Mitsubishi Mirage Complaints (1999)

57 consumer complaints on file.

#732096September 21, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNINTENTIONAL EXCELLERATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT VERY LOW SPEED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730825September 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CAR HAS MAJOR LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION SKIPS GEARS WHEN YOU START GOING ,THE BRAKES ARE BAD AFTER ONLY 7,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868433August 23, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND UPON DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE HESITATED AND LOST ALL POWER, WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, NOTICED A CRANKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866951August 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING CALIPERS TO BREAK WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE , AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865034July 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH HESITATION DURING A STOP POSTION. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725038July 6, 2000
STEERING
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS BE SOLVED BY REPLACING OXYGEN SENSOR (3 TIMES) AND CATALLYTIC CONVERTER (1 TIME). BATTERY FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DEALER UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSE OF PROBLEM. I AM CONSIDERING LEMON LAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864498June 29, 2000
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK VEHICLE STEERED TO THE RIGHT BECAUSE OF STEERING PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724514June 25, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
CAR WOULD SHUT OFF AT ANY TIME/ WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A GREEN LIGHT, OR WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN STOPPING. WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND EACH TIME IT HAPPENED. AND THE FUEL GAGE STOPPED GOING TO FULL. FUEL MILAGE WENT FROM 32 MPG TO 26 MPG. THEY TOOK 8 DAYS TO REPAIR THE CAR BECAUSE THEY DID'NT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY HAD TO TALK TO THE ENGINEERS AT MITS. TO FIND OUT HOW TO FIX IT. THEY ENDED UP REPROGRAMING THE CAR. THEY SAID THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER CARS TOO. BUT NOT THIS BAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724282June 20, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR HINGES ARE NOT PROPERLY ROTATING CAUSING THE HINGE TO HAVE BENT THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR DOOR AND CAUSE TROUBLE BEING ABLE TO CLOSE THE CAR. THE HINGE IS OBSTRUCTING THE CLOSURE OF THE DOOR AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO IT. DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING THAT THE DOOR WAS PREVIOUSLY BENT FROM STRONG WINDS OR BY A STRONG OPENING OF THE CAR DOOR. NOTHING OF THIS SORT HAS HAPPENED- NO WINDS STRONG ENOUGH IN CHICAGO TO MAKE SUCH A BEND IN THE DOOR FIXTURE AND MY OWN STRENGTH COULD NOT CAUSE THE DAMAGE THAT IS IMPLICATED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS SHOULD BE A WARRANTIED ISSUE AND RISKS OUR SAFETY BECAUSE THE DOOR PROGRESSIVELY RELEASES THE HINGE AND DOES NOT PROVIDE A SECURE INTERIOR BY NOT BEING ABLE TO CLOSE SHUT. DRIVER'S SIDE IS WORSE, I SUSPECT BECAUSE OF MORE FREQUENT USE. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS SHOWING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM AND WILL PROGRESSIVELY BEGIN TO BE A HASSLE TO TRY TO CLOSE. I SUSPECT THAT IT WILL ALSO CAUSE THE PROBLEM EXPERIENCED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719935March 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I HAD A AFTER MARKET ACCESSORY ADDED TO THE CAR. HOWEVER WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED I HAD THE ACCESSORY DISCONNECTED SO WE COULD FIND THE TRUE PROBLEM. DEALER DID REPLACE THE ACTUATOR AND THAT TEMPORILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. MY BRAKES SQUEAK AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY BUILD UP A THIN LAYER OF RUST WHEN THE CAR SITS EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. THUS CAUSING THE SQUEAKS. IF THIS IS TRUE WHY DON'T YOU HEAR EVERY CAR SQUEAK AS THEY STOP AT A LIGHT? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784418January 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER HAVE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE LAG AT TAKE OFF.THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852554November 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN APROACHING A STOP SIGN / STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852057October 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYWY SUDDENLY APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING ON A FLAT SURFACE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE BRAKE BOOT WAS BURNED. THEY TOLD CONSUMER A CHIP FLEW OUT,AND POSSIBLY STARTED THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711872September 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN ACCELRATING, THE ENGINE MISSES, LACKS POWER, AND THE CAR IS JERKY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710908September 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION COMPUTER FEEDS A TOO LEAN GASOLINE MIXTURE CAUSING THE CAR TO RUN ROUGH WHEN ACCELERATING WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. IT RUNS LIKE AN OLDER CAR WOULD THAT NEEDED SPARK PLUGS. IT HAS STALLED OUT ONCE FROM THIS PROBLEM AND EVERY MORNING IT IS A STRUGGLE FOR THE CAR TO BACK UP THE SMALL INCLINE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I AM AFRAID THAT WHEN I AM TRYING TO TURN LEFT IN TRAFFIC IT WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I AM VERY CAREFUL WHEN I DO PULL OUT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE THE CAR WAS ONLY FOUR MONTHS OLD & MITSUBISHI HAS YET TOO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM, YET I SEE THAT THEY ARE STILL SELLING NEW MIRAGES LIKE NOTHING IS WRONG. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT ON SEPTEMBER 9TH FOR THEM TO TRY AGAIN TO REPAIR IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843758July 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35-40MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED BY THE MIRAGE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#843485July 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS, AND SOMETIMES WILL JUST DIE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND TOLD CONSUMER THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPRODUCED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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