Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| TSB9752B002 | 02/01/1997 | 52073 | Additional srs air bag troubleshooting procedures- service manual revision. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 10/14/2007 | 123468 | 1 | 08/05/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1995 mitsubishi mirage. the contact was involved in a crash with another vehicle. his vehicle was completely destroyed. the air bags failed to deploy; however, the air bag light indicated that they were activated. the contact has a copy of the police report. he has not notified the manufacturer. the speed and powertrain were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 123,468. | |||
| 04/01/2003 | |||
| While driving about 30-35 mph the vehicle rear ended another vehicle yet the air bags did not deploy. the consumer was not injured. *nlm | |||
| 04/30/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer was traveling about 25mph on a side street and veered into another vehicle, and hit vehicle. she was leaning forward and her head hit windshield.upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy. dealership was aware of problem.*ak *slc | |||
| 04/02/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving at 35 to45 mph, another driver pulled in front of consumer, consumer hit other driver's rear door and tire, and none of consumers frontal airbags deployed.*ak | |||
| 07/28/1998 | 2 | 07/01/1996 | |
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal impact accident at 40-45 mph. again on 03-jun-99 another frontal impact accident occurred. in neither accident did either airbag deploy. dealer contacted and cannot duplicate the problem. vehicle was totalled. problem not repaired. *ak *slc | |||
| 01/26/1997 | 1 | ||
| During rear end collision there was violent deployment of the air bag, causing injury to face. | |||
| 03/21/1997 | 2 | 05/01/1995 | |
| No deployment of air bag in accident. | |||
| 03/21/1997 | 0 | ||
| While going about 25-30 mph a dog ran out in front of consumer. driver applied brakes but they failed, causing loss control, vehicle hit a parked car and neither air bag deployed. consumer was injured and sustained about $6000.00 worth of damage to automobile. dup 0f 516531, added on 25-feb-98. *ak | |||
| 08/02/1996 | |||
| Consumer was in an accident and both air bags didn't deploy . please describe .*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 01/19/1999 | 1 | 08/17/1996 | |
| Front end collision, air bags did not deploy. *nm | |||
| 04/30/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer was traveling about 25mph on a side street and veered into another vehicle, and hit vehicle. she was leaning forward and her head hit windshield.upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy. dealership was aware of problem.*ak *slc | |||
| 12/12/2000 | 2 | 04/01/1995 | |
| While driveing 45-50 mph had front crash, neither airbag deployed. vehicle totalled, damage $ 5450. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| No deployment of air bags during collision in which vehicle hit an embankment, became airborne and flipped end to end at least 4 times, driver sustained injuries to head, neck and back. nlm | |||
| Consumer was involved in a collision in which vehicle hit an embankment and also became airborne. upon impact, air bags did not deploy. please give any further details.*ak | |||
| 05/10/2000 | 1 | 01/01/1996 | |
| Head-on collision during which airbags failed to deploy, allowing drivers head to hit windshield. *ak | |||
| 04/08/2000 | 0 | ||
| While stopping on washington blvd consumer was struck from the rear. back end of vehicle and back seat hit steering wheel, and consumer sustained serious face and chest injuries. also, air bags failed to deploy. consumer indicated if airbags would have deployed, the injuries would not have been so severe. *ak | |||
| 12/15/1999 | |||
| Was in an accident, hit front, and air bag did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 06/03/1999 | 2 | 07/01/1996 | |
| During two vehicle accidents vehicle experienced no deployment of both air bags. mjs | |||
| Consumer was involved in 50 mph frontal collision in which the driver's or passenger air bags did not deploy. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| Consumer was involved in a 30 mph frontal collision in which the driver's/passenger's air bags did not deploy. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| The vehicle rear ended another vehicle at 35-40mph, and neither driver's or passenger's side airbags deployed. vehicle is in bodyshop now. *ak | |||
| 10/10/1998 | 02/14/1996 | ||
| No deployment of driver/passenger's air bags during a collision. also, distributor housing not operating properly/ air conditioner clutch went out/carpet on floorboard will not stay attached, and arm rest cracked and broke off. *ak | |||
| 03/03/1998 | |||
| Upon impact the airbags did not deploy. the dealer has been notified.*ak | |||
| 07/25/1997 | |||
| Driver involved in frontal and rear impact in which neither front dual air bags deployed at low impact speed. rear estimated $3,600 with the front being totalled. the insurance company has the vehicle, and the owner has pictures. please provide more details. *ak | |||
| 04/09/1997 | |||
| During side impact the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 12/11/1996 | |||
| While driving rearended another vehicle at 35 mph, and there was no deployment of driver's or passenger's side airbags. owner has not taken vehicle to dealer yet. *ak | |||
| 02/28/1997 | 0 | ||
| Involved in a head-on collision and the air bags did not deploy at 35 mph. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 01/05/1996 | |||
| Upon frontal impact between 35 or 40 mph, air bags failed to deploy. please describe details. ak | |||
| 11/06/1996 | |||
| During a frontal impact accident at 48 mph, the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| Consumer was involved in 40 mph frontal crash in which the air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 09/25/1996 | |||
| Failure on the driver's and passenger's side air bags, consumer was involved in an accident and the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 08/02/1996 | |||
| Consumer was in an accident and both air bags didn't deploy . please describe .*ak | |||
| 11/10/1995 | |||
| The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 35mph and passengers airbag didn't deploy. please describe. tt | |||
| 11/10/1995 | |||
| The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 35mph and drivers airbag didn't deploy. please describe. tt | |||
| Had accident at 45mph and drivers air bag did not deploy and seat belts did not hold passenger nor driver. tt | |||
| Had accident at 45mph and passengers air bag did not deploy and seat belts did not hold passenger nor driver. tt | |||
| Driver involved in accident and drivers air bag did not deploy and wearing seat belts but still forehead hit windshield. tt | |||
| Driver involved in accident and passengers air bag did not deploy and wearing seat belts but still forehead hit windshield. tt | |||
| 07/22/1995 | |||
| In a vehicle collision neither air bag deployed. tt | |||