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1991 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 Feb 20, 2025
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 Nov 1, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 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 1–10 of 10

Seat belts
Filed Feb 20, 2025

The contact owns a 1991 Mitsubishi Mighty Max. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the driver's side front seat belt was latched; however, the front driver's seat belt buckle failed to latch as intended. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 95V103004 (Seat Belts). The vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair; however, the contact was informed that the recall repair was completed. The failure reoccurred. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the front driver's side seat belt buckle was not included in the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 185,000.

NHTSA ID
11644017
Incident
Feb 18, 2025
Mileage
185,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 16, 2008

TIRE TREADS ARE SEPARATING/CRACKING IN BETWEEN THE TREADS. NOT A FAILURE YET, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS NORMAL OR SAFE, AND JUST WANT IT TO BE KNOWN IN CASE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10231096
Incident
Jun 10, 2008
Mileage
80,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Nov 15, 2001

CLUTCH WILL EASILY BREAK. IN NOVEMBER OF 1999 CLUTCH BROKE , AND IN APRIL 2001 CLUTCH BROKE AGAIN. DEALER WAS NO LONGER WILLING TO REPAIR CLUTCH. *AK

NHTSA ID
899173
Incident
Nov 1, 1999
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Mar 7, 2001

VEHICLE STALLED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER FOUND COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK IDLE SPEED CONTROL FAILED, ELECTRICAL ENGINE CONTROL MODULE UNABLE TO CONTROL, IT BURNED ITSELF UP. *SLC

NHTSA ID
882413
Incident
Mar 5, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 19, 2000

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, LIKE A BOMB, AND THUMPING NOISE. IT WAS THE TIRE, TREAD SEPARATED. *AK

NHTSA ID
863797
Incident
Jun 1, 2000
Electrical
Filed Dec 2, 1998

WHEN DRIVING BELOW OR ABOVE 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY HESITATE. THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
831611
Electrical
Filed Dec 2, 1998

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM . DEALER STATED THAT THIS DEFECT ALONG WITH OTHER PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY A DEFECT WITHIN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
831607
Seat belts
Filed Feb 24, 1998

SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIR WORK COMPLETED HOWEVER STILL LOOSE.

NHTSA ID
531223
Electrical
Filed Oct 6, 1997

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH THE COMPUTER SHUT DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL .THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANIUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID
816899
Incident
Oct 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Nov 1, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE . TT

NHTSA ID
974375

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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