1999 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE Complaints

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING CALIPERS TO BREAK WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE , AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH HESITATION DURING A STOP POSTION. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS BE SOLVED BY REPLACING OXYGEN SENSOR (3 TIMES) AND CATALLYTIC CONVERTER (1 TIME). BATTERY FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DEALER UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSE OF PROBLEM. I AM CONSIDERING LEMON LAW

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK VEHICLE STEERED TO THE RIGHT BECAUSE OF STEERING PROBLEM. *YH

CAR WOULD SHUT OFF AT ANY TIME/ WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A GREEN LIGHT, OR WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN STOPPING. WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND EACH TIME IT HAPPENED. AND THE FUEL GAGE STOPPED GOING TO FULL. FUEL MILAGE WENT FROM 32 MPG TO 26 MPG. THEY TOOK 8 DAYS TO REPAIR THE CAR BECAUSE THEY DID'NT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY HAD TO TALK TO THE ENGINEERS AT MITS. TO FIND OUT HOW TO FIX IT. THEY ENDED UP REPROGRAMING THE CAR. THEY SAID THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER CARS TOO. BUT NOT THIS BAD. *AK

DOOR HINGES ARE NOT PROPERLY ROTATING CAUSING THE HINGE TO HAVE BENT THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR DOOR AND CAUSE TROUBLE BEING ABLE TO CLOSE THE CAR. THE HINGE IS OBSTRUCTING THE CLOSURE OF THE DOOR AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO IT. DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING THAT THE DOOR WAS PREVIOUSLY BENT FROM STRONG WINDS OR BY A STRONG OPENING OF THE CAR DOOR. NOTHING OF THIS SORT HAS HAPPENED- NO WINDS STRONG ENOUGH IN CHICAGO TO MAKE SUCH A BEND IN THE DOOR FIXTURE AND MY OWN STRENGTH COULD NOT CAUSE THE DAMAGE THAT IS IMPLICATED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS SHOULD BE A WARRANTIED ISSUE AND RISKS OUR SAFETY BECAUSE THE DOOR PROGRESSIVELY RELEASES THE HINGE AND DOES NOT PROVIDE A SECURE INTERIOR BY NOT BEING ABLE TO CLOSE SHUT. DRIVER'S SIDE IS WORSE, I SUSPECT BECAUSE OF MORE FREQUENT USE. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS SHOWING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM AND WILL PROGRESSIVELY BEGIN TO BE A HASSLE TO TRY TO CLOSE. I SUSPECT THAT IT WILL ALSO CAUSE THE PROBLEM EXPERIENCED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

I HAD A AFTER MARKET ACCESSORY ADDED TO THE CAR. HOWEVER WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED I HAD THE ACCESSORY DISCONNECTED SO WE COULD FIND THE TRUE PROBLEM. DEALER DID REPLACE THE ACTUATOR AND THAT TEMPORILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. MY BRAKES SQUEAK AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY BUILD UP A THIN LAYER OF RUST WHEN THE CAR SITS EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. THUS CAUSING THE SQUEAKS. IF THIS IS TRUE WHY DON'T YOU HEAR EVERY CAR SQUEAK AS THEY STOP AT A LIGHT? *AK

CONSUMER HAVE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE LAG AT TAKE OFF.THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *ET

WHEN APROACHING A STOP SIGN / STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYWY SUDDENLY APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING ON A FLAT SURFACE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE BRAKE BOOT WAS BURNED. THEY TOLD CONSUMER A CHIP FLEW OUT,AND POSSIBLY STARTED THE FIRE. *AK