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
(2004) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
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
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2001) — SERVICE BRAKES
Jan 22, 2013
Incident date: Nov 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A PRECEDING VEHICLE THAN ABRUPTLY APPLIED THEIR BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPACT. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2013) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jan 22, 2013
Incident date: Jan 18, 2013
ARRIVED HOME AFTER PURCHASE AROUND 8PM. NOTICED WATER CONDENSATION INSIDE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER TWICE. FIRST TIME BACK NO ANSWERS, SECOND TIME BACK THEY SAY "IT IS DUE TO THE CAR SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT FOR A WHILE, NO REPAIRED NEEDED" DUE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE AND THE HOT TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE HEADLAMP THE WATER CONDENSATION BEGINS TO CLOULD THE VIEW OF ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1998) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 22, 2013
Incident date: Jan 9, 2013
ON JAN. 9, 2013, WHILE I WAS BACKING UP MY MITSUBISHI GALANT 1998 (VIN # [XXX]) IN MY DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR STARTED MOVING ON ITS OWN AND I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AFTER BACKING UP, WHEN I DROVE FORWARD, MY CAR SEEMED TO BE QUITE JUMPY AND WANTED TO LURCH FORWARDS. AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ABOUT HALF A MILE FROM HOME, WHILE I WAS STOPPED, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR STARTED MOVING FORWAR... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2011) — SEAT BELTS
Jan 21, 2013
Incident date: Jan 19, 2013
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT MECHANISM WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. IT IS NOT SECURE AND DANGEROUS. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2001) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 18, 2013
Incident date: Jan 2, 2013
ALARM OR HORN SYSTEM KEEP GOING OFF RANDOMLY. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 18, 2013
Incident date: Jan 11, 2013
I HAVE AN 09 MITSUBISHI LANCER ES SPORT WITH THE SUN AND SOUND PACKAGE. THE AMPLIFIER, WHICH IS UNDER MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT, FOR THE SOUND SYSTEM STARTED SMOKING AND SPARKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED IT, AND A WEEK AGO, WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT STARTED SMOKING AND SPARKING AGAIN, BUT STOPS WHEN YOU POWER OFF THE RADIO, IF THE POWER IS ON IN THE RADIO, IT CONTINUES TO SMOKE AND SPAR... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
Jan 18, 2013
Incident date: Jan 11, 2013
I HAVE AN 09 MITSUBISHI LANCER ES SPORT WITH THE SUN AND SOUND PACKAGE. THE AMPLIFIER, WHICH IS UNDER MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT, FOR THE SOUND SYSTEM STARTED SMOKING AND SPARKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED IT, AND A WEEK AGO, WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT STARTED SMOKING AND SPARKING AGAIN, BUT STOPS WHEN YOU POWER OFF THE RADIO, IF THE POWER IS ON IN THE RADIO, IT CONTINUES TO SMOKE AND SPAR... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2006) — AIR BAGS
Jan 16, 2013
Incident date: Jan 30, 2009
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR
Crash
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2007) — STRUCTURE
Jan 14, 2013
Incident date: Jan 12, 2013
THERE IS A LEAK THAT IS CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE CARPET TO BECOME VERY WET. THIS I ALSO RESULTING EMITTNG AN ODOR. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2006) — AIR BAGS
Jan 12, 2013
Incident date: Dec 3, 2012
THE DASHBOARD PASSENGER SIDE HAS COME LOOSE FROM BEHIND GLOVE BOX. THIS HOUSES THE AIR BAG COULD PREVENT PROPER DEPLOYMENT OR DANGEROUS DEPLOYMENT. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2006) — STRUCTURE
Jan 12, 2013
Incident date: Dec 3, 2012
THE DASHBOARD PASSENGER SIDE HAS COME LOOSE FROM BEHIND GLOVE BOX. THIS HOUSES THE AIR BAG COULD PREVENT PROPER DEPLOYMENT OR DANGEROUS DEPLOYMENT. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2003) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Jan 9, 2013
Incident date: Mar 5, 2012
I HAVE A 2003 STERLING SILVER METALLIC ECLIPSE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN 2002. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PAINT ON MY HOOD, ROOF AND TRUCK HAVE STARTED TO DELAMINATE AND THE PRIMER IS STARTING TO SHOW THROUGH. I ONLY HAVE 73,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF OTHER 2003 ECLIPSES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, IN THE SAME COLOR AS MINE AND ALSO IN BLACK. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2002) — SERVICE BRAKES
