Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Jan 15, 2004

I OWN A 2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER. MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN COLLAPSED IN MY LAP WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL THAT HAPPENED. SAID IT WAS THE LATCH IN MY COLUMN, HAD TO BUY A WHOLE NEW STEERING COLUMN 500+ PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. *AK

Incident date: Aug 30, 2004

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PULLEY BELT SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THE MECHANIC WILL REPLACE THE PART. *AK *TC

Incident date: Aug 25, 2004

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR AUTOMATIC 1996 3000GT AT APPROX. 60 MILES PER HR WHEN CAR SURGED FORWARD 4 TIMES IN A ROW. SHE ALMOST HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHE WAS LESS THAN A MILE HOME AND DROVE CAR VERY SLOWLY HOME. VEHICLES REVERSE NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL!!! CAR IS ABLE TO GO INTO DRIVE BUT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND WILL NOT GO OVER 20 MILES PER HR NOW! CAR... Read more

Incident date: Aug 28, 2004

WE WERE DRIVING ALONG A MAJOR INTERSTATE WHEN THE REAR OF THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS LATER, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT 70 MPH IN THE NUMBER ONE LANE CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE CONTROL. NO ROAD DAMAGE WAS APPARENT IN THE TIRE. *JB

Incident date: Jan 5, 2003

WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL CONDITION AT CITY SPEED FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT. SIX MONTHS PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT, DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THE RIM WAS BENT BUT WOULD NOT CAUSE THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TWO MORE RIMS BENT. EACH RIM WILL COST $300.00 AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE ANY OF THE RIMS AT THEIR EXPENSE. *NM

Incident date: Jan 1, 2004

BY 20,000 MILES THE TRUCK'S FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE SO OUT OF ROUND THAT THE TRUCK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DURRING BRAKING. THE DEALER REPORTS THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE NEW CAR WARRENTY. THIS IS REDICULOUS. I HAVE NEVER NEEDED TO HAVE A TRUCK'S BRAKING SYSTEM SERVICED BEFORE 80,000 MILES.*AK

Incident date: Aug 26, 2004

I WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT YESTERDAY 8/26/04 AND NEITHER OF MY FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WITH THE IMPACT THAT THE CAR TOOK THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY! *AK

Crash

Incident date: Aug 27, 2004

WHILE DRIVEN AT 85 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. PRIOR THE INCIDENT DEALERSHIP PROVIDE A GENERAL TUNE UP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INDICATED TO CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE HAD RECALL ON TRANSMISSION, AND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Aug 27, 2004

WHILE DRIVEN AT 85 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. PRIOR THE INCIDENT DEALERSHIP PROVIDE A GENERAL TUNE UP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INDICATED TO CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE HAD RECALL ON TRANSMISSION, AND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Mar 1, 2004

I PURCHASED MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR ON 03-01-04 , SINCE I HAD MY VEHICLE IT STARED TO MAKE RATTLING NOICES WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS. THE NOICE GOT LOADER AND LOADER. I MITSU TO FIX THE PROBLEM , I VISITED THEM 3 TIMES AND YET NO ONE COULD FIND A PROBLEM. I WAITED FOR ONE MONTH TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE REGINAL MANAGER WHICH THEN HE GAVE ME A LESSON ON TYPES OF GASOLINE THEN HANDED ME A BOTTLE OF FUEL I... Read more

Incident date: Aug 27, 2004

MY EXPERIENCE, ONLINE TESTIMONIALS AND NEWS REGARDING MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE ALLOY WHEELS' FAULTY CONSTRUCTION CONVINCED ME THAT MY SUSPICIONS WERE CONFIRMED. ALTHOUGH ODI CLAIMS ALL DAMAGE IS COSMETIC, I SUSPECT THEY'VE NEVER TAKEN A 2001 ECLIPSE FOR AN EXTENDED SPIN.*AK

Incident date: Aug 26, 2004

FRONT LEFT TIRE CONTINUOUSLY DEFLATING, LEADING TO RAPID DEFLATION BECAUSE OF A SEVEN INCH CUT ALONG THE SEAM OF THE TIRE. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED AT A VERY LOW SPEED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. I HAD JUST LEFT THE HIGHWAY AND WAS DRIVING 70 MPH. REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES.*AK

Incident date: Feb 15, 2004

EA 02- 007/ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL DENTING: CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ORIGINAL RIMS WERE DENTING PREMATURELY WHEN DRIVING OVER POT HOLES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

