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
LANCER
(2003) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Oct 14, 2003
Incident date: Jul 1, 2003
CONSUMER OWNED A 2003 LANCER EVOLUTION VIII AND NOTICED VERY POOR PAINT QUALITY. ON A CAR THAT COST AS MUCH, AND WAS AS EXCLUSIVE AS THIS ONE , ONE WOULD THINK IT WOULDN'T CHIP AND SCRATCH SO EASILY.*AK
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1997) — POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Oct 10, 2003
Incident date: Oct 10, 2003
NHTSA RECALL 02V143000 CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE. THIS RECALL FAILED ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. A CONDITION EXISTED THAT ALLOWED OIL TO LEAK FROM TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). DEALER WILL INSPECT THE TRANSFER CASE FOR INDICATIONS OF OIL LEAKAGE OR DAMAGE. VEHICLES THAT HAVE OIL LEAKAGE WILL HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE RESEALED AND REFILLED THE TRANSFER CASE TO THE PROPER LEVEL OR REPLACED THE T... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
Oct 9, 2003
Incident date: Aug 6, 2003
MANUAL TRANSMISSION - CAR SEIZE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 5TH GEAR. DEALER STATED THAT SOMEONE THAT SERVICED THE CAR MUST HAVE DRAINED THE GEAR LUBE OIL DOWN TO 1 PINT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY DISCOVERED THAT IS WAS NOT THE GEAR LUBE OIL BUT THE ROD THAT PUSHES OUT WHEN SHIFTING FROM TO GEAR WAS TO LONG AND HAD BEEN CHIPPING AWAY AT THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER 2 MONTHS OF FIGHTI... Read more
MITSUBISHI
NATIVA
(1999) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Oct 9, 2003
Incident date: Oct 9, 2003
NHTSA RECALL 00V31100 CONCERNING PASSENGERS VEHICLES: MIRAGE MODEL EQUIPPED WITH 1.5L ENGINE ; MONTERO SPORT MODEL EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINE AND MONTERO MODEL EQUIPPED WITH 3.O1L ENGINE. THE BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY CAN BECOME LOOSE AND THE PULLEY COULD FALL OFF THE VEHICLE. ON THE MIRAGE VEHICLES DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW/ IMPROVED CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT ON THE OLDER ENGINES. ON NE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1999) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Oct 8, 2003
Incident date: Oct 8, 2003
ENGINE PROBLEM. *AK
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR
Oct 7, 2003
Incident date: Oct 7, 2003
WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STICK SHIFT INDICATOR BROKE, MAKING HARD TO SHIFT THE GEAR. DEALER STATED THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART, AND DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE IT. *AK
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 5, 2003
Incident date: Jul 15, 2003
CONTINUATION OF ODI#10023954--WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF REPAIR ON TRANSMISSION (REPLACED VALVE BODY)--CAR REPEATED THE SAME SYMPTOMS WOULD NOT KICK INTO GEAR TO GET ON FREEWAY OR WOULD JERK AND LURCH, SLIPPING AND STICKING. THE DEALER REPLACED 6 PARTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF TRANSMISSION--NEVER LOOKED INSIDE FOR INTERNAL DAMAGE EVEN THOUGH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS PROBABLY INTERNAL DAMAGE WHEN ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
Oct 5, 2003
Incident date: Oct 5, 2003
CAR IS RUSTING ON REAR BUMPER SUPPORTS, CAR HAS LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON IT, AND I HAVE HAD IT FOR JUST OVER 2 MONTHS. *JB
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2002) — TIRES
Oct 5, 2003
Incident date: Aug 9, 2002
GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES, MAKE WINDING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY LACK OF TIRE ROTATION, I HAVE ROTATED THIS TIRES EVERY 6,000 MILES, SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER THE CAR HAD ABOUT 2,000 MILES, CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RESOLVED, VEHICLE HAS 24,000 MILES, IT CAME WITH 36,000 MILES BUMPER ... Read more
2 deaths
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Oct 3, 2003
THE VEHICLES BRAKES SQUEAKED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE BRAKES TO SQUEAK. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Oct 2, 2003
Incident date: Sep 15, 2003
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLYING THE GAS. *AK *SC *JB
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Oct 2, 2003
Incident date: Oct 2, 2003
I'M EXPERIENCING 'AGAIN' ENGINE VIBRATIONS WHILE AT IDLE. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTS TO GO DOWN TO 0, ENGINE VIBRATES, APPEARS THAT IT WILL STALL, AND JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME BEFORE THE NEEDLE HITS 0, THE NEEDLE RETURNS TO IDLE AND ALL IS OK. OK???? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS VEHICLE AND NEITHER DOES THE DEALER. LAST TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE (11/3/03) THEY CHANGED SPARK PLUGS, ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2000) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
Oct 2, 2003
WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED ON SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY GO OFF. HOWEVER, WHEN TURNING TURN SIGNAL SWITCH OFF HEADLIGHTS COME ON. *AK
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2000) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Oct 2, 2003
WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED ON SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY GO OFF. HOWEVER, WHEN TURNING TURN SIGNAL SWITCH OFF HEADLIGHTS COME ON. *AK
