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 ECLIPSE (2000) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM Jul 20, 2003
Incident date: Jul 20, 2003
DURING AND AFTER A RAIN, THE A/C AND DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. DEALERS HAVE SAID THAT THE BELT MUST HAVE GOTTEN WET BY WATER SPLASHING UP FROM THE STREET. ONCE I ONLY PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING DUE TO THE FOGGING UP OF THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED BY THE AIR BLOWING HOT. WHILE DRIVING AT THE START OF THE RAIN, TURNING ON THE DEFROSTER INSTANTLY FOGS UP THE INTERIOR AND ... Read more
MITSUBISHI MIRAGE (1999) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS Jul 20, 2003
Incident date: Jul 15, 2002
PURCHASED 1999 MIRAGE FROM THOMPSON FORD AND WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON A RECALL. AUTOMOBILE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2000. SUBSEQUENTLY , PULLEY BOLT COMPLETELY BROKE AND THE ENTIRE PULLEY AND BELT FELL OUT. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT, EXACT DAYS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER MONTH AND YEAR ARE ACCURATE. IN APRIL 2003, VEHICLE STOPPED. WAS INFORMED BY THOMPSON FORD THAT THE VEHICLE WSA NO... Read more
MITSUBISHI 3000GT (1992) — POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) Jul 18, 2003
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE VEHICLE'S TRANSFER CASE OIL SEALS. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ALL OF THE WORK WAS TAKEN CARE OF, HOWEVER HE LATER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED AND THE TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING *TS *JB
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (2001) — POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY Jul 18, 2003
Incident date: Jul 6, 2003
SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2001, A 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER GT, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CLUTCH SLIPPING WHEN STARTING IN 1ST GEAR, WITH EXTREME STUTTERING AND SHUTTERING OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE INFORMED MY DEALERSHIPS (WOBURN MITSUBISHI WOBURN, MA AND PETER FULLER-WATERTOWN MA) OF THE PROBLEMS IN WRITING. THEY ALL BLOW ME OFF TELLING ME THAT NOTHING COULD BE WRONG THIS EARLY ON... Read more
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (2003) — POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY Jul 17, 2003
Incident date: Jul 14, 2003
MY CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 14,500 MILES. PROBLEMS WERE EVIDENT AT AROUND 10,000 MILES AND BECAME CONSIDERABLY WORSE IN TIME. I HAVE DRIVEN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR 15 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER RACED AND DID NOT RIDE THE CLUTCH. MY LAST CAR'S CLUTCH LASTED IN EXCESS OF 100,000 MILES WITHOUT FAULT. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT. HOWEVE... Read more
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (2003) — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Jul 17, 2003
Incident date: Jul 14, 2003
MY CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 14,500 MILES. PROBLEMS WERE EVIDENT AT AROUND 10,000 MILES AND BECAME CONSIDERABLY WORSE IN TIME. I HAVE DRIVEN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR 15 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER RACED AND DID NOT RIDE THE CLUTCH. MY LAST CAR'S CLUTCH LASTED IN EXCESS OF 100,000 MILES WITHOUT FAULT. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT. HOWEVE... Read more
MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT (1999) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jul 16, 2003
Incident date: Jul 7, 2003
NEUTRAL LIGHT FLASHS WHEN DRIVING. *AK
MITSUBISHI LANCER (2003) — STRUCTURE:BODY Jul 15, 2003
Incident date: Jun 1, 2003
I HAVE THE 2003 OZ RALLY MITSUBISHI LANCER AND HAVE HAD A PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY WITH SMALL PAINT CHIPS OCCURRING WITH VERY LITTLE IMPACT AGAINST THE CAR, AND SCRATCHES TO THE CLEARCOAT ARE HAPPENING WITH LITTLE CONTACT... IF YOU BARELY BRUSH AGAINST THE CAR THE CLEARCOAT INSTANTLY DEVELOPS A WHITE SCRATCH MARK. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO A CAR THAT IS BARELY 2 MONTHS OLD. *AK
MITSUBISHI MONTERO (1995) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS Jul 14, 2003
Incident date: Jul 14, 2003
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.THE PULLEY CAME OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AND LOSE ALL POWER. *AK
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (1998) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jul 11, 2003
Incident date: May 25, 2003
I RECENTLY SENT A LETTER TO THE MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION REGARDING MY 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (PLEASE RE-READ ATTACHED). I WAS CONTACTED BY THE CORPORATE OFFICE REGARDING MY ERRATIC SHIFT PROBLEM IN MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WAS EVENTUALLY TOLD THAT I WOULDNT BE PROVIDED ANY SORT OF ASSISTANCE ON MY VEHICLE. I FIND IT APPALLING THAT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES TO MY CAR... Read more
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (1998) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER Jul 11, 2003
Incident date: May 25, 2003
I RECENTLY SENT A LETTER TO THE MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION REGARDING MY 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (PLEASE RE-READ ATTACHED). I WAS CONTACTED BY THE CORPORATE OFFICE REGARDING MY ERRATIC SHIFT PROBLEM IN MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WAS EVENTUALLY TOLD THAT I WOULDNT BE PROVIDED ANY SORT OF ASSISTANCE ON MY VEHICLE. I FIND IT APPALLING THAT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES TO MY CAR... Read more
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (1998) — EQUIPMENT Jul 11, 2003
Incident date: May 25, 2003
I RECENTLY SENT A LETTER TO THE MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION REGARDING MY 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (PLEASE RE-READ ATTACHED). I WAS CONTACTED BY THE CORPORATE OFFICE REGARDING MY ERRATIC SHIFT PROBLEM IN MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WAS EVENTUALLY TOLD THAT I WOULDNT BE PROVIDED ANY SORT OF ASSISTANCE ON MY VEHICLE. I FIND IT APPALLING THAT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES TO MY CAR... Read more
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (1992) — POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) Jul 11, 2003
THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT A RECALL RELATED TO THIS FAILURE AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING DEFECTIVE PARTS (RECALL # 98V0069001). THE TIRE BELTS OF THREE TIRES BROKE. THE TIRES WERE UNDER ONE YEAR OLD AND HAD 37,000 MILES ON THEM. THE DEALER REFUSED TO GIVE THE CONSUMER A CREDIT FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIRES (GOODYEAR CONCORDE) ( REFERENCE# 10011... Read more
MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT (2001) — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Jul 10, 2003
Incident date: Jun 24, 2003
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT.*AK
Crash 1 injured
MITSUBISHI GALANT (2002) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR Jul 9, 2003
Incident date: May 14, 2003
ROTORS- I HAVE HAD MY CAR NOW FOR A YEAR AND 2 MONTHS. IT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGES TWICE ALREADY AND PROBABLY A THRID TIME BY NEXT MONTH. *AK
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER (2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Jul 9, 2003
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS. STATED THAT VEHICLE WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND HAD FIXED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES.*AK
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (9999) — WHEELS:RIM Jul 8, 2003
REQUESTED INFORMATION ON WHY THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED ON MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WHEEL RIMS. CONSUMER WOULD ALSO LIKE THE RESULTS OF THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. *MR PH *JB
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (1999) — POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY Jul 7, 2003
Incident date: May 25, 2003
CLUTCH FAILED AT 51,000 MILES AS A RESULT OF A BAD MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER. WITHIN 30 MILES, HARMONIC BALANCER FAILED.*AK
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (1999) — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Jul 7, 2003
Incident date: May 25, 2003
CLUTCH FAILED AT 51,000 MILES AS A RESULT OF A BAD MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER. WITHIN 30 MILES, HARMONIC BALANCER FAILED.*AK
MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT (1999) — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR Jul 4, 2003
Incident date: Jul 2, 2003
THE MOTOR FOR MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I AM ALSO UPSET THAT THE PARTS STORE QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $110, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT IT WOULD BE TWO WEEKS BEFORE ONE COULD BE OBTAINED, AND THEN ONLY MITSUBISHI WOULD SELL IT TO ME AND FOR $190. WHY WOULD A MOTOR GO OUT ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 86,000 MILES?. *AK
MITSUBISHI GALANT (1994) — AIR BAGS Jul 4, 2003
Incident date: Jul 4, 2003
