Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 97V179000 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA | from 06/18/1997 to 08/28/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 31 | 11/12/1997 | MFR | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 10/14/1997 | 10/21/1997 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. these vehicles may have a poorly manufactured vacuum check valve in the vacuum hose between the intake manifold and the brake vacuum booster. when the brake pedal is depressed, the vacuum booster check valve can stick to the valve body. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition would result in reduction or loss of vacuum boost, reducing brake efficiency. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the brake vacuum hose. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification is expected to begin november 12, 1997.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi at 1-800-222-0037.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 01/26/2004 | 46000 | 1 | |
| The vehicle's brakes failed. when the brake pedal was pressed there was a delay before the brakes engaged. this condition caused extended stopping distance. *nm as a result of the brake failure the driver hit a pillar. the driver and two passenger's were injured. *nm | |||
| 01/11/1998 | |||
| When accelerator is released vehicle begins to brake without out brake pedal being depressed and vehicle does not stop for several feet when brakes are applied while backing up. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| When applying the brakes the wheels locked up and caused vehicle to hydroplane on wet ground. dealer has not seen. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 03/28/1999 | |||
| While driving at 35 mph rear ended another vehicle. consumer applied the brakes and the brakes went straight to the floorboard, and vehicle didn't stop. vehicle skided about 60 feet and collided with vehicle in front. it came to a stop, and the air bags on driver's side and passenger's side didn't deploy. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 4 | 09/01/2000 | |
| [see odi id: 705306, my problem is identical] the front brake discs are woefully inadequate for this car and i believe a manufacturing design defect. we had to turn the rotors twice after buying it, within the warranty period (36,000 miles). mitsubishi says it is normal wear and tear. i have replaced the rotors. they warped again and the new rotors have been turned once and are making noise again, and the car shakes during braking, indicating they need to be turned yet again. during high speeds, if i apply brakes, the car vibrates badly, and is a major safety concern if i had to brake suddenly. the disc rotors wear out very fast, and are too thin and warp easily.*ak | |||
| 01/05/1999 | 3 | 09/01/1998 | |
| Front brake disc pads wear out at a very high rate. also, this will be the third time this year rotors will have to be replaced. this time they connot be turned again. there is absolutely no reason for the disc pad life to be this short. i have a two-year old vehicle, and bought this car to replace a car that was having problems. this car is worse. the dealership has been no held at all stating brakes are not covered under warranty. you would think the dealership might realize there was a problem with the car quality since the pad life is so short. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 08/25/2003 | 2 | ||
| 1998 mitsubish mirage had to have the brake pads and rotors done 2 times in 10,000 miles. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 08/25/2003 | 2 | ||
| 1998 mitsubish mirage had to have the brake pads and rotors done 2 times in 10,000 miles. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 12/01/1997 | |||
| Nhtsa campaign id 98v059000 brakes:hydraulical:power assist:check valve, 1998 mitsubishi mirage i tried to communicate with mitsibishi motor sales of caribbean (distributor in puerto rico) and they told me that you send me a notification about the problem. at this time, i've not received any notification from you or from the distributor. please tell me what shoud i do to make the reclamation. thank you. | |||