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1988 Mitsubishi Mirage problems

Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 1988 Mitsubishi Mirage with NHTSA between 1995 and 2003. The largest single group is the seat belts.

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Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

10

Complaints

1

Crashes reported

4

Fires reported

1

Injuries reported

How 1988 compares with every other Mitsubishi Mirage

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Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1988 Mitsubishi Mirage

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Seat Belts 5 50.0%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Engine & Cooling 3 30.0%

0 crashes, 3 fires

Doors, Latches & Locks 1 10.0%
Brakes 1 10.0%

0 crashes, 1 fires

When owners complained

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.

Feb 1995 peak 3 Mar 2003

NHTSA investigations into the 1988 Mitsubishi Mirage

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.

EA95004 Opened 10 Mar 1995 Closed 1 Aug 1995 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

TAKATA SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE

EA93017 Opened 23 Jun 1993 Closed 30 Nov 1993 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

PE88003 Opened 13 Oct 1987 Closed 21 Jan 1988 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

NO SAFETY DEFECT TREND HAS BEEN DETECTED.===

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Hattiesburg, MS Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *NLM *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10011654 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hattiesburg, MS Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

CONSUMER STATED THAT ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #567883 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kearny, NJ Fire

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY

POSSIBLE SECONDARY AIR SUPPLY REED VALVES FAILURE ,PER RECALL NOTICE, RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE, NOTICE NOT RECIEVED.

NHTSA complaint #513254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kearny, NJ Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #506836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Gresham, WI Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME LOOSE DRIVER WENT FORWARD CAR WAS TOTALED . TT

NHTSA complaint #973270 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Hattiesburg, MS Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *NLM *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10011654 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hattiesburg, MS Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

CONSUMER STATED THAT ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #567883 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ST. Thomas, VI

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

HOOD LATCH IS IS A ROUND PROTRUSTION THAT FITS INTO HOLE ON BODY OF CAR. ROUND PROTRUSION IS HELD IN PLACE BY SMALL FLAT SIDED PIECE OF METAL THAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH INSTEAD OF BY POSITIVE CLAMPING ACTION. WHEN THE SPRING OR WHATEVER KEEPS THE SLIDING PIECE AGAINST THE PROTRUSION IS BROKEN OR WEAKENED, THE HOOD FLIES UP OBSCURING THE DRIVER'S VISION. THIS IS SCARY AT NIGHT ON A WINDY ROAD.

NHTSA complaint #752690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kearny, NJ Fire

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY

POSSIBLE SECONDARY AIR SUPPLY REED VALVES FAILURE ,PER RECALL NOTICE, RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE, NOTICE NOT RECIEVED.

NHTSA complaint #513254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kearny, NJ Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #506836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Flushing, NY

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SEATBELT BUCKLES DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE.

NHTSA complaint #980608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Flushing, NY

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SEATBELT BUCKLES DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE.

NHTSA complaint #980608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Flushing, NY

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE.

NHTSA complaint #980608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Gresham, WI Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME LOOSE DRIVER WENT FORWARD CAR WAS TOTALED . TT

NHTSA complaint #973270 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ST. Clair SH, MI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF BOTH REAR LAP BELTS, WHEN SEATBELT BUCKLES BECOME STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION. TT

NHTSA complaint #960265 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.