLY REVV AND THEM STALL. IT WASNT THAT BAD AT FIRST, BUT 06/04 IT BECAME A PROBLEM. ID STALL ABOUT 8-12 X A DAY (AVG.), ID TAKEN IT TO THE MITSU DEALERS WHO ALL SAID: THEY FIXED IT, COULDNT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, OR THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. WHILE ON
... THE FREEWAY, I STARTED TO BRAKE AND THEN REALIZED THAT I HAD NO POWER TO MY CAR- IT HAD STALLED IN MOTION. ALL LIGHTS WERE ON ON DASHBOARD AND THE LENGHT BETWEEN ME AND THE OTHER CAR WAS INEVITABLE. EVEN WHEN I HAD TAKEN IT TO A DEALER ONLY 4 DAYS BEFORE WHO SAID THEY FIXED IT. I ENDED UP TOTALLY MY CAR AND RECIEVED MANY INJURIES, AND MITSUBISHI DIDNT EVEN HELP ME. AT THE TIME OF MY CRASH I HAD JUST HIT 10000 MILES- I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH A BRAND NEW (BASICALLY) CAR.*AKRead more
Crash
3 injured
Incident date: Dec 24, 2004
THE CAR DOES NOT START. THE STARTER STOPS WORKING EASILY. *AK
Incident date: Dec 25, 2004
CAR HAS ABOUT 30000 MILES, OWNER WENT OUT TO LOOK AT CAR THIS MORNING AND FOUND THAT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE IS COMPLETELY FLAT AND RIM IS SEVERELY DENTED. OWNER DOES NOT RECALL HITTING ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE DENTED RIM. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE RIM WAS MINORLY DENTED ON POTHOLE ABOUT SIX WEEKS AGO, SUSPECTED TO HAVE CAUSED SLOW LEAK IN TIRE, BUT OWNER WAS NOT GOING TO REPORT UNTIL SECOND RIM D
... ENTED WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE. TWO RIMS NOW NEED REPLACED; NEITHER FRONT TIRE HOLDS AIR SECURELY. BOTH RIMS VISIBLY DAMAGED, INCURRING FINANCIAL EXPENSE AND CAUSING DISTRESS TO OWNER BECAUSE INCIDENT HAPPENED OUT OF TOWN ON CHRISTMAS MORNING THE DAY BEFORE SHE WAS SCHEDULED TO MAKE EIGHT-HOUR RETURN TRIP TO COLUMBUS FROM PHILADELPHIA, RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. TIRES MIGHT ALSO NEED REPLACED IF DAMAGE TO THEM HAS OCCURED. RIMS AND TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED YET BECAUSE OWNER FILED COMPLAINT IMMEDIATELY AFTER DISCOVERING DAMAGE.*AKRead more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2004
PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. *AK
Incident date: Mar 3, 2003
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ANY RECALLS INVOLVING 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER. MR *JB