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
MONTERO SPORT
(1998) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Apr 22, 2003
Incident date: Apr 18, 2003
MAKE: MITSUBISHI MODEL: MONTERO SPORT XLS YEAR: 1998 SUV WAS TOTAL LOSS DUE TO OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER. *N LM
Crash
2 injured
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Apr 21, 2003
THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE ENGINE HAD RUN AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOUR DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE WIPERS DID NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS OR OPERATE ON HIGH SPEED, THE KEYLESS REMOTE SYSTEM DID NOT OPERATE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE FUEL CAP DID NOT LOCK. RECALL#03V0S8000-THE PCM WAS REPROGRA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 21, 2003
THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE ENGINE HAD RUN AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOUR DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE WIPERS DID NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS OR OPERATE ON HIGH SPEED, THE KEYLESS REMOTE SYSTEM DID NOT OPERATE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE FUEL CAP DID NOT LOCK. RECALL#03V0S8000-THE PCM WAS REPROGRA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
Apr 21, 2003
THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE ENGINE HAD RUN AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOUR DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE WIPERS DID NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS OR OPERATE ON HIGH SPEED, THE KEYLESS REMOTE SYSTEM DID NOT OPERATE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE FUEL CAP DID NOT LOCK. RECALL#03V0S8000-THE PCM WAS REPROGRA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
Apr 21, 2003
THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE ENGINE HAD RUN AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOUR DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE WIPERS DID NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS OR OPERATE ON HIGH SPEED, THE KEYLESS REMOTE SYSTEM DID NOT OPERATE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE FUEL CAP DID NOT LOCK. RECALL#03V0S8000-THE PCM WAS REPROGRA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Apr 21, 2003
THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE ENGINE HAD RUN AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOUR DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE WIPERS DID NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS OR OPERATE ON HIGH SPEED, THE KEYLESS REMOTE SYSTEM DID NOT OPERATE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE FUEL CAP DID NOT LOCK. RECALL#03V0S8000-THE PCM WAS REPROGRA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Apr 20, 2003
Incident date: Oct 1, 2002
VEHICLE REQUIRES EXTREME PEDAL PRESSURE TO STOP. VEHICLE HAS A LONG EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DOES NOT MATTER IF BRAKES ARE COLD OR HOT. ISSUE BEGAN WHEN CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 12000 MILES ON IT. BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH SYSTEM. VEHICLE NOW HAS 22000 AND CONDITION STILL EXISTS AND IS WORSENING. *JB
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2000) — WHEELS:RIM
Apr 19, 2003
Incident date: May 15, 2003
I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS, I NEVER ONCE HAVE HIT ANY POT HOLES, BUT FOR SOME ODD REASON, MY RIM HAS DENTED SEVERELY. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, THAT IS WHY IT IS A CONCERN TO ME. IF SOMEONE COULD KINDLY RESPOND IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1997) — SEAT BELTS
Apr 17, 2003
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RACHET FAILED WHICH RESULTS IN THE BELT BEING LOCKED IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. *NLM
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2001) — WHEELS:RIM
Apr 17, 2003
Incident date: Apr 16, 2003
I OWN A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. I HAVE 54000 MILES ON THIS CAR. ON APRIL 16, 2003, I HAD MY THIRD FLAT TIRE (2 OF THEM HAVE BEEN BLOW OUTS). ALL THREE (AS TOLD BY GOODYEAR) WERE CAUSED BY BENT RIMS. TWO OF THE BENDS WERE VERY NOTICEABLE AND EACH OCCURRED WITH REGULAR DRIVING. I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING ON A TIME BOMB. EVEN WITH MINOR BENDS, AIR RELEASES FROM THE TIRE. I CHECK MY PRESSURE EVER... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1993) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 15, 2003
Incident date: Sep 1, 2002
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO ANOTHER GEAR. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
Apr 15, 2003
Incident date: Apr 15, 2003
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1997) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
Apr 12, 2003
Incident date: May 1, 2002
THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE BRAKES SEEM TO MAKE A POPPING NOISE WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN. I HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES AT A FAR DISTANCE TO PREVENT FROM RUNNING INTO OTHER VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR AWHILE AND NOTED TO SERVICE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE GAS TANK WHEN BRAKING. YOU CAN HEAR THE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1997) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Apr 12, 2003
Incident date: May 1, 2002
THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE BRAKES SEEM TO MAKE A POPPING NOISE WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN. I HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES AT A FAR DISTANCE TO PREVENT FROM RUNNING INTO OTHER VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR AWHILE AND NOTED TO SERVICE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE GAS TANK WHEN BRAKING. YOU CAN HEAR THE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2000) — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Apr 10, 2003
Incident date: Dec 1, 2001
PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT SEAL DUE TO OBSTRUCTION OF WINDOW. WHATEVER REGULATES HOW FAR THE WINDOW GOES UP IS MISSING/BROKEN. *NLM
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Apr 10, 2003
Incident date: Mar 3, 2003
PAINT CHIPS AND CRACKS EASILY; TREE SAP AND BIRD DROPPINGS EAT THROUGH PAINT EVEN IF WASHED OFF WITHIN A FEW HOURS; THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A 6-MONTH OLD VEHICLE. *NLM
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Apr 10, 2003
Incident date: Sep 1, 2002
PAINT CRACKS AND CHIPS EASILY; TREE SAP AND BIRD DROPPINGS EAT THE PAINT EVEN IF WASHED OFF THE SAME DAY; PAINT IS VERY THIN. *NLM
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2000) — STRUCTURE
Apr 9, 2003
Incident date: Mar 27, 2002
WHEN IT RAINED, WATER LEAKED INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN VIA THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAL AROUND THE WINDSHIELD, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2003) — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
Apr 9, 2003
Incident date: Mar 22, 2003
POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK..WENT TO DEALER 3 TIMES CANNOT FIX LEAK. HAVE TO REPLENISH FLUID FROM TIME TO TIME.*JB
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1995) — AIR BAGS
Apr 9, 2003
Incident date: Apr 1, 2003
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30-35 MPH THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. *NLM
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Apr 8, 2003
Incident date: Mar 31, 2003
2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT LS V6 WITH 30,000 MILES. HAS BEEN IN SHOP OVER 5 TIMES. HAS BEEN TOWED INTO SHOP ONCE FOR NOT STARTING DUE TO FUEL INJECTION PROBLEMS. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DEFECTIVE SIDE AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS, ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. HAS SERIOUS STEERING VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. DEALER TOLD US IT WAS ONLY THE TIRES AND THEY OVERINFLATED MY TIRES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS CONTIN... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Apr 8, 2003
Incident date: Mar 31, 2003
2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT LS V6 WITH 30,000 MILES. HAS BEEN IN SHOP OVER 5 TIMES. HAS BEEN TOWED INTO SHOP ONCE FOR NOT STARTING DUE TO FUEL INJECTION PROBLEMS. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DEFECTIVE SIDE AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS, ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. HAS SERIOUS STEERING VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. DEALER TOLD US IT WAS ONLY THE TIRES AND THEY OVERINFLATED MY TIRES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS CONTIN... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — AIR BAGS
Apr 8, 2003
Incident date: Mar 31, 2003
2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT LS V6 WITH 30,000 MILES. HAS BEEN IN SHOP OVER 5 TIMES. HAS BEEN TOWED INTO SHOP ONCE FOR NOT STARTING DUE TO FUEL INJECTION PROBLEMS. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DEFECTIVE SIDE AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS, ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. HAS SERIOUS STEERING VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. DEALER TOLD US IT WAS ONLY THE TIRES AND THEY OVERINFLATED MY TIRES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS CONTIN... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — TIRES
