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.
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
GALANT
(1991) — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: Aug 15, 2003
RIGHT BOOT HAS SELF DESTRUCTED FOR THE THIRD TIME (THE FIRST TIME WAS AROUND 35000 & I WAS TOLD THEY SHOULD BE GOOD FOR AT LEAST 60000 - THE LEFT ONE WAS). LEFT BOOT HAS ONLY HAD TO BE REPLACED 1 TIME (AROUND 65000)& WAS NOT AS BADLY DAMAGED AS THE RIGHT HAS BEEN EVERY TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM & WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. COMPUTER CHIP DIED A... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — WHEELS
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: May 15, 2003
AIRCONDITIONING LEAKS FROM BENEATH GLOVE COMPARTMENT. DRAINED TWICE BUT COMPANY WILL NOT REPAIR IF THERE IS THE PRESENCE OF ANY OUTSIDE MATERIAL SUCH AS A LEAF, A PIECE OF DEBRIS THAT THEY CLAIM IS IN THE SYSTEM. DEALER REPAIR STATED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE BODY THAT IS ALLOWING DEBRIS TO GET IN AND WHEN CONSUMER INDICATED THAT WAS A CAR DEFECT DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COUL... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — STEERING
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: May 15, 2003
AIRCONDITIONING LEAKS FROM BENEATH GLOVE COMPARTMENT. DRAINED TWICE BUT COMPANY WILL NOT REPAIR IF THERE IS THE PRESENCE OF ANY OUTSIDE MATERIAL SUCH AS A LEAF, A PIECE OF DEBRIS THAT THEY CLAIM IS IN THE SYSTEM. DEALER REPAIR STATED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE BODY THAT IS ALLOWING DEBRIS TO GET IN AND WHEN CONSUMER INDICATED THAT WAS A CAR DEFECT DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COUL... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: May 15, 2003
AIRCONDITIONING LEAKS FROM BENEATH GLOVE COMPARTMENT. DRAINED TWICE BUT COMPANY WILL NOT REPAIR IF THERE IS THE PRESENCE OF ANY OUTSIDE MATERIAL SUCH AS A LEAF, A PIECE OF DEBRIS THAT THEY CLAIM IS IN THE SYSTEM. DEALER REPAIR STATED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE BODY THAT IS ALLOWING DEBRIS TO GET IN AND WHEN CONSUMER INDICATED THAT WAS A CAR DEFECT DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COUL... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1997) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: Aug 15, 2003
ON AUGUST 8, 2003, MY SON PURCHASED A 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, 97037 MILES, FROM [XXX]-OWNER, SOUTH BAY AUTO-[XXX]. WE PURCHASED THE CAR FOR $8,849.21. ON AUGUST 11, 2003, THE ENGINE BLOW BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED AND IT WAS IN GOOD MECHANICAL CONDITION. JUST THIS WEEK THE WARRANTY INVESTIGATOR SAID THAT THE OIL LEAK WAS THERE BEFORE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1996) — VISIBILITY
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: Oct 15, 1999
I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FROM DAY ONE. IT HAS ALWAYS USED OIL, HAVING TO ADD MORE OIL ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH I DUE AN OIL CHANGE ON REGULAR BASIS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN LOW ON OIL, AND THE OIL DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL AS THE MECHANICS SAY "ITS BONE DRY". THE AIR CONDITION BELT SQUEAKED FROM DAY ONE, THEN JUST QUIT WORKING. THE WATER PUMP HAS NOW WENT OUT TWICE!!! THE FIRST TI... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1996) — AIR BAGS
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: Oct 15, 1999
I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FROM DAY ONE. IT HAS ALWAYS USED OIL, HAVING TO ADD MORE OIL ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH I DUE AN OIL CHANGE ON REGULAR BASIS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN LOW ON OIL, AND THE OIL DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL AS THE MECHANICS SAY "ITS BONE DRY". THE AIR CONDITION BELT SQUEAKED FROM DAY ONE, THEN JUST QUIT WORKING. THE WATER PUMP HAS NOW WENT OUT TWICE!!! THE FIRST TI... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1996) — WHEELS
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: Oct 15, 1999
I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FROM DAY ONE. IT HAS ALWAYS USED OIL, HAVING TO ADD MORE OIL ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH I DUE AN OIL CHANGE ON REGULAR BASIS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN LOW ON OIL, AND THE OIL DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL AS THE MECHANICS SAY "ITS BONE DRY". THE AIR CONDITION BELT SQUEAKED FROM DAY ONE, THEN JUST QUIT WORKING. THE WATER PUMP HAS NOW WENT OUT TWICE!!! THE FIRST TI... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1996) — POWER TRAIN
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: Oct 15, 1999
I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FROM DAY ONE. IT HAS ALWAYS USED OIL, HAVING TO ADD MORE OIL ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH I DUE AN OIL CHANGE ON REGULAR BASIS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN LOW ON OIL, AND THE OIL DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL AS THE MECHANICS SAY "ITS BONE DRY". THE AIR CONDITION BELT SQUEAKED FROM DAY ONE, THEN JUST QUIT WORKING. THE WATER PUMP HAS NOW WENT OUT TWICE!!! THE FIRST TI... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1996) — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: Oct 15, 1999
I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FROM DAY ONE. IT HAS ALWAYS USED OIL, HAVING TO ADD MORE OIL ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH I DUE AN OIL CHANGE ON REGULAR BASIS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN LOW ON OIL, AND THE OIL DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL AS THE MECHANICS SAY "ITS BONE DRY". THE AIR CONDITION BELT SQUEAKED FROM DAY ONE, THEN JUST QUIT WORKING. THE WATER PUMP HAS NOW WENT OUT TWICE!!! THE FIRST TI... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1996) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: Oct 15, 1999
I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FROM DAY ONE. IT HAS ALWAYS USED OIL, HAVING TO ADD MORE OIL ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH I DUE AN OIL CHANGE ON REGULAR BASIS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN LOW ON OIL, AND THE OIL DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL AS THE MECHANICS SAY "ITS BONE DRY". THE AIR CONDITION BELT SQUEAKED FROM DAY ONE, THEN JUST QUIT WORKING. THE WATER PUMP HAS NOW WENT OUT TWICE!!! THE FIRST TI... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1996) — EQUIPMENT
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: Oct 15, 1999
I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FROM DAY ONE. IT HAS ALWAYS USED OIL, HAVING TO ADD MORE OIL ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH I DUE AN OIL CHANGE ON REGULAR BASIS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN LOW ON OIL, AND THE OIL DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL AS THE MECHANICS SAY "ITS BONE DRY". THE AIR CONDITION BELT SQUEAKED FROM DAY ONE, THEN JUST QUIT WORKING. THE WATER PUMP HAS NOW WENT OUT TWICE!!! THE FIRST TI... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: Nov 15, 2003
I AM A CHEMICALLY SENSITIVE INDIVIDUAL HAVING BEEN POISENED 9 YEARS AGO. I DID NOT RECOGINIZE THE HAZARDS BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP COMPLIED WITH MY REQUEST TO NOT DETAIL CAR WITH CHEMICALS, BUT THE OFF GASSING OF THE PLASTICS, VINYLS, CARPETS, MATERIALS AND ? (I DO NOT KNOW IF I HAVE OVER LOOKED SOMETHING ELSE) HAS CAUSED MUSCLE PAIN, HEADACHES, NAUSEA, FATIGUE, PASSING OUT AT THE WHEEL, WEAKNESS I... Read more
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — SEAT BELTS
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: Nov 15, 2003
I AM A CHEMICALLY SENSITIVE INDIVIDUAL HAVING BEEN POISENED 9 YEARS AGO. I DID NOT RECOGINIZE THE HAZARDS BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP COMPLIED WITH MY REQUEST TO NOT DETAIL CAR WITH CHEMICALS, BUT THE OFF GASSING OF THE PLASTICS, VINYLS, CARPETS, MATERIALS AND ? (I DO NOT KNOW IF I HAVE OVER LOOKED SOMETHING ELSE) HAS CAUSED MUSCLE PAIN, HEADACHES, NAUSEA, FATIGUE, PASSING OUT AT THE WHEEL, WEAKNESS I... Read more
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: Apr 20, 2004
ON A 2 OCCASSIONS, ON MY 2001 ECLIPSE, THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS ON BOTH SIDES WERE MELTED FROM SOME KIND OF ARCING. ALSO THE FUEL DOOR BROKE AND WAS RUSTED CONSIDERABLY FROM JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.*AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Apr 22, 2004
Incident date: Apr 20, 2004
ON A 2 OCCASSIONS, ON MY 2001 ECLIPSE, THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS ON BOTH SIDES WERE MELTED FROM SOME KIND OF ARCING. ALSO THE FUEL DOOR BROKE AND WAS RUSTED CONSIDERABLY FROM JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.*AK
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1991) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 21, 2004
Incident date: Feb 15, 2004
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER SMELLED PLASTIC/RUBBER BURNING AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK THE CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAKAGE. THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS USING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE ... Read more
Fire
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1991) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
Apr 21, 2004
Incident date: Feb 15, 2004
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER SMELLED PLASTIC/RUBBER BURNING AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK THE CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAKAGE. THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS USING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE ... Read more
Fire
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1994) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Apr 20, 2004
Incident date: Apr 20, 2004
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE OVERHEATED, DEALERSHIP URGED CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. *AK
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1999) — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Apr 19, 2004
Incident date: Feb 15, 2004
WHEN SHUTTING THE PASSENGER DOOR CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DOOR HINGES CRACKED. THIS WAS CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO CLOSE. *AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1996) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
