Mitsubishi Mirage Complaints (2001)

31 consumer complaints on file.

#10007650February 17, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2001 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH 1994 FORD EXPLORER. BOTH VEHICLES ESTIMATED TO BE TRAVELING 35 MILES PER HOUR. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN 2001 MITSUBISHI. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. ADJUSTERS FOR BOTH INSURANCE COMPANIES INVOLVED COMMENTED THAT THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED MITSUBISHI BECAUSE OF MY CONCERN THAT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ASKED IF THEY COULD HAVE REPRESENTATIVE INSPECT VEHICLE. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY TOO LITTLE IMPACT TO DEPLOY AIR BAGS. WHEN I EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS THEY SAID I COULD DO WHATEVER I WANTED AT MY OWN EXPENSE AND THEY WOULD SEND ME A BROCHURE ON AIR BAGS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10007597February 16, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COMPLAINT TYPE INVOLVES A PAINT DEFECT. I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE FROM PATRIOT FORD - MITSUBISHI IN BECKLEY, WV. I BOUGHT IT IN DECEMBER 2000. THE FOURTH DAY I HAD THE CAR I BRUSHED SNOW OF THE HOOD AND PAINT CAME OFF WITH IT. FOR THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS PAINT CAME OFF MOSTLY WHEN IT WAS WASHED. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO PAY FOR PAINTING ONLY PART OF THE CAR. THIS WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PAY FOR A TOTAL PAINT JOB ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHY A BRAND NEW CAR SHOULD NEED ANY PART OF IT PAINTED BUT I COUNTINUED TO GET THE RUN AROUND FOR ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS AT WHICH A LONG AWAITED MITSUBISHI REPRESENTED INSECTED THE CAR AND OFFERED TO PAY 30% OF A TOTAL PAINT JOB. I REFUSED STILL NOT BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHY A NEW CAR WOULD NEED A PAINT JOB. I TOOK IT TO AUTO BODY SHOPS IN THE AREA AND WAS TOLD A FEW TIMES IT WAS ROAD DEBRIE CAUSING THE PAINT TO FLAKE OFF. THE SHOPS TOLD ME THEY WORKED WITH PATRIOT FORD. I HAD A LAWYER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHO COULD NOT MAKE ANY HEADWAY WITH THE MITUSUBISHI MANUFACTURER. AFTER MUCH FRUSTRATION I FANALLY DROPPED THE MATTER BUT HAVE RECENTLY DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WITH THE MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001235December 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP GEARS CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020527October 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES. A PIECE OF THE AXLE HAS PUNCTURED THE TIRES CAUSING BLOWOUTS AND FLAT TIRES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *MR *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8014989July 29, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND SURGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014991July 29, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014676July 24, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762215May 23, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN APPLYING VERY LITTLE PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL (SUCH AS WHEN LEAVING OR ENTERING A PARKING SPACE) THE CAR ACCELERATES AND SURGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON WHICH GEAR IT IS IN. THIS DEFECT IN MY CAR HAS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THAT HAS RESULTED IN COSTLY DAMAGE AND AN INCREASED PREMIUM ON MY INSURANCE POLICY. DRIVING THIS CAR NOW IS EXTREMELY STRESSFUL FOR ME FOR THE OBVIOUS REASON THAT THIS MALFUNCTION WILL CERTAINLY HAPPEN AGAIN.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564808March 25, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, AIR BAGS, SEATS
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY SEMI TRAVELING 20 MILES PER HOUR, SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN PLACE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUFFERED BACK, CHEST, KNEE AND ANKLE INJURIES, PASSENGER INJURIED SPINITIS TENDON, BUCKET SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS TOUCHING REAR BENCH SEATS. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8002131January 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE COMING TO A STOP ENGINE STALLED, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. VEHICLE HAS STALLED 2 MORE TIMES AT FIRST START.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER TOLD HIM WATER IN GAS MAKES THE VEHICLE TO STALL.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894629August 17, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE CONSUMER WAS STANDING STILL AT A RED LIGHT VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 30 MPH.. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPIN, AND STOPPED AFTER HITTING A FIRE HYDRANT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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