1999 Mitsubishi Mirage Engine Problems

ENGINE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10042579

Incident

Oct 8, 2003

PURCHASED 1999 MIRAGE FROM THOMPSON FORD AND WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON A RECALL. AUTOMOBILE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2000. SUBSEQUENTLY , PULLEY BOLT COMPLETELY BROKE AND THE ENTIRE PULLEY AND BELT FELL OUT. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT, EXACT DAYS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER MONTH AND YEAR ARE ACCURATE. IN APRIL 2003, VEHICLE STOPPED. WAS INFORMED BY THOMPSON FORD THAT THE VEHICLE WSA NOT UNDER WARRANTY ONLY TO FIND OUT APPROXIMATELY 10 DAYS LATER THAT IT WAS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THOMPSON FORD AFTER ANOTHER MECHANIC HAD SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THOMPSON FORD REPLACED THE PISTON AND THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS SENT TO A AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED A VALVE AND SENSOR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT RUN. FAILURE OF THOMPSON FORD TO NOTIFY ME OF THE RECALL UPON PURCHASE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH AS AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WAS COMMUTING. I BECAME AWARE OF THE RECALL IN 2002 FOLLOWING THE PULLEY BOLT BREAKING AND COSTING CONSIDERABLE MONIES FOR REPAIRS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10028677

Incident

Jul 15, 2002

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SUDDENLY LOST ALL STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10026448

Mileage

35,000 mi

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE ONE MONTH AFTER THE RECALL REGARDING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLTS WAS DISTRIBUTED, 00V311001. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ALMOST A YEAR LATER IN AUGUST OF 2002. IN JULY THE BOLT BROKE IN HALF AND CAME OUT. AS A RESULT OF THE BOLT BREAKING, DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE BOLT WAS NOT COVERED. THE VEHICLE HAD A COOLANT LEAK. THERE WAS NO POWER. THE BELT AND THE PULLEY WERE MISSING. *JG

NHTSA ID

567643

ENGINE WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. IT SOUNDED LIKE TIMING BELT WAS MOVING TOO FAST FOR WHEEL. DEALER REBUILT ENGINE FIRST TIME, AND IT WAS BACK TO MAKING THE SAME NOISE. CONSUMER WAS ASKING DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

888964

Incident

Jun 1, 2000

WHILE HOLDING BRAKE PEDAL ENIGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO A POLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. SECOND TIME A GARAGE DOOR WAS HIT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN EITHER INCIDENT. *AK THERE WAS A RECALL ( 00V311001) FOR POSSIBLE LOOSE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT AND THE DEALER REINSTALLED IT. *YH

NHTSA ID

878480

Incident

May 14, 2000

RECALL 00V311000/CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT: RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED AND CONTACTED MARIETTA MITSUBISHI IN MARIETTA, GEORGIA; PHONE # 770/953-4660 FOR APPOINTMENT. DEALER INFORMED THAT CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, AND BE REIMBURSED THROUGH MANUFACTURER. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

875046

Incident

Nov 14, 2000

THE CAR HAS MAJOR LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION SKIPS GEARS WHEN YOU START GOING ,THE BRAKES ARE BAD AFTER ONLY 7,000 MILES

NHTSA ID

730825

Incident

Jun 1, 2000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH HESITATION DURING A STOP POSTION. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

865034

Incident

Mar 3, 2000

CONSUMER HAVE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE LAG AT TAKE OFF.THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *ET

NHTSA ID

784418

WHEN APROACHING A STOP SIGN / STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

852554

Incident

Mar 27, 1999

WHEN ACCELRATING, THE ENGINE MISSES, LACKS POWER, AND THE CAR IS JERKY

NHTSA ID

711872

Incident

Sep 15, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS, AND SOMETIMES WILL JUST DIE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND TOLD CONSUMER THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPRODUCED. *AK

NHTSA ID

843485