Apr 19, 2004
Incident date: Apr 15, 2004
CONSUMER TOOK VEHCILE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. *AK
MITSUBISHI
EXPO
(1993) — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Apr 19, 2004
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
THERE WAS A RECALL (97V063001) CONCERNING THE DOOR LATCH WHICH COULD MALFUNCTION WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE TO REMAIN AT THE A-PILLAR WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DID NOT ENGAGE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT SLIDE ON THE RAIL PROPERLY. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME VEHICLE ONLY ONE YEAR EARLIER, BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
EXPO
(1992) — SEAT BELTS:FRONT
Apr 19, 2004
Incident date: Apr 14, 1997
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 97V063001 CONCERNING SEAT BELT FAILURE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DID NOT ENGAGE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT SLIDE ON THE RAIL PROPERLY. THIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ONCE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK *LA
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1997) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
Apr 19, 2004
Incident date: Feb 15, 2004
1997 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES W/ AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ("TRANSAXLE"): VEHICLE'S GEARSHIFT CAN BE ACCIDENTLY BUMPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL BECAUSE THIS GEAR CHANGE DOES NOT REQUIRE THE BRAKES TO BE PRESSED NOR THE GEARSHIFT BUTTON TO BE PRESSED. I HAVE TWICE NOW BUMPED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVE BY REACHING OVER THE GEARSHIFT, BOTH TIMES WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION (ONCE WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2002) — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
Apr 19, 2004
Incident date: Apr 19, 2004
2002 MITSHABISHI ECLIPSE REAR BUMPER STARTED TO BURN AND I HAD JUST PARKED AT WORK I WAS FOUND SLUMPED OVER BEHIND THE WHEEL APPARENTLY FROM THE FUMES OF THE BURNING PLASTIC. I HOPE MY REPORTING THIS REMOVES PLASTIC IN AREAS THAT MAY BE IGNITED. *AK
Fire
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1998) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Apr 16, 2004
Incident date: Apr 16, 2004
IN NOVEMBER 2003, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE FELL OFF, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT BALL JOINTS FAILED. IN APRIL 2004 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER NOTICE CONCERNING BALL JOINT PROBLEM.*AK
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1998) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
Apr 16, 2004
Incident date: Apr 16, 2004
IN NOVEMBER 2003, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE FELL OFF, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT BALL JOINTS FAILED. IN APRIL 2004 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER NOTICE CONCERNING BALL JOINT PROBLEM.*AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1997) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Apr 16, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE MOVED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1996) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Apr 16, 2004
Incident date: Apr 5, 2004
TOOK IN MY 1996 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES FOR IT'S YEARLY INSPECTION. VECHICLE FAILED DUE TO OBD READINESS MONITOR SAYING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE LIGHT WAS NOTON AND IN FACT WOKRED PERFECTLY AS TESTED BY TURNING ON THE ENGINE, THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AS PART OF THE START UP THEN TURN OFF. I HAD TWO SHOPS READ THE ECM WITH A SNAP ON TOOLS COMPUTER TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1999) — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Apr 16, 2004
Incident date: Apr 16, 2004
THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF MY 1999 MIRAGE MITSUBISHI IS FALLING FROM ITS BOTTOM HINGE. THE BOTTOM HINGE IS CRACKED AND BROKEN. WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR IT FALLS IN A SLANT TOWRD THE FLOOR. IT WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. BECAUSE IT IS A AJAR MY INTERIOR LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *LA
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2001) — WHEELS:RIM
Apr 16, 2004
Incident date: Jan 22, 2004
TIRE LOST INFLATION DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, DUE TO A BENT WHEEL. I DID NOT REALIZE I HAD A BENT WHEEL, DUE TO NO MEMORY OF ANY SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT REGARDING THE TIRES AND WHEELS. I WAS SENT IN A VERY ROUGH RIDE AFTER TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO THE UNDER-INFLATION. I WAS LEFT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF BINGHAMTON AND SYRACUSE NY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. MITSUBISHI DIAMOND CARE SERVICE REPLACED WITH DONUT... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(1998) — STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Apr 16, 2004
Incident date: Apr 10, 2004
