FaultScore report
Owners have filed 18 complaints about the 1994 Mitsubishi Expo with NHTSA between 1995 and 2005. The largest single group is the transmission & drivetrain. Across this model's run it ranks 1 of 3 worst.
FaultScore 70/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Mitsubishi Expo.
How this is worked out18
Complaints
1
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
2
Injuries reported
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
1 crashes, 0 fires
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER HITTING A CURB, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #981398 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING FRONT END COLLISION, AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO DRIVER. TT
NHTSA complaint #962326 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
CONSUMER STATES: THE TRANSFER CASE INSIDE THE TRANMISSION LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING.
NHTSA complaint #10119976 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE REVERSING. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO ANY GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #10021711 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PASSING A TRUCK ON SMALL HILL AND LOST POWER. HAD NO GEARS AT ALL. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD TO TAKE ACTION TO GET OFF ROAD. DT
NHTSA complaint #768985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #8004450 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #756360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
NHTSA complaint #561091 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON JULY 6, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 P.M. WHILE DRIVING THE ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE I HEARD A THUMP AND NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS GOING APROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND HAD TO SWERVE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. IT IS NOTED, ON MARCH 12, 1999, I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER AFTER NOTICING A JERK BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. I WAS CHARGED $95.00 FOR A TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE.
NHTSA complaint #730179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON JULY 6, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 P.M. WHILE DRIVING THE ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE I HEARD A THUMP AND NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS GOING APROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND HAD TO SWERVE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. IT IS NOTED, ON MARCH 12, 1999, I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER AFTER NOTICING A JERK BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. I WAS CHARGED $95.00 FOR A TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE.
NHTSA complaint #730179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING SHFTED TRANSMISSION GEAR IN REVERSE, HEARD A NOISE ,AND TRANSMISSION LOCKED. UP. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THA TTRANSMISSION IS NOT REBUILDABLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #843544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
REPLACED SHATTERED TORQUE CONVERTER AND DRIVESHAFT.
NHTSA complaint #781747 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
REPLACED SHATTERED TORQUE CONVERTER AND DRIVESHAFT.
NHTSA complaint #781747 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY (TORQUE CONVERTER, PLANETARY GEAR).
NHTSA complaint #539354 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY (TORQUE CONVERTER, PLANETARY GEAR).
NHTSA complaint #539354 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURES CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #526796 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD IN HEAVY WINDS OR SNOW, REDUCING VISIBILITY, ALSO STRONG WINDS WILL LIFT WIPERS FROM WINDSHIELD. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601593)
NHTSA complaint #503397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD DURING HARD RAIN OR SNOW, IMPEDING VISIBILITY, ALSO, STRONG WINDS LIFT WIPER ARM AWAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 503397)
NHTSA complaint #601593 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER HITTING A CURB, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #981398 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING FRONT END COLLISION, AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO DRIVER. TT
NHTSA complaint #962326 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.