Mitsubishi Mirage Complaints

703 consumer complaints on file.

#708681July 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SEAT BELTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *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
#837972June 17, 1999
SEAT BELTS
PASSIVE RESTRAINT BELT WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL AND DEFECT STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. RECALL 97V073. 001. *AK
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
#839899June 15, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
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
#838035May 17, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S SEAT TO RELEASE FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836979April 21, 1999
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
SUPPORT BEAM 0N DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE JUST BROKE OFF AND COLLAPSED ON ITS OWN. DEALER SAID IT NEEDS TO BE REWELDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836738April 14, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35-40MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE IS IN BODYSHOP NOW. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836624April 9, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN, HITTING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705306April 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKE DISC PADS WEAR OUT AT A VERY HIGH RATE. ALSO, THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME THIS YEAR ROTORS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS TIME THEY CONNOT BE TURNED AGAIN. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR THE DISC PAD LIFE TO BE THIS SHORT. I HAVE A TWO-YEAR OLD VEHICLE, AND BOUGHT THIS CAR TO REPLACE A CAR THAT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. THIS CAR IS WORSE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NO HELD AT ALL STATING BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. YOU WOULD THINK THE DEALERSHIP MIGHT REALIZE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR QUALITY SINCE THE PAD LIFE IS SO SHORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836373April 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. VEHICLE SKIDED ABOUT 60 FEET AND COLLIDED WITH VEHICLE IN FRONT. IT CAME TO A STOP, AND THE AIR BAGS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
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
#704633March 19, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THERE HAS BEEN 2 RECALLS SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR IN 1993 FOR THE SEAT BELT. THE FIRST ONE WAS FOR THE TRACK, & NOW FOR THE LATCH. THE DEALERSHIP IS WANTING TO CHARGE ME FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY SYSTEM OF 1993 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE LS MODEL. SOMEONE COULD GET HURT OR KILLED SHOULD THEY BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CABLE THAT IS IN THE TRACK SHOOTS OUT AND STAYS THAT WAY & THE LATCH FREEZES IN A POSITION. I'M WAS TOLD THAT IT COST ABOUT $500.00 TO REPAIR. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT WHICH SHOULD BE A HIGH CONCERN FOR MITSUBISHI & DOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834151March 1, 1999
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMACTIC SEAT BELT ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY FOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND THE CONSUMER CAN ONLY USE THE LAP BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
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
#703478February 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE STALLS . AFTER RESTING A COUPLE OF MINUTES ENGINE CAN BE RESTARTED, BUT PROCESS WILL OCCUR AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703479February 18, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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