Incident date: Aug 22, 2004

(1) THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE TRAFFIC AHEAD BEGAN TO SLOW, AND THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE; INSTEAD, THE ENGINE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. (2) THE DRIVER QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. HAD THIS NOT BEEN DONE, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. (3) THIS IS NO... Read more

Incident date: Jul 13, 2004

INTERMITTENTLY IT WAS HARD TO START THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Jul 12, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

Crash

Incident date: Aug 1, 2004

PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON THE 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO LIMITED. *MR THE ROTORS, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED DUE TO VIOLENT SHAKING. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *SC *JB

Incident date: Aug 21, 2004

ADDITION TO COMPLAINT 10088338. FTER HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY MY MECHANIC, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BOLT (THE ONE LISTED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL) BACKED OUT OF THE CRANK SHAFT CAUSING THE PULLY TO WOBBLE (DISTROYING THE PULLEY IN THE PROCESS). ONCE THE BOLT WAS 3/4 OF THE WAY OUT, IT SNAPPED IN TWO.*AK

Incident date: Jul 14, 2004

MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE LEAKS WATER ONE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE WATER LEAKS FROM THE HATCHBACK AREA, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED ON A DOWNHILL POSITION. THE HATCHBACK AREA ONLY HAS A SMALL HOLE FOR THE WATER TO DRAIN AND IT CLOGS VERY EASILY. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T EVEN CLOG BUT SOMEHOW THE WATER STILL DOES NOT DRAIN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MITSUBISHI "BLOWS OUT" THE HOLE... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2002

BENT RIMS. EACH RIM ON THE VEHICLE HAS/WAS BENT, POSSIBLY DUE TO DEFECT IN THE RIM MATERIAL. I AVOID MOST POTHOLES, SO THE BENDING WAS NOT CAUSED BY HITTING LARGE HOLES OR LARGE OBJECTS. THE BEND ON THE RIM CAUSES THE AIR PRESSURE TO GO DOWN OR A FLAT TIRE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEAR TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. ALSO THE TIRES ARE WEARING VERY FAST DO TO LOSS OF PRESSURE. FOUR NEW RIMS WERE PU... Read more

Incident date: Aug 2, 2003

17 INCH RIMS ARE BRITTLE, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE APPROACHES A BEND OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE TIRE SEPARATES FROM THE RIM, ALLOWING AIR TO ESCAPE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR AN EVALUATION, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND NO DEFECT. IT WAS PROBABLY THE ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER WAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING ANY DEFECT. *AK THE RIMS WOULD BEND UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THEY WERE VERY SOFT WHEN ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 23, 2004

MY 2003 ECLIPSE GTS HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT THINGS IN A MATTER OF 8 MONTHS. 4 SEPERATE TIMES I HAD BROUGHT IT IN FOR A JERKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS THE MATTER AND IT WAS FINE. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISION NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. ALSO 20 DAYS AFTER BUYING TH... Read more

Incident date: Aug 23, 2004

MY 2003 ECLIPSE GTS HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT THINGS IN A MATTER OF 8 MONTHS. 4 SEPERATE TIMES I HAD BROUGHT IT IN FOR A JERKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS THE MATTER AND IT WAS FINE. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISION NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. ALSO 20 DAYS AFTER BUYING TH... Read more

Incident date: Aug 23, 2004

MY 2003 ECLIPSE GTS HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT THINGS IN A MATTER OF 8 MONTHS. 4 SEPERATE TIMES I HAD BROUGHT IT IN FOR A JERKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS THE MATTER AND IT WAS FINE. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISION NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. ALSO 20 DAYS AFTER BUYING TH... Read more

Incident date: Aug 23, 2004

MY 2003 ECLIPSE GTS HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT THINGS IN A MATTER OF 8 MONTHS. 4 SEPERATE TIMES I HAD BROUGHT IT IN FOR A JERKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS THE MATTER AND IT WAS FINE. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISION NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. ALSO 20 DAYS AFTER BUYING TH... Read more

Incident date: Dec 3, 2003

WHILE DRIVING WITH VEHICLE IS AT FULL CAPACITY IT SHUTTERS. TRANSMISSION VIBRATES, AND THEN TAKE OFF, IS VERY SLUGGISH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN REPAIR SHOP FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

Incident date: Jan 15, 2003

17" RIMS ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER ARE BENT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR OVER 18 MONTHS. I ASKED THE MITSUBISHI DEALERS IN MY AREA AND THEY SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING TO CREATE THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT. I RESEARCHED THE DEFECT TO SEE IF IT WAS A COMMON OCCURENCE AND FOUND SCORES OF REPORTS ON THE INTERNET. *AK

Incident date: Aug 24, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER LOST THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT PASSENGER WHEEL RIM WAS BENT. CONSUMER FOUND ON THE WEB PAGE MANY CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WHEELS WERE MADE OF VERY SOFT EASILY BENT METAL. *AK *NM

Incident date: Dec 9, 2001

I HAVE A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND HAVE LOST ALL THE ORIGINAL RIMS TO DENTS FROM NORMAL ROAD DRIVING--I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 RIMS BECAUSE THEY WE SO WARPED THEY WOULDN'T HOLD A SEAL ON THE TIRE--THAT'S $850.00!!!! ON A NEW CAR!*AK

Incident date: Jan 15, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL BENT. AS RESULT, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TIRES. CONSUMER INDICATED THE WHEEL RIMS WERE MADE OF VERY SOFT EASILY BENT METAL. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE REMAINING RIMS BENT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Incident date: May 2, 2002

TIRES DID NOT FEEL RIGHT FOR OVER 6 MONTHS, WENT TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS UNTIL SOMEONE FINALLY REALIZED THAT TWO OF THE RIMS WERE BENT ONE IN FRONT AND ONE IN BACK, ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT I MUST HAVE HIT A POT HOLE, BUT THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE IF THE RIMS BENT WERE ON TWO DIFFERENT SIDES. AFTER LOSING THE BATTLE I PAID OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE RIMS. *AK

Incident date: May 2, 2002

TIRES DID NOT FEEL RIGHT FOR OVER 6 MONTHS, WENT TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS UNTIL SOMEONE FINALLY REALIZED THAT TWO OF THE RIMS WERE BENT ONE IN FRONT AND ONE IN BACK, ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT I MUST HAVE HIT A POT HOLE, BUT THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE IF THE RIMS BENT WERE ON TWO DIFFERENT SIDES. AFTER LOSING THE BATTLE I PAID OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE RIMS. *AK

Incident date: Aug 23, 2004

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SINCE DECEMBER 2003 THAT THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE IN REVERSE AND THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INJURIES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I THANK GOD THAT NO LITTLE KIDS WERE KILLED!!! THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I CALLED MITSUBISHI AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND NEVER GOT A RESPONSE.*AK

Crash 3 injured

Incident date: Aug 21, 2004

ON 03/16/01 RECALL WORK WAS DONE AT SERVICE DEALER. ON DATE OF INCIDENT, CRANK BOLT SHEERED OFF OR CAME OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 45M MPH. *JB

Incident date: Dec 7, 2002

I OWN A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX WITH 17 INCH RIMS. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT RIM AND TIRE AFTER THE RIM BECAME BENT DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS AND CAUSED A BUBBLE IN THE TIRE, WHICH IF LEFT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SUBSEQUENTLY THE OPPOSITE RIM BECAME BENT AND I NOW HAVE THREE BENT RIMS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, AND KEEPING THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD FOR F... Read more

Incident date: Jan 11, 2004

MOTOR HAS BLOWN TWICE 5 DAYS AFTER INTIAL BUY OF VEHICLE THEN AGAIN 6000 MILES LATER, MANUFACTER SAYS CUSTOMER NEGLECT, HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

Incident date: Aug 17, 2004

THE OWNER SMELLED GASOLINE FUEL WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE AND STARTING IT ONE LAST TIME, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. THIS LOSS WAS INVESTIGATED BY SUPERIOR INVESTIGATIONS 800-779-2858. THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE VALVE WAS LOOSE, AND CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK AND START A FIRE.*AK

Fire 1 injured 1 deaths

Incident date: Jul 30, 2004

A TRUCK DROPPED SOME BOXES ON THE FREEWAY. A CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY TO AVOID THE BOXES, ANOTHER CAR HIT THEM, FINALLY WE HIT THAT CAR. IT WAS A 3 CAR PILEUP. I WAS DRIVING AND MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WE WERE THE LAST CAR IN THE LINE AND HIT AT ABOUT 45+ MPH. WE WERE IN A 1996 MITSUBISHI GALANT WITH ONLY 78K MILES AND WE WERE BOTH WEARING OUR SEATBELTS. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED! IT W... Read more

