Mitsubishi Mirage Complaints

703 consumer complaints on file.

#819516January 16, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS UPON APPROACHING TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER HAVING AN ACCIDENT ON TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENTS. CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED DUE TO THE FUEL INJECTIONS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS NOT REPLACED ANY PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820311January 6, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
AFTER SITTING DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT, THE SEA BACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818822December 5, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. OWNER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 35MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER A SECOND TIME, AND INFORMED OWNER THAT THE CLUTCH HAD A LEAK, AND THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE'S LOW SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818741November 10, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE BY KEEPING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818915October 28, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING AT VARIES SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL/DIE OUT FOR NO REASON. WOULD RESTART VEHICLE & IT WOULD STALL AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER. MECHANIC GAVE IT A TUNE UP. THE STALLING STILL EXISTS AFTER TUNE UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513740October 16, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523759October 15, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
EXPERIENCED UNPREDICTABLE COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816988October 8, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 35 TO 40MPH, GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE RED LIGHT AND HIT THE VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER'S SIDE NOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE PASSANGER OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#816990October 8, 1997
SEATS
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE FLOORBOARD BROKE, CAUSING THE SEATS TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816885October 6, 1997
SEAT BELTS
THE AUTOMATIC RESTARAINT CHOKED THE DRIVER.THE OWNER PUSHED THE EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816662September 26, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DRIVER STATES THAT HE DID NOT HIT ANY THING ON THE ROAD. THE AIR BAG DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813006September 12, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
KEY STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY BECAUSE COULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AND TOOK TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN, ROTORS RESURFACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815997September 4, 1997
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOWS ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE, CONSUMER STATES WHEN CLOSING THE WINDOW AND AFTER RELEASING FINGER OFF THE WINDOW, THE WINDOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815842August 29, 1997
SEAT BELTS
THE VEHICLE'S SEAT BELTS DON'T LOCK, AND THE STRAPS FREQUENTLY BECOME TWISTED. THE STRAPS ALSO DON'T RETRACT PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521481August 26, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE MOTOR FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LEAK OIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518496August 26, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815595August 22, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE DEALER CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815526August 20, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815497August 19, 1997
SEAT BELTS
WHEN DOOR CLOSES AUTOMATIC FRONT RIGHT SHOULDER BELT MAY NOT SLIDE BACK/FORWARD, LEAVING OCCUPANT UNPROTECTED. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, NOT CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815290August 12, 1997
SEAT BELTS
BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT NOT RETRACTING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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