Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 33 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 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.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SPORADICALLY AT INITIAL START-UP OR WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. ## VIN PASSED ## MITSUBISHI MIRAGE 1990 ##
ECU FAILURE, THEN MPI CONTROL RELAY, THEN DISTRIBUTOR CAP, COIL & ROTOR, THEN NEW DISTRIBUTOR. *NL
THE ONLY DOOR THAT WILL OPEN NORMALLY IS THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL ONLY OPEN FROM INSIDE, AND BOTH PASSENGER REAR DOORS WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE IF YOU NEED TO EXIT QUICKLY IN AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION. TS
WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL GEAR WAS ON DRIVE, THEN JUMPED INTO REVERSE, MAKING VEHICLE ROLL BACKWARD, HAPPENED TWICE.*AK
ENGINE FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS
CAR ALSO CUTS OFF IF THE AIR IS ON
THERE IS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT WITHIN THE SECOND ENGINE CYLINDER--LOST COMPRESSION LEADING TO FAILURE 3 TIMES, 3RD TIME CYLINDER CRACKED. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *ML
WHEN DRIVING AT VARIES SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL/DIE OUT FOR NO REASON. WOULD RESTART VEHICLE & IT WOULD STALL AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER. MECHANIC GAVE IT A TUNE UP. THE STALLING STILL EXISTS AFTER TUNE UP. *AK
ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING. CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINS OF NOT HAVING A WARNING INDICATOR TO NOTIFY DRIVER OF FAILURE.
BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT NOT RETRACTING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SEAT LEANS BACK WHILE LOCKED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK
THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT BELT NEVER RELEASES ITSELF FROM THE LOCK MODE, WHEN CONSUMER GETS INTO VEHICLE AND STARTS THE IGNITION THE BELT DOES NOT ADJUST. INSTEAD, THE BELT IS SQEEZING OCCUPANT ACROSS CHEST AREA SO TIGHT THAT IT'S HURTS. *AK
EA96-015 ACTIVE, PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURE, SHOULDER BELT ON PASSENGER WILL OVERTIGHTEN AND WILL NOT RELEASE. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS INOPERABLE. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE PASSENGER SHOULDER BELT MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SOMTIMES STOPS WORKING, OPEN HALF WAY . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
DRIVER/PASS. SHOULDER BELTS INOPERATIVE, MOTORIZED BELT WON'T DISENGAGE, MUST MANUALLY RELEASE TO GET OUT OF BELT. *AK
ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, MAKING STARTING THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE.
FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK
BOTH DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S PASSIVE RESTRAINTS TIGHTENED WHILE ALREADY ENGAGED, MORE FREQUENT W/DRIVERS SIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD CRACKED. TT
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER AND PASSENGERS UPRIGHT IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING SEVERE INJURIES. *DSH
WINDSHIELD WIPER REPLACED. *SKD
THE WIRING HARNESS BEHIND THE HEAD LIGHT CAUSE A FIRE. *AK
MOTORBELT AT TIMES FAILS TO RELEASE, ALSO FAILS TO LOCK AT TIMES AND IS TOO TIGHT.
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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