1993 Mitsubishi Mirage

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

• 12/31/1996· SEAT BELTS

  PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED.

• 12/27/1995· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WENT. TT

• 12/26/1996· SEAT BELTS

  OWNER HAS AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS, HE STATES THAT SEATBELTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE DO NOT STAY ON TRACK, HE HAS DIFFICULTY IN FASTENING THEM. *AK

• 12/22/1998· SEAT BELTS

  PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMACTIC SEAT BELT ISN'T WORKING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER FIXED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT, AND CONSUMER DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS ON RECALL. CONSUMER DOESN'T FEEL SAFE RIDING IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WTIHOUT A SEAT BELT. *AK

• 12/17/1996· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT GO BACK ALL THE WAY WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

• 12/06/2000· SEAT BELTS

  THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH NHTSA RECALL 97V073000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SR97. LATER, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR ON DRIVER SIDE DIDN'T RETRACT. IT STAYED IN A RESTRAINT POSTION. DEALER FELT IT WAS ANOTHER COMPONENT THAT WAS CAUSING GUIDERAIL TO BE INOPERATIVE.*AK

• 12/03/1998· EQUIPMENT

  THERE ALREADY BEEN A RECALL ON THE SYSTEM IN QUESTION GUIDE RAIL/DOOR LATCH SWITCH. I HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE LATCH SWITCH RECALL BUT NOT THE GUIDE RAIL BECAUSE MY CAR IS A FOUR DOOR AND NOT A TWO DOOR. THIS SEEMS PREPOSTERIOUS. THE LOCAL DEALER I WENT TO BILL SEIDEL'S MITSUBISHI EVEN DENIES THAT I AM QUALIFIED FOR THE SWITCH. IN MY OPINION THE SWITCH HAS CAUSED THE RAIL PROBLEM. THE DEALER SEEMS LIKE A CROOK. BECAUSE MY CAR HAS MORE MILAGE ON IT MEANS I COMMUTE LONGER DISTANCES NOT USE MY SEAT BELT MORE OFTEN.

• 12/03/1998· SEAT BELTS,SEATS

  SEAT BELT MOTOR ISN'T WORKING. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING THE SEAT MOVES FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK AND THE SEAT CAME OFF THE TRACK. *AK

• 11/22/1996· SEAT BELTS

  THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS RETRACT BACK AND FORTH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *AK

• 11/17/2004· SEAT BELTS

  THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CABLE CAME OF IT'S TRACK. THIS RESULTED IN THE SEAT BELT FAILING TO RETRACT. ALSO, THE PLASTIC COATING OVER THE CABLE CAME OFF. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE DRIVER'S SIDE GUIDE RAIL RECALL 97V073001 WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *JB *SC

• 11/13/1996· SEAT BELTSCrash

  DURING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT 55 MPH AT WHICH THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DISCONNECTED AT THE DOOR. *AK

• 10/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAMSHAFT FAILED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO HAVING VEHICLE IN SHOP FOR A TIMING BELT FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. IT TOOK $1400.00.*AK ( SEE ODI # 733265).

• 10/20/1999· SEAT BELTS

  SHOULDER SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT, WHICH KEEPS GETTING STRUCK IN THE UPPER POSITION. *AK

• 10/17/2000· SEAT BELTS

  CABLE HAS DISENGAGED FROM T MECHANISM AND IT HAS CAUSED THE SHOULDER ANCHORAGE TO BECOME STUCK. HAS TORNED THE SEATBELT WEBBING MATERIAL. HE HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $800.00 TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

• 10/13/2000· SEAT BELTS

  THE LEFT SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT PART THAT FITS INTO THE TRACK BROKE. IT WAS MAKING A CLICK SOUND AND WOULDN'T MOVE.*AK

• 10/10/2001· SEAT BELTS

  THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT QUIT WORKING AND THE CABLE CAME OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTED STICKING HALF WAY IN THE TRACK.*AK

• 10/06/1997· SEAT BELTS

  THE AUTOMATIC RESTARAINT CHOKED THE DRIVER.THE OWNER PUSHED THE EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/05/1999· SEATS

  RECALL REPAIR ON THE GUIDE RAIL AND PIN, RECALL REPAIR FAILED CAUSING LOCK UP AND FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT. MJS (98V-317)

• 10/04/1996· SEAT BELTS

  THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 10/02/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAD A TIMING BELT INSTALL , ONE WEEK LATER MY CAR STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, SO I CALL MITSUBISHI AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY TIMING BELT PROBABLY CAME OFF. I HAD ALREADY PAID $400.00 TO INSTALL MY TIMING BELT, SO WHEN I WENT DOWN TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAM SHAFT HAD BROKEN, SO I WENT AND TALK TO A MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ONLY WAY A CAM SHAFT CAN BREAK IS THE TIMING BELT WAS NOT INSTALL RIGHT OR CAM SHAFT WAS DEFECTED , I HAD TO PAID $1400.00 TO GET IT FIX , SO I NEED SOME HELP TO SEE WHAT REALLY HAPPEN......THANK. *AK

• 09/24/1996· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT FAILED.

• 09/23/2003· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED. PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

• 09/23/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PROBLEM WILL START WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE JUST STALLS OUT. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT VEHICLE ISN'T ON RECALL.*AK

• 09/19/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER/PASSENGER MOTORBELTS BIND AT RETRACTOR, CAUSING A LOOSE FIT WHENEVER PERSON SHIFTS POSITIONS. *DH

• 09/11/2006· SEAT BELTS

  1993 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE, NHTSA RECALL 97V073001 MITSUBISHI RELUCTANTLY PERFORMED RECALL. MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT STILL WOULD NOT WORK. WAS TOLD TO MANUALLY LATCH AND UNLATCH SHOULDER BELT TO ANCHOR (EMERGENCY PROCEDURE). SHOULDER BELT BECAME FRAYED BECAUSE OF RUBBING ON A GUIDE WHILE MANUALLY USING THE SHOULDER BELT. DEALER SAID VEHICLE IS "UNSAFE". REQUESTED REPLACEMENT OF SHOULDER BELT AND OFFERED TO PAY LABOR. MITSUBISHI REFUSED. APPROXIMATE COST OF REPAIR IS $300- $400. DEALER PAPERWORK AND MITSUBISHI CORRESPONDENCE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

• 09/09/1999· SEAT BELTS

  SEATBELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE, SEATBELT WEBBING DOES COME OVER THE HEAD.*AK

• 09/07/2000· SEAT BELTS

  SHOULDER BELT STAYS IN LOCK POSITION, DOESN'T RETRACT IN ORDER TO USE THE SHOULDER STRAP. WE MUST MANUALLY PUT ITON AND OFF. ALSO, CAN HEAR THE CLICKING NOISE OF THE MOTORIZED BELT NOT WORK.ING. SHOULDER STRAP WAS FIXED BY THE MANUFACTUREE ON A RECALL. *AK

• 08/28/2000· SEAT BELTS

  PASSENGER'S SHOULDER SEATBELT IS INOPEABLE. UPPER ANCHOR HAS JAMMED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. *AK

• 08/28/1996· SEAT BELTS

  FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE EA96-015.*AK

• 08/07/1996· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT CABLE BROKE SO THE SEATBELT NO LONGER WORKS AND WOULD NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH, EA96-015. *AK

• 08/02/2003· SEAT BELTS,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE HAD LEFT FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAIL 3 TIMES ONCE IN 1998,2000 &2003. THE CAR HAS THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS SO WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR THE SEATBELT IS SUPPOSE TO RETRACT BACK BEHIND THE SEAT OR ALONG THE DOOR JAM IN EACH OF MY INCIDENCES I CLOSED THE DOOR AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CABLE COMES OUT OF THE RAIL THAT RUNS ALONG THE TOP OF THE DOOR JAM AND GETS STUCK HALF WAY TO OR NOT AT ALL. IT IS A RECALL I BELIEVE AND I HAD IT REPLACED FOR THE RECALL 2 TIMES AND NOW IM GOING TO A 3RD TIME. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING TO ME BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT A SEATBELT IT NOT ONLY UNSAFE ITS AGAINST THE LAW. I HOPE TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS ISSUE AND ASK THAT IT BE LOOKED AT MORE CLOSELY. *AK

• 08/02/1995· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE JAMMED. TT

• 07/30/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS

  CAR WOULDN'T START. BROKEN FOR 1 1/2 YEARS. DEALER SAID IT IS A SHORT IN THE ECM THROTTLE CONTROL. ALSO SAID ORIGINALLY THAT IT WAS FUEL PUMP. SUPPOSED TO PREFORM RECALL ON SEATBELTS, BUT IT HAD NOT BEEN PREFORMED AFTER 2 WEEKS IN THE SHOP. CAR IS NOW WORKING, BUT ONLY AFTER ECM WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED. SEATBELT STILL NOT WORKING.*AK

• 07/17/1999· STRUCTURE

  HOOD WILL NOT OPEN. OPEN MECHANISM DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. *AK

• 07/16/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SEAT BELTS

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 06/30/2000· SEAT BELTS

  RECALL 97V073001/DRIVER'S SIDE GUIDE RAIL: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE GUIDE CABLE COMING OUT OF THE RAIL, AND LEAVING THE OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RETRAINT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE SHOULDER BELT BECAME STUCK IN A POSITION THAT WOULD NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. *YH

• 06/27/2000· SEAT BELTS

  THE CABLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DROPPED OUT OF THE CHAMBER AND THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE BECAME STUCK. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY TAKEN MY 1993 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE IN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 97V073001. THE PROBLEM THAT THIS RECALL WAS DESIGNED TO FIX IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING. THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE 12 MONTH, 12,000 MILE WARENTY HAS EXPIRED ON THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND I FEEL I COULD BE AT RISK.*AK

• 06/21/2001· SEAT BELTS

  SEATBELT WAS FIXED ON RECALL ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. BUT, SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING AGAIN. AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT, WHEN SEAT BELT WENT TO BACK, IT STARTED MAKING CLICKING SOUNDS. BELT DROPPED DOWN OUT OF CEILING. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX BECAUSE IT WAS FIXED ON RECALL. *AK

• 06/20/2000· SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE

  AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STOPPED WORKING, CABLE HUNG LOOSE ON PIECE OF GREY WIRE. WHEN ENTERING THE DOOR THERE WAS A CLINKING NOISE. *AK

• 06/17/1999· SEAT BELTS

  PASSIVE RESTRAINT BELT WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL AND DEFECT STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. RECALL 97V073. 001. *AK

• 06/14/2004· SEAT BELTS

  RECALL REPAIRS FOR DRIVER'S SIDE GUIDE RAIL 97V073001 FAILED, AND THE DEFECT RECURRED. *AK

• 06/14/2002· SEAT BELTS

  I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE VIA MAIL & BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER. THEY DID SOME WORK ON THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ENOUGH WAS DONE. NOW THEY REFUSE TO DO ANY MORE "GOODWILL" REPAIRS AT NO CHARGE. THIS IS MY SAFETY AT RISK. I EVEN TOOK IT AND PAID FOR IT MYSELF TO ANOTHER SERVICE CENTER AFTER ANOTHER FAILURE. I HAVE WRITTEN REPORTS OF THIS. I ALSO HAVE COPIES OF WHAT I WAS TOLD IS A "SILENT RECALL" WHERE THE OWNER IS NOT NOTIFIED. KEEP IN MIND, BEFORE I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE TO THE FIRST PLACE, THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM. ALL THE PROBLEMS HAVE DEVELOPED AFTER THE DEALERSHIP WORKED ON THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO ME AND A LONG PROCESS. NOW THEY REFUSE TO DO ANY FURTHER WORK FOR FREE. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AND IT IS MY SAFETY THAT IS AT RISK. PLEASE ASSIST AS SOON AS YOU CAN.*AK

• 05/31/2005· SEAT BELTS

  MOVING SEATBELT WOULD STICK IN CORNER AT BACK OF DOOR WOULD NOT MOVE COMPLETLY TO BACK OF DOOR. COULD OPEN DOOR AND CLOSE AND SEAT BELT WOULD WORK PROPERLY, NOW SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE CORNER OF DOOR AND THERE IS A GRAY CABLE STICKING OUT AND BELT WONT MOVE AT ALL FORWARD OR BACKWARD

• 05/29/2000· SEAT BELTS

  HAD RECALL WORK DONE PRIOR TO ANY FAILURE IN 1997/NOW THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED WITH REPAIR COST OF THE PART @ $650.00 AND 2 HOURS LABOR @ $136.00-- IT IS FELT THAT THE REPAIR @ TIME OF RECALL WAS NOT RELIABLE AND CURRENT FAILURE SHOULD BE REPAIRED WITHOUT COST TO CAR OWNER--THINK MANUFACTOR SHOULD STILL PAY FOR REPAIR. *AK

• 05/24/2001· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE GUIDE RAIL REMEDY HAD FAILED AGAIN FOR 3RD TIME. SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RETRACT TO ORIGINAL POSITION. *AK *SLC

• 05/23/2000· SEAT BELTS

  PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 05/17/1999· SEATSCrash

  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

• 05/12/1997· SEAT BELTS

  EA 96 015, DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS IS INOPERATIVE PRIOR TO RECALL. WILL COST OVER $800 TO FIX. INOPERATIVE SHOULDER BELTS CAN CAUSE NO PROTECTION TO OCCUPANT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. 97V-073. *AK

• 05/06/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER CAR LATE ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND IT STALLED OUT IN A RURAL AREA. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR MECHANICAL AND THINKING IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE CAM SHAFT HAD SPLIT. HE SAID THAT THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE LEARNED THAT MITSUBISHI HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE FACT THAT WITH THE MIRAGE THERE CAN BE A PROBLEM WITH STALLING DUE TO AN ENGINE SHAFT DEFECT. WHEN I CALLED MITSUBISHI ALL THEY SAID WAS THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THAT AND BECAUSE THE CAR IS A 1993 WITH 103,000 MILES THERE IS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. I STRONGLY FEEL THIS IS A WARRANTY ISSUE NO MATTER HOW OLD THE CAR IS OR HOW MANY MILES IT HAS. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OR NORMAL AND ROUTINE CARE COULD HAVE PREVENTED. IT IS A SERIOUS MATERIAL DEFECT. *NLM

• 05/06/1996· TIRES

  FRONT TIRES LOSE 8 POUNDS OF PRESSURE PER WEEK. *DSH