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — STEERING:COLUMN
Oct 1, 2003
Incident date: Jun 17, 2003
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE, AND VEHICLE WOBBLED FROM FOUR TO SIX INCHES TO EITHER SIDE. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN INFORMED.*AK
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
Oct 1, 2003
Incident date: Jun 17, 2003
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE, AND VEHICLE WOBBLED FROM FOUR TO SIX INCHES TO EITHER SIDE. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN INFORMED.*AK
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2000) — VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Sep 30, 2003
Incident date: Sep 30, 2003
MY MONTERO HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE WITH REPEATED/NUMEROUS VISITS TO SEVERAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ FROM OTHER OWNERS AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I BOUGHT THIS SPORT UTILITY AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE MONTERO HAS HAD PULL TO THE RIGHT AS DESCRIBED, A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS, AND ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2000) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Sep 30, 2003
Incident date: Sep 30, 2003
MY MONTERO HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE WITH REPEATED/NUMEROUS VISITS TO SEVERAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ FROM OTHER OWNERS AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I BOUGHT THIS SPORT UTILITY AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE MONTERO HAS HAD PULL TO THE RIGHT AS DESCRIBED, A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS, AND ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2000) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
Sep 30, 2003
Incident date: Sep 30, 2003
MY MONTERO HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE WITH REPEATED/NUMEROUS VISITS TO SEVERAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ FROM OTHER OWNERS AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I BOUGHT THIS SPORT UTILITY AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE MONTERO HAS HAD PULL TO THE RIGHT AS DESCRIBED, A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS, AND ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2000) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
Sep 30, 2003
Incident date: Sep 30, 2003
MY MONTERO HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE WITH REPEATED/NUMEROUS VISITS TO SEVERAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ FROM OTHER OWNERS AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I BOUGHT THIS SPORT UTILITY AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE MONTERO HAS HAD PULL TO THE RIGHT AS DESCRIBED, A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS, AND ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2000) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
Sep 30, 2003
Incident date: Sep 30, 2003
MY MONTERO HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE WITH REPEATED/NUMEROUS VISITS TO SEVERAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ FROM OTHER OWNERS AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I BOUGHT THIS SPORT UTILITY AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE MONTERO HAS HAD PULL TO THE RIGHT AS DESCRIBED, A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS, AND ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2000) — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Sep 30, 2003
Incident date: Sep 30, 2003
MY MONTERO HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE WITH REPEATED/NUMEROUS VISITS TO SEVERAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ FROM OTHER OWNERS AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I BOUGHT THIS SPORT UTILITY AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE MONTERO HAS HAD PULL TO THE RIGHT AS DESCRIBED, A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS, AND ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2002) — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Sep 30, 2003
Incident date: Sep 28, 2003
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(1995) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Sep 30, 2003
Incident date: Sep 26, 2003
THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES IN 2003 WHILE DRIVING. POWERSTEERING IS LOST AND THE LAST TIME CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING.THE PREVIOS OWNER FIXED IT ON FEB.7, 2003. IT BROKE WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ON THE FREEWAY MAY 15TH, 2003 AND THEN IT BROKE AGAIN SEPT.4,2003. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BOLT FOR THE MONTERO 3.0 L ENGINE AND THE GALANT SAME YEAR. WHY NO RECALL ON THE MONTERO 3.5 L? NO FAT... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2000) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Sep 29, 2003
THE PLASTIC SOCKET THAT THE LIGHT BULBS SCREW INTO ARE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THIS CAUSED HEADLIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. *AK
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(1995) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Sep 29, 2003
Incident date: Sep 29, 2003
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BELT FALLING OFF. *AK
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 28, 2003
Incident date: Sep 15, 2003
2ND TIMEINTO DAELER FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WILL HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. FIRST TIME DEALER UNSURE OF THE CAUSE OR HOW TO FIX HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP ALMOST 2 WEEKS. 2ND TIME, DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE OVER 2 WEEKS AND STILL NOT FIXED ,SAID COULD BE 1 OF 3 THINGS. THEY HAVE REPLACED 2 OF THE 3 SO STILL HAVE 1 TO GO AND I GUESS I WILL BE OUT OF THE VEHICLE ANOTHER WE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2000) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Sep 26, 2003
Incident date: Sep 26, 2003
DEALER REPLACED THE HEATER CORE AT 37,000 MILES, AND AT 80,000 MILES THE HEATHER CORE FAILED AGAIN. CONSUMER FOUND TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK IN BOTH INCIDENTS, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGY ON THE INSIDE AND THE DEFROST FAIL TO CLEAR IT. MECHANIC STATED THE O-RING FAILED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, ANTIFREEZE LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE PARTS. THE ANTI FREEZE ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1996) — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Sep 26, 2003
Incident date: Sep 26, 2003
MY 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WAS IN FOR SERVICING THE TIMING BELT. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME TO ASK IF I WOULD APPROVE AN UPGRADE FOR AN IDLER PULLEY FOR THE AC/POWER STEERING BELT. SINCE THE COST WAS ABOUT $190, I SAID "NO." AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP AND DRIVING HOME, THE AC/POWER STEERING BELT CAME OFF AND I LOST THE POWER STEERING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT TH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) — WHEELS:RIM
Sep 24, 2003
Incident date: Oct 9, 2001
THE FIRST WEEK OF BUYING THE CAR I NOTICED A LITTLE SCRATCH BY THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THEN I STARTED HEARING LITTLE SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN I WAS REVERSING COMING FROM THE SAME LEFT TIRE. THEN I NOTICED THE RIM WAS BENT I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID I WAS HITTING CURBS & ROAD HAZARD. MONTHS LATER THE SCRATCH AT THE BOTTOM BY THE FOG LIGHTS WAS GETTING BIGGER AND DEEP THE TIRE KEPT LO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Sep 24, 2003
Incident date: Oct 9, 2001
THE FIRST WEEK OF BUYING THE CAR I NOTICED A LITTLE SCRATCH BY THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THEN I STARTED HEARING LITTLE SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN I WAS REVERSING COMING FROM THE SAME LEFT TIRE. THEN I NOTICED THE RIM WAS BENT I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID I WAS HITTING CURBS & ROAD HAZARD. MONTHS LATER THE SCRATCH AT THE BOTTOM BY THE FOG LIGHTS WAS GETTING BIGGER AND DEEP THE TIRE KEPT LO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) — TIRES
Sep 24, 2003
Incident date: Oct 9, 2001
THE FIRST WEEK OF BUYING THE CAR I NOTICED A LITTLE SCRATCH BY THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THEN I STARTED HEARING LITTLE SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN I WAS REVERSING COMING FROM THE SAME LEFT TIRE. THEN I NOTICED THE RIM WAS BENT I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID I WAS HITTING CURBS & ROAD HAZARD. MONTHS LATER THE SCRATCH AT THE BOTTOM BY THE FOG LIGHTS WAS GETTING BIGGER AND DEEP THE TIRE KEPT LO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sep 24, 2003
Incident date: Oct 9, 2001
THE FIRST WEEK OF BUYING THE CAR I NOTICED A LITTLE SCRATCH BY THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THEN I STARTED HEARING LITTLE SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN I WAS REVERSING COMING FROM THE SAME LEFT TIRE. THEN I NOTICED THE RIM WAS BENT I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID I WAS HITTING CURBS & ROAD HAZARD. MONTHS LATER THE SCRATCH AT THE BOTTOM BY THE FOG LIGHTS WAS GETTING BIGGER AND DEEP THE TIRE KEPT LO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) — WHEELS
Sep 24, 2003
Incident date: Dec 1, 2002
WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ON RAMP TO GET ONTO INTERSTATE 84 IN CONNECTICUT, I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AND IT MAJORLY BENT THE WHEEL AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO COME OFF OF THE WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT AND ON A STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY THAT HAD NO SHOULDER. I HAD TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY A MILE ON THIS BLOWN OUT TIRE AND WHEEL TO THE NEXT EXIT. THE FAILURE OF THIS WHEEL COST ME $350 (FO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) — WHEELS:RIM
Sep 24, 2003
Incident date: Dec 1, 2002
WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ON RAMP TO GET ONTO INTERSTATE 84 IN CONNECTICUT, I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AND IT MAJORLY BENT THE WHEEL AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO COME OFF OF THE WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT AND ON A STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY THAT HAD NO SHOULDER. I HAD TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY A MILE ON THIS BLOWN OUT TIRE AND WHEEL TO THE NEXT EXIT. THE FAILURE OF THIS WHEEL COST ME $350 (FO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1993) — POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Sep 24, 2003
REN MITSUBISHI 2590 N. SLAPPIE BLVD., ALBANY, GA 31701, 229-883-4700. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND TRIED TO PULL OVER, BUT WHEELS WERE NOT RESPONDING. CONSUMER COASTED VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. HOWEVER, DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE TRANSFER CASE DUE TO OVER MILEAGE. *AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2000) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sep 24, 2003
Incident date: Sep 20, 2003
CRACKED DASHBOARD
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1993) — SEAT BELTS
Sep 23, 2003
Incident date: Sep 23, 2003
SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED. PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) — WHEELS:RIM
Sep 23, 2003
Incident date: Oct 1, 2001
THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE RIM KEEPS BENDING, WHICH CAUSES A FLAT TIRE. I BOUGHT 3 RIMS ALREADY. ALWAYS WITH IN A WEEK THE RIM IS BENT. THE CAR MAKES A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END COMING FROM THE LEFT TIRE AND THERE ARE DEEP SCRATCH MARKS ON THE LOWER FRONT BY THE TIRE. AT SPEEDS OF 15-20 MILES AN HOUR IF I HIT A POTHOLE THE RIM BENDS AND THE WHOLE THING SHAKES EVEN WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THE BRAKE PEDAL SH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) — TIRES
Sep 23, 2003
Incident date: Oct 1, 2001
THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE RIM KEEPS BENDING, WHICH CAUSES A FLAT TIRE. I BOUGHT 3 RIMS ALREADY. ALWAYS WITH IN A WEEK THE RIM IS BENT. THE CAR MAKES A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END COMING FROM THE LEFT TIRE AND THERE ARE DEEP SCRATCH MARKS ON THE LOWER FRONT BY THE TIRE. AT SPEEDS OF 15-20 MILES AN HOUR IF I HIT A POTHOLE THE RIM BENDS AND THE WHOLE THING SHAKES EVEN WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THE BRAKE PEDAL SH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2000) — WHEELS:RIM
Sep 23, 2003
Incident date: Sep 23, 2003
DRIVER SIDE TIRE RIMS ARE BENT CAUSING AIR TO ESCAPE FROM TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL BLOW OUTS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE DRIVER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE TIRES. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE REPEATED. *AK
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(1999) — STRUCTURE
Sep 22, 2003
Incident date: Sep 20, 2003
WHILE DRIVING RIGHT WHEEL WELL CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Fire
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1995) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
Sep 18, 2003
Incident date: Jul 5, 2000
THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS HAS FOGGED UP, CAUSING THE POWER LIGHT PRODUCES TO DECREASE DRAMATICALLY. THIS MAKES IT HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. *JB
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1992) — POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Sep 18, 2003
Incident date: Nov 10, 1998
I AM THE OWNER OF A 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 (4-WHEEL DRIVE) VEHICLE, THAT SUFFERED OIL LOSS AND TOTAL LOCKUP IN NOVEMBER 1998. AFTER REPAIR OF THE CAR (WITHIN 10 MILES AFTER RETURN OF CAR), I SUFFERED ENGINE DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF BROKEN TIMING BELT CAUSED BY THE STRESS OF THE PRIOR DEFECT (ONLY HALF OF THE RECOMMENDED 60,000 MILES HAD ELAPSED). THE DEFECT HAS BEEN LISTED BY NHTSA AND WAS THE ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — SUSPENSION
Sep 17, 2003
Incident date: Jul 20, 2003
OUTLAND CONTINUES TO PULL VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED THREE TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THE PULLING IS NORMAL. *JB
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — STEERING
Sep 17, 2003
Incident date: Jul 20, 2003
OUTLAND CONTINUES TO PULL VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED THREE TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THE PULLING IS NORMAL. *JB
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2001) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Sep 16, 2003
Incident date: Aug 16, 2003
I HAVE A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT LS 2WD, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW AND APPROXIMATELY 14 MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED WITH ONLY 7000 MILE'S AT THE TIME, I STARTED HEARING SOME WIRED NOISE EVERY TIME I HIT THE BRAKE, AND THE WHOLE VEHICLE VIBRATES AT THE SAME TIME, MAINLY WHEN GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY, AND I WANT TO REDUCE SPEED FROM HIGHWAY TO CITY SPEED, AT FIRST I THOUGH IT WAS THE ABS, SO THAT WAS ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1996) — STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Sep 16, 2003
OWNER HAS HARDLY EVER USED THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME,IT IS BULGING OUT. *AK
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1999) — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Sep 16, 2003
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE LAMINATION IN BETWEEN THE WINDOW IS DETERIORATING BECAUSE IT STARTED TO BULB IT UP, AND IT GIVES HER A HEADACHE WHEN DRIVING. *AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2000) — WHEELS
Sep 15, 2003
Incident date: Sep 6, 2003
DEFECTIVE ALLOY WHEELS ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT: MY CAR HAS MERELY 16,000 MILES IN OVER 3 YEARS OF USE AND 3 OF THE 4 WHEELS ARE SLIGHTLY BENT TO NOTICABLY BENT. I WAS WALKING AROUND MY CAR WITH SOMEONE WHEN HE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT BEND IN ONE OF THE RIMS. THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL IS OBVIOUSLY BENT AND VIBRATION IS FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE REGULARLY MAI... Read more