LOS Angeles, CA
Crash
1 injured
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #565819 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1998 Mitsubishi Mirage airbag problems
10 of the 53 complaints about the 1998 Mitsubishi Mirage are about the airbag system — 19% of everything reported for this model year.
10
Complaints
10
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Frontal
9
90.0%
AIR Bags
1
10.0%
Airbags across every Mitsubishi Mirage year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
LOS Angeles, CA
Crash
1 injured
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE AT A STANDSTILL, ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED MIRAGE. IMPACT PUSHED VEHICLE INTO A VAN. AFTER IMPACTING VAN, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES, HAD EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK
NHTSA complaint #8007311 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Raytown, MO
Crash
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IT POTHOLE CAUSING ME TO RUN UP ON THE CURB. THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT IMPACT FOR MY BODY TO BE THROWN FORWARD, BUT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ANYWAY. DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS LIMITED TO TO A CRACK ON THE LOWER LEFT FRONT GROUND EFFECT AND A CRACKED TRANSMISSION PAN.
NHTSA complaint #741752 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Plant City, FL
Crash
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRAILER TRUCK VEERED INTO HER LANE. THERE WAS A CONSTRUCTION ZONE LANE. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS FORCED INTO THE GUARDRAIL. DUAL AIRBAGS AND SEATBELT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL.
NHTSA complaint #866883 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Rome, GA
Crash
2 injured
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE STOPPING DURING RAIN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END A VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #859764 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Laurinburg, NC
Crash
1 injured
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTED IN INJURY TO DRIVERS NECK, BACK, LEG AND ARM FROM CONSUMER HITTING STEERING WHEEL. NLM
NHTSA complaint #547410 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Laurinburg, NC
Crash
1 injured
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTED IN INJURY TO DRIVERS NECK, BACK, LEG AND ARM FROM CONSUMER HITTING STEERING WHEEL. NLM
NHTSA complaint #547410 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Laurienburg, NC
Crash
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #839899 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Knoxville, TN
Crash
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN, HITTING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #836624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Columbis, OH
Crash
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. VEHICLE SKIDED ABOUT 60 FEET AND COLLIDED WITH VEHICLE IN FRONT. IT CAME TO A STOP, AND THE AIR BAGS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DIDN'T DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #836373 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.