1998 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE Complaints

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO HYDROPLANE ON WET GROUND. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTED IN INJURY TO DRIVERS NECK, BACK, LEG AND ARM FROM CONSUMER HITTING STEERING WHEEL. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

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. *AK

FRONT BRAKE DISC PADS WEAR OUT AT A VERY HIGH RATE. ALSO, THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME THIS YEAR ROTORS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS TIME THEY CONNOT BE TURNED AGAIN. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR THE DISC PAD LIFE TO BE THIS SHORT. I HAVE A TWO-YEAR OLD VEHICLE, AND BOUGHT THIS CAR TO REPLACE A CAR THAT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. THIS CAR IS WORSE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NO HELD AT ALL STATING BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. YOU WOULD THINK THE DEALERSHIP MIGHT REALIZE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR QUALITY SINCE THE PAD LIFE IS SO SHORT. *AK

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. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION CAUSES PROBLEMS. WHEN PULLING FROM A STOP SIGN INTO AN INTERSECTION , VEHICLE STALLS WHILE THE RPM REVVSHIGH UNTIL THERE IS A CLICK IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT WILL ALLOW VEHICLE TO PICK UP TO ITS NORMAL SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND REFUSES TO REPAIR . *AK.ET.

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 98V059000 BRAKES:HYDRAULICAL:POWER ASSIST:CHECK VALVE, 1998 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE I TRIED TO COMMUNICATE WITH MITSIBISHI MOTOR SALES OF CARIBBEAN (DISTRIBUTOR IN PUERTO RICO) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT YOU SEND ME A NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME, I'VE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION FROM YOU OR FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT SHOUD I DO TO MAKE THE RECLAMATION. THANK YOU.

WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED VEHICLE BEGINS TO BRAKE WITHOUT OUT BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP FOR SEVERAL FEET WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE BACKING UP.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED. ALSO ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK