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 RALLIART
(2009) — POWER TRAIN
Feb 13, 2014
Incident date: Jul 17, 2013
ALL WHEEL CONTROL PUMP UNITS CONTINUE TO FAIL WITH OUT MITS... ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. COSTING MIN $2000 FOR REPAIRS. THEY MOST OF THE TIME REFUSE TO REPLACE A POORLY ENGINEERED AWC PUMP. UNDER A SUPPOSED AWESOME WARRANTY. THESE UNITS ARE FAILING ALL OVER CANADA & US. WITH MITS KNOWING ITS A PROBLEM. BUT NOT RESOLVING IT. HELP US OWNERS PLEASE. I DON'T WANT TO OR SHOULD HAVE TO REPLA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Feb 13, 2014
Incident date: Jan 5, 2011
AS IM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 95 OR I4, MY CAR IN THE ODEMETER AREA PROMPTS THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN ON THE CAR SLOWS DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY UNTIL IT STOPS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT SLOWS DOWN TRAFFIC WHEN DIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAR THEN HAVE TO COOL DOWN FOR 20 MINTUES . THIS CAR CAN NOT DRIVE IN TRAFFIC FOR NO MORE THAN TWO HOURS THEN IT SLOWS DOWN AND STOP. *TR
MITSUBISHI
I-MIEV
(2012) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Feb 12, 2014
Incident date: Jan 12, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MITSUBISHI I-MIEV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL WHICH NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2007) — SERVICE BRAKES
Feb 11, 2014
Incident date: Sep 18, 2013
I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT AND SPONGY AND MAKE A WHISTLING NOISE. I HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE BRAKES AND DRUMS REPLACED TWICE AND MASTER CYLINDER REPLACE AND THE ISSUE IS STILL THERE. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD EXPERIENCED IT AND THERE IS A HUGE GROUP OF ECLIPSE OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2010) — POWER TRAIN
Feb 6, 2014
Incident date: Nov 8, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V446000 (POWER TRAIN) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR REPAIR BUT HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MATTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO GIVE A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME WHEN THE REPAIR WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURE W... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2006) — ENGINE
Feb 5, 2014
Incident date: Jan 27, 2014
MY ACD HYDRAULIC PUMP HAS FAILED. RPM'S SURGE WHEN ACCELERATING AND WHEN AT IDLE, I FEEL LIKE IT IS PUTTING MY ENGINE UNDER EXTREME PRESSURE. FROM MY RESEARCH I HAVE SEEN THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MITSUBISHI LANCE EVOLUTIONS. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL, AND WHAT THEY ARE CHARGING TO GET A NEW ONE WHICH YOU CAN ONLY GET FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2010) — AIR BAGS
Feb 4, 2014
Incident date: Jan 31, 2013
HIT STRAIGHT ON BY DRUNK DRIVER WHILE AT STOP LIGHT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I WAS INJURED TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL OTHER DRIVER ARRESTED. TIME OF DAY AT NIGHT WELL LITE AREA. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN SHE HIT ME IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR TOTAL DAMAGE AND FRONT CRUMPED IN TO DRIVER ( ME). *TR
Crash
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2008) — SERVICE BRAKES
Feb 1, 2014
Incident date: Nov 5, 2013
UPON APPLYING MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND A HISSING NOISE COMING FROM THE PEDAL AREA. HAD DONE THIS BEFORE AND THEN IT WAS OK. STARTED DOING IT AGAIN AND HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED. WAS FINE FOR A WHILE THEN STARTED AGAIN. HAD ASE MECHANIC INSPECT MASTER CYLINDER, BLEED BRAKES AND BRAKE BOOSTER. STILL ALL THE SAME. I KNOW THEY RECALLED LANCER FOR THE SAME ISSUES. AND ALSO 2... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — AIR BAGS
Jan 30, 2014
Incident date: Aug 14, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A DIRT HILL, DESTROYING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILE... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2008) — POWER TRAIN
Jan 29, 2014
Incident date: Jan 6, 2014
