Mitsubishi · Model Report
Showing safety data for the 1986 model year only.
THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
HEAT SHIELD WAS INSTALLED ON LOWER SIDE OF MUFFLER INSTEAD OF THE UPPER SIDE.
THERE CONTINUES TO BE EXCESSIVE SCRAPING SOUND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT COME BACK TO SAME POSITION AFTER MAKING TURN-THIS IS EVEN AFTER A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AT SEARS-ELMHURST, NY ON 10/30/00. HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR IF NOT SET ON AUTO-THERMOSTAT ; AND THEN MUST BE SET AT LEAST 75 DEGREES; WAS IN MITSUBISHI DEALER ON 11 AVENUE NYC OVER PAST 2 YEARS; HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED; EVIDENTLY NOT THE PROBLEM; MITSUBISHI DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE WAS BUT WOULDN'T REFUND ME FOR THE PART THEY ORIGNALLY REPLACED *AK
No injuries · No fire · No crash
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 35MPH, 1:30 ON FRONT BUMPER, WHEN SWERVED TO AVOID COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, HIT TELEPHONE POLE, SHOULDER /LAP BELT BUCKLE UNBUCKLED, VEHICLE ROLLED, DRIVER WAS THROWN OUT OF DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND WAS KILLED. *AK
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH AND DRIVER GETTING HARD TO LATCH. TT
No injuries · No fire · No crash
DIFFICULTY LATCHING SEAT BELT ON DRIVER. BROKEN. TT
No injuries · No fire · No crash