1993 Mitsubishi Stealth Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1993 Mitsubishi Stealth, 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
- Seat belts250.0%
- Electrical125.0%
- Visibility125.0%
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
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
MY SEATBELT RESTRAINTS NO LONGER RETRACT ON THEIR OWN ACCORD AND MUST BE FED BACK INTO THE HOUSING. I FEAR THAT IF I WERE TO EVER GET INVOLVED INTO AN ACCIDENT AND THE RESTRAINTS WEREN'T PROPERLY RETRACTED IT COULD SERIOUSLY OR FATALLY HARM ME OR MY PASSENGER(S). THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. -RICHARD WILSON *TR
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. IT WILL STICK IN THE EXTENDED POSITION AND NOT SNUG AGAINST THE SHOULDER. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
IF YOU CONDUCT A SEARCH ON 3SI FOR ECU AND TRY TO WEED OUT WHO HAS REPLACED THEIRS AND FIXED THEIR PROBLEMS BY REPLACING THEIRS I'M SURE THE NUMBER GOES WAY OVER 9 WE HAVE WASTED COUNTLESS HOURS DAYS AND WEEKS WORTH OF TIME AND MONEY HUNCHING OVER OUR CARS TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT ISSUES WITH MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE NEVER REACHING THE FIX ALL THE WHILE BECAUSE A BROKEN ECU HAS US LOOKING EVERYWHERE ELSE BUT ITSELF ALL BECAUSE MITSUBISHI DECIDED TO USE SUBSTANDARD CAPACITORS AND POSSIBLY RESISTORS IN THE ECU WHICH EVENTUALLY EITHER JUST WENT BAD AND STAYED INTACT OR LEAKED ALL OVER THE BOARD NOT TO MENTION THAT THIS CAPACITOR DAMAGE USUALLY CAUSES OTHER ECU ISSUES FROM THE LEAKAGE AND PROLONGED USE IN A BROKEN STATE YOU CAN PROBABLY ADD ME AS A #10 TO THE FIXED LIST TOO BECAUSE IM 90% SURE AT THE MOMENT THAT IVE DIAGNOSED WITH THE HELP OF A FRIEND THAT MY ECU IS BUSTED AS WELL AND IVY BEEN FACING SPUTTERING ISSUES FOR ABOUT 3 YRS NOW WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACING CAPACITORS OR RESISTORS ON ECUS NOR SHOULD THE ECU BE JUST AS COMMON A PART TO HAVE TO ENTERTAIN REPLACING LIKE WE DO AN ALTERNATOR OR SPARK PLUGS AS SUCH IS THE CASE AT LEAST IT SEEMS WITH OUR CARS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE YEARS 1991 1995 ONE SUCH CASE IS PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ONLY TO FIND A STUTTER SPUTTER HESITATION THAT COULD COST YOU A FEW SECONDS LONG ENOUGH TO GET HIT AND COST YOU YOUR LIFE ANOTHER CASE IS WHERE YOU'LL BE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE CAR STALLS FROM POOR IDLE CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY UNDER LOAD AC ON AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TRY TO TAKE OFF AT A MODERATE TO FAST ACCELERATED PACE THIS CONDITION HAS PUT MANY OF US INTO WEEKS MONTHS AND EVEN YEARS OF WAITING TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH OUR CARS FOR THE SAKE OF SAVING MONEY AND MOST OF THE TIME MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE PART SWAPPING IS USED TO TROUBLESHOOT THIS ISSUE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
SUNROOF SHATTERED UPON CLOSING.*SD
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .