FaultScore report
Owners have filed 13 complaints about the 1995 Mitsubishi Expo with NHTSA between 1996 and 2003. The largest single group is the transmission & drivetrain. Across this model's run it ranks 2 of 3 worst.
FaultScore 57/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Mitsubishi Expo.
How this is worked out13
Complaints
1
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
1
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.
Median failure at 117,000 miles
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
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WEST DIRECTION ON HIGHWAY WAS HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER, WHO WAS DRIVING NORTH, ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NEITHER ON THE DRIVER'S OR PASSANGER'S SIDES. A POLICE REPORT WAS DONE AND COMSUMER DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #815093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE INOPERABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10038811 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED FIVE TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #9003191 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSFER CASE LEAKING, WHICH CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO SLIP, LURCHES IN LOW GEAR AND TRANSFER CASE LOCK UP. CONSUMER HAD TRANSFER CASE REPLACED 3 TIMES. AT DEALER AT THIS TIME FOR THE FOURTH REPLACEMENT. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED.
NHTSA complaint #891444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSFER CASE LEAKING, WHICH CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO SLIP, LURCHES IN LOW GEAR AND TRANSFER CASE LOCK UP. CONSUMER HAD TRANSFER CASE REPLACED 3 TIMES. AT DEALER AT THIS TIME FOR THE FOURTH REPLACEMENT. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED.
NHTSA complaint #891444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRANSFER CASE LEAKING, WHICH CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO SLIP, LURCHES IN LOW GEAR AND TRANSFER CASE LOCK UP. CONSUMER HAD TRANSFER CASE REPLACED 3 TIMES. AT DEALER AT THIS TIME FOR THE FOURTH REPLACEMENT. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED.
NHTSA complaint #891444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONTAL COLLISION, THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO PUSH THE FRONT BUMPER THROUGH THE HOOD, RADIATOR AND ENGINE. NLM
NHTSA complaint #559948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WOULD BE SLIPPING WHILE IN GEAR. FAILS TO MAINTAIN GEAR SELECTION. IF VEHICLE IS PARKED IT WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #881285 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
THIS VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION THAT STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING BEFORE IT SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT THREE TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #859454 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT DISC BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #780621 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE BUMPER IN THE PARKING LOT, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HIT THE BUMPER WITH MORE FORCE THAN NORMAL.
NHTSA complaint #827781 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #518807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WEST DIRECTION ON HIGHWAY WAS HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER, WHO WAS DRIVING NORTH, ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NEITHER ON THE DRIVER'S OR PASSANGER'S SIDES. A POLICE REPORT WAS DONE AND COMSUMER DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #815093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
VEHICLE SHIMMIES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
NHTSA complaint #505630 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.