1999 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE SPEED OF 25 MPH, TRANSMISION WENT OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *MR

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE ONE MONTH AFTER THE RECALL REGARDING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLTS WAS DISTRIBUTED, 00V311001. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ALMOST A YEAR LATER IN AUGUST OF 2002. IN JULY THE BOLT BROKE IN HALF AND CAME OUT. AS A RESULT OF THE BOLT BREAKING, DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE BOLT WAS NOT COVERED. THE VEHICLE HAD A COOLANT LEAK. THERE WAS NO POWER. THE BELT AND THE PULLEY WERE MISSING. *JG

CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FRAMES ARE CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE LOWER DOOR HINGES.*JB

LOWER HINGES ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FROZE, CAUSING DOOR FRAME TO CRACK. DOOR HANGS DOWN WHICH DAMAGED FENDER. PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR FRAME IS ALSO CRACKING. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *YD

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 20 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *TT

BRAKES MAKE A HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAKING SOUND WHEN I BRAKE. THE CAR REQUIRES ALOT OF BRAKING TIME & DISTANCE TO STOP - IT DOESN'T STOP QUICKLY. THE CAR HAS DIED ON 4 OCCASIONS. THREE TIMES WERE AT RED LIGHTS, THE FOURTH I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR. I NOTIFED THE NEAREST DEALER (IN NORCO CALIFORNIA). THE MANAGER OF THE REPAIR SHOP HAD ME BRING THE CAR IN (AN HOUR DRIVE) & THEN SAID HE WAS TOO BUSY TO LOOK AT MY CAR WHEN I ARRIVED. I ASKED IF I COULD LEAVE IT & TAKE A REPLACEMENT OR RENTAL CAR UNTIL HE HAD TIME TO INSPECT THE CAR. HE SAID NO, I SHOULD JUST BRING IT BACK ANOTHER DAY.*AK

BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY TWO MONTHS SINCE JULY 2000. AT EVERY INCIDENT DEALER CHANGED BRAKE PADS AND ROTATED ROTORS. *AK

ENGINE WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. IT SOUNDED LIKE TIMING BELT WAS MOVING TOO FAST FOR WHEEL. DEALER REBUILT ENGINE FIRST TIME, AND IT WAS BACK TO MAKING THE SAME NOISE. CONSUMER WAS ASKING DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND NOTICED A LACK OF BRAKING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOUR TIMES TO DEALER FOR BRAKES PADS TO BE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK *JB

PREPARING TO GO ON A TRIP, I FILLED MY VEHICLE WITH GAS. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES I NOTICE THE VEHICLE BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE THEN SLOW DOWN. I LOOKED OVER AT THE GAS NEEDLE AND IT HAD DROPPED FROM THE FULL MARK TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE, WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND THE GAS HAND RETURNED TO THE FULL POSITION AND THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE AGAIN. THIS HAPPEN THREE TIMES WITHIN AN HOURS PERIOD OF TIME. IN LOOKING AT COMPLAINTS OVER THE INTERNET, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORT PROBLEMS OF THE SAME NATURE ~ REPORTED ON EDMUNDS.COM. *AK