1991 Mitsubishi Mirage problems

ENGINE

CPSC#X11C0565A. CYLINDER HEAD. 1991 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED THE PART FROM D&S LIGHT TRUCK AND AUTO PARTS, INC. HE STATED THE CYLINDER WAS BAD AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REFUND HIS MONEY OR REPLACE THE PART.

NHTSA complaint #10463770 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

CPSC#X11C0561A & XX11C0565A. 1991 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE CONSUMER STATED AFTER INSTALLING CYLINDER HEAD, HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH. *LN THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VALVES NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE LEARNED THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS BAD.

NHTSA complaint #10443068 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

I HAD 4 BRANDNEW GOODYEAR TIRES PUT ON MY CAR 1MONTH AGO AND THE TIRES AREN'T A BIT OF GOOD. ONE TIRE ON THE FRONT STARTED SEPARATING ON THE INNER WALL WHICH WE WERE UNAWARE OF UNTIL I WAS ON THE HWY ONE DAY AND LIKED TO GOT KILLED!! I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT RIDING AS IT SHOULD IT WAS LIKE DRIVING DOWN A REALLY BUMPY ROAD. MY CAR SWERVED INTO THE OTHER LANE WHERE A 18WHEELER WAS ABOUT 4 SEC OFF FROM HITTING ME. I PULLED OFF TO FIND A BIG HOLE THE SIZE OF MY PINKY WAS VISIBLE THEN IN THE INNER WALL. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP THEY FIXED THE TIRE WITH A REPLACEMENT. THE VERY NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND REALIZED THE CAR WAS NOT RIDING RIGHT AGAIN AND NOTICED BLACK CHUNKS OF TIRE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR AND PULLED OVER TO NOTICE CRACKS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE OTHER FRONT TIRE. I ONLY GOT 1500 MILES ON THESE TIRES!!!!! TIRE BRAND P175/80R13.

NHTSA complaint #10242765 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

TIRES HAD 30 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. TIRE SIZE WAS 155R13. TIRES MOUNTED ON A MITSUBISHI, MIRAGE, 1991. WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR OVER THREE HOURS, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. ALSO, THERE WERE SOME CRACKS AROUND RIM. TIRES WERE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #884109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

I READ WITH INTEREST THE REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH MITSUBISHI AUTOMOBILES, AS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS REPORTED - A LOOSE CRANKSHAFT - IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM WE HAD WITH OUR CAR. I AM REPORTING THIS TO YOU AS THE NEWS ACCOUNTS I'VE READ TALK ONLY ABOUT CARS IMPORTED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AS POSSIBLY BE SUBJECT OF RECALL. I WONDER IF THE RECALL SHOULDN'T COVER CARS, LIKE OURS, A GOOD DEAL OLDER THAN THAT. OUR SPECIFIC PROBLEM OCCURRED IN 1996 WHEN THE CAR HAS ABOUT 70,000 MILES ON IT. THE CRANKSHAFT PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BY PHIL LONG MITSUBISHI IN COLORADO SPRINGS. CO.

NHTSA complaint #728976 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

THE ENGINE STOPS UNPREDICTABLY. I HEAR A CLICK THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT, THEN THE ENGINE STARTS AND WILL NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. USUALLY, AFTER SOME MINUTES, IT WILL RESTART. IT WILL EVEN STOP AT HIGH SPEEDS, AS IT DID WHEN I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE ON A LONG BRIDGE, AND COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ON-COMING SEMI-TRUCKS. AS THE DEALER ADVISED, I REPLACED BOTH THE COMPUTER AND THE RELAYS, YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.

NHTSA complaint #714393 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON 3 OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING OR HESITATION ,CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD.

NHTSA complaint #849527 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. OWNER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 35MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER A SECOND TIME, AND INFORMED OWNER THAT THE CLUTCH HAD A LEAK, AND THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE'S LOW SPEEDS.

NHTSA complaint #818822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. OWNER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 35MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER A SECOND TIME, AND INFORMED OWNER THAT THE CLUTCH HAD A LEAK, AND THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE'S LOW SPEEDS.

NHTSA complaint #818822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #513740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED.

NHTSA complaint #518496 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

WHEN DOOR CLOSES AUTOMATIC FRONT RIGHT SHOULDER BELT MAY NOT SLIDE BACK/FORWARD, LEAVING OCCUPANT UNPROTECTED. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, NOT CHECKED BY DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #815497 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, STICKING IN THIRD GEAR. WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE THE ONLY FORWARD GEAR IS THIRD.

NHTSA complaint #521389 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

WHILE DRIVING COMPUTER SHUT OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE TOTAL POWER.

NHTSA complaint #810227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#95V103004); CALLED DEALER OFF AND ON SINCE RECEIVING IT. DEALER HAS NO PARTS SINCE 6/96, AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE IN, BUT WILL CALL OWNER WHEN THEY DO COME IN. AS OF APRIL 16, 1997, DEALER HAS TAKEN CARE OF THE REPAIRS.

NHTSA complaint #810486 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

MOTORBELT JAMS/ STICKS WHEN OPENING/CLOSING DOOR.

NHTSA complaint #485043 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

POOR AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT PERFORMANCE, WHEN THE DOOR CLOSES THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT PERIODICALLY TENDS TO APPLY ITSELF TOO TIGHTLY.

NHTSA complaint #803329 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES IN THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS . CONSUMER IS NOW ON THE THIRD SET.

NHTSA complaint #803074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.