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1989 Mitsubishi Mirage Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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 Sep 19, 2000
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.
0
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 Feb 28, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Mitsubishi Mirage. 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 1–6 of 6

Engine
Filed Sep 19, 2000

REPORTED ENGINE STALLING SINCE 1992. MECHANIC FOUND PLAY IN CRANKSHAFT SPROKET. REPAIR AUTHORIZATION WAS DENIED BY WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE DONE SINCE THEN RESULTING IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED,DUE TO STALLING OR ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. THE LATEST REPAIR WAS THE ENGINE COIL REPLACEMENT.

NHTSA ID
731942
Incident
Aug 3, 2000
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Nov 1, 1996

CRANKSHAFT SEAL FAILED.

NHTSA ID
601888
Incident
Nov 11, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jul 13, 1995

PASSENGER SIDE BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. *AK

NHTSA ID
968754
Incident
Nov 1, 1994
Engine
Filed Jul 5, 1995

THE BOLT IN THE CRANKSHAFT KEEPS COMING LOOSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
968216
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 7, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE, PREVENTING BELT FROM BUCKLING. *AW

NHTSA ID
482056
Incident
Mar 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 28, 1995

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T GO IN OR LOCK. TT

NHTSA ID
960902
Incident
Aug 2, 1994

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.

Data sources

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