1999 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ,LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A TRUNK OF TREE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

WHILE HOLDING BRAKE PEDAL ENIGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO A POLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. SECOND TIME A GARAGE DOOR WAS HIT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN EITHER INCIDENT. *AK THERE WAS A RECALL ( 00V311001) FOR POSSIBLE LOOSE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT AND THE DEALER REINSTALLED IT. *YH

BRAKE PROBLEMS; 3 ACCIDENTS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH BACK OF GARAGE. *AK

WHILE PULLING IN A PARKING SPACE CAR SPEEDED UP AND TOOK OFF. COSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON BRAKE AND PUSHED IT TO FLOORBOARD, CRASHED INTO SEARS WALL, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

RECALL 00V311000/CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT: RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED AND CONTACTED MARIETTA MITSUBISHI IN MARIETTA, GEORGIA; PHONE # 770/953-4660 FOR APPOINTMENT. DEALER INFORMED THAT CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, AND BE REIMBURSED THROUGH MANUFACTURER. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WAS DRIVING 35MPH & APPLIED BRAKES WHICH WERE GOING UP & DOWN. THEY FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. WOULD SHIMMY OR SHAKE WHEN MAKING TURNS. WAS GOING DOWN HILL, AND WENT INTO A SKID. CROSSED DOUBLE LINE TO THE LEFT WHILE TRYING TO GO RIGHT. STEERING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. ANOTHER VEHICLE "T" BONED THE VEHICLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS ONLY 34 DAYS OLD.

SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, SURGING FORWARD WHILE DRIVING OR BRAKING HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE. DEALER WORKED ON CAR AND INDICATED PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. THE CAR HAS REPEATEDLY HAD THE PROBLEM, DESPITE MULTIPLE TRIPS FOR REPAIR. MOST RECENT SERVICE (AUGUST), WE WERE ADVISED THERE WAS A COMPUTER CHIP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CAR WAS RETURNED, ALLEGEDLY REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THIS VEHICLE IS FREQUENTLY DRIVEN WITH A SMALL CHILD AS PASSENGER AND THIS TYPE OF SAFETY DEFECT IS CERTAINLY PROBLEMATIC. WE HAVE GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER OF PURCHASE NOR FROM A DIFFERENT MITSUBISHI DEALER IN TOWN. COINCIDENTALLY, WHILE IN FOR MOST RECENT SERVICE, ANOTHER CUSTOMER WAS THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD ALSO PURCHASED HER MIRAGE FROM RICART MEGMALL.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45-50 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED AN OUT OF CONTROL VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER AR OVERPASS AND LAND ON ITS TOP. DRIVER RECEIVED SEVERE BODY INJURIES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE CAR HAS MAJOR LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION SKIPS GEARS WHEN YOU START GOING ,THE BRAKES ARE BAD AFTER ONLY 7,000 MILES

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND UPON DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE HESITATED AND LOST ALL POWER, WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, NOTICED A CRANKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.