Apr 8, 2003
Incident date: Mar 31, 2003
2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT LS V6 WITH 30,000 MILES. HAS BEEN IN SHOP OVER 5 TIMES. HAS BEEN TOWED INTO SHOP ONCE FOR NOT STARTING DUE TO FUEL INJECTION PROBLEMS. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DEFECTIVE SIDE AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS, ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. HAS SERIOUS STEERING VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. DEALER TOLD US IT WAS ONLY THE TIRES AND THEY OVERINFLATED MY TIRES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS CONTIN... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1995) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Apr 8, 2003
Incident date: Apr 4, 2003
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. *JB
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 8, 2003
WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AT A RAPID SPEED. *JB
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2000) — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Apr 7, 2003
Incident date: Aug 1, 2002
THE VEHICLES DOOR LATCHES FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 7, 2003
Incident date: Apr 1, 2003
VEHICLE WON'T ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE (ACTS LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL). ONLY HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD (UNDER 30 DEGREES OUTSIDE). SOMETIMES WILL SLAM INTO GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. VERY DANGEROUS IN OUR OPINION. VEHICLE HAS 146 MILES. DEALER HAD VEHICLE TWICE FOR 2 DAYS EACH AND SAY THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *JB
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Apr 6, 2003
Incident date: Feb 16, 2003
MY 2003 ECLIPSE GT IS HARD TO DOWN SHIFT INTO 2ND AND 1ST. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR THESE CARS. MY CAR ALSO GRINDS GOING INTO 3RD GEAR SOMETIMES.
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1992) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Apr 4, 2003
THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION REGARDING SAFETY RECALLS. *PH *JB
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2002) — TIRES
Apr 4, 2003
Incident date: Apr 3, 2003
THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2001) — WHEELS:RIM
Apr 3, 2003
Incident date: Jul 1, 2002
THE TIRES LOST AIR DUE TO DEFECTIVE RIMS. THE RIMS WERE BENT OUT OF SHAPE. *MR SCC *JB
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(2000) — STEERING
Apr 3, 2003
Incident date: Feb 15, 2003
THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER WHEN A TURN WAS MADE. *JB
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2001) — TIRES
Apr 1, 2003
Incident date: Oct 1, 2002
SHORT LIFE OF TIRES. TIRES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE BUT SOME HOW THE BELTS WERE SEPARATING AND THE TIRES WHERE "CHOPPED UP" SO THEY PUT IT. TIRES ARE ROTATED AND BALANCED REGULARLY IN WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT A LACK OF THIS TYPE OF MAINTENANCE CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I AM HAVING THE PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR ABOUT ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Apr 1, 2003
Incident date: Mar 1, 2003
MITSUBISHI GALANT GTZ ONLY GETTING 11 MI/GALLON. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ALL MILES DRIVEN ARE HIGHWAY MILES. *JB
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2003) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Apr 1, 2003
Incident date: Mar 15, 2003
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE CONNECTOR TO THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD A BROKEN LOCK TAB AND WAS BEING PULLED BY THE HARNESS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TILED. *JB *NLM
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) — SUSPENSION:REAR
Apr 1, 2003
Incident date: Mar 4, 2003
I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION OF MY 2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER. SERVICE TELLS ME THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A BULLETIN FROM MITSUBISHI REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. APPARENTLY BOTH ARE BAD ON MY AUTOMOBILE. THE RECOMMENDED FIX TO THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN IS A SPECIAL LUBE, HOWEVER AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. ALTHOUGH MY ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(1995) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Mar 31, 2003
Incident date: Mar 28, 2003
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT AS STATED IN RECALL 00 V 311 001, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) — SEAT BELTS
Mar 29, 2003
Incident date: Jul 13, 2002