CONVERTIBLE TOP DOES NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY. DESIGN FLAW CAUSES THE TOP STACK CONTROL LINKS TO BEND UPON OPENING AND CLOSING THE TOP. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ALONG WITH LABOR IS RIDICULOUSLY HIGH OVER $650. MITSUBISHI WHO IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW, REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY.*AK
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2003) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Apr 15, 2004
Incident date: Sep 1, 2003
ROCK CHIPS BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR. MANY LITTLE CHIPS RUNNING UP THE DOOR FRAME. THE CHIPS ARE IN THE CREASE OF THE DOOR JAMB. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES. I TOOK THE CAR (2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION) TO HALL MITSUBISHI IN NEWPORT NEWS VIRGINIA AROUND JANUARY OR FEBRUARY. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS ROCKS KICKED UP FROM THE ROAD AND DIRECTED ME TO CALL A TOUCH UP PAINT REPAIR SPECIA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2001) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
Apr 15, 2004
Incident date: Nov 12, 2003
HORN BLEW ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE FUSE. *AK CONSUMER ALSO FEARED THAT BECAUSE OF THE HORN BLOWING ON BY ITSELF, AIR BAG MIGHT GO OFF BY ITSELF AS THE VEHICLE WARMS UP. *LA
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2002) — WHEELS:RIM
Apr 15, 2004
Incident date: Feb 3, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER DROVE INTO A POT HOLE WHICH CAUSED ALL FOUR RIMS TO BEND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK WHEN THE RIMS BENT THE TIRES DEFLATED. *NM
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(1996) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Apr 14, 2004
Incident date: Apr 14, 2004
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED RIGHT BALL JOINT BROKE. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. *AK
Crash
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 14, 2004
Incident date: Apr 3, 2004
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE, CAUSING IT TO HIT A WALL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 13, 2004
Incident date: Apr 10, 2004
WHEN SWITCHING FROM NEUTRAL INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT 80 MPH. EVEN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, EXITED THE CAR WASH, CROSSED A HIGHWAY, HIT A CURB, GRAZED A TELEPHONE POLE, PROCEEDED INTO THE JIFFY LUBE INTO A GRASSY AREA AND WENT BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AND TU... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Apr 9, 2004
Incident date: Apr 7, 2004
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. CONSUMERS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(1997) — STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Apr 9, 2004
Incident date: Apr 3, 2004
1997 MITSIBISHI CONVERTIBLE. BRACKETS ON BOTH SIDES OF CONVERTIBLE TOP HAVE BENT PREVENTING TOP FROM OPENING COMPLETELY. IT HAPPENS ON ALL CONVETIBLES OF THIS TYPE AND HAS ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED BY MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER, THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Apr 9, 2004
Incident date: Apr 9, 2004
EXTREMELY LOUD NOISES COMING FROM TRANSMISSION/FRONT TRANSFER CASE. I KNOW OF MANY OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE. MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS SEVERE DEFECT IN THE EVO VIII FRONT TRANSFER CASE!*AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1995) — WHEELS
Apr 9, 2004
Incident date: Apr 9, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
Apr 8, 2004
Incident date: Feb 14, 2004
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATED.*AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1999) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Apr 8, 2004
Incident date: Mar 22, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2002) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Apr 8, 2004
Incident date: Mar 30, 2004
WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER. THEN, THE BRAKES MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED FRONT LEFT TIRE HIT A CURB, AND THE AXLE AND RIM BROKE. CONSUMER HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1991) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 8, 2004
Incident date: Apr 8, 2004
WHILE SHIFTING GEARS OVER DRIVE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Apr 7, 2004
Incident date: Mar 28, 2004
THE CLUTCH WORE OUT PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLE. *AK
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1997) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 7, 2004
Incident date: Mar 30, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1995) — POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Apr 7, 2004
Incident date: Feb 4, 2004
CONSUMER STATED THAT TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING OIL. THIS COULD CAUSE THE GEARS TO LOCK UP. *AK
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1994) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Apr 7, 2004
LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT FELL OFF. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP AND FALL FLAT TO THE GROUND. *AK