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
(2008) — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Apr 26, 2013
Incident date: Apr 24, 2013
ON WEDNESDAY MORNING 4/24/2013 AFTER NIGHT SHIFT I WENT OUTSIDE TO START MY CAR 5-10 MINUTES EARLY JUST LIKE ANY OTHER TIME PRIOR TO DRIVING. I PUT MY CAR IN GEAR TO PULL AWAY AND A SERVICE SIGNAL WENT OFF STATING "MAINTNENCE REQUIRED" WITH A DEPICTION OF A TRANSAXEL AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION IN "MOTION". I THEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO INSPECT. THE AWC FUNCTION WOU... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2002) — SERVICE BRAKES
Apr 24, 2013
Incident date: Apr 24, 2013
THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A CHIRPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DASH. IT WAS DETERMINED THE ABS HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS FAILING. ON A CALL TO MITSUBISHI THEY INFORMED ME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED 9 MONTHS AGO AND WOULD NOT MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO COVER ANY OF THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THIS PART AND MITSUBISHI FAILS TO HAVE ANY CONCERN FOR THEIR CUSTOM... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2010) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Apr 23, 2013
Incident date: Apr 10, 2013
BOUGHT MY VEHICLE AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH 37,213 MILES ON IT. AT 43,000 MILES, VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE ALL WHEEL CONTROL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL HYDRAULIC PUMP. THIS SHOULD BE AN ITEM COVERED UNDER THE 5 YEAR/60,000 MILE WARRANTY, HOWEVER, MITSUBISHI STATES THAT IT IS NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH IT IS PART OF THE POWER-TRAIN, AND REQUIRED TO WORK FOR ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2010) — POWER TRAIN
Apr 23, 2013
Incident date: Apr 10, 2013
BOUGHT MY VEHICLE AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH 37,213 MILES ON IT. AT 43,000 MILES, VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE ALL WHEEL CONTROL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL HYDRAULIC PUMP. THIS SHOULD BE AN ITEM COVERED UNDER THE 5 YEAR/60,000 MILE WARRANTY, HOWEVER, MITSUBISHI STATES THAT IT IS NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH IT IS PART OF THE POWER-TRAIN, AND REQUIRED TO WORK FOR ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2010) — STEERING
Apr 23, 2013
Incident date: Apr 10, 2013
BOUGHT MY VEHICLE AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH 37,213 MILES ON IT. AT 43,000 MILES, VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE ALL WHEEL CONTROL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL HYDRAULIC PUMP. THIS SHOULD BE AN ITEM COVERED UNDER THE 5 YEAR/60,000 MILE WARRANTY, HOWEVER, MITSUBISHI STATES THAT IT IS NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH IT IS PART OF THE POWER-TRAIN, AND REQUIRED TO WORK FOR ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2001) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 23, 2013
Incident date: Apr 23, 2013
THE HORN RANDOMLY SOUNDS OFF DURING THE NIGHT. I'VE DISCOVERED ITS A TEMPERATURE THING. WHEN ITS COLD OR THE INTERIOR COOLS DOWN THE HORNS STARTS TO BLOW, BUT WHEN WARM EVERYTHING IS FINE. SO MOSTLY AT NIGHT THIS OCCURS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! AS THE CONNECTION RING INSIDE THE AIRBAG IS CLEARLY FAULTY. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG OR PULL THE FUSE TO THE HORN. HOW IS THIS SAFE? I JUST... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2001) — AIR BAGS
Apr 23, 2013
Incident date: Apr 23, 2013
THE HORN RANDOMLY SOUNDS OFF DURING THE NIGHT. I'VE DISCOVERED ITS A TEMPERATURE THING. WHEN ITS COLD OR THE INTERIOR COOLS DOWN THE HORNS STARTS TO BLOW, BUT WHEN WARM EVERYTHING IS FINE. SO MOSTLY AT NIGHT THIS OCCURS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! AS THE CONNECTION RING INSIDE THE AIRBAG IS CLEARLY FAULTY. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG OR PULL THE FUSE TO THE HORN. HOW IS THIS SAFE? I JUST... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2001) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
Apr 23, 2013
Incident date: Apr 23, 2013
THE HORN RANDOMLY SOUNDS OFF DURING THE NIGHT. I'VE DISCOVERED ITS A TEMPERATURE THING. WHEN ITS COLD OR THE INTERIOR COOLS DOWN THE HORNS STARTS TO BLOW, BUT WHEN WARM EVERYTHING IS FINE. SO MOSTLY AT NIGHT THIS OCCURS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! AS THE CONNECTION RING INSIDE THE AIRBAG IS CLEARLY FAULTY. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG OR PULL THE FUSE TO THE HORN. HOW IS THIS SAFE? I JUST... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2011) — SERVICE BRAKES