CAR WAS HIT ON SIDE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN DEATH OF PASSENGER. *NLM
Crash
1 injured
1 deaths
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) — AIR BAGS
Mar 29, 2003
Incident date: Jul 13, 2002
CAR WAS HIT ON SIDE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN DEATH OF PASSENGER. *NLM
Crash
1 injured
1 deaths
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1995) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
Mar 28, 2003
Incident date: Feb 1, 1998
DRIVERS' SIDE HEADLIGHT IS TOTALLY FOGGED. JUST LOOK AT ANYONE WHO BOUGHT AN ECLIPSE FROM THIS YEAR AND THE PROBLEM IS THERE. ALTHOUGH IT MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED A HIGH LEVEL SAFETY ISSUE, I FEEL THAT MITSUBISHI IN ITS' UNWILLINGNESS TO PROVIDE A PROPER REPLACEMENT, EVEN WHEN ASKED BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRATION IS UNACCEPTABLE! *JB
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1995) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Mar 28, 2003
Incident date: Mar 23, 2003
MANY VEHICLES OF THIS SAME MODEL YEAR WERE RECALLED FOR A GAS SMELL/ FIRE HAZARD CAUSED BY AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FUEL TANK GASKET. MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE A MATCHING VIN SO THE DEALER SAYS I AM NOT COVERED. IF IT WERE A DEFECTIVE PART I COULD UNDERSTAND THEM BEING ABLE TO CLASSIFY MY CAR AS HAVING PASSED. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS WAS A PROCEDURE, I DO NOT THINK THAT WITH THE # OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR T... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — STEERING:LINKAGES
Mar 27, 2003
Incident date: Mar 23, 2003
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER SAYS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS VEHICLE DOING SAME AND THE REPAIRS THE FACTORY SUGGESTED TO THE DEALER ARE NOT WORKING. *NLM
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Mar 27, 2003
Incident date: Mar 17, 2003
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB...............*AK
Crash
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1988) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Mar 27, 2003
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *NLM *NLM
Fire
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — AIR BAGS
Mar 26, 2003
Incident date: Mar 17, 2003
I WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON MARCH 17 2003. MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS CAVED IN. THE PROBLEM WAS, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO. THE TYPE OF VEHICLE WAS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE SHUTTLE BUS THAT HIT ME PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND WE COLLIDED. I AM REALLY UPSET ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1993) — POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Mar 26, 2003
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE TRANSFER CASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM THE ENTIRE RECALL REPAIR. AS A RESULT THE TRANSFER CASE SHATTERED TWO WEEKS LATER BECAUSE THE DEALER NEVER CHECKED FOR A LEAK. *NLM
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2000) — WHEELS:RIM
Mar 26, 2003
Incident date: Mar 9, 2003
YEAR 2000 - MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITH 17" WHEEL OPTION - FACTORY EQUIPPED 17" WHEEL/TIRE OPTION. DENTS REPEATEDLY WHEN CONTACT IS MADE WITH A MODERATE OR LARGER SIZE ROAD DEFECT. DENTED WHEELS LEAK AIR AND CAUSE CONSIDERABLE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO OUT OF BALANCE SITUATION DENTS CAUSE. A WHEEL SUDDENLY LOST ALL PRESSURE AND THE TIRE BECAME UNSEATED FROM THE RIM. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2000) — WHEELS
Mar 26, 2003
Incident date: Mar 9, 2003
YEAR 2000 - MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITH 17" WHEEL OPTION - FACTORY EQUIPPED 17" WHEEL/TIRE OPTION. DENTS REPEATEDLY WHEN CONTACT IS MADE WITH A MODERATE OR LARGER SIZE ROAD DEFECT. DENTED WHEELS LEAK AIR AND CAUSE CONSIDERABLE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO OUT OF BALANCE SITUATION DENTS CAUSE. A WHEEL SUDDENLY LOST ALL PRESSURE AND THE TIRE BECAME UNSEATED FROM THE RIM. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
Mar 25, 2003
Incident date: Mar 11, 2003
CAR ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE AND TOOK OFF WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK. LOCAL DEALERSHIP MITSUBISHI OF ORANGE PARK JACKSONVILLE FLA KEPT CAR FOR FROM 3/11/03 UNTIL 3/25/03 TO TRY TO MAKE CAR DUPLICATE SITUATION BUT TO NO AVAIL. THEY KEPT IN TOUCH WITH MITSUBISHI TECH SUPPORT BUT NOTHING COULD BE DETERMINED TO WHY CAR DID SUCH A STRANGE THING. THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN ON CARS WHILE IN MO... Read more
1 deaths