Mitsubishi Mirage Complaints (1999)

57 consumer complaints on file.

#10008265February 28, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FAULTY BRAKES-IN DEC,2002, HAD TO HIT BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF ME. I IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE-NO STEERING- AND CAR SPUN SEVERAL TIMES. APPEARED BRAKES LOCKED UP EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ABS SYSTEM. *JB 2/2003-SAME THING. WAS COUPLE LENGTHS BEHIND VEHICLE WHEN CAR IN FRONT SUDDENLY PULLED TO LEFT LANE BECAUSE A VEH HAD ALMOST STOPPED IN ROAD. WHEN I PUSHED ON BRAKES, THEY AGAIN LOCKED UP WITH NO STEERING CONTROL CAUSING ME TO HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME EVEN THOUGH I WAS TRYING TO STEER VEHICLE OFF INTO EMER LANE. WAS GOING ABOUT 55 AND AIR BAGS DID NOT EVEN DEPLOY. HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES/TIRES SQUEAKING IN 12/2001 & TOOK IN FOR REPAIR. WAS TOLD IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM & WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BUT CAR STILL CLICKED DURING TURNS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#567643September 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE ONE MONTH AFTER THE RECALL REGARDING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLTS WAS DISTRIBUTED, 00V311001. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ALMOST A YEAR LATER IN AUGUST OF 2002. IN JULY THE BOLT BROKE IN HALF AND CAME OUT. AS A RESULT OF THE BOLT BREAKING, DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE BOLT WAS NOT COVERED. THE VEHICLE HAD A COOLANT LEAK. THERE WAS NO POWER. THE BELT AND THE PULLEY WERE MISSING. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019726September 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE SPEED OF 25 MPH, TRANSMISION WENT OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565879May 29, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FRAMES ARE CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE LOWER DOOR HINGES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008458April 24, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
LOWER HINGES ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FROZE, CAUSING DOOR FRAME TO CRACK. DOOR HANGS DOWN WHICH DAMAGED FENDER. PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR FRAME IS ALSO CRACKING. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899495November 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 20 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#754165November 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
REPLACING BRAKE PADS EVERY 2 MONTHS..CONSTANT SQUEAKING ON FRONT BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750765August 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES MAKE A HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAKING SOUND WHEN I BRAKE. THE CAR REQUIRES ALOT OF BRAKING TIME & DISTANCE TO STOP - IT DOESN'T STOP QUICKLY. THE CAR HAS DIED ON 4 OCCASIONS. THREE TIMES WERE AT RED LIGHTS, THE FOURTH I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR. I NOTIFED THE NEAREST DEALER (IN NORCO CALIFORNIA). THE MANAGER OF THE REPAIR SHOP HAD ME BRING THE CAR IN (AN HOUR DRIVE) & THEN SAID HE WAS TOO BUSY TO LOOK AT MY CAR WHEN I ARRIVED. I ASKED IF I COULD LEAVE IT & TAKE A REPLACEMENT OR RENTAL CAR UNTIL HE HAD TIME TO INSPECT THE CAR. HE SAID NO, I SHOULD JUST BRING IT BACK ANOTHER DAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891164June 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY TWO MONTHS SINCE JULY 2000. AT EVERY INCIDENT DEALER CHANGED BRAKE PADS AND ROTATED ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888964May 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. IT SOUNDED LIKE TIMING BELT WAS MOVING TOO FAST FOR WHEEL. DEALER REBUILT ENGINE FIRST TIME, AND IT WAS BACK TO MAKING THE SAME NOISE. CONSUMER WAS ASKING DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885591April 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND NOTICED A LACK OF BRAKING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOUR TIMES TO DEALER FOR BRAKES PADS TO BE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741614February 27, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
PREPARING TO GO ON A TRIP, I FILLED MY VEHICLE WITH GAS. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES I NOTICE THE VEHICLE BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE THEN SLOW DOWN. I LOOKED OVER AT THE GAS NEEDLE AND IT HAD DROPPED FROM THE FULL MARK TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE, WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND THE GAS HAND RETURNED TO THE FULL POSITION AND THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE AGAIN. THIS HAPPEN THREE TIMES WITHIN AN HOURS PERIOD OF TIME. IN LOOKING AT COMPLAINTS OVER THE INTERNET, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORT PROBLEMS OF THE SAME NATURE ~ REPORTED ON EDMUNDS.COM. *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
#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
#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
#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
#733473October 4, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, SURGING FORWARD WHILE DRIVING OR BRAKING HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE. DEALER WORKED ON CAR AND INDICATED PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. THE CAR HAS REPEATEDLY HAD THE PROBLEM, DESPITE MULTIPLE TRIPS FOR REPAIR. MOST RECENT SERVICE (AUGUST), WE WERE ADVISED THERE WAS A COMPUTER CHIP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CAR WAS RETURNED, ALLEGEDLY REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THIS VEHICLE IS FREQUENTLY DRIVEN WITH A SMALL CHILD AS PASSENGER AND THIS TYPE OF SAFETY DEFECT IS CERTAINLY PROBLEMATIC. WE HAVE GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER OF PURCHASE NOR FROM A DIFFERENT MITSUBISHI DEALER IN TOWN. COINCIDENTALLY, WHILE IN FOR MOST RECENT SERVICE, ANOTHER CUSTOMER WAS THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD ALSO PURCHASED HER MIRAGE FROM RICART MEGMALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872294October 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WAS DRIVING 35MPH & APPLIED BRAKES WHICH WERE GOING UP & DOWN. THEY FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. WOULD SHIMMY OR SHAKE WHEN MAKING TURNS. WAS GOING DOWN HILL, AND WENT INTO A SKID. CROSSED DOUBLE LINE TO THE LEFT WHILE TRYING TO GO RIGHT. STEERING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. ANOTHER VEHICLE "T" BONED THE VEHICLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS ONLY 34 DAYS OLD.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871348September 24, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45-50 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED AN OUT OF CONTROL VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER AR OVERPASS AND LAND ON ITS TOP. DRIVER RECEIVED SEVERE BODY INJURIES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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