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

MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Jan 14, 2005
Incident date: Jul 1, 2004
CHRONIC P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE IN 5TH GEAR UNDER PARTIAL THROTTLE. BUILD DATE OF VEHICLE IS FEB 03. *JB
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (1998) — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Jan 14, 2005
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (2000) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Jan 13, 2005
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
MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION (2003) — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Jan 13, 2005
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI LANCER (2005) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION Jan 13, 2005
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE (2001) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE Jan 12, 2005
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!!!
MITSUBISHI MIRAGE (2000) — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS Jan 11, 2005
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 ... Read more
MITSUBISHI GALANT (2001) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jan 11, 2005
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
MITSUBISHI MONTERO (2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Jan 9, 2005
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI MONTERO (2001) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS Jan 9, 2005
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE (2001) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE Jan 9, 2005
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (2000) — WHEELS:RIM Jan 9, 2005
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (2000) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Jan 8, 2005
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... Read more
Fire
MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Jan 7, 2005
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
MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Jan 7, 2005
Incident date: Nov 15, 2004
P0300, RANDOM MISFIRE CODE. MITSUBISHI DEALERS CLAIM NO RECORD OF ISSUE AND NO FIX. CONTINUOUS AND REPEATABLE SITUATIONS.*AK
MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Jan 7, 2005
Incident date: Nov 15, 2004
P0300, RANDOM MISFIRE CODE. MITSUBISHI DEALERS CLAIM NO RECORD OF ISSUE AND NO FIX. CONTINUOUS AND REPEATABLE SITUATIONS.*AK
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (2001) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Jan 6, 2005
Incident date: Jan 1, 2005
IDLE AIR CONTROLLER FAILED.*AK
MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR (2004) — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD Jan 6, 2005
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
MITSUBISHI LANCER (2004) — POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY Jan 5, 2005
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
MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT (1997) — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM Jan 5, 2005
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
MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT (1997) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS Jan 5, 2005
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
MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR (2004) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR Jan 5, 2005
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
MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR (2004) — SUSPENSION Jan 5, 2005
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
MITSUBISHI MONTERO (2002) — STRUCTURE Jan 5, 2005
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
MITSUBISHI LANCER (2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Jan 5, 2005
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... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI LANCER (2002) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Jan 5, 2005
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... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI LANCER (2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jan 5, 2005
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... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI LANCER (2002) — EQUIPMENT Jan 5, 2005
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... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT (2000) — SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS Jan 4, 2005
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.
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (2002) — WHEELS:RIM Jan 3, 2005
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... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT (1999) — STRUCTURE Jan 3, 2005
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... Read more
Crash Fire 1 injured
MITSUBISHI MONTERO (1995) — STEERING Jan 3, 2005
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
MITSUBISHI MIRAGE (2000) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH Jan 3, 2005
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI MIRAGE (2000) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS Jan 3, 2005
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT (2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Jan 1, 2005
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE (2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Dec 31, 2004
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
MITSUBISHI MONTERO (1994) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) Dec 31, 2004
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI SPYDER (2001) — WHEELS Dec 30, 2004
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
MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE (2002) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM Dec 30, 2004
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (2003) — STEERING Dec 29, 2004
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER (2004) — TIRES Dec 29, 2004
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI MONTERO (2002) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE Dec 29, 2004
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
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (2002) — TIRES:SIDEWALL Dec 29, 2004
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
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (1995) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT Dec 29, 2004
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
MITSUBISHI LANCER (2003) — AIR BAGS Dec 28, 2004
Incident date: Jan 25, 2003
REQUEST FOR RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING AIR BAG DEFECTS ON 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCERS.
MITSUBISHI LANCER (2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Dec 26, 2004
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... Read more
Crash 3 injured
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (1995) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY Dec 25, 2004
Incident date: Dec 24, 2004
THE CAR DOES NOT START. THE STARTER STOPS WORKING EASILY. *AK
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (2001) — WHEELS:RIM Dec 25, 2004
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... Read more
MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION (2003) — POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY Dec 24, 2004
Incident date: Aug 1, 2004
PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. *AK
MITSUBISHI LANCER (2003) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER Dec 21, 2004
Incident date: Mar 3, 2003
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ANY RECALLS INVOLVING 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER. MR *JB
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