Mitsubishi Mirage Complaints (1997)

74 consumer complaints on file.

#724224June 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
5TH GEAR BROKE WHILE HIGHWAY CRUISING. HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE INCLUDING HARD SHIFT, RATTLING GEARS AND CLUTCH PROBLEMS. FOUND SHAFT WITHIN TRANSMISSION STRIPPED. GEAR WAS FREE SPINNING ON SHAFT. TRANSMISSION BEGINNING TO DISPLAY SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN. FAILURE WITH TRANS HAS BEEN ABOUT EVERY 12,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863458June 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HAD A SIDE IMPACT NEAR THE GAS TANK. WHILE DRIVER WAS COMING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#721677April 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
(AT AROUND 57, 000 MILES, WE HAD THE CAR SERVICED 11/30/99. INCLUDED WAS A 60,000 MILE TRANSMISSION CHECK AND SERVICE. ) ON APRIL 10, 2000, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WENT OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL SO MY HUSBAND HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. HE WAS DRIVING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SO LUCKILY HE DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT OR GET HURT. NOTE: SOME OF THE AUTO INFORMATION AND DEALER INFO IS INCOMPLETE--THE PAPERWORK IS IN THE CAR AT THE MECHANICS, I CAN GET THAT INFO IF YOU NEED. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784519February 19, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAIL TO RETRACT PROPERLY, IT STARTED WHEN SRS LIGHT STAYED ON, DEALER REPLACED SPRING TO CORRECT SRS PROBLEM. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853536December 1, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER HIT A DEER WITH A 65 MPH IMPACT , DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING NECK/ LOWER BACK, AND FACE INJURIES TO DRIVER, EVEN WITH SEATBELT WORN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#852950November 16, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEEDS OF 60-65MPH VEHICLE STRUCK A 180 POUND DEER, CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND NECK. ALSO, DRIVER'S FACE STRUCK STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#712583September 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY, FIFTH GEAR FAILURE TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHO ORDER THE PARTS THEN SAID LATER THAT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT THEN SAID THE FOLLOWING INCORRECT LUBRICANT WAS PRESENT IN TRANSMISSION AT INSPECTION ?? HOW WHO DID THIS WHICH DEALERSHIP VEHICLE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, THE TRANMISSION IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846153August 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, AND THE BRAKES GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840868June 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN STARTED UP. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546355June 22, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BAD THROTTLE BODY CONNECTION CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN CLUTCH DEPRESSED RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707644June 17, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
PROBLEM #1) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR, I BECAME AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE CAR STALLS WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. IT WILL OCCUR A DOZEN TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND THEN NOT HAPPEN FOR ANOTHER 6-8 MONTHS. IT HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE. I REPORTED IT TO COLONIAL AUTO CENTER AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN JANUARY 1998 WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING. AGAIN, I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. IT HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER OF 1998, AND AGAIN IN APRIL OF 1999. PROBLEM #2) ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 25, 1999, I WENT TO START MY CAR AND GO TO WORK. THE HORN WAS STUCK ON! THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP THE PROBLEM WAS TO PULL THE FUSE. THE DEALER SAID THE HORN BUTTON WAS PUSHED IN, EVEN THOUGH WHEN I GOT HOME THE DAY BEFORE, THE HORN WAS NOT BLOWING. THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPALCE THE ENTIRE AIR-BAG SYSTEM FOR $656.23.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707183June 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION HARD TO SHIFT WHEN COLD. GRINDS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. DIFFICULT OR UNABLE TO ENGAGE 1ST GEAR SOMETIMES. TRANSMISSION MAKES RATTLING NOISE WHEN IN NEUTRAL. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION OF FIRST TRIP. REDUCED RATTLE SOUND BUT INCREASED SHIFTING DIFFICULTY. DEALER REPLACED SYNCRONIZERS AND HUB ASSEMBLY ON SECOND TRIP. GRINDING IMPROVED BUT SHIFT DIFFCULTY STILL PRESENT. HAVE TO START CAR IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR SOMETIMES. CANNOT ENGAGE FIRST GEAR. THIRD AND FOURTH TRIP DEALER FOUND NO NOTICABLE PROBLEM. VEHICLE LOST 5TH GEAR APPROXAMENTLY 3 WEEKS AFTER LAST VISIT TO DEALER FOR SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXAMENTLY 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN 5TH GEAR DISENGAGED AND GRINDING NOISES IMMEDIATELY CAME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE RAPIDLY SLOWED DOWN AND EMERGENCY LANE CHANGE ACCROSS DENSE TRAFFIC WAS REQUIRED. 3RD AND 4TH GEARS WERE STILL USABLE WITHOUT PROBLEMS OR NOISE AND VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE LIMPED TO DEALER. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER HAVING PROBLEM INSPECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782369May 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE PADS/ROTORS FAILED PREMATURELY AND CAUSED A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835421March 23, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND SLID DOWN INTO A EMBANKMENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835183February 23, 1999
SEATS, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS WERE NOT LOCKED OR ANCHORED INTO PLACE WHEN VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE SEATS TO GO FORWARD. DRIVER HAD SEAT BELT ON BUT HIT STEERING WHEEL. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE'S STRUCTURE WENT OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#701367December 15, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
IT IS HARD TO GOO TO THE FIRST GEAR IF STOPED. IT IS ALSO HARD TO CHANGE GEARS AS DRIVING. SOME TIMES IT IS WORSE THEN OTHERS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO UPSHIFT WHILE PASSING OTHER CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831922December 7, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, AIR BAGS
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD, AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT RESULTED IN SCRAPES AND BRUISING. REPORTED BY DEBBIE BARKER AT STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#542399November 3, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826548August 11, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN SHE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AT APPROX 40-45MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE EXPLODED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#826146July 31, 1998
INTERIOR LIGHTING, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
OVERHEAD DOME LIGHT AND SRS LIGHT COME ON. GAS GUAGE FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY, NOT SHOWING CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. VEHICLE WANDERS UNEXPECTEDLY CARBON BUILD UP CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL. SPEEDOMETER SHOWS DIFFERENT SPEED THAN ACTUALLY DOING; WHEELS VIBRATES; WAS TOLD TIRES CUPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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