Mitsubishi Mirage Complaints

703 consumer complaints on file.

#881625February 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVEING 45-50 MPH HAD FRONT CRASH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE TOTALLED, DAMAGE $ 5450. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#559858February 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE HARMONIC BALANCER FELL OFF THE CAR, THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880846February 20, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT, SOMETIMES LEFT BACK SEATBELT WILL NOT WORK EITHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741047February 16, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LIGHTS TEND TO GO OUT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT STOPED SEVERAL TIMES BY LOCAL PD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880433February 13, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ,LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A TRUNK OF TREE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#880391February 12, 2001
SUSPENSION
BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING WILL VIBRATE REALLY BADLY AT 40 AND 65 MPH. TOOK TO VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND DEALER STILL HAS NOT FIXED PROBLEM. THIS WAS 5TH TIME IN LAST NINE MONTHS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880406February 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
CONSUMER BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT WILL NOT WORK FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT WAS DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878849January 23, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739658January 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#878480January 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE HOLDING BRAKE PEDAL ENIGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO A POLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. SECOND TIME A GARAGE DOOR WAS HIT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN EITHER INCIDENT. *AK THERE WAS A RECALL ( 00V311001) FOR POSSIBLE LOOSE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT AND THE DEALER REINSTALLED IT. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877857January 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHEN DRIVING 10-15MPH AND UPON APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE CUT OFF WITH NO WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED THAT COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877277January 2, 2001
SEATS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS BACKING UP & HEARD A POP, THEN DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED BACKWARDS. FOOT WENT STRAIGHT OUT, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED & HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. DRIVER SEAT CAN BE PUT BACK UP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877278January 2, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVING SLOW DUE TO SNOW ON ROAD WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID. HIT AN EMBANKMENT & WENT OVER. HIT A ROCK DEAD CENTER OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH ROCK, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER SIDE & RESTRAINING CHILD SEAT IN THE REAR CAME UNBUCKLED. CHILD SEAT FLIPPED OVER TO DRIVER SIDE (NO CHILD). BOTTOM OF BUMPER WAS RIPPED OFF. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738421December 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRANKSHAFT RECALL PROBLEM REPAIRED, BUT THIS PROBLEMS LOOSENED MY PISTON ROD CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE AT $5000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877066December 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PROBLEMS; 3 ACCIDENTS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH BACK OF GARAGE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876212December 8, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE PULLING IN A PARKING SPACE CAR SPEEDED UP AND TOOK OFF. COSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON BRAKE AND PUSHED IT TO FLOORBOARD, CRASHED INTO SEARS WALL, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876059December 6, 2000
SEAT BELTS
THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH NHTSA RECALL 97V073000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SR97. LATER, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR ON DRIVER SIDE DIDN'T RETRACT. IT STAYED IN A RESTRAINT POSTION. DEALER FELT IT WAS ANOTHER COMPONENT THAT WAS CAUSING GUIDERAIL TO BE INOPERATIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876078December 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND ROTORS WILL MAKE NOISES LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL. ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED A COUPLE TIMES. DEALER SAID THAT COULD BE HAPPENING JUST LIKE WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876092December 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER 2000 MILES VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE INSIDE OF ENGINE, WHISTLE NOISE. SERVICE STATION ATTENDANT TOLD CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION HAD WOREN OUT PARTS ON VEHICLE. MECHHANIC REPLACED. RACERS/ SHOCKS/" O, " RINGS AND GASKET. CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875046November 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RECALL 00V311000/CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT: RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED AND CONTACTED MARIETTA MITSUBISHI IN MARIETTA, GEORGIA; PHONE # 770/953-4660 FOR APPOINTMENT. DEALER INFORMED THAT CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, AND BE REIMBURSED THROUGH MANUFACTURER. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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