Apr 23, 2013
Incident date: Apr 5, 2013
TCL( TRACTION CONTROL) LIGHT ON, BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS ON CONTINUOUSLY WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS DISCHARGE BATTERY AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. DEALER SAYS BRAKE SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. THIS MEANS THAT BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS GO ON WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT AND MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2011) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Apr 23, 2013
Incident date: Apr 5, 2013
TCL( TRACTION CONTROL) LIGHT ON, BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS ON CONTINUOUSLY WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS DISCHARGE BATTERY AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. DEALER SAYS BRAKE SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. THIS MEANS THAT BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS GO ON WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT AND MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2011) — TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
Apr 23, 2013
Incident date: Apr 5, 2013
TCL( TRACTION CONTROL) LIGHT ON, BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS ON CONTINUOUSLY WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS DISCHARGE BATTERY AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. DEALER SAYS BRAKE SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. THIS MEANS THAT BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS GO ON WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT AND MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2007) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Apr 22, 2013
Incident date: Apr 10, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME FRACTURED NEAR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG AREA, EXPOSING A PORTION OF THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,500. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2008) — POWER TRAIN
Apr 22, 2013
Incident date: Apr 20, 2013
SATURDAY MORNING I WARMED UP MY CAR FOR 5 MINUTES. STARTED TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, AWD SERVICE REQUIRED POPPED UP ON MY DISPLAY. I STOPPED THE CAR AND BROUGHT IT BACK HOME. LOOKED UP WHAT THE ISSUE COULD BE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE ACD PUMP HAS FAILED. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM FROM MITSUBISHI FOR THESE CARS AND THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR REAL FIX. WITHOUT THE ACD PUMP F... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2008) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Apr 22, 2013
Incident date: Apr 20, 2013
SATURDAY MORNING I WARMED UP MY CAR FOR 5 MINUTES. STARTED TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, AWD SERVICE REQUIRED POPPED UP ON MY DISPLAY. I STOPPED THE CAR AND BROUGHT IT BACK HOME. LOOKED UP WHAT THE ISSUE COULD BE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE ACD PUMP HAS FAILED. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM FROM MITSUBISHI FOR THESE CARS AND THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR REAL FIX. WITHOUT THE ACD PUMP F... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2004) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Apr 22, 2013
Incident date: Aug 12, 2008
AFTER MOVING TO TEXAS THE VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION ALERTED ME TO THE SEVERELY DEGRADED HEADLIGHT LENS ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE RESTORED THE SURFACE AND SEALED THE CRACKS NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THEY ARE IN NEED OF RESTORATION OR REPLACEMENT AGAIN. THE LENS ALONE IS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY COSTS OVER $200.00 EACH. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2003 AT THE SAME TIME I BOUGHT MY FORD F1... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2012) — VISIBILITY
Apr 18, 2013
Incident date: Apr 4, 2013
WHILE IN MOTION, AN ANCHORING SCREW HOLD THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR TO THE ROOF PANEL FELL OUT INTO MY LAP. AS THE PASSENGER AT THE TIE, I CHECKED THE VISOR, NOTICING THE SCREW FELL FROM ABOVE AND NOTICED THE SECOND OF THE TWO ANCHORING SCREWS WAS NEAR FALLING OUT, ALSO. PREVIOUSLY, A SIMILAR SCREW HAD BEEN FOUND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR AREA, BUT THE LOCATION IT CAME FROM WAS NOT APPARENT AS TH... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2007) — SEAT BELTS
Apr 16, 2013
