1991 Mitsubishi Mirage

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/12/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH FROM "DRIVE" TO "PARK" WITHOUT WARNING, A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS EXPERIENCED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A BARRIER. *AK

• 12/05/1997· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/04/1996· SEAT BELTS

  POOR AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT PERFORMANCE, WHEN THE DOOR CLOSES THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT PERIODICALLY TENDS TO APPLY ITSELF TOO TIGHTLY. *AK

• 11/05/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE ENGINE STOPS UNPREDICTABLY. I HEAR A CLICK THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT, THEN THE ENGINE STARTS AND WILL NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. USUALLY, AFTER SOME MINUTES, IT WILL RESTART. IT WILL EVEN STOP AT HIGH SPEEDS, AS IT DID WHEN I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE ON A LONG BRIDGE, AND COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ON-COMING SEMI-TRUCKS. AS THE DEALER ADVISED, I REPLACED BOTH THE COMPUTER AND THE RELAYS, YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.

• 10/17/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE,SMELLED OF FUEL ODOR, STARTED GETTING STRONGER WHILE DRIVING ALONG, PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF IGNITION, CHECKED UNDER HOOD, FIRE BURNING ON TOP OF ENGINE AREA. *AK

• 10/16/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. *AK

• 10/13/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE COMPUTER CUTS OFF AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 10/01/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES IN THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS . CONSUMER IS NOW ON THE THIRD SET.*AK

• 09/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON 3 OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING OR HESITATION ,CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

• 09/19/1996· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S LAP/SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT, WILL NOT RELEASE LOCKS IN THE GUIDE LOOP. *AK

• 09/18/2008· TIRES

  I HAD 4 BRANDNEW GOODYEAR TIRES PUT ON MY CAR 1MONTH AGO AND THE TIRES AREN'T A BIT OF GOOD. ONE TIRE ON THE FRONT STARTED SEPARATING ON THE INNER WALL WHICH WE WERE UNAWARE OF UNTIL I WAS ON THE HWY ONE DAY AND LIKED TO GOT KILLED!! I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT RIDING AS IT SHOULD IT WAS LIKE DRIVING DOWN A REALLY BUMPY ROAD. MY CAR SWERVED INTO THE OTHER LANE WHERE A 18WHEELER WAS ABOUT 4 SEC OFF FROM HITTING ME. I PULLED OFF TO FIND A BIG HOLE THE SIZE OF MY PINKY WAS VISIBLE THEN IN THE INNER WALL. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP THEY FIXED THE TIRE WITH A REPLACEMENT. THE VERY NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND REALIZED THE CAR WAS NOT RIDING RIGHT AGAIN AND NOTICED BLACK CHUNKS OF TIRE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR AND PULLED OVER TO NOTICE CRACKS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE OTHER FRONT TIRE. I ONLY GOT 1500 MILES ON THESE TIRES!!!!! TIRE BRAND P175/80R13. *TR

• 08/27/1996· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT STICKS.

• 08/27/1995· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WILL STICK BEFORE COMPLETING CYCLE MAJORITY OF USAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 08/26/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

• 08/25/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I READ WITH INTEREST THE REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH MITSUBISHI AUTOMOBILES, AS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS REPORTED - A LOOSE CRANKSHAFT - IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM WE HAD WITH OUR CAR. I AM REPORTING THIS TO YOU AS THE NEWS ACCOUNTS I'VE READ TALK ONLY ABOUT CARS IMPORTED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AS POSSIBLY BE SUBJECT OF RECALL. I WONDER IF THE RECALL SHOULDN'T COVER CARS, LIKE OURS, A GOOD DEAL OLDER THAN THAT. OUR SPECIFIC PROBLEM OCCURRED IN 1996 WHEN THE CAR HAS ABOUT 70,000 MILES ON IT. THE CRANKSHAFT PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BY PHIL LONG MITSUBISHI IN COLORADO SPRINGS. CO.