Jan 9, 2013
Incident date: Jan 15, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. ON ANOT... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2006) — SERVICE BRAKES
Jan 7, 2013
Incident date: Feb 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE REPEATEDLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE BRAKES WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO INCREASE ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Jan 2, 2013
Incident date: Aug 7, 2007
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ACTIVATED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE ACCUMULATION OF WATER ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER EIGHT TIMES AND ON ONE OCCASION, AN UNKNOWN REPAIR... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(2001) — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
Dec 31, 2012
Incident date: Nov 1, 2012
1TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE IN PARK, SHE WOULD HEAR A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ACCUMULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE F... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2000) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 26, 2012
Incident date: Dec 17, 2012
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE, ONE HEADLIGHT DIMMED AND THEN WENT OUT COMPLETELY. REPAIRSHOP WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR BECAUSE HEADLIGHT SOCKET WAS MELTED. REFERRED ME TO MITSUBISHI DEALER. BEFORE REPAIR COMPLETED, THE SECOND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE ON SUBSEQUENT EVENING. FOG LIGHTS WERE ALSO NOT OPERATIONAL. ONLY PARKING LIGHTS OPERATIONAL. IT APPEARS FROM ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2000) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Dec 26, 2012
Incident date: Dec 17, 2012
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE, ONE HEADLIGHT DIMMED AND THEN WENT OUT COMPLETELY. REPAIRSHOP WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR BECAUSE HEADLIGHT SOCKET WAS MELTED. REFERRED ME TO MITSUBISHI DEALER. BEFORE REPAIR COMPLETED, THE SECOND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE ON SUBSEQUENT EVENING. FOG LIGHTS WERE ALSO NOT OPERATIONAL. ONLY PARKING LIGHTS OPERATIONAL. IT APPEARS FROM ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2010) — POWER TRAIN
Dec 25, 2012
Incident date: Dec 4, 2012
FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12/6/10 WHEN THE CAR HAD 11,000 MILES ON IT. SOMETIMES WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVS UP BUT THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 25 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2009. THE VEHICLE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO MITSUBISHI CORPORATE AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTERS SEVERAL TIMES. THE SERVICE CENT... Read more
Crash
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2007) — STRUCTURE
Dec 17, 2012
Incident date: Jun 12, 2012
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 CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS COMING UNGLUED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2010) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 14, 2012
Incident date: Dec 12, 2012
REQUESTED DEALER TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY A PROBLEM WHICH CAN CAUSE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE AT TEMPERATURES OF 20 BELOW ZERO AS DOCUMENTED IN MITSUBISHI TSB-10-13-002. WAS ADVISED BY DEALER AND LATER BY MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER RELATIONS THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. I RECOMMEND THAT THIS TSB BE CONSIDERED FOR A POSSIBLE R... Read more
MITSUBISHI
RAIDER
(2006) — SERVICE BRAKES
Dec 13, 2012
Incident date: Sep 12, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND AS THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A... Read more
MITSUBISHI
RAIDER
(2006) — POWER TRAIN
Dec 13, 2012
Incident date: Sep 12, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND AS THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2000) — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
Dec 12, 2012
Incident date: Dec 10, 2012
I TOOK MY CAR TO INSPECT A BANGING NOISE UNDER THE LEFT REAR OF THE AUTO. UPON ISPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRAME OF THE CAR WAS RUSTED AND ROTTED THRU THE ENTIRE FRAME . IT WAS FRACTURED IN SPOTS AND PARTS RUSTED ENTIRELY AWAY. IT WAS FOUND TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MACHANIC TOLD ME IT IS A DEFECT IN THE METAL. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A FLOOD AND I DON'T LIVE NEA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — VISIBILITY/WIPER
Dec 11, 2012
Incident date: Nov 1, 2012
THE HEAT/AC KNOB ON MY 2003 MITSUBISHI HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHEN TRYING TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. IT NOW DOES NOT TURN ANY MORE AND I DO NOT WANT TO FORCE IT BECAUSE I AM AFRAID IT WILL BREAK. BECAUSE OF THIS I HAVE NO HEAT IN MY CAR AND MY WINDOWS FOG UP MAKING IT VERY HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER AND... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Dec 10, 2012
Incident date: Nov 19, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V065000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP). AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD FAILED, CAUSING A GASOLINE FUEL LEAK. THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. T... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2000) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Dec 10, 2012
Incident date: Nov 26, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE BEGAN TO HEAR A BANGING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT PART OF THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT REATTACHED THE FRAME AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE EN... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2001) — ENGINE
Dec 7, 2012
Incident date: Oct 16, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE MAIN ECU RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANU... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2006) — SERVICE BRAKES
Dec 4, 2012
Incident date: Jan 15, 2009
THE BRAKES LOST PRESSURE AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR THE CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AS I WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY AT THE TIME AND THERE WAS NO-ONE IN FRONT OF ME, NOTHING AWFUL HAPPENED. AFTER THAT, THE BRAKES WERE FINE UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER. BECAUSE IT WAS SO QUICK AND SPORADIC I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS I WAS IMAGINING IT! THEN IN 2011 IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I TOOK IT TO M... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2006) — SERVICE BRAKES
Dec 4, 2012
Incident date: Mar 10, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — VISIBILITY/WIPER
Dec 2, 2012
Incident date: Jun 10, 2009
HEAT/AC KNOB HAS ALWAYS BEEN DIFFICULT TO TURN. IT IS NOW STUCK ON A/C. I AM LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT ACQUIRES FREEZING TEMPERATURES, AND EVIDENTLY, WILL NEED TO BE ABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I HAVE COME ACROSS THOUSANDS OF MITSUBISHI OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SINCE MOST OF THE U. S. EXPERIENCES FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS SHOULD, WITHOUT A DOUBT, BE A RECALL BE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Dec 1, 2012
Incident date: Oct 26, 2012
THE HEAT/AC KNOB ON MY 2003 MITSUBISHI HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS WHEN TRYING TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD, UNTIL IT FINALLY BROKE COMPLETELY OFF. NOW I HAVE NO HEAT IN MY VEHICLE AND IT VISUALLY IMPAIRS MY DRIVING WHEN IT IS COLD AND FROSTS UP. I TRIED TO SEARCH FOR PARTS( COMPLETE SWITCH OR SWITCH KNOB SHAFT) THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE BUT WHOLE UNIT ABOUT $300 + ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — POWER TRAIN
Nov 29, 2012
Incident date: Nov 26, 2012
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN? NOT THAT MANY MILES. *TR UPDATED 12/04/12*LJ
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2007) — SERVICE BRAKES
Nov 29, 2012
Incident date: Apr 15, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT IT FELT LIKE A SPONGE. THE CONTACT APPLIED ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SLID FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE RE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2006) — SERVICE BRAKES
Nov 8, 2012
Incident date: Jun 5, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A SLIGHT DELAY BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V299000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: MASTER CYLINDER) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SEALS INSIDE THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD... Read more
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2010) — AIR BAGS
Nov 1, 2012
Incident date: Oct 31, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT HAND AS A RESULT. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS LATER TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPEND... Read more
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE SPYDER
(2004) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Nov 1, 2012
Incident date: Nov 1, 2012
PAINT IS FADING, SPOTS ARE APPEARING. CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND POLISHED EVERY 6 MONTHS BY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE. *TR