THE AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN DURING MY AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IT WAS PRACTICALLY A HEAD ON COLLISION AND I WAS GOING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH IT WAS A GOOD THING I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT OR I WOULD HAVE GONE RIGHT THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash 1 injured
MITSUBISHI MIRAGE (1999) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Jul 2, 2003
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SUDDENLY LOST ALL STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY. *AK
MITSUBISHI MONTERO (1999) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jul 2, 2003
Incident date: Jul 2, 2003
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED 5 TO 15MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JERKED. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ANY LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
MITSUBISHI GALANT (2003) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER Jul 1, 2003
Incident date: Jun 9, 2003
I HAVE A '03 MITSUBISHI GALANT (AUTOMATIC) WHICH NOW HAS APPROX 8000 MILES. AT APPROX. 4500 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING UPON HARD ACCELERATION, SUCH AS WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES WHILE DRIVING IN "STOP AND GO" TRAFFIC, SUCH AS WHAT IS DONE WITH IN-TOWN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. AT FIRST I BELIEVED I HAD FILLED THE GAS TANK WITH BAD GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT ... Read more
MITSUBISHI GALANT (2003) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM Jul 1, 2003
Incident date: Jun 9, 2003
I HAVE A '03 MITSUBISHI GALANT (AUTOMATIC) WHICH NOW HAS APPROX 8000 MILES. AT APPROX. 4500 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING UPON HARD ACCELERATION, SUCH AS WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES WHILE DRIVING IN "STOP AND GO" TRAFFIC, SUCH AS WHAT IS DONE WITH IN-TOWN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. AT FIRST I BELIEVED I HAD FILLED THE GAS TANK WITH BAD GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT ... Read more
MITSUBISHI GALANT (2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jul 1, 2003
Incident date: Jun 9, 2003
I HAVE A '03 MITSUBISHI GALANT (AUTOMATIC) WHICH NOW HAS APPROX 8000 MILES. AT APPROX. 4500 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING UPON HARD ACCELERATION, SUCH AS WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES WHILE DRIVING IN "STOP AND GO" TRAFFIC, SUCH AS WHAT IS DONE WITH IN-TOWN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. AT FIRST I BELIEVED I HAD FILLED THE GAS TANK WITH BAD GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT ... Read more
MITSUBISHI GALANT (2003) — EQUIPMENT Jul 1, 2003
Incident date: Jun 9, 2003
I HAVE A '03 MITSUBISHI GALANT (AUTOMATIC) WHICH NOW HAS APPROX 8000 MILES. AT APPROX. 4500 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING UPON HARD ACCELERATION, SUCH AS WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES WHILE DRIVING IN "STOP AND GO" TRAFFIC, SUCH AS WHAT IS DONE WITH IN-TOWN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. AT FIRST I BELIEVED I HAD FILLED THE GAS TANK WITH BAD GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT ... Read more
MITSUBISHI MONTERO (2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jun 30, 2003
Incident date: Apr 15, 2003
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED UP HILL AND NO WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL DECELERATE EVEN WHEN FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
MITSUBISHI LANCER (2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jun 28, 2003
Incident date: Jun 10, 2003
TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER IS FAILING--WENT TO GET ON FREEWAY AND HAD NO SPEED--PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT FINALLY KICKED INTO GEAR. IT LURCHES AND JERKS AND SLIPS GEARS. THE MITSUBISHI SERVICE DEPT. TRIED TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT--WHEN I TOOK THE TECHNICIAN FOR A RIDE WE GOT TEN FEET AND IT JERKED AND CLICKED INTO GEAR--THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION BODY VALVE IS FAILIN... Read more
MITSUBISHI MONTERO (1992) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER Jun 27, 2003
Incident date: Jun 27, 2003
WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP. *NLM
MITSUBISHI GALANT (1994) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Jun 26, 2003
Incident date: Jun 25, 2003
THE HARMONIC BALANCER SUDDENDLY BROKE ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK.THE MITSUBISHI DEALER SAID THAT IT SEEMED TO BE A VERY COMMOM OCCURANCE AND COMPLAINT AND THEREFORE HAD MANY PARTS IN STOCK. SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THEY HAVE TO STOCK A LOT OF THESE PARTS THEN MAYBE A BETTER LOOK AT THE MANUFACTURING OF THEM SHOULD BE TAKEN.