Incident date: Apr 2, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO PUT HER SEAT BELT ON BUT IT FAILED TO RETRACT AND DID NOT CORRECTLY SECURE THE CONTACT. A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD WHEN BEING PULLED DOWN TO FASTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2003) — AIR BAGS
Apr 15, 2013
Incident date: Apr 15, 2013
DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED BRUISING AND LACERATIONS TO NECK AND CHEST. *TR
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(2000) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 15, 2013
Incident date: Apr 15, 2013
MY ENTIRE BACK TAIL LIGHTS, SIDE LIGHTS, AND DASH LIGHTS FAILED AND DUE TO THIS ANOTHER DRIVER BUMPED MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY LIGHTS WENT TOTALLY OUT AS I WAS DRIVING AND I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING ON THE DASH AND IT WAS NIGHT TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THEY WORKED BEFORE I ENTERED MY VEHICLE. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AS WELL SINCE THE INCIDENT AND I CANNOT ADJUST THEM FROM INSIDE. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(2000) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Apr 15, 2013
Incident date: Apr 15, 2013
MY ENTIRE BACK TAIL LIGHTS, SIDE LIGHTS, AND DASH LIGHTS FAILED AND DUE TO THIS ANOTHER DRIVER BUMPED MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY LIGHTS WENT TOTALLY OUT AS I WAS DRIVING AND I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING ON THE DASH AND IT WAS NIGHT TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THEY WORKED BEFORE I ENTERED MY VEHICLE. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AS WELL SINCE THE INCIDENT AND I CANNOT ADJUST THEM FROM INSIDE. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2002) — VISIBILITY/WIPER
Apr 10, 2013
Incident date: Dec 5, 2012
VARIABLE TEMPERATURE KNOB/SHAFT BROKE ON HEATER/A/C CONTROL MODULE BECAUSE IT WAS HARD TO TURN. ALWAYS WAS HARD TO TURN SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE 4 YEARS AGO. MAKES DEFOGGING OF WINDOWS MORE DIFFICULT AND HAS CAUSED VISIBILITY PROBLEMS IN CERTAIN TYPES OF DAMP CONDITIONS. BAD DESIGN WHICH MITSUBISHI SHOULD FIX. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2000) — ENGINE
Apr 9, 2013
Incident date: Jan 9, 2008
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE WOULD FLUCTUATE CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RADIATOR, WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — SUSPENSION
Apr 8, 2013
Incident date: Mar 2, 2013
I PURCHASED MY 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER IN FEBRUARY, 2013 WITH 104,000 MILES ON IT. AT FIRST EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, BUT AFTER 2 WEEKS THE BACK END OF THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SQUEAKS AND MAKES LOTS OF NOISE. AT FIRST IT WOULD ONLY DO IT A LITTLE BUT IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS IT CONSTANTLY MAKES NOISE, WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING. I THINK THE DEALERSHIP MUST HAVE DONE A QUICK C... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — VISIBILITY/WIPER
Apr 8, 2013
Incident date: Mar 2, 2013
I PURCHASED MY 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER IN FEBRUARY, 2013 WITH 104,000 MILES ON IT. AT FIRST EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, BUT AFTER 2 WEEKS THE BACK END OF THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SQUEAKS AND MAKES LOTS OF NOISE. AT FIRST IT WOULD ONLY DO IT A LITTLE BUT IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS IT CONSTANTLY MAKES NOISE, WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING. I THINK THE DEALERSHIP MUST HAVE DONE A QUICK C... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2003) — STRUCTURE
Apr 8, 2013
Incident date: Mar 2, 2013
I PURCHASED MY 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER IN FEBRUARY, 2013 WITH 104,000 MILES ON IT. AT FIRST EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, BUT AFTER 2 WEEKS THE BACK END OF THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SQUEAKS AND MAKES LOTS OF NOISE. AT FIRST IT WOULD ONLY DO IT A LITTLE BUT IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS IT CONSTANTLY MAKES NOISE, WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING. I THINK THE DEALERSHIP MUST HAVE DONE A QUICK C... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2002) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Apr 4, 2013
Incident date: Apr 4, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — POWER TRAIN
Mar 21, 2013
Incident date: Mar 19, 2013
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 2009 FROM THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN GA, BRAND NEW. I TRAVEL OFTEN AND LONG DISTANCES SO I HAVE ACCUMULATED A LOT OF MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE WITH ALL THE PROPER INSPECTIONS AND SERVICES AND THE SUGGESTION TIMES (OIL CHANGE EVERY 3K MILES, BRAKES AND TIRES AT 50K,...). I BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION IN AUGUS... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2008) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 20, 2013
