2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor Airbags Problems

I WAS HIT BY A CITY TRANSIT BUS AND AIR BAG DID NOT OPEN

NHTSA ID

10945478

Incident

Jan 11, 2017

Mileage

194,158 mi

PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILURE. SRS LIGHT ON. DEALER VERIFIED FAILURE. NO VEHICLE ACCIDENT OR CONTACT.

NHTSA ID

10887700

Incident

Jun 21, 2016

Mileage

58,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND IT STOPPED ABRUPTLY. AS A RESULT OF THE STOP, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT, FLIPPED DOWN A HILL, AND LANDED IN ANOTHER EMBANKMENT. AS THE VEHICLE FLIPPED, THE DASH PANEL DETACHED AND STRUCK THE CONTACT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10883194

Incident

Mar 1, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MERGING OFF THE ROADWAY, ANOTHER CAR CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS, LACERATIONS TO THE LEFT HAND AND EAR, A BACK INJURY AND A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED SURGERY AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

NHTSA ID

10678989

Incident

Mar 29, 2011

Mileage

105,000 mi

I WAS GOING SOUTH ON MARTIN LUTHER KING ST, WHEN THIS LADY RAN A STOP SIGN. I SWERVED TRYING NOT TO HIT HER, BUT I DID ANYWAY. I HIT MY CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING BRUISING AND SWELLING OF MY CHEST. CAUSING PAIN WHEN I BREATH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10659283

Incident

Nov 14, 2014

Mileage

178,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 9/23/13*CN

NHTSA ID

10535077

Incident

Jul 30, 2013

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER AND LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, SHE CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS SEVERELY INJURED AND SUFFERED COLLAPSED LUNGS, BROKEN RIBS, A BROKEN PELVIS, A BROKEN LEG, AND BROKEN FINGERS. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

NHTSA ID

10466030

Incident

Mar 16, 2012

Mileage

95,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, A HEAVY TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE CONTACT IN PLACE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND SHE SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER HEAD, NECK AND OTHER PARTS OF HER BODY. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT IF NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HER TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,073.

NHTSA ID

10465370

Incident

Jun 20, 2012

Mileage

104,073 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER CRASH AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR CONTUSIONS, CUTS ON HIS HANDS, HIS HEAD HIT THE WINDOW AND AS A RESULT HE BECAME UNCONSCIOUS. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED HER TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

NHTSA ID

10402884

Incident

May 25, 2011

Mileage

116,000 mi

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON RT 80 IT WAS RAINING OUT HE WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND HIT EVERY SIDE OF THE TRUCK INTO THE DIVIDERS. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED AND THERE IS AN ACCIDENT REPORT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10250916

Incident

Aug 2, 2008

Mileage

45,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND A STOP SIGN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AT THE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND MAJOR ABRASIONS ON HIS RIGHT ARM, BACK, AND HEAD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10249937

Incident

Nov 25, 2007

1. HAD AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE IMPACTED AT 30-40 MPH WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF A PICKUP CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO ROLL. HOWEVER, NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS INFLATED IN MY VEHICLE. IF I HADN'T BEEN WEARING MY SEATBELT I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10095592

Incident

Jul 1, 2004

WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE VEHICLE BEHIND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT, CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10044044

Incident

Oct 15, 2003