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2001 Mitsubishi Rvr Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 12, 2005
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2001 Mitsubishi Rvr, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Airbags1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Airbags

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I HAD A 2001 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE LS. MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT. MY CAR HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND A TREE DUE TO ANOTHER DRIVER. THE IMPACT OF THE HIT WAS VERY POWERFUL. IT PUSHED THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF PLACE. I COULDN'T RETRIEVE MY KEYS FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, NOR PUT THE CAR IN PARK BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE POLICE OFFICER AND I WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED THAT NEITHER ONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THIS WAS A VERY EMOTIONAL AND BAD EXPERIENCE. MY SON COULD HAVE LOST HIS LIFE BECAUSE OF NON-FUNCTIONAL AIR BAGS AND ALSO HIS FRIEND'S LIFE. AIR BAGS ARE FOR SAFETY. WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING THEM IN YOUR VEHICLE IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WORK? IF MY SON AND HIS FRIEND WASN'T WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. DOES IT ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE A DEATH BEFORE ANYONE WILL LISTEN TO YOUR COMPLAINT OR EVEN BE CONCERNED ABOUT IT? I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FIRST, THEY REFERRED ME TO THE MITSUBISHI MANUFACTURER. I INFORMED MY INSURANCE COMPANY ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND THEY WERE SHOCKED. THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT NEITHER ONE OF THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVELY AND ALL THEY SAID WAS, I'LL SEND YOU A BOOK ON AIR BAGS. THEY SAID ITS NORMAL FOR AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY SOMETIMES. MY SON RECEIVED A LOT OF MINOR INJURIES SUCH AS: BRUISES, A DEEP CUT ON THE INSIDE OF HIS LIP, A LARGE KNOT ON HIS LEFT ELBOW, LARGE KNOT ON HIS LEFT LEG JUST BELOW HIS KNEE, A KNOT ON HIS FOREHEAD AND A VERY STIFF BODY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. MY SON WAS VERY SHAKEN UP ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. THAT'S THE REASON I'M FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER. THEY RESPONDED TO ME LIKE IT WASN'T IMPORTANT. MY SON'S SAFETY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. I COULD NEVER REPLACE HIS LIFE. AIR BAGS ARE DESIGNED FOR SAFETY NOT DEFAULT. I'M VERY DISSATISFIED. HOW MANY MORE VEHICLES ARE UNSAFE REGARDING AIR BAGS. *JB

NHTSA ID 10136164 · filed Sep 12, 2005

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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