Incident date: Apr 21, 2010
2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS AND OTHER FAILURE ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY DEALER CLEANED THE MAP SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY AND CHARGED THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN CHARGED. MITSUBISHI STATED THE CONS... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2008) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Mar 20, 2013
Incident date: Apr 21, 2010
2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS AND OTHER FAILURE ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY DEALER CLEANED THE MAP SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY AND CHARGED THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN CHARGED. MITSUBISHI STATED THE CONS... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2008) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
Mar 20, 2013
Incident date: Apr 21, 2010
2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS AND OTHER FAILURE ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY DEALER CLEANED THE MAP SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY AND CHARGED THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN CHARGED. MITSUBISHI STATED THE CONS... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2008) — ENGINE
Mar 20, 2013
Incident date: Apr 21, 2010
2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS AND OTHER FAILURE ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY DEALER CLEANED THE MAP SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY AND CHARGED THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN CHARGED. MITSUBISHI STATED THE CONS... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2004) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Mar 15, 2013
Incident date: Mar 13, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEVERS FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROLS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST HIS WINDOWS WHEN NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE HEATER CLIMATE CONTROL LEVERS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(2003) — POWER TRAIN
Mar 13, 2013
Incident date: Jul 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER CORE FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE CENTRAL COMPUTER AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2013) — STEERING
Mar 9, 2013
Incident date: Feb 19, 2013
I HAD OWNED MY OUTLANDER FOR JUST OVER A WEEK AND WAS ATTEMPTING A NORMAL LEFT HAND TURN. MY LONG-SLEEVE, CUFFED SHIRT BECAME CAUGHT ON THE LOWER PORTION OF THE RIGHT PADDLE SHIFTER. AS I ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN THE CAR FROM THE TURN, THE WHEEL TURNED AND PULLED MY STUCK RIGHT ARM INTO AN OPENING ON THE STEERING WHEEL.CONSEQUENTLY, MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS I BOTH TR... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — POWER TRAIN
Mar 8, 2013
Incident date: Mar 2, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE WITH THE ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO HESITATE TO ACCELERATE AND JERK FORWARD WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS N... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(2000) — TIRES
Mar 6, 2013
Incident date: Nov 6, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE FR380 TIRES, SIZE 175/65R14. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT RECENTLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEP... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Mar 1, 2013
Incident date: Mar 1, 2005
THE HOT/COLD SWITCH BROKE OFF. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO TURN THE SWITCH FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL. BOTH KNOBS ARE DAMAGED AND NOW IM NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE AIR NEITHER THE TEMPERATURE. THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT SINCE. DURING MY RESEARCH ONLINE I'VE FOUND MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS ONE. MITSUBISHI SHOULD MAKE A RECALL AND FIX IT . *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Mar 1, 2013
Incident date: Mar 1, 2005
THE HOT/COLD SWITCH BROKE OFF. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO TURN THE SWITCH FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL. BOTH KNOBS ARE DAMAGED AND NOW IM NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE AIR NEITHER THE TEMPERATURE. THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT SINCE. DURING MY RESEARCH ONLINE I'VE FOUND MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS ONE. MITSUBISHI SHOULD MAKE A RECALL AND FIX IT . *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2006) — SERVICE BRAKES