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2011) — AIR BAGS
Oct 26, 2012
Incident date: Oct 19, 2012
CAR WAS STRUCK ON HIGHWAY ON ITS SIDE AND WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD THROUGH 30FT OF TREES. DAMAGE TO ALL SIDES OF CAR (TOTALED) EXCEPT REAR. NO AIR BAG WENT OFF DESPITE SEVERITY OF CRASH. *TR
Crash
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 24, 2012
Incident date: Oct 23, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. AFTER RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE AN HOUR LATER THERE WAS SMOKE BEING EMITTED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE WIRES WERE CUT TO PREVENT FURTHER THERMAL EVENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN ... Read more
Fire
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 23, 2012
Incident date: Oct 21, 2012
MY LEFT TURNING SIGNAL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE OFF POSITION AFTER TURNING AND THEN OUT OF THE SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM WOULD STAY ON PERMANENTLY, LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT START . MY TURNING SIGNAL STOP WORKING AND NOW MY CAR WONT START. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2002) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Oct 23, 2012
Incident date: Oct 21, 2012
MY LEFT TURNING SIGNAL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE OFF POSITION AFTER TURNING AND THEN OUT OF THE SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM WOULD STAY ON PERMANENTLY, LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT START . MY TURNING SIGNAL STOP WORKING AND NOW MY CAR WONT START. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2006) — SERVICE BRAKES
Oct 23, 2012
Incident date: Oct 19, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES WERE TOO SOFT WHICH INCREASED THE BRAKING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS SYSTEM REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASING AGAIN CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BRAKING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2006) — SERVICE BRAKES
Oct 23, 2012
Incident date: Oct 15, 2012
WAS DECREASING SPEED TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP NOTICED IT TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO FOR THE BRAKES TO KICK IN. DIDN'T FEEL ANY PRESSURE OF THE BRAKES AT FIRST ALMOST MAKING ME HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ENDEAVOR
(2004) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Oct 22, 2012
Incident date: Sep 22, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V065000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE CONTACT CALLED HIS LOCAL DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR UNTIL NOVEMBER 2012. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER SPORTSBACK
(2012) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 18, 2012
Incident date: Sep 28, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MITSUBISHI LANCER SPORTSBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COLORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CHANGED FROM ORANGE TO YELLOW ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE PANEL CHANGED TO YELLOW, THE TIRE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO CHANGE THE TIRES FROM AIR TO NITROGEN GAS. THE CONTACT PERFORMED THE... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2011) — SEAT BELTS
Oct 18, 2012
Incident date: Oct 8, 2012
WENT TO PUT CHILD IN CAR SEAT AND THE SEATBELT WON'T RETRACT BACK. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1997) — POWER TRAIN
Oct 18, 2012
Incident date: Oct 11, 2012
I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND I PRESSED ON THE GAS, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON, SHIFTED IT INTO DRIVE, AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. IT HAS NOT MOVED EVER SINCE. *TR
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1997) — ENGINE
Oct 18, 2012
Incident date: Oct 11, 2012
I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND I PRESSED ON THE GAS, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON, SHIFTED IT INTO DRIVE, AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. IT HAS NOT MOVED EVER SINCE. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2010) — SERVICE BRAKES
Oct 17, 2012
Incident date: Oct 8, 2012
DROVE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WITHIN 5 SECONDS ABS MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS STABILITY CONTROL. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR ABS SENSOR WAS FAULTY DUE TO THE SENSOR NOT BEING SEALED CORRECTLY BY THE MANUFACTURER WHICH LED TO CORROSION AND THE SENSOR FAILING. MITSUBISHI WOULD NOT WARRANTY THIS ITEM EVEN THOUGH ITS KNOWN TO BE FAULTY, MITSUBISHI EVEN HAS A... Read more