• 08/19/1997· 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

• 08/07/1996· SEAT BELTS

  THE PASSEGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT JAMMING SOMETIMES. *AK

• 08/06/1996· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT/CLOSE AFTER STARTING ENGINE.

• 07/30/1997· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, STICKING IN THIRD GEAR. WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE THE ONLY FORWARD GEAR IS THIRD.

• 06/28/2012· ENGINE

  CPSC#X11C0565A. CYLINDER HEAD. 1991 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED THE PART FROM D&S LIGHT TRUCK AND AUTO PARTS, INC. HE STATED THE CYLINDER WAS BAD AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REFUND HIS MONEY OR REPLACE THE PART. *LN

• 06/17/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT HIGH TO LOW SPEEDS, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, NO WARNING. *AK

• 06/14/1995· SEAT BELTS

  MOTORBELT JAMS/ STICKS WHEN OPENING/CLOSING DOOR.

• 06/09/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CRANKSHAFT SCREW HAS BACKED OUT OF THE CRANK, CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. TT

• 06/08/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL LINE SENSOR INSIDE VEHICLE'S TANK SHORTED OUT, COULD CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSION. TT

• 06/04/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER SMELLED PLASTIC/RUBBER BURNING AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK THE CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAKAGE. THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS USING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE COMBO SWITCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SC *JB

• 06/01/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT JAMS HALF WAY; DRIVER FEELS SUFFOCATED BECAUSE OF TIGHTNESS OF BELT. TT

• 05/27/1996· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT OF FRONT PASSENGER REMAINS LOCKED WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, PREVENTING PASSENGER FROM EXISTING VEHICLE. *SD

• 05/02/1995· SEAT BELTS

  TAKATA SEAT BELT LOCKS UP WHEN CLOSING DOOR; COMPRESSES OCCUPANT AGAINST SEAT. TT

• 04/25/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT OPERATE, AT TIMES; OCCUPANTS WOULD BE UNPROTECTED IN AN ACCIDENT. TT

• 04/10/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  FAILURE ON THE BRAKES, HAVING A VERY HARD TIME WITH STOPPING THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, DUE TO WARPED BRAKE ROTOR. *AK

• 04/09/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING COMPUTER SHUT OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE TOTAL POWER. *AK

• 03/27/1997· SEAT BELTS

  OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#95V103004); CALLED DEALER OFF AND ON SINCE RECEIVING IT. DEALER HAS NO PARTS SINCE 6/96, AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE IN, BUT WILL CALL OWNER WHEN THEY DO COME IN. AS OF APRIL 16, 1997, DEALER HAS TAKEN CARE OF THE REPAIRS. *AK

• 03/26/2001· TIRES

  TIRES HAD 30 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. TIRE SIZE WAS 155R13. TIRES MOUNTED ON A MITSUBISHI, MIRAGE, 1991. WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR OVER THREE HOURS, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. ALSO, THERE WERE SOME CRACKS AROUND RIM. TIRES WERE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

• 02/18/1997· SEAT BELTSCrash

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE DURING THE IMPACT OF A CRASH. *AK

• 02/09/1995· SEATSCrash

  DURING REAR END COLLISON THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER SEAT CAME UNLOCKED AND FLEW FORWARD. TT

• 01/23/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STARTER FAILED THREE TIMES.

• 01/22/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 4 BRAKE FAILURES WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT, ON TIME THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH. BRAKE PAD SEPARATED FROM THE CALIPER AND FELL OFF. THIS WAS DUE TO THE CASTING FOR THE BRAKE PAD HARDLY GOING INTO THE FLAT. ANOTHER TIME THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE WHEN THE PADS WERE NEW.*AK

• 01/06/2012· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CPSC#X11C0561A & XX11C0565A. 1991 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE CONSUMER STATED AFTER INSTALLING CYLINDER HEAD, HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH. *LN THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VALVES NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE LEARNED THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS BAD. *JB