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1990 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 Aug 26, 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.
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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 Mar 1, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 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

Showing 1–7 of 7

EngineFuel system
Filed Aug 26, 2005

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER GOT THE VEHICLE TO COAST OFF THE RAMP. CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND ENGINE WAS DRIPPING GAS. FUEL INJECTOR WOULD NOT CUT OFF, WHICH FLOODED THE ENGINE. *AK THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THAT THE MAIN CONTROL MODULE FAILED WHICH CAUSED ABOUT 1 GALLON OF GAS TO BE SPILLED INTO THE ENGINE OIL. THERE WAS GAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND A LARGE POLL OF GAS UNDER THE CAR. *NM

NHTSA ID
10115283
Incident
Mar 4, 2005
Engine
Filed Jan 12, 1999

I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WWITH MY SPECIFIC TRUCK OR ALL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PRROBLEM. I CAN TELL BY THE PRICING OF THIS COMPONENT ($930.00) THAT THEY ARE IN HIGH DEMAND. THERE MUST BE A PATTERN BECAUSE EVEN THE SALVAGE YARDS ARE ASKING $450.00 FOR A SALVAGED UNIT. PLS ADVISE ME IF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN HARMED BY THIS DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. I WOULD BE EAGER TO BRING SUIT AGAINST MITSUBISHI FOR ALL THE LOST TIME AND TROUBLE THAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH WITH THIS TRUCK. YOU CAN CONSIDER THIS E-MAIL A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST. I WILL PAY UP TO $25.00 IN FEES FOR THE INFORMATION.

NHTSA ID
702156
Incident
Dec 15, 1997
Electrical
Filed Apr 22, 1997

WHILE DRIVING OCCUPANTS ARE CAPABLE OF PULLING OUT KEY FROM IGNITION. *AK

NHTSA ID
811489
Seat belts
Filed Sep 25, 1996

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
509177
Incident
Jun 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Sep 27, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT GOT CAUGHT AROUND THE SEAT CONTROL ARM . TT

NHTSA ID
972523
Seat belts
Filed Mar 6, 1995

BUCKLE ON PASSENGER SIDE BROKE, ALLOWING PIECES TO FALL DOWN INSIDE BUCKLE, RESULT INOPERATIVE. TT

NHTSA ID
961229
Incident
Feb 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 1, 1995

DRIVER SIDE BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND SO MIDDLE SEAT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH. TT

NHTSA ID
960833
Incident
Feb 1, 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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