MITSUBISHI MONTERO (2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL Jun 26, 2003
Incident date: Jun 26, 2003
PCM REPROGRAMMING FOR MIL ON/DTC PO125. INCORRECT PCM SOFTWARE PARAMETERS CAUSE THE MIL("SERVICE ENGINE SOON) LIGHT TO COME ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE PO125 TO TEST TO SET. TO ELIMINATE THIS CONDITION, REPROGRAMING THE PCM IS NEEDED.AFTER THE REPROGRAMING THE PCM, OXYGEN SENSORS ON "2001 MODELS ONLY" NEED TO BE REPLACED AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.OXYGEN SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED TO MEET NEW... Read more
MITSUBISHI MONTERO (2001) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) Jun 26, 2003
Incident date: Jun 26, 2003
PCM REPROGRAMMING FOR MIL ON/DTC PO125. INCORRECT PCM SOFTWARE PARAMETERS CAUSE THE MIL("SERVICE ENGINE SOON) LIGHT TO COME ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE PO125 TO TEST TO SET. TO ELIMINATE THIS CONDITION, REPROGRAMING THE PCM IS NEEDED.AFTER THE REPROGRAMING THE PCM, OXYGEN SENSORS ON "2001 MODELS ONLY" NEED TO BE REPLACED AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.OXYGEN SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED TO MEET NEW... Read more
MITSUBISHI GALANT (2001) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Jun 24, 2003
Incident date: Jun 24, 2003
AT JUST AFTER 48,000 MILES ON THE 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES V6, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES, WHICH HAD RECENTLY BEEN REPLACED, MADE LOUD ECHOING CRUNCH NOISES. BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE BRAKES HAD ALMOST ALWAYS BEEN WOBBLY, EVEN WITH NEWLY MACHINED ROTORS. ALSO, FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE REAR-ENDE... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI GALANT (2001) — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Jun 24, 2003
Incident date: Jun 24, 2003
AT JUST AFTER 48,000 MILES ON THE 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES V6, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES, WHICH HAD RECENTLY BEEN REPLACED, MADE LOUD ECHOING CRUNCH NOISES. BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE BRAKES HAD ALMOST ALWAYS BEEN WOBBLY, EVEN WITH NEWLY MACHINED ROTORS. ALSO, FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE REAR-ENDE... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI GALANT (1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR Jun 21, 2003
Incident date: Sep 15, 1999
I LEASED A 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT ON AUG 30, 1999, TWO WEEKS LATER I TOOK MY CAR BACK BECAUSE OF HEARING GRINDING AND SCRUBBING NOISES WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES, I WAS TOLD BY A RUDE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT WAS BRAKE DUST SO ALL THEY DID WAS CLEAN IT OUT WHICH WAS A LAME EXCUSE, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND OWNED CARS FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING AGAIN I WAS TOLD IT WA... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI GALANT (2000) — TIRES Jun 20, 2003
Incident date: Aug 1, 2002
ALONG WITH SEVERAL RECALLS, THE BRAKES, ROTORS, BATTERY, ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. HORN STILL DOES NOT PROPERLY WORK AFTER BEING REPLACED. ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH BLINKER LIGHT (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE) AND OUTSIDE REAR DRIVER SIDE LIGHT STAYING ON EVEN WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG. LETTERS WRITTEN TO MITSUBISHI GO UNRESPONSIVE TO AND/O... Read more
MITSUBISHI GALANT (2000) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jun 20, 2003
Incident date: Aug 1, 2002
ALONG WITH SEVERAL RECALLS, THE BRAKES, ROTORS, BATTERY, ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. HORN STILL DOES NOT PROPERLY WORK AFTER BEING REPLACED. ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH BLINKER LIGHT (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE) AND OUTSIDE REAR DRIVER SIDE LIGHT STAYING ON EVEN WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG. LETTERS WRITTEN TO MITSUBISHI GO UNRESPONSIVE TO AND/O... Read more