Crash 3 injured

Incident date: Aug 20, 2004

I OWN A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH STOCK 17" RIMS. IN THE LAST 4 YEARS, I'VE EXPERIENCED 4 FLAT TIRES AND NUMEROUS BENT RIMS FROM REGULAR FREEWAY AND STREET DRIVING. IT APPEARS THAT THE STOCK 17" RIMS ARE TOO SOFT AND HAVE A TENDENCY TO BEND EASILY. EACH OCCURENCE FORCED ME TO REPAIR THE WHEEL AND REPLACE THE FLAT TIRE. IT HAS COST ME OVER $2000 IN REPAIRS AS WELL AS AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF LO... Read more

Incident date: Jan 5, 2004

THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CABLE CAME OF IT'S TRACK. THIS RESULTED IN THE SEAT BELT FAILING TO RETRACT. ALSO, THE PLASTIC COATING OVER THE CABLE CAME OFF. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE DRIVER'S SIDE GUIDE RAIL RECALL 97V073001 WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *JB *SC

Incident date: Oct 11, 2001

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2001, I HAVE REPLAED 7 RIMS. THE FIRST TIME I HAD A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF MY RIMS, I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED ME THAT THE RIM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE COST OF REPLACING THE RIM WAS A LITTLE OVER $200.00. WHEN THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, I HAD DIFFERENT FEELINGS ABOUT IT. PRIOR TO THIS, I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A ... Read more

Incident date: Dec 30, 2003

IN DECEMBER 2002 I PURCHASED MY CAR (2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT XLS 4X4) FROM A LOCAL PRIVATE SELLER. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 38,000 AT THE TIME AND WAS STILL UNDER THE 60,000 MILE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. THE SELLER INSISTED HE DID NOT HAVE THE RECORDS OF THE REPAIRS, BUT DID GIVE ME A SPREADSHEET OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOR THE CAR. AFTER HAVING THE CAR CHECKED BY MY REGULAR MECHANIC I BOUGHT THE CA... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Aug 19, 2004

WHILE OPENING UP THE DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, THE DOOR HANDLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHEARED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIX. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Incident date: Feb 7, 2003

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY SUN ROOF, BRAKES, GAS, ACCELERATION AND OVER HEATING OF MY CAR. MY SUN ROOF ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH IT EVERY TIME I OPEN IT. MY BREAKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES BECAUSE THE WEAR OUT QUICK. WHEN I BREAK MY TIERS SKIP THE CAR STOPS BUT THE TIERS KEEP TURNING. MY GAS IS GONE QUICK AND I ONLY DRIVE HERE IN TOWN FROM WORK TO ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 7, 2003

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY SUN ROOF, BRAKES, GAS, ACCELERATION AND OVER HEATING OF MY CAR. MY SUN ROOF ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH IT EVERY TIME I OPEN IT. MY BREAKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES BECAUSE THE WEAR OUT QUICK. WHEN I BREAK MY TIERS SKIP THE CAR STOPS BUT THE TIERS KEEP TURNING. MY GAS IS GONE QUICK AND I ONLY DRIVE HERE IN TOWN FROM WORK TO ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 7, 2003

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY SUN ROOF, BRAKES, GAS, ACCELERATION AND OVER HEATING OF MY CAR. MY SUN ROOF ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH IT EVERY TIME I OPEN IT. MY BREAKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES BECAUSE THE WEAR OUT QUICK. WHEN I BREAK MY TIERS SKIP THE CAR STOPS BUT THE TIERS KEEP TURNING. MY GAS IS GONE QUICK AND I ONLY DRIVE HERE IN TOWN FROM WORK TO ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 7, 2004

I OWN A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF WHEN I WAS OPENING THE DOOR. I OPENED IT GENTLY AND NOT ROUGH AND I ALSO KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE THE CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNTS FOR THE REPAIRS CONSIDERING THAT THERE IS SO MANY OF US OUT THERE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, IF ANYTHING WERE TO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 10, 2004

MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN MY LANCER EVOLUTION STARTED TO FEEL ROUGH AROUND 350 MILES I THOUGHT IN WAS NORMAL SINCE IT WAS A NEW CAR. BUT AROUND 1700 MILES THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE I TOOK IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT FORM BUT THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS FINE, SO I TOOK IT HOME THE WAY IT WAS. I NOW HAVE 5000 MILES AND MY CLUTCH IS ALL WORN OUT AND MY DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE PR... Read more

Incident date: Nov 1, 1998

PROBLEMS REGARDING 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT TRANSMISSION.*MR (NAR) *CB

Incident date: Feb 4, 2004

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT EQUIPMENT. *MR THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. (FRONT PASSENGER SEAT) *SC *JB

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