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.

2,245,377 Total Complaints

140,173 Reported Crashes

56,794 Reported Fires

8,580 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 2,245,377 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

Incident date: Mar 20, 2015

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL BEGAN TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUB FRAME HAD RUSTED NEAR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL CAUSING THE A-ARM TO SEPARATE AND THE WHEEL TO LEAN INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOT... Read more

Incident date: Feb 15, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HATCH BACK AND SUN ROOF HAD WATER LEAKAGE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Incident date: Feb 15, 2009

Incident date: Feb 16, 2015

MY CAR WAS RECENTLY WRECKED GOING AROUND THE CORNER IN THE SNOW IS IT SLID OFF THE ROAD INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND THE FIRE HYDRANT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF WHEN WE IMPACT WE WERE DOING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR ALSO DID NOT TURN ITSELF OFF LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Feb 16, 2015

Crash

Incident date: Feb 16, 2015

Crash

Incident date: Feb 3, 2015

WHEN STARTING OUT, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. THIS STARTED WHEN OUR TEMPERATURE WAS VERY COLD FOR A FEW DAYS. MY VEHICLE IS ALWAYS PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. *TR

Incident date: Feb 15, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Incident date: Mar 10, 2015

RECEIVED AIRBAG WARNINGS WAS ADVISED IF I WRECKED WITH WARNING ON AIRBAGS MAYNOT DEPLOY HAD TO REPLACE PASSENGER SEAT THE CAR FELL TO READ THE KEY A LOT OF THE TIME EVEN WHEN ITS IN THE SLOT THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCEI GOT THE CAR WITH 400 MILES DEALER SAYS THEY CANT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE ERROR SO I DO NOT KNOW ALSO THE STEERING AND CONTROL IS TERRIBLE IT SOUND LIKE IT ALWAYS NEEDS AN OILCHANGE... Read more

Incident date: Mar 10, 2015

Incident date: Mar 14, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED FOR EITHER SIDE, IT ONLY ILLUMINATED FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ENGAGED, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE... Read more

Incident date: Mar 18, 2015

I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE 20 OR MORE TIMES IN THE PAST, I HAVE OWNED MY VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES. TODAY I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR ON A WET ROAD. I HAD TO SUDDENLY HIT THE BRAKES, ALTHOUGH I DID NOT SLAM ON THEM, AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN, THEN I LOST ALL THE BRAKES ALL TOGETHER. I RELEASED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AND DROVE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF TRAF... Read more

Incident date: Dec 15, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Incident date: Nov 15, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE REFUELING, THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Incident date: May 22, 2014

I WENT TO ROLL MY DRIVERS WINDOW UP AND THE GLASS FELL INTO THE DOOR, I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND THE "FIXED" IT BUT THE WINDOWS BOTH ROLL UP OF THE AND SEEM TO BE OFF THE ALLIGNMENT. THEY SOUND LIKE THEY WILL BREAK BECAUSE THE MOTOR CONTINUES TO ROLL UP WITH THE WINDOW ALL THE WAY UP ALREADY. HUGE HUGE ISSUE! *TR

Incident date: Mar 12, 2015

COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE, CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT DEFECTIVE SHOULD HAVE RECALLED ALL OF THEM. *TR

Incident date: Nov 1, 2014

2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *SMD

Incident date: Oct 30, 2014

THIS FORM IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR MY REPORT AS WE WERE REPEATEDLY REAR ENDED , WHICH MADE IT A CRIME, NOT AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, WE WERE IN MY GEO METRO 1996 AND WHAT I NEED TO REPORT ON ARE ALSO THE CURRENT MITSUBISHI MIRAGE AND OTHER MAKES OF THE SAME TYPE MODEL FRONT CAR SEATS BY OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS! THE FRONT SEATS HAVE A CONTROL BAR THAT STICKS OUT ABOUT AN INCH OR MORE AGAINST THE PERSON... Read more

Crash 2 injured

Incident date: Mar 12, 2014

THE VEHICLES KICK PLATE WHERE ALL THE WIRES CONNECT ARE ALL CORRODED ITS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ALL EVOS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

Incident date: Oct 1, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Incident date: Sep 2, 2013

THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM MITSUBISHI FOR THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS/WAS MITSUBISHI DIDN'T MAKE EASY FOR THE CONSUMER TO HAVE THE RECALL ISSUE FIXED. MY DEALER (GLENDALE MITSUBISHI) SAID THEY DON'T DO RECALLS ON SATURDAYS. SO MYSELF AND FOUR OTHER CONSUMERS GOT TOLD THEY DON'T DO RECALLS ON SATURDAYS. IT WAS DONE THERE IS ALSO A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION, I DON'T REMEMBER FOR... Read more

Incident date: Nov 4, 2014

THE 2014 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE IS MANUFACTURED WITH A METAL HANDLE , ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG AND EXTENDING OUT FROM UNDER THE FRONT SETS , ABOUT ONE INCH. IT COULD BREAK BOTH ANKLES OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER IF THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND. I BASE THIS ON THE FACT THAT ON OCT, 30, 2014 , I WAS REPEATEDLY REAR ENDED , IN A 1996 GEO METRO AND JUST THE PRESSURE ON MY CALVES BEING PRESSED AGAINST THE... Read more

Incident date: Feb 27, 2015

WILL NOT START. *TR

Incident date: Feb 24, 2015

SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND OIL LEAKAGE FROM THE FRONT LEFT STRUT, (SHOCK ABSORBER), OR DRIVER SIDE. DEALER ORDERED AND WILL REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY THE LEFT SIDE STRUT BUT REPLACING ONLY ONE SIDE IN A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE WITH 50,638 MILES WILL CAUSE THE SUSPENSION TO RESPOND UNEVENLY OR INCORRECTLY IN WET OR HIGHWAY SPEED CONDITIONS. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE... Read more

Incident date: Oct 6, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V752000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Incident date: Jan 9, 2015

IN APRIL 2014 MITSUBISHI SENT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN TSB-14-33-002 EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 9 YEARS/120,000 MILES ON OUR 2007 OUTLANDER AS THEY HAD "DETERMINED THAT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON YOUR VEHICLE TO CORRODE FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO ANTI-FREEZING AGENTS.....WHICH MAY CAUSE THE SPRING TO FRACTURE.". AT 151,281 MILES MY DAUGHTER WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, HEARD... Read more

Incident date: Feb 24, 2015

THE MOTORSWITCH FOR THE FANS ON THE RADIATORS KEEP SHORTING OUT AND STARTING FIRES.... *JS

Fire

Incident date: Oct 13, 2014

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

Incident date: Dec 10, 2014

DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD. BRAKE WHILE TURNING AND BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WORKING. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE BRAKES REMAIN WEAK AND MAKE A WHEEZING NOISE WHEN RELEASED. BY THE TIME I GOT IT TO A SHOP THE SYMPTOMS WENT AWAY. HAD BRAKES INSPECTED, FOUND NOTHING. THIS HAS RANDOMLY HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES SINCE. *TR

Incident date: Mar 13, 2014

SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, MY STEERING WHEEL HAS INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL OUTAGES. THIS EFFECTS THE CRUISE CONTROL SET BUTTON, THE VOICE CONNECT BUTTON. MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW GETS JERKY WITH AN UP OR DOWN MOTION CAUSING THE WINDOW TO COME OUT OF ITS POSITION AND GET STUCK. MY FRONT INSIDE LIGHTS EITHER WORK OR DON'T, DEPENDING ON THEIR MOOD. MY SPEAKERS COME IN AND OUT ALSO WHEN THEY WANT- IF ... Read more

Incident date: Dec 1, 2014

IN DEC.I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL LETTER FROM MITSUBISHI MOTORS STATING I OWN A VEHICLE WITH AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL, IM HAVING NO LUCK GETTING ANYONE TO HELP ME GET THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED I CALLED THE DEALER TO NO AVAIL, I HAVE CALLED MITSUBISHI MOTORS NO ONE ANSWERS THE PHONE PLEASE ADVISE. MY LOCAL DEALER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM IS FIRKINS MISUBISHI LOCATED IN BRADENTON FLORIDA, THE SER... Read more

Incident date: Feb 5, 2015

THE DRIVERS SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE JUST SNAPPED OFF IN MY HAND. *TR

Incident date: Feb 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V100001 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.) THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 18, 2015

I JUST HAD ACCIDENT TODAY 02/18/201. MY CAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND A POSSIBLE TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRST SITUATION THAT MADE ME CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE AIRBAG. THE SIDE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE (FRONT AND BACK) DID NOT DEPLOY. THE IMPACT WAS ENORMOUS THAT IF MY CHILD WAS THERE I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S STILL WITH ME. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO THE OTHER MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT OWNER. AI... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Aug 22, 2012

I WAS CUT OFF AND HAD TO BRAKE HEAVILY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THE ABS WAS ENGAGED. EVER SINCE THEN MY PEDAL HAS BEEN SOFT, BRAKES LESS EFFECTIVE, AND I'VE HAD A WHISTLE UPON RELEASE OF THE PEDAL. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN BLED TO NO AVAIL. *TR

Incident date: Jun 29, 2005

THIS IS WITH REFERENCE TO THE CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL, THE KNOB TO TURN SYSTEM TEMPERATURE FROM COLD TO HEAT, WITH TIME THE KNOB GOT STIFF AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN FROM COLD TO HEAT, FOR YEARS I HAVE HAD TO PLAY WITH IT EVERY TIME I NEEDED TO USE IT TO SWITCH TO THE TEMPERATURE I DESIRED ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN AND WHEN GOING FROM SUMMER TO WINTER. FINALLY THE KNOB BROKE... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 2014

DASH PAD IN VEHICLE HAS COME APART, COMPLETELY BLOCKING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE DASH PAD IS STICKING UP AT LEAST 3 INCHES IN FRONT OF AIRBAG. IF AIRBAG DOES DEPLOY EVER IT WILL NOT PROPERLY AND COULD CAUSE MORE HARM TO PASSENGER AND DRIVER. WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED MY CAR WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS ONLINE OF THIS HAPPENING TO THESE VEHICLES. I THINK ALL AFFECTED CARS SHOULD... Read more

Incident date: Jan 5, 2015

AS MANY OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED; ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED IN LIGHT SNOWY CONDITIONS. PEDAL FIRMNESS WAS LOST. INITIALLY BRAKES WOULD GRAB WHEN PEDAL PUSHED, THEN LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE UNTIL PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR (HISSING SOUND). SOME BRAKE PRESSURE COULD BE RESTORED BY TAPPING BRAKE AS BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THIS APPLICATION WAS NOT ALWAYS CONSISTENT. TOOK CAR TO NATIONAL CH... Read more

Incident date: Oct 17, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Incident date: Nov 1, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAI... Read more

Incident date: Nov 1, 2011

Incident date: Nov 12, 2014

CONTINUED FAILURE TO PROVIDE PARTS FOR NATIONAL RECALL; DRIVE BELT. NOW MORE THAN THREE (3) MONTHS SINCE PLACED ON LIST FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

Incident date: Nov 12, 2014

CONTINUED FAILURE TO PROVIDE PARTS FOR NATIONAL RECALL; DRIVE BELT. NOW MORE THAN THREE (3) MONTHS SINCE PLACED ON LIST FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

Incident date: Feb 9, 2015

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHILE STEERING ABRUPTLY, THE VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES LANDING ON ITS ROOF. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NO... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Dec 27, 2013

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI RAIDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BUSTED LIP AND FRACTURED TEETH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Nov 9, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI RAIDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER WAS PLACED IN REVERSE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Incident date: Feb 6, 2015

TRANSFER CASE IS DAMAGED DUE TO LACK OF FLUID. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI CONCERNING THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE DENIED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE REFERENCED RECALL, 98V168000, INCLUDED ALL MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX MODELS FROM 1990-1998. MY 1991 GSX WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. SEEKING ADVICE ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH HAVING TH... Read more

Incident date: Oct 1, 2014

2011 MITSUBISHI LANCER DUE TO THE BUILD MATERIAL OF THE DRIVE BELT, THE PULLEYS IN THE DRIVE BELT SYSTEM CAN EXPERIENCE UNUSUAL WEAR, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE DETACHMENT OF THE DRIVE BELT. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO SATISFY THE RECALL. *JB

Incident date: Feb 10, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V564000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Incident date: Oct 15, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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