Engine
Filed Apr 10, 2018
RECALL WAS DONE FOR SCREECHING NOISE IN ENGINE DURING START UP. ENGINE IS STILL MAKING THE SAME NOISE ON START UP.
- NHTSA ID
- 11084281
- Incident
- Apr 10, 2018
2014 Mitsubishi Mirage Engine Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Engine reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Apr 10, 2018
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
18%
of 44 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming engine
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structureElectricalEngine
Filed Dec 26, 2017
Fire reported
ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE PARKED AND NOT RUNNING IN MY DRIVEWAY
- NHTSA ID
- 11056687
- Incident
- Dec 26, 2017
- Mileage
- 52,000 mi
EngineFuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Dec 2, 2016
IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH MANUFACTURER'S ADVERTISED FUEL MILEAGE. NO MATTER THE WEATHER, TIRE PRESSURE, POWER TO ACCESSORIES, NOTHING. ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE. I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ADVERTISED BY MITSUBISHI, AND I RARELY GET OVER 30MPG IN MIXED DRIVING. VEHICLE ALWAYS HAS SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGED REGULARLY, AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. WAS ADVERTISED AS 39MPG CITY AND 41 HIGHWAY. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10929601
- Incident
- Dec 2, 2016
- Mileage
- 44,000 mi
AirbagsBrakesEngine
Filed Dec 28, 2015
Crash reported1 injury reported
I WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, I REPLACE THE BRAKES A MONTH AGO THE DEALERSHIP SAID I NEED BRAKES AGAIN,THE MOTOR KNOCKS UNTIL THE CAR WARMS UP,I PAY 400 A MONTH FOR A TRASHY LITTLE CAR HELP ME
- NHTSA ID
- 10816613
- Incident
- May 5, 2015
- Mileage
- 29,000 mi
Engine
Filed Sep 12, 2015
WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE YOU DON'T ALWAYS MOVE. YOU CAN MOVE A FEW FEET THEN COAST IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAD IT STALL ON ME A COUPLE TIMES. TOOK CAR TO HAVE IT SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! DONT GET A MIRAGE!!!
- NHTSA ID
- 10763326
- Incident
- Nov 7, 2014
Engine
Filed Jan 3, 2015
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MADE A LEFT TURN TO GO ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE STARTED STARTLING AND THEN THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. BEING THAT I WAS ON MY WAY TO A FAMILY EVENT THAT WAS ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY, I MADE SURE THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE LOCATION SO THAT I COULD AT LEAST PARK MY CAR. AS I WAS DRIVING THE SMOKE CONTINUED WHICH CAUSED ME TO DRIVE MY CAR 20 MPH AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ONE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT REMAINED ON UP UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PARK IT. AS I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK IT IN THE PARKING SPACE THE CAR STARTED MAKING SOME FUNNY NOISE AND IT SOUNDED AS IF THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. I SHUT THE CAR OFF BEING THAT THE SMOKE WAS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE SO THAT IT WAS ABLE TO COOL OFF AND WHEN I TRIED TO SEE IF IT WOULD START BACK UP, IT DID NOT. WHEN MY BOYFRIEND WAS ABLE TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A LEAK AT THE TOP WHERE THE COOLANT WAS AND THE COOLANT HAD SPEWED OUT ALL OVER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING WITH THE PUSH BUTTON START AND I HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT TO START. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10669896
- Incident
- Sep 13, 2014
- Mileage
- 7,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structureEngine
Filed May 10, 2014
Crash reported2 deaths reported
ON APRIL 18, 2014 ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THEIR BRAND NEW 2014 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE MY PARENTS WERE HIT HEAD ON AFTER A PERSON SWERVED INTO THEIR LANE. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR, THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL UNDER WAY, AND WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHY THEY BOTH DIED (DRIVER WITH MASSIVE HEAD TRAUMA INCLUDING A BROKEN JAW, PASSENGER WITH MASSIVE ABDOMINAL TRAUMA.) THERE WILL BE AN AUTOPSY ON BOTH VEHICLES, BUT THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WALKED AWAY WITH A BROKEN LEG AND HEEL. WHY? I HAVE LOOKED LONG AND HARD AT THIS NEW MITSUBUSHI AND I AM WONDERING WHY THEIR NEW SAFETY SYSTEM THAT WOULD EFFECTIVELY KEEP THEM IN A STEEL CELL DURING AN ACCIDENT WAS COMPROMISED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10587557
- Incident
- Apr 18, 2014
- Mileage
- 1,000 mi
Engine
Filed Feb 23, 2014
MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A PUSH BUTTON START AND TWO TIMES IN A ROW WHEN I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO START THE ENGINE IT JUST MADE THIS LOUD "SCREECH"/MECHANICAL SOUND. IT HAS DONE THIS TWO SEPARATE DAYS (2/20/204 & 2/22/2014). BOTH TIMES IT DID IT TWICE AND STARTED ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10565464
- Incident
- Feb 20, 2014
- Mileage
- 300 mi
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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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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