1993 Mitsubishi Mirage

Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1997-04-18 97V063001 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH 38,948 Details
1997-04-18 97V073001 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE 15,405 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2006-01-25 SEAT BELTS:FRONT No 0 1993 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE, NHTSA RECALL 97V073001 MITSUBISHI RELUCTANTLY PERFORMED RECALL. MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT STILL…
2005-05-26 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 MOVING SEATBELT WOULD STICK IN CORNER AT BACK OF DOOR WOULD NOT MOVE COMPLETLY TO BACK OF DOOR. COULD OPEN DOOR AND CLO…
2004-06-12 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 RