1996 Mitsubishi Mirage Problems & Complaints

MY MITSUBISHI MAGNA 1996 HAD VERY LITTLE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS BEFORE LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND NOTICED AND OVERREV AND SUDDEN BUMP INTO 3RD GEAR AND OVER TIME IT FADED OUT TO NOTHING AND THEN I WAS DRIVING IT AND THEN LOST 3RD GEAR COMPLETELY...IT TRYS TO GO INTO THE 3RD GEAR BUT WON'T GO IN AND FALLS INTO NEUTRAL I'VE ASKED MANY AUTO TRANSMISSION PLACES AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA BUT WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME 1000 BUCKS TO LOOK AT IT SO I HAVEN'T HAD IT FIXED AND AM NOW GETTING ANOTHER CAR BUT I STILL WANT CLOSURE. *LN

I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FROM DAY ONE. IT HAS ALWAYS USED OIL, HAVING TO ADD MORE OIL ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH I DUE AN OIL CHANGE ON REGULAR BASIS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN LOW ON OIL, AND THE OIL DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL AS THE MECHANICS SAY "ITS BONE DRY". THE AIR CONDITION BELT SQUEAKED FROM DAY ONE, THEN JUST QUIT WORKING. THE WATER PUMP HAS NOW WENT OUT TWICE!!! THE FIRST TIME THE THERMOSTAT ALSO WAS NOT WORKING, WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE A MAJOR MECHANICAL BILL...NO WARNING WHILE OUT OF STATE!!! THE WINDSHIELD HAS ALWAYS FOGGED UP NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO TO ELIMINATE IT, WHICH HAS CAUSED ME NEAR COLLISIONS NUMEROUS TIMES. THE WINDOWS SOON BECAME OFF TRACK FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND NOW LEAK WATER. BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS CAR BASICALLY WAS A LEMON. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW, MY FIRST NEW CAR AND MY LAST FROM MITSUBISHI.

THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. YH

THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. YH

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISON IN WHICH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO NECK AND BACK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *NLM

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER REPAIRED. *AK

1996, MITSUBISHI LANCER; WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. MITSUBISHI CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT HAS COME APART FROM THE REST OF VEHICLE POSSIBLY DUE TO A BOLT OR METAL STRESS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE SRS AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH CONSOLE INFORMATION CENTER AND HAS NOT GONE BACK OFF, IT HAS BEEN ON FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL AT A STOP LIGHT IT WAS HIT FROM THE REAR, AND THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS ONE INJURY. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AN INSURANCE CLAIM WAS FILED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER SAYS THE LATCH BROKE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH THE HOOD OPEND AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE OWNER FOUND THE FRAME THAT THE HOOD LATCH IS BOLTED TO HAD CRACKED AT THE RIGHT BOLT AND WAS HANGING DOWN. A SECONDARY LATCH ASSEMBLY THAT SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE FAILURE FAILED ITSELF.

BRAKES FAILED DURING ACCIDENT.

THE VEHICLE'S SEAT BELTS DON'T LOCK, AND THE STRAPS FREQUENTLY BECOME TWISTED. THE STRAPS ALSO DON'T RETRACT PROPERLY. *AK

CONVERTABLE TOP LEAKS AT THE JOINTS WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN.

DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE DEALER CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT 55MPH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSEGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. VEHICLE ALSO FLIPPED AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE STARTS HUMPING, (LIKE A MANUAL TRANS.) THEN CUTS OFF JUST WHEN IS ON PARKING LOT OR ON STREET DRIVEN ABOUT 25 MPH. *AK

AIR BAGS: WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH , SLOWED DOWN TO COME TO A STOP. TRAFFIC AHEAD HAD STOPPED AND VEHICLE DIDN'T SLOW DOWN IN TIME ENOUGH TO STOP. RAN INTO THE BACK OF VEHICLE AHEAD, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON & STAY; TOOK TO DEALER 8 DIFFERENT TIMES TO BE REPAIRED; COULD NOT FIND OR FIX PROBLEM; DID REPLACE AIR BAG & FAULTY CONTROL UNIT BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAREND COLLISION TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH, IMPACT 12:00 AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNWON, WILL PROVIDE REPAIR ORDER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 35MPH, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS WHEELS LOCKED UP/WHEEL DISCONNECTED FROM AXLE/STRUT BROKE OFF, JUST HUNG THERE DICONNECTED. LEMON LAW SAID IT IS NOT COVERED, DEALER IS HAVING SOMEONE COME TO LOOK AT CAR. *AK

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS OPENED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

OWNERS' MANUAL INDICATES OTHERWISE, BUT CAN START VEHICLE IN GEAR WITHOUT PUSHING CLUTCH IN. *AK

DRIVER EXPERIENCES LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY WHICH WHICH LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT, EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES PADS AFTER 8K MILES. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG IN FRONTAL COLLISION. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG IN FRONTAL COLLISION. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS. *DSH

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.