1993 Mitsubishi Mirage seat belt problems

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

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.

NHTSA complaint #10167908 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

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

NHTSA complaint #10123702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

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

NHTSA complaint #10089271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

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

NHTSA complaint #10076142 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OFF THE HINGES, CAUSING THE DRIVER NOT TO BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED. THE SEAT BELT MOTOR WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10057994 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

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

NHTSA complaint #10040411 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

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.

NHTSA complaint #10030618 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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.

NHTSA complaint #763089 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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.

NHTSA complaint #753074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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.

NHTSA complaint #749424 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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.

NHTSA complaint #890925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

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

NHTSA complaint #889133 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

THIS SEATBELT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN 97, WHICH I HAD DONE. NOW OUT OF THE BLUE IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ALSO THE MITSUBISHI HOTLINE AND THEY ARE BOTH SAYING THAT BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY REPLACED THAT MY CASE IS CLOSED AND THEY WON'T GIVE ME A NEW ONE. OTHER THAN THE SEATBELT NOT WORKING, THIS 8 YEAR OLD CAR RUNS FINE, I DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT JUST BECAUSE IT WILL COST MORE THAN HALF THE BOOK VALUE OF THE CAR TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART. CAN YOU HELP ME?

NHTSA complaint #743638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS STUCK INTO RETRACTOR. SEATBELT IS AUTOMATIC. OTHER PARTS ARE HANGING INSIDE OF ROOF OF VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #885153 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

COVERED CABLE WHICH IS A PART OF GUIDERAIL FOR SEAT BELT IS GOING TO COST APPROXIMATELY $500.00 TO FIX WHEN THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 97V073001 WHICH DEALS WITH SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.

NHTSA complaint #885162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

WAS HAVING SEAT BELT PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE MECHANIC PUT SWITCH ON. FOUND RECALL NOTICE #97V073000 IN PAPERS. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AGAIN. SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO HAVE BELT GUIDE RAIL REPLACED. TOLD RECALL DONE. MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH DEALERSHIP. OWNER INDICATED RECALL REPAIRS WERE PARTIALLY DONE.

NHTSA complaint #884725 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. AUTOMATED SHOULDER BELT TRACK WILL DISENGAGE AND GO INTO UNLOCKED POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #881830 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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.

NHTSA complaint #876059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

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

NHTSA complaint #734277 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

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

NHTSA complaint #734277 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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.

NHTSA complaint #873185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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.

NHTSA complaint #869898 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

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

NHTSA complaint #868951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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.

NHTSA complaint #864610 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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.

NHTSA complaint #724642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

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.

NHTSA complaint #723321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

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

NHTSA complaint #863859 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

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.

NHTSA complaint #862353 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE, THE SEAT IS LOCKED IN OPEN POSITION, PRVENTING ANY USAGE OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. ALSO, RECALL 97V073001 DEALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT ONLY INCLUDES DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

NHTSA complaint #861026 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

AUTOMATIC SEATBELT RETRACTOR BROKE ON DRIVER'S SIDE , CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE UNRESTRAINED. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #859552 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.