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1994 Mitsubishi Expo Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 5, 2005
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Mar 21, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 15 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Mitsubishi Expo. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Showing 1–15 of 15

Tires & wheels
Filed May 5, 2005

CONSUMER STATES: THE TRANSFER CASE INSIDE THE TRANMISSION LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. *NM

NHTSA ID
10119976
Incident
May 2, 2005
Mileage
110,000 mi
Transmission
Filed May 28, 2003

THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE REVERSING. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO ANY GEAR. *TT

NHTSA ID
10021711
Transmission
Filed Oct 28, 2002

PASSING A TRUCK ON SMALL HILL AND LOST POWER. HAD NO GEARS AT ALL. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD TO TAKE ACTION TO GET OFF ROAD. DT

NHTSA ID
768985
Incident
Oct 21, 2002
Engine
Filed Feb 25, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
8004450
Transmission
Filed Jan 3, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
756360
Incident
Jan 2, 2002
Transmission
Filed May 7, 2001

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID
561091
Transmission
Filed Sep 4, 2000

ON JULY 6, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 P.M. WHILE DRIVING THE ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE I HEARD A THUMP AND NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS GOING APROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND HAD TO SWERVE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. IT IS NOTED, ON MARCH 12, 1999, I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER AFTER NOTICING A JERK BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. I WAS CHARGED $95.00 FOR A TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE.

NHTSA ID
730179
Incident
Jul 6, 1999
Transmission
Filed Jul 27, 1999

WHILE DRIVING SHFTED TRANSMISSION GEAR IN REVERSE, HEARD A NOISE ,AND TRANSMISSION LOCKED. UP. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THA TTRANSMISSION IS NOT REBUILDABLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
843544
Incident
Jul 23, 1999
Powertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Dec 17, 1998

REPLACED SHATTERED TORQUE CONVERTER AND DRIVESHAFT.

NHTSA ID
781747
Incident
Dec 24, 1997
Powertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Aug 26, 1998

TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY (TORQUE CONVERTER, PLANETARY GEAR).

NHTSA ID
539354
Incident
Jun 20, 1998
Transmission
Filed Dec 17, 1997

TRANSMISSION FAILURES CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR.

NHTSA ID
526796
Visibility
Filed Apr 18, 1996

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD DURING HARD RAIN OR SNOW, IMPEDING VISIBILITY, ALSO, STRONG WINDS LIFT WIPER ARM AWAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 503397)

NHTSA ID
601593
Incident
Oct 1, 1994
Visibility
Filed Apr 18, 1996

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD IN HEAVY WINDS OR SNOW, REDUCING VISIBILITY, ALSO STRONG WINDS WILL LIFT WIPERS FROM WINDSHIELD. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601593)

NHTSA ID
503397
Incident
Apr 15, 1996
Airbags
Filed Mar 29, 1996
1 injury reported

AFTER HITTING A CURB, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
981398
Incident
Mar 14, 1996
Airbags
Filed Mar 21, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

DURING FRONT END COLLISION, AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO DRIVER. TT

NHTSA ID
962326
Incident
Mar 16, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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