MITSUBISHI GALANT (2000) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN Jun 20, 2003
Incident date: Aug 1, 2002
ALONG WITH SEVERAL RECALLS, THE BRAKES, ROTORS, BATTERY, ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. HORN STILL DOES NOT PROPERLY WORK AFTER BEING REPLACED. ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH BLINKER LIGHT (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE) AND OUTSIDE REAR DRIVER SIDE LIGHT STAYING ON EVEN WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG. LETTERS WRITTEN TO MITSUBISHI GO UNRESPONSIVE TO AND/O... Read more
MITSUBISHI MIRAGE (1999) — SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS Jun 19, 2003
Incident date: Mar 2, 2003
REAR SPRING WERE CUT IMPROPERLY,CAUSING THE TIRES TO TURN INWARD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT (1997) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER Jun 19, 2003
THE REAR CALIPERS BECAME VERY HOT, LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *CB *NLM
MITSUBISHI 3000GT (1992) — POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) Jun 18, 2003
ON 6/2/2003 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 02V143001 REPAIR CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, HOWEVER WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED, HOWEVER THE DEALER ARGUED THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT NO WORK WAS PE... Read more
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (1999) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT Jun 18, 2003
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL 00V421001 REPAIR ON 4/12/2001 CONCERNING LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT. DEALER INSPECTED THE PARTS AND RESEALED THE JOINT. RECENTLY, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. ON 6/7/2003 DEALER STATED BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
MITSUBISHI MONTERO (2000) — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Jun 17, 2003
Incident date: Jun 17, 2003
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH FELL OFF WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK
MITSUBISHI GALANT (1989) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Jun 16, 2003
Incident date: Jun 16, 2003
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR.*AK
MITSUBISHI GALANT (1989) — WHEELS Jun 16, 2003
Incident date: Jun 16, 2003
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITH PRIOR WARNING LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF. *AK
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (2001) — WHEELS:RIM Jun 16, 2003
Incident date: May 17, 2003
FRONT RIGHT ALUMINUM WHEEL RIM IS DENTED BADLY IN TWO PLACES AS A RESULT OF NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS SUCH AS MINOR POTHOLES OR OTHER ROAD CONDITIONS SUCH AS ROUGH RAILROAD CROSSINGS. I AM VERY VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS CAR (50 YRS OLD) AND HAVE NEVER ABUSED IT BUT THE WHEELS SEEM TO BOTTOM OUT OR DEFLATE EASILY AND DENT THE RIMS UNDER CONDITIONS THAT WOULD NEVER AFFECT ANOTHER CAR OTHER THAN THIS ONE.... Read more
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (2001) — STRUCTURE Jun 16, 2003
Incident date: Jun 9, 2003
SEALS AROUND THE CONVERTIBLE TOP LEAK WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN. WATER RUNS DOWN INTO THE DASHBOARD AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS DASH LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF AND RADIO/STEREO/CD MALFUNCTION. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED ONCE BY THE DEALER AND THE RADIO/CD UNIT REPLACED ANOTHER TIME BECAUSE OF LEAK PROBLEMS. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED WITH WATER ON THE DASH AND FLOORBOARDS... Read more
MITSUBISHI SPYDER (2002) — WHEELS:HUB Jun 13, 2003
Incident date: Jun 1, 2003
BOOT COVER FOR THE CONVERTIBLE COMES OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
MITSUBISHI LANCER (2003) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER Jun 12, 2003
Incident date: Jun 1, 2003
PAINT SWIRLS AND SCRATCHES EASILY. CAR HAS LESS THAN 1500 MILES AND HAS ALREADY ACQUIRED SEVERAL SCRATCHES IN PAINT. *NLM
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