Feb 25, 2013
Incident date: Feb 18, 2013
BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AFTER A BUMP ON THE ROAD. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. PEDAL NEEDED TO BE PUMPED A FEW TIMES TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER RALLIART
(2009) — POWER TRAIN
Feb 21, 2013
Incident date: Dec 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER RALLIART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY CERTAIN GEARS COULD BE ENGAGED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE INDICATOR MODULE WOULD INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — AIR BAGS
Feb 18, 2013
Incident date: Feb 15, 2013
I ACCIDENTALLY REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAR AND NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED, RATHER, A FAIR AMOUNT OF DUST FILLED THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. *TR
Crash
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Feb 18, 2013
Incident date: Feb 15, 2013
I ACCIDENTALLY REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAR AND NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED, RATHER, A FAIR AMOUNT OF DUST FILLED THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. *TR
Crash
MITSUBISHI
MIGHTY MAX
(1986) — ENGINE
Feb 17, 2013
Incident date: Mar 1, 1988
THIS ENGINE (1983-1986 - 1997CU.IN./2.0L SOHC L4 G63B) PRODUCED BY MITSUBISHI CORPORATION WAS FITTED WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS CREATED WITH INFERIOR MATERIALS. THESE MATERIALS WERE USED TO CREATE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS FOR THESE MOTORS UNDER NORMAL USE, DEVELOP CRACKS. THE CRACKS WOULD EMIT HIGH TEMPERATURE CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND THE DRIVER & PASSENGER COMP... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2012) — WHEELS
Feb 15, 2013
Incident date: Nov 14, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SNOW WAS BUILDING IN THE RIMS, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE RIMS WERE CLEANED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH SUBSEQUENT TIME THAT IT WOULD SNOW. THE MANUFACTURER W... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2011) — WHEELS
Feb 12, 2013
Incident date: Jan 18, 2012
DURING A SNOW STORM SNOW BECAME PACKED INTO THE RIMS AND CAUSED SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE TIRES. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER THE NEXT SNOW STORM. THERE HAVE BEEN 4 OCCASIONS OF DRIVING THROUGH SNOW AND EACH TIME THE CAR SHAKES BADLY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE OTHER THAN TO STOP AND PHYSICALLY REMOVE THE SNOW OR TAKE IT TO A CAR WASH. *TR
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2004) — AIR BAGS
Feb 8, 2013
Incident date: Jan 17, 2013
SLAMMED MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE INTO A CEMENT COLUMN IN A PARKING LOT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO MAJOR INJURY JUST A BRUISED JAW AND SORE NECK. INCIDENT 01/17/2013. USAA AUTO INSURANCE SAID CAR WAS TOTALLED SO I GET THE CASH VALUE. *TR
Crash
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2004) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Feb 8, 2013
Incident date: Jan 17, 2013
SLAMMED MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE INTO A CEMENT COLUMN IN A PARKING LOT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO MAJOR INJURY JUST A BRUISED JAW AND SORE NECK. INCIDENT 01/17/2013. USAA AUTO INSURANCE SAID CAR WAS TOTALLED SO I GET THE CASH VALUE. *TR
Crash
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2000) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Feb 5, 2013
Incident date: Nov 6, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING HIS VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,991.
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2003) — SERVICE BRAKES
Feb 5, 2013
Incident date: Jan 31, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS, EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC MOTOR IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2004) — VISIBILITY/WIPER
Jan 23, 2013
Incident date: May 1, 2012
THE KNOB TO ADJUST MY HEATING AND COOLING BROKE OFF. NOW I AM STUCK WITH FREEZING COLD AIR BLOWING ALL YEAR ROUND. THIS EFFECTS MY VISIBILITY AT TIMES BECAUSE I CAN NOT USE DEFROSTER. I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE UNIT WOULD BE $300+ LABOR. SEEING AS THOUGH THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE WHOLE DASH APART TO FIX, IT IS QUITE EXPENSIVE. I HAVE READ ONLINE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. I THI... Read more