Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 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 2,245,377 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 14,474 complaints for MITSUBISHI
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
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Sep 12, 2003
Incident date: Sep 3, 2003
2 MONTHS AGO APPROX. I PURCHASED A MITSUBSHI EVOLUTION VIII. RECENTLY THE CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING GREAT INCONVENIENCE AND POSSIBLE SAFETY RISK. THE VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. THE CLUTCH FAILED QUICKLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. AFTER BRIEF RESEARCH I FOUND THAT MANY CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROB... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Sep 12, 2003
Incident date: Sep 10, 2003
THE CLUTCH FAILED IN THE FIRST 8500 MILES OF OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND OCCURRED WHILE TRYING TO PASS ON A 2 LANE ROAD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE. *PH
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Sep 12, 2003
Incident date: Aug 29, 2003
CONSUMER CALLED ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE, WHICH BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND TO GET A HOLD OF HIS INSURANCE COMPANY, THEY SHOULD SOLVE HIS PROBLEM. *PH
Crash
MITSUBISHI
EXPO
(1995) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 12, 2003
Incident date: Aug 27, 2003
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE INOPERABLE. *PH
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(1998) - SUSPENSION
Sep 11, 2003
WHEN VEHICLE EXCEEDS SPEEDS OF 60 MPH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. CAUSE OF VIBRATION IS UNDETERMINED. *AK
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Sep 10, 2003
Incident date: Sep 10, 2003
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE#03-V-194-000 FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON AUGUST 3, 2003 HOWEVER NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *JB
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Sep 10, 2003
Incident date: Sep 9, 2003
HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE KEEP GOING OFF WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WHETHER I HIT A SLIGHT OR MAJOR BUMP IN THE ROAD. I PULLED THE PLUG FROM THE BACK OF THE HEADLAMPS AND FOUND THE ACTUAL PLUG AND LEAD WIRES WERE MELTED, MAKING CONTACT. I TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY SEPARATING THE TOUCHING WIRES WHERE THE INSULATION HAD MELTED AND THE HEADLIGHT CONTACTS WERE TOUCHING. LIGHTS STILL GO O... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2003) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Sep 10, 2003
Incident date: Jun 12, 2003
WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2001) - TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Sep 9, 2003
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. BOTH FRONT TIRE TREADS BUBBLED UP. KELLY, SAFARI TIRE. *AK
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2000) - STRUCTURE:BODY
Sep 8, 2003
Incident date: Sep 8, 2003
MY GALANT IS JUST THREE YEARS OLD AND THE PAINT IS SERIOUSLY FADING. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PAINT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 MECHANICS AND THEY'VE ALL TOLD ME THE PAINT IS DEFECTIVE. THERE ARE MANY GALANTS IN MY AREA THAT ARE OLDER THAN MINE AND HAVE NO PAINT DEFECTS. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING CONSIDERING I HAVEN'T EVEN PAID THE CAR OFF YET AND THE ENTIRE CAR NEEDS A PAINT JOB BECAUSE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) - SUSPENSION
Sep 8, 2003
Incident date: Jan 13, 2003
THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. *AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2003) - VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
Sep 8, 2003
Incident date: Sep 8, 2003
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 3 MPH AND MAKING A TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET, THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB WHICH CAUSED A DENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE SITTING IN AN ENCLOSED BODY SHOP, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. *AK. THE CONSUMER HAD TWO EXPERTS LOOK AT THE WINDOW AND IN THEIR OPINION STATED IT WAS A DEFECT, THAT A WINDOW SHOULD NOT EXPLODED FROM HITTING A CURB AT SUCH LOW SPEED... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2003) - STRUCTURE
Sep 8, 2003
Incident date: Sep 8, 2003
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 3 MPH AND MAKING A TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET, THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB WHICH CAUSED A DENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE SITTING IN AN ENCLOSED BODY SHOP, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. *AK. THE CONSUMER HAD TWO EXPERTS LOOK AT THE WINDOW AND IN THEIR OPINION STATED IT WAS A DEFECT, THAT A WINDOW SHOULD NOT EXPLODED FROM HITTING A CURB AT SUCH LOW SPEED... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) - STEERING
Sep 6, 2003
Incident date: Aug 12, 2003
STEERING/SUSPENSION OUTLANDER XLS CAR PULLS AND DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT, CAR HAS BEEN TO AUTO SERVICE 3 TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *AK
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) - SUSPENSION
Sep 6, 2003
Incident date: Aug 12, 2003
STEERING/SUSPENSION OUTLANDER XLS CAR PULLS AND DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT, CAR HAS BEEN TO AUTO SERVICE 3 TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *AK
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) - SUSPENSION
Sep 5, 2003
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALER DID AN ALIGNMENT, AND CHECKED THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NO SOLUTION. *AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1998) - STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Sep 4, 2003
Incident date: Aug 1, 2002
DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES SNAPPED AND BROKE OFF WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. *AK *JB
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Sep 4, 2003
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CLUTCH FAILURE AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE.*AK
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - STRUCTURE:BODY
Sep 4, 2003
Incident date: Jul 1, 2003
POOR PAINT QUALITY ON 2003 EVOLUTIONS. AFTER TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL PAINT CHIPS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE CAR JUST BEFORE THE REAR WHEEL OPENING. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE SCRATCHES AND CHIPS ON THE FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD. THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS SEEM TO NOT HAVE BEEN CLEAR COATED, SINCE EVERY TIME I WAX THE CAR, THE PAINT COLOR APPEARS ON THE PAD. *AK
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(1997) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Sep 4, 2003
Incident date: Sep 1, 2003
WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, PASSENGER (WIFE) MOVED HER WINDOW VISOR, A FLAME SHOT OUT TOWARDS HER FACE COMING FROM UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF WINDOW VISOR, WHERE WIRE FOR VANITY MIRROR HAD CHAFFED OVER TIME, DUE TO A PLASTIC COVERING EDGE TO HIDE WIRE.*AK FLAME WAS 4-5 INCHES LONG, 1 INCH THICK AND FLAMED FOR 6-8 SECONDS, THEN LARGE AMOUNTS OF THICK GREY SMOKE CAME FROM AREA. WIRE FOR VANITY MIRROR HAD... Read more
Fire
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Sep 4, 2003
Incident date: Aug 9, 2003
WHILE DRIVING 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION IN A RAINSTORM, I ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE LOSS OF ACCELERATION MULTIPLE TIMES. RESULTING IN ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE CAR.*AK OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN THEIR LANCER EVOLUTIONS DOCUMENTED HERE: HTTP://FORUMS.EVOLUTIONM.NET/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=34867
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1990) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Sep 4, 2003
Incident date: Sep 1, 2003
DRIVERS LAP SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. WHILE EXTENDING IT TO BUCKLE, A NOISE LIKE A TAPE MEASURE RAPIDLY CLOSING WAS HEARD, THEN IT WOULD NOT RETRACT. IT EXTENDS OUT TO ITS FULL EXTENT, AND IS APPARENTLY WORTHLESS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT.*AK
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1991) - POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
Sep 4, 2003
Incident date: Jul 23, 2003
REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT AXLES IN 1991 MITSUBISHI GALANT AFTER ONLY 55,577 MILES.*AK
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1991) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
Sep 3, 2003
Incident date: Aug 31, 2003
OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION COVER CASE SEALS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REFILL MORE THEN NORMAL. *AK
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2000) - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Sep 3, 2003
Incident date: Aug 29, 2003
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH AND WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. ALSO, DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF VEHICLE HAD NOT MADE A SADDLING STOP, WHICH CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THERE WERE TWO.*AK
Crash
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1998) - AIR BAGS
Sep 3, 2003
Incident date: Aug 17, 2003
THE BEDDING ON THE DASH IS COMING OFF, INCLUDING THE BEDDING ON THE AIR BAG. I HAVE CALLED MITSUBISHI, THEY SAY A SERVICE PERSON WILL CALL ME BACK IN 72 HOURS AND THEY NEVER DO. MITSUBISHI MOTORS 1998 GALLANT.*AK
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1998) - STRUCTURE:BODY
Sep 3, 2003
Incident date: Aug 17, 2003
THE BEDDING ON THE DASH IS COMING OFF, INCLUDING THE BEDDING ON THE AIR BAG. I HAVE CALLED MITSUBISHI, THEY SAY A SERVICE PERSON WILL CALL ME BACK IN 72 HOURS AND THEY NEVER DO. MITSUBISHI MOTORS 1998 GALLANT.*AK
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1998) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
Sep 2, 2003
Incident date: Aug 25, 2003
1998 MITSUBISH MIRAGE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS DONE 2 TIMES IN 10,000 MILES. *AK