VERY COLD DAY OUT, ABOUT -15 F, WARMED UP MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES PLUS. ONCE I BEGAN DRIVING, ABOUT 10 MPH MY SERVICE REQUIRED LIGHT CAME ON FOR MY AYC PUMP. DEALER SAID THAT IS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MITSUBISHI HAS KNOWN THAT IS A COMMON ISSUE IN COLD CLIMATES THAT USE SALT ON THE ROADS. THE SALT CORRODES THE PUMP AND MAKES IT FAULTY/MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2008) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jan 29, 2014
Incident date: Jan 6, 2014
VERY COLD DAY OUT, ABOUT -15 F, WARMED UP MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES PLUS. ONCE I BEGAN DRIVING, ABOUT 10 MPH MY SERVICE REQUIRED LIGHT CAME ON FOR MY AYC PUMP. DEALER SAID THAT IS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MITSUBISHI HAS KNOWN THAT IS A COMMON ISSUE IN COLD CLIMATES THAT USE SALT ON THE ROADS. THE SALT CORRODES THE PUMP AND MAKES IT FAULTY/MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVO
(2003) — VISIBILITY
Jan 28, 2014
Incident date: Jan 28, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE HEATING SYSTEM TO REMAIN ACTIVATED. AS A RESULT, THE WINDOW BECAME FOGGY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TSB ACTION NUMBER: 10006466 (VISIBILITY) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2008) — AIR BAGS
Jan 27, 2014
Incident date: Jan 21, 2014
I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE DUE TO SNOW AND SLUSH OFF A TRACTOR TRAILER HITTING THE BACK END OF MY CAR. THE TRACTOR TRAILER WAS GOING ABOUT 80MPH PAST ME AS I WAS GOING ONLY 60MPH, DUE TO MY CAR BEING FRONT WHEEL DRIVE IT CAUSED ME TO SPIN OUT AND LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I CROSSED INTO THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC (NOT HITTING ANYONE) AND THEN BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE WHERE I THEN PROCEEDED TO GO OF... Read more
Crash
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Jan 21, 2014
Incident date: Jan 20, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEAT CONTROL MODULE WAS ACTIVATED BUT COLD AIR BEGAN TO CIRCULATE OUT OF THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Jan 18, 2014
Incident date: Jan 9, 2002
THE CAR LEAKS WATER INSIDE THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WEATHER RUNNING OR NOT THE CARPET IT MOLDY AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE IN ANY WET CONDITION. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2005) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Jan 14, 2014
Incident date: Jan 5, 2013
ABOUT 1YR. AGO PAINT STARTED FADING DEALER DID NOT HELP ME, WHAT CAN I DO. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2009) — AIR BAGS
Jan 11, 2014
Incident date: Dec 5, 2013
ANOTHER DRIVER WAS TRAVELING WEST AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT. I WAS TRAVELING EAST WHEN THE OTHER CAR TURNED FROM A DIRECT LINE AND HIT THE FRONT OF MY CAR. MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS, SIDE AIRBAGS, AND SIDE HEAD CURTAIN AIRBAGS. AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR
Crash
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2006) — TIRES
Jan 9, 2014
Incident date: Nov 27, 2013
IN NOVEMBER 2013 AFTER DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS LEFT REAR EAGLE RSA FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NO KNOWN CAUSE OF FAILURE OTHER THEN IT JUST BLEW OUT ALL OF THE SUDDEN. TIRE WAS REPLACED ABOUT A WEEK LATER WITH ANOTHER EAGLE RSA. LAST NIGHT (JANUARY 2014) WAS DRIVING IN SNOWY CONDITIONS AND THEN GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN AGAIN THE TIRE BLOWS BUT THIS TIME THE OPPOSITE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2008) — POWER TRAIN
Jan 7, 2014
Incident date: Jan 6, 2014
I STARTED MY CAR AND THE AWC SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS ABOUT 0 DEGREES OUT THAT DAY, WHICH IS A VERY UNUSUAL TEMPERATURE FOR S. INDIANA. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IT SCREECHED FOR JUST A SECOND AND THEN POPPED UP THE CODE. I RESTARTED THE CAR, JUST AS THE MANUAL HAD SAID AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CODE READ IT THREW A C161E CODE WHICH IS AN ACD/AYC PROB... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2005) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 6, 2014
Incident date: Aug 6, 2013
I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, I SMELLED WHAT SEEMS TO BE BURNING PLASTIC, I SAW SMOKE FROM UNDER MY GLOVE COMPARTMENT, SUDDENLY MY A/C STOP WORKING. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICE THAT THE ELECTRICAL PLUG TO THE FAN MOTOR LOOKED CHARRED/BURNT. I REMOVED IT FOR SAFETY REASONS. I READ OVER THE INTERNET THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, THE ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Fire
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2010) — POWER TRAIN
Jan 2, 2014
Incident date: Sep 26, 2012
INDICATED POSSIBLE CLUTCH FAILURE/CLUTCH PEDAL STICKING ISSUES TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. CLUTCH WENT OUT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. I WAS CHARGED $2700 OUT OF POCKET FOR A COMPONENT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. I WAS ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL JUST RECENTLY FOR FAULTY CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER ISSUES FOR MITSUBISHI MOTORS. DURING MY ARBITRATION WITH THE DEALERSH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2008) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Dec 30, 2013
Incident date: Dec 16, 2013
I STARTED MY CAR AND THE AWC SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I CAME TO A CONTROLLED STOP, AND RESTARTED THE CAR PER THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE VEHICLE MANUAL. UPON RESTART, THE SAME SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP FOR THE ACTIVE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM HAD FAILED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PART WAS NOT PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN AND WOULD NOT BE C... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2008) — POWER TRAIN
Dec 30, 2013
Incident date: Dec 16, 2013
I STARTED MY CAR AND THE AWC SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I CAME TO A CONTROLLED STOP, AND RESTARTED THE CAR PER THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE VEHICLE MANUAL. UPON RESTART, THE SAME SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP FOR THE ACTIVE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM HAD FAILED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PART WAS NOT PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN AND WOULD NOT BE C... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2003) — SERVICE BRAKES
Dec 28, 2013
Incident date: Nov 4, 2013
AFTER REPLACING FRONT/REAR BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS PLUS APPLYING THE PROPER LUBRICANT BRAKES NOT ONLY STILL SQUEAL BUT I AM HAVING OCCASIONAL GRINDING MAINLY COMING FROM THE FRONT DISC. HAVE HAD THEM INSPECTED BY MULTIPLE MECHANICS. THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. DIAGNOSIS HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED NOT ONLY BY MECHANICS BUT APPARENTLY BY MITSUBISHI. THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION AFTER ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1991) — POWER TRAIN
Dec 27, 2013
Incident date: Dec 18, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MITSUBISHI 3000GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, ALL FOUR WHEELS SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A DEFECT IN THE TRANSFER CASE HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V143001(POWER TRAIN) BECAUSE THE DEFECT WAS REPAI... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2008) — POWER TRAIN
Dec 24, 2013
Incident date: Dec 17, 2013
THIS IS REPORT OF A KNOWN FAILURE BY MITSUBISHI MOTOR CORP. AT 50,800 MILES ON 12/17/2013 MY CARS SUPER-ACTIVE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL (S-ACD) STARTED BLINKING AT ME. IT WOULD NOT ALLOW CHANGING OF THE SETTINGS ANYMORE FOR TARMAC/GRAVEL/SNOW. IMMEDIATELY THERE AFTER, THE DRIVER INFORMATION PANEL POPPED UP WITH A YELLOW "AWD SERVICE REQUIRED" INDICATOR. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO NASHUA, NH MITSUBISHI/H... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2008) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Dec 24, 2013
Incident date: Dec 17, 2013
THIS IS REPORT OF A KNOWN FAILURE BY MITSUBISHI MOTOR CORP. AT 50,800 MILES ON 12/17/2013 MY CARS SUPER-ACTIVE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL (S-ACD) STARTED BLINKING AT ME. IT WOULD NOT ALLOW CHANGING OF THE SETTINGS ANYMORE FOR TARMAC/GRAVEL/SNOW. IMMEDIATELY THERE AFTER, THE DRIVER INFORMATION PANEL POPPED UP WITH A YELLOW "AWD SERVICE REQUIRED" INDICATOR. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO NASHUA, NH MITSUBISHI/H... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2002) — AIR BAGS
Dec 21, 2013
Incident date: Jan 19, 2012
2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT; THE CAR HORN/ALARM GOES OFF USUALLY WHEN A DROP OF TEMPERATURE OCCURS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. TO FIX ... HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL OF THE AIR BAG AND THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. VERY EXPENSIVE FOR A MECHANIC, OVER $1200. I HAVE TO UNHOOK MY BATTERY EVERY NIGHT AND ON COLDER DAYS. RESEARCHING ONLINE.....A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DISABLING THE HO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 21, 2013
Incident date: Jan 19, 2012
2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT; THE CAR HORN/ALARM GOES OFF USUALLY WHEN A DROP OF TEMPERATURE OCCURS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. TO FIX ... HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL OF THE AIR BAG AND THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. VERY EXPENSIVE FOR A MECHANIC, OVER $1200. I HAVE TO UNHOOK MY BATTERY EVERY NIGHT AND ON COLDER DAYS. RESEARCHING ONLINE.....A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DISABLING THE HO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2003) — SERVICE BRAKES
Dec 19, 2013
Incident date: Oct 2, 2013
I WAS DRIVING, STARTED HEARING OOZING SOUND THEN I APPLIED BRAKES, VERY HARD AND WON'T GO DOWN. THEN I PULLED OVER THE SIDE CURB AND THE CURB STOPPED THE CARD. *TR
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2014) — VISIBILITY/WIPER
Dec 17, 2013
Incident date: Dec 8, 2013
THE FIRST TIME I DROVE THIS VEHICLE IN THE SNOW I REALIZED THAT THE WIPERS ARE PLACED BELOW THE HEATED PART OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSES THE WIPERS TO FREEZE UP AND NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. I THINK THAT AN ANGLED WIPER ARM THAT PLACES THE WIPER OVER THE DEFOG WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM.I'VE DRIVEN IN SNOWY WEATHER TWICE SINCE AND IT HAS HAPPENED EACH TIME. *TR
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2007) — SUSPENSION
Dec 14, 2013
Incident date: Dec 3, 2013
LEAVING PARKING SPOT, BANG SOUND, THEN A CLUNKING AS I TURNED OUT. DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING SNAPPED IN TWO PLACES. NOW IN THREE PIECES. DEALER ONLY PART AND HARD TO FIND. BOUGHT CAR NEW. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2001) — SERVICE BRAKES
Dec 13, 2013
Incident date: Nov 15, 2013
RECALL ON ABS ACCUMULATOR WAS PERFORMED YEARS AGO. BRAKES ONCE AGAIN FAILED ALMOST COMPLETELY WITH WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN. LUCKILY SHE REMEMBERED THE PARKING BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. NEW ACCUMULATOR REPLACED AND BRAKES WERE AGAIN FINE FOR 3 DAYS...COMPLETE FAILURE AGAIN. DEALER INFORMS US THAT THE ENTIRE ABS ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST AND LABOR OF AROUND (BETWEEN) $2800. AND $3600... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVO
(2008) — POWER TRAIN
Dec 12, 2013
Incident date: Dec 12, 2013
DUE TO COLD WEATHER HERE IN MN, MY SAWC PUMP HAS FAILED(ALL WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL UNIT, HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILS DUE TO COLD WEATHER). I'VE RESEARCHED AND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD ISSUES OF THE SAME. BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEB 2013, USED WITH 38KMILES. IM AFRAID THE DEALER WONT COVER THE EXPENSES OF GETTING THIS REPLACE. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS I'VE RESEARCHED WITH MANY PEOPLE COMPLAI... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2010) — POWER TRAIN
Dec 11, 2013
Incident date: Oct 1, 2013
THE S-AWC (SUPER ALL-WHEEL CONTROL) LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY. MITSUBISHI FLASHED THE ECU AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I RECENTLY NOTICED THE LIGHT BLINKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED THE PART IS NOT COVERED BY DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT OLDER THAN 3 YEARS. THE VEHICLE WA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2010) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Dec 11, 2013
Incident date: Oct 1, 2013
THE S-AWC (SUPER ALL-WHEEL CONTROL) LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY. MITSUBISHI FLASHED THE ECU AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I RECENTLY NOTICED THE LIGHT BLINKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED THE PART IS NOT COVERED BY DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT OLDER THAN 3 YEARS. THE VEHICLE WA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2007) — SERVICE BRAKES
Dec 9, 2013
Incident date: Dec 13, 2012
WHILE DRIVING ON SNOW AS BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ABS KICKED IN AND THE VEHICLE SLID. AT THAT POINT ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AT THE PEDAL WAS LOST AND FAILED TO RETURN. BRAKING REQUIRED FULL ENGAGING PEDAL AND HAD LITTLE TO NO PRESSURE. ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER ALL BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE RETURNED. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, ANYTIME I HAVE TO BRAKE HARD THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENS, AND HAS COME CLOSE TO CAUSING A COLL... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2004) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
Dec 4, 2013
Incident date: Nov 28, 2013
THE A/C KNOB IN THE CAR BROKE OFF TOWARD THE END OF THE SUMMER 2013. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN DIFFICULT TO SWITCH FROM AIR CONDITIONER TO HEAT. FOR A WHILE PLIERS DID THE TRICK. WHEN I GOT A QUOTE FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO CHANGE THE KNOB I WAS QUOTED $1800. NOW IT IS WINTER. IT IS FREEZING. I HAVE NO HEAT. I WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE BECAUSE OF FOGGY WINDOWS. I HAD NO DEFROSTER BECAUSE I CAN'T TURN ON THE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2003) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Dec 4, 2013
Incident date: Nov 29, 2013
I WAS PULLING IN A SHEETS STATION AND GOING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WHEN I LEFT GO THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE KEPT MOVING AND CRASHED INTO A RED POST WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE THEN I NOTICED THE GAS PEDAL COMING BACK UP AND WAS ABLE TO ,PUT IN REVERSE AND CRUISE BACK IN SAME PARKING SPACE DID DAMAGE TO MOTOR AND RADIATOR AND FRONT BODY MY WIFE CLAIMS ... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2003) — ENGINE
Dec 4, 2013
Incident date: Nov 29, 2013
I WAS PULLING IN A SHEETS STATION AND GOING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WHEN I LEFT GO THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE KEPT MOVING AND CRASHED INTO A RED POST WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE THEN I NOTICED THE GAS PEDAL COMING BACK UP AND WAS ABLE TO ,PUT IN REVERSE AND CRUISE BACK IN SAME PARKING SPACE DID DAMAGE TO MOTOR AND RADIATOR AND FRONT BODY MY WIFE CLAIMS ... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVO
(2008) — POWER TRAIN
Dec 4, 2013
Incident date: Nov 13, 2013
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WARNING LIGHT "SERVICE REQUIRED" AND A SYMBOL INDICATING THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SUSPENSION APPEARED. HAD CODE READ AND MY VEHICLE SUFFERED A ACD PUMP FAILURE. IT IS A CRUCIAL FEATURE TO THE SOPHISTICATED AWD STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM THAT MAKES AN EVO "SPECIAL". THIS IS A PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN THAT IS NOT COVERED IN THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. THEY ALL FAIL AND THEY ARE EXP... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVO
(2008) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Dec 4, 2013
Incident date: Nov 13, 2013
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WARNING LIGHT "SERVICE REQUIRED" AND A SYMBOL INDICATING THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SUSPENSION APPEARED. HAD CODE READ AND MY VEHICLE SUFFERED A ACD PUMP FAILURE. IT IS A CRUCIAL FEATURE TO THE SOPHISTICATED AWD STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM THAT MAKES AN EVO "SPECIAL". THIS IS A PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN THAT IS NOT COVERED IN THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. THEY ALL FAIL AND THEY ARE EXP... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2011) — POWER TRAIN
Dec 2, 2013
Incident date: Oct 1, 2013
I OWN A MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION X GSR 2011. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY 2013 BRAND NEW. BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2013 (7 MONTHS) I HAD ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND I STARTED EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE GEAR WAS ENGAGING PROPERLY BUT THERE WAS A DELAY ON GETTING TRACTION TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE RAMPED UP SEVERAL RPMS BEFORE THE CAR STARTED... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2011) — ENGINE
Dec 2, 2013
Incident date: Oct 1, 2013
I OWN A MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION X GSR 2011. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY 2013 BRAND NEW. BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2013 (7 MONTHS) I HAD ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND I STARTED EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE GEAR WAS ENGAGING PROPERLY BUT THERE WAS A DELAY ON GETTING TRACTION TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE RAMPED UP SEVERAL RPMS BEFORE THE CAR STARTED... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2005) — SERVICE BRAKES
Dec 2, 2013
Incident date: Oct 18, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE ROTOR WAS CORRODED AND HAD BECOME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE F... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2006) — SERVICE BRAKES
Nov 29, 2013
Incident date: Sep 29, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2002) — SERVICE BRAKES
Nov 29, 2013
Incident date: Oct 5, 2013
DRIVING TRUCK WHEN I FIRST HEAR NOISE WHEN I WAS I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKES A WEEK AND A HALF EARLIER. I TOOK TO REPAIRS SHOP AND TOLD THEM I WAS HEARING BEEPING NOISE, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW BRAKES , WHICH THEY DID, AND THEY WOULD RESET THE COMPUTER AND I WOULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE THAT DAY OR IN A VIEW DAYS. THEN I FOUND OUT I DID NOT NEED THE BRAKES RIGHT A THAT TIME, ONLY ONE SHOE PAD WAS ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — POWER TRAIN
Nov 22, 2013
Incident date: Feb 7, 2013
AS OF APPX 8 MONTHS AGO, VEHICLE HAS BUCKED ON STARTUP. IT JUMPS OUT , AND THEN STOPS. CAR IN FORWARD OR REVERSE JOLTS OUT BUT THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCE. YESTERDAY, BEST DESCRIBES PROBLEM, AS I APPROACHED RED LIGHT AND PUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR AND CAR JUMPED OUT 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD....THIS HAPPENED FOR THE WHOLE LENGTH OF MY TRIP...NECESSITATING HAVING TO PUT MY... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Nov 22, 2013
Incident date: Feb 7, 2013
AS OF APPX 8 MONTHS AGO, VEHICLE HAS BUCKED ON STARTUP. IT JUMPS OUT , AND THEN STOPS. CAR IN FORWARD OR REVERSE JOLTS OUT BUT THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCE. YESTERDAY, BEST DESCRIBES PROBLEM, AS I APPROACHED RED LIGHT AND PUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR AND CAR JUMPED OUT 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD....THIS HAPPENED FOR THE WHOLE LENGTH OF MY TRIP...NECESSITATING HAVING TO PUT MY... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2010) — POWER TRAIN
Nov 19, 2013
Incident date: Oct 20, 2013
4WD SERVICE REQUIRED LIGHT APPEARED. LIGHTS STAYS ON FOR A FEW DAYS. WENT TO MITSUBISHI DEALER SERVICE AND AWC PUMP HAS FAILED. IM AT 50,000 MILES AND CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD, SO IM WITH IN THE 5YR/60K MILE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY, AND WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DRIVETRAIN PROBLEM. LET ALONE IT HAS HAPPEND FREQUENTLY TO THESE CARS. *TR