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1988 Mitsubishi Mighty Max 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 Mar 29, 2018
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Feb 21, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Mitsubishi Mighty Max. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

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Seat belts
Filed Mar 29, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 MITSUBISHI MIGHTY MAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE DEFECTIVE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE TONGUE FROM THE BUCKLE OF THE SEAT BELT, THE TONGUE SEIZED IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WESTGATE MITSUBISHI (4809 CAPITAL BLVD, RALEIGH, NC 27616, (919) 890-5500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

NHTSA ID
11082058
Incident
Jul 7, 2017
Mileage
131,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 3, 1997

ALL FOUR TIRES FAILED DUE TO BUBBLES IN THE TREA/BELTS.

NHTSA ID
526616
Incident
Oct 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Sep 13, 1996

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT MECHAMISM FAILED. PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

NHTSA ID
508710
Incident
Jul 6, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Aug 22, 1996

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PARTS UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER. RECALL#95V103004.*AK

NHTSA ID
801200
Engine
Filed Jul 15, 1996

HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK. *DH

NHTSA ID
506510
Incident
Jun 28, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 9, 1995

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON BROKE THERE IS PLASTIC PIECE INSIDE SO IT WILL NOT LATCH THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPEN. TT

NHTSA ID
965128
Incident
Oct 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 10, 1995

THE DRIVERS SEATBELT NO LONGER BUCKLES. WHEN CLIP IS PUT INTO END OF BUCKLE IT POPS BACK OUT. TT

NHTSA ID
961650
Incident
Feb 7, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 24, 1995

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES HAVE BROKEN. TT

NHTSA ID
960588
Seat belts
Filed Feb 21, 1995

BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH. TT

NHTSA ID
960309
Incident
Feb 14, 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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