1992 Mitsubishi Expo LRV

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

• 12/31/2002· POWER TRAIN

  THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED SINCE 1992 WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE WAS PURCHASED. IN BOTH CASES WE WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION. NEITHER WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND DUE TO THIS BEING A REAR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE RECALL.

• 12/30/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ROTORS AND REPLACEMENTS ARE DEFECTIVE...ROTORS WARP WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. *AK

• 12/29/1994· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILS TO RETRACT, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO FIT LOOSELY. *SKD

• 12/22/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS, THE ENGINE RACES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

• 12/21/1995· SEAT BELTS

  PASSIVE RESTRAINT SHOULDER BELT SHORTS OUT REPEATEDLY W/NOT COMPLETING CYCLE OR OPENING WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 12/04/1998· SEAT BELTS

  THE RETRACTORS ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE ARE NOT WORKING. OWNER HAS TO USE LAP BELTS ONLY. DEALER IS REPLACING THEM. *AK

• 12/03/1997· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT ENAGAGE. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT VEHICLE IS SET UP TO GO TO DEALER. *AK

• 11/20/1997· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT RECALL WORK DENIED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

• 11/17/1994· SUSPENSION

  STABILIZER BAR HITS RACK AND PINION, DUE TO ITS' LOCATION. *SD

• 11/15/2002· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER STATES THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DISENGAGES WHILE DRIVING. ALSO THE SAME BELT WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. TS

• 11/09/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH FUEL LEAKAGES FROM SEAM OF TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS MADE AT NO COST. PROBLEM REOCCURRED AGAIN WITH ONLY 27000 MILES AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. *AK *SLC

• 10/26/1999· POWER TRAIN

  REPLACED TRANSMISSION 1997/GONE AGAIN 1999

• 10/20/1999· STRUCTURE

  REPORTING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SLIDING DOOR KEEPS COMING OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRED DOOR ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ASKING NHTSA HELP ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 10/14/1997· SEAT BELTS

  SHOULDER BELT REPLACED DUE TO RECALL.

• 10/10/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  RECALL # 97V063001; DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE THE PART NUMBER ON THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH DOES NOT INDICATE THAT IT HAS BEEN RECALLED. *AK *SLC

• 09/26/2016· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE STOPPED OPERATING. MECHANISM IS STUCK AND DOES NOT MOVE THE SEAT BELT CLIP ON THE RAIL ASSEMBLY. HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE, OPENED MY DOOR BUT THE SEAT BELT STOPPED 1/3 ON THE WAY. IT KEPT TRYING TO FUNCTION PROPERLY BUT IT GAVE OUT. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE VEHICLE, I OPENED THE DOOR AND THE WIRE CAME OUT OF THE RAIL ASSEMBLY. CALLED MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS BUT WAS TOLD PART IS OBSOLETE. HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE CORRECT PART TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. IT'S THE ONLY VEHICLE ACCESSIBLE FOR USAGE. PLEASE HELP.

• 09/07/2019· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION GOES OUT IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY HAD TO PUSH CAR TO SAFETY AND WAS ALMOST RUN OVER NO WARNING THIS WAS GONNA DO THIS.

• 09/03/1997· SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE,SEATS

  OPENED THE SLIDING DOOR AND THE DOOR CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS IN USE, THE BELT WILL JAM. ALSO, PIECE THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN POSITION CAME OFF. *AK

• 09/01/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 35 MPH.

• 08/30/1996· STRUCTURE

  PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR CENTER RAIL BROKE, CAUSING DOOR TO FALL OFF TRACK.* AK

• 08/29/2012· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RAIL ASSEMBLY BROKE. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS. GLENDALE, CA DEALER SAID THE PARTS ARE OBSOLETE. C & C COLLISION IN PASADENA ON 8/23/2012 WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT SAFE BY DISENGAGING THE CABLE/MOTOR MECHANISM. THANK YOU, NHTSA, FOR CONTACTING MITSUBISHI ON MY BEHALF, TO GET IT REPAIRED PROPERLY. PLEASE SEE EMAILS BELOW: EMAILS: SENT: 8/29/2012 SUBJ: RE: DESPERATE WOMAN FROM: [XXX] SENT: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012 11:44 AM TO: [XXX] SUBJECT: RE: DESPERATE WOMAN HI [XXX], ....I DO KNOW THE PRESIDENT OF THE AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY COUNSEL, WHICH IS AN INDUSTRY GROUP THAT INCLUDES ALL THE BIG AUTOMOTIVE RESTRAINT MANUFACTURERS. I'LL FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO HIM AND COPY [XXX].... FROM [XXX].... I AM A SEATBELT EXPERT IN CA, A FORMER NHTSA CONTRACT INVESTIGATOR AND FORMER NTSB INVESTIGATOR.... SHE'S .... OLD, VERY DISABLED, CANCER STRICKEN WOMAN.... SHE HAS A 1992 MITSUBISHI XLR VAN. THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY WHICH DRIVES THE PASSIVE SHOULDER HARNESS ALONG THE TRACK IS BROKEN. I HAVE SEARCHED .... PARTS STORE, JUNK YARD, ETC. TO FIND HER A REPLACEMENT. SHE CANNOT TRADE THE VAN IN BECAUSE 1, SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY,AND 2 IT IS SO CUSTOMIZED THAT IT COULD NEVER REALLY BE REPLACED.... I KNOW MITSUBISHI IS NOT REQUIRED TO KEEP THESE PARTS THIS LONG, BUT I ....WONDERED IF NHTSA HAD METHODS OF GETTING MANUFACTURERS TO HELP HER. NOW, HER ONLY RESOLUTION, IS TO LEAVE THE BELT AT THE "B" PILLAR SO SHE IS AT LEAST PROTECTED BY IT, BUT GETTING IN AND OUT OF HER VAN IS VERY DIFFICULT. IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU CAN DO.... THANK YOU.... [XXX] OCCUPANT SAFETY CONSULTING [XXX] CC [XXX] THANK YOU EVERYONE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 08/23/2000· SEAT BELTS

  MICRO SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR UNSECURES ITSELF WHEN A BUMP IS HIT. DEALER SAYS IT JUST WEARS OUT.*AK

• 08/05/1998· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT CABLE HAS SEPARATED FROM THE CHANNEL, CAUSING THE RESTRAINT TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 08/01/1999· SEAT BELTS

  THERE WAS A MANUFACTURE RECALL ON THE SEATBELT ASSEMBLY, WHICH I COMPLIED TO IN NOVEMBER OF 1998. AS OF MARCH 1999 THE PRODUCT HAS FAILED AND THE DEALER/MANUFACTOR REFUSES TO REPAIR AT THEIR COSTS.

• 07/18/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL #98V168002 DESCRIBING THE VERY SIMILAR SYMPTOMS, NAMELY LOCKUP DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE PARTS WEAR. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY VIN EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE YEAR AND THE MODELS ARE IDENTICAL. ALSO THE NUMBER OF THE UNITS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED EXCEEDS 9500. IT IS MY OPINION THAT DUE TO THE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS NATURE OF THE DEFECT, POTENTIAL LOCKUP AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, THE RECALL HAS TO BE EXPANDED. *AK

• 07/15/1997· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 07/13/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MITSUBISHI EXPO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER THAT REGULATES THE IGNITION AND FUEL HANDLING IS DEFECTIVE. HE SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC AS HE WAS DRIVING AND REALIZED THAT THE COMPUTER HAD BURNED. HE STATED THAT A SQUARE INCH OF THE SYSTEM HAS BURNED OFF AND THE COMPOSITOR IN THE COMPUTER LEAKS OUT ONTO OTHER UNITS. THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE A CIRCUIT TO BURN AND LEAD TO ENGINE STALLING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO, BUT WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD LEAD TO SEVERE INJURIES AND/OR DEATH. HE HAS NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160.

• 07/10/2000· SEAT BELTS

  MANUFACTURING SAFETY DEFECT WHICH MITSUBISHI IS FULLY RESPOPNSIBLEDEALER AND CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THIS IS OUT OF WARRENTY, BUT WOULD FIX IT FOR 50% OF THE COST, TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT. ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER, BUT PROMISED CALL WAS NEVER RETURNED. THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM. *AK

• 06/25/2002· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT DRIVER SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEATBELT WILL NOT WORK. THE MOTOR IS OUT AND THE SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THE CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN SERVICED FOR THE "SEAT BELT LATCH SWITCH RECALL" WHICH WAS ISSUED IN 1998 (SERVICED FEB. 1999). AFTER RECALL FIX IS WHEN THIS SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED.*AK

• 06/02/1997· SEAT BELTS

  THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE SEAT BELT COMING OFF THE ROLLING MECHANISM. DEALER SAID HE HAD TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM, COSTING OVER $700.00 IN REPAIRS. *AK

• 05/29/1997· SEATS

  THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS FOR THIS VEHICLE SLID FORWARD WHEN BRAKING. APPEARED AS IF TRACKS AND ANCHORS HAVE BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK

• 05/20/2004· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 97V063001 CONCERNING SEAT BELT FAILURE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DID NOT ENGAGE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT SLIDE ON THE RAIL PROPERLY. THIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ONCE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK *LA

• 05/08/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE BURNS 1-2 QT OF OIL EVERY 2-3 GAS FILLUPS & TRANSMISSION BANGS INTO GEAR WHEN AT FULL STOP SHIFTING FROM DRIVE-NEUTRAL-REVERSE, ALSO EXPERIENCED AUTOMATIC ENGINE DELAY TO SHIFT INTO NEXT GEAR ON HIGHWAY WHILE EXCELERATING & MAINTAINING SPEED. PROBLEM FIRST TOLD TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, WAS TOLD THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG, NEXT YEAR (8/1998) CAR OUT OF WARRANTY, COMPLAINED OF SAME GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM W/ NEW PROBLEM OF BURNING OIL IN ENGINE & NO OIL LEAK FROM CAR, DEARLERHSIP SERVICE SAID CAR NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION & COMPLETE VALVE JOB. CAR HAD ONLY 55,000 MILES. WE HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR ON TRANSMISSION & PARTS & LABOR ON VALVE JOB (OVER $2000 REPAIR). CAR UNDER DEALER SERVICE WARRANTY IS BURNING 2 QTS OIL EVERY 3RD GAS FIL-UP & SHIFTING GEAR PROBLEM STARTING TO RETURN. NEED ADVICE WHAT TO DO.

• 04/20/1995· PARKING BRAKECrash

  VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE, WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, AND VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD ON TO DRIVER. TT

• 04/15/2002· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DRIVER'S SEAT SHOULDER BELT IS STUCK IN FORWARD POSITION, THERE IS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED.*AK RECALL CAMPAIGN 97V063000, DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE RECALL COMPONENT. *TT

• 04/05/1996· POWER TRAIN

  AT 20,000 MILES THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND TRUCK IS AT 38,000 AND CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 03/08/2002· SEAT BELTS

  WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP SEAT BELT RELEASES AND CAME FORWARD. SOMETIMES WHEN FASTENING SEATBELT IT DOES NOT RETRACT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

• 03/08/1999· STRUCTURE

  RECALL 97V063001, THE DOOR SWITCH LATCH WHICH CAUSES THE SHOULDER BELT TO BE INOPERTIVE. CONTACTED THE DEALER IN DEC, 98, STILL TO DATE, NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.CANNOT REPAIR THE RECALL. DEALER LOCATION DOBBS MITSUBISHI, 6400 WINDCHESTER ROAD MEMPHIS, TN, 9017954500. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

• 02/26/1999· SEAT BELTS

  TWO OR THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING OUR USED 1992 EXPO MY HUSBAND AND I WERE INFORMED BY THE MITSUBISHI MECHANIC AT RICK'S MITSUBISHI IN POCATELLO, ID THAT THERE HAD BEEN A MOTOR SEATBELT RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO FOR THE VEHICLE TYPE WE HAD JUST PURCHASED. WE ASKED HIM TO ORDER THE PART FOR US AND THE PART HAS NOT YET BEEN SENT TO HIM. ON FEBRUARY 19, 1999 MY HUSBAND CALLED THE MITSUBISHI MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM HE SENT IN AN A SECOND ORDER FOR THE SAME PART THAT DAY. HE ALSO INFORMED MY HUSBAND THAT THE PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO HIM BY THAT DATE. ESSENTIALLY, IT WAS TAKING WAY TOO LONG TO DELIVIER THE PART. I TELEPHONED THAT MECHANIC TODAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1999 AND ASKED HIM WHY THE PART HAD NOT YET BEEN DELIVERED. HE TOLD ME THAT MITSUBISHI DOES NOT HAVE ANY PARTS IN STOCK, PERIOD. I ASKED HIM WHERE HE SENDS THE ORDER FORMS TO AND WHERE THE PARTS ARE MANUFACTURED, AND HE INFORMED ME BOTH ARE FROM THE MITSUBISHI PLANT IN CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING AN AUTOMOBILE THAT IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT WILL COME LOOSE (IT'S A MOTOR BELT). I WOULD LIKE THE MITSUBISHI PLANT TO MAKE THE PARTS FOR MY CAR. AFTER ALL, THE PART WAS RECALLED AND MITSUBISHI HAS A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH A SAFE WORKING PART. WE HAVE BEEN PATIENT, BUT I AM AFRAID MITSUBISHI WILL BLOW OFF THE ORDER INVOICE FOR THIS PART. CAN YOU HELP US? I HAVE THOUGHT OF WRITING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF IDAHO, BUT I WONDER IF YOUR DEPARTMENT CAN HELP US FIRST. YOUR RESPONSE VIA POST OR E-MAIL WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, JILLIAN AND DEREK READ

• 02/06/2002· SEAT BELTS

  PER RECALL NOTICE SR-97-002, VEHICLE PRESENTED TO MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED NECESSARY PART(S) UNAVAILABLE; MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION; PART NEVER RECEIVED; WORK NEVER DONE; DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT NOW ALSO MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

• 02/06/1996· STRUCTURE

  OPENING THE SLIDING DOOR IT FELL OFF THE TRACK . TT

• 02/02/1995· STRUCTURE

  SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF, DOOR FELL COMPLETELY OFF TRACK WHEN OPEN. TT

• 01/26/2001· SEAT BELTS

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 01/24/2002· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC (SHOULDER) SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION AND HENCE CAN'T BE USED. THE SANE PROBLEM WAS THERE THREE YEARS BEFORE AND THE DEALER SAID ITS IN RECALL AND FIXED IT. BUT THIS TIME HE SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT COSTS $700 TO FIX IT. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY THREAT TO THE DRIVER AND MAKES THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. *AK

• 01/21/2000· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINT COMES UNDONE ON THE PASSENGER' SIDE FOR NO REASON. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

• 01/14/1999· SEAT BELTS

  WHILE VHEICLE IS IN MOTION THE RIGHT SEATBELT SHOULDER HARNESS (SRS) WOULD DEPLOY AND RETRACT RANDOMLY.THIS WAS A RECALLED PART FAILURE WHICH WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I FEEL THIS IS A COMPONANT FAILURE ON A RECALLED ITEM AND I HAVE THE FAILED PART FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. RICHARD KERTI 904.428.7562

• 01/07/1999· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT POPS OFF CONTINAULLY.