Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 08/05/2007 | 93016 | 4 | 07/01/1994 |
| 20 amp fuse blows without warning while driving and cuts off engine causing the car to die on the road every time. this happened four (4) times in the past three (3) months and has been reported to nhtsa twice already - see list of complaints for mitusbishi mirage 1994, also see vehicle owner questionnaire (voq) form attached to each of the previous reports posted on the nhtsa website. the first six (6) incident reports on the same 20 amp fuse problem have been reported to nhtsa - see complaint page. the first reported incident with the fuse occurred on 04/28/97 which was within the emissions warranty term, but mitsubishi ignored it. other fuse blowing incidents have occurred since the first six incidents were reported to nhtsa. the latest fuse blowing incident was on 08/03/2007 on the 101 fwy near camarillo, ca. the vehicle is currently with westlake motors, thousand oaks, ca for the never-ending fuse problem. they have been dealing with this problem since 1997. all they do is change the fuse and say it is not going to happen and it happens again and again and again presenting mortal danger to driver and car occupants as well as to other drivers on the road. other reports on the same fuse problems with mitsubishi were found googling the internet. this is a major defect that has been covered up by the manufacturers and its agents for a very long time. please investigate and make mitsubishi fix this problem once and for all. the manufacturer has been refusing to change components (ecu, sensors, electrical harness, fuses, etc.) since 1996 or take car back under california lemon law since car owners lacked representation. please help!! *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 01/21/2001 | |||
| When at a stop vehicle will stall, and cut off. engine check light is constantly on. dealer has been contacted. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 05/17/1996 | |||
| Turning igniton switch off indicator selector shifts to accessaries. diagnosis: spring in ignition. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 06/22/2004 | 120600 | 1 | 08/25/1997 |
| (1)the ignition switch malfunctioned (2)a spring from the switch froze the steering so that only 5 degree of steering in either direction was possible almost leading to a crash (3)the ignition switch has to be replaced and a new tumbler is needed. *jb | |||
| 20 | 12/01/1995 | ||
| Once the car if turned off and i try to take the key out of the ignition it won't come out. several times i had to leave my key in the ignition over night because i couldn't get it out. several times i have been able to get someone to help me (financee & my father) but it is really getting to be a big headache. iatance from i called a mitsubishi dealer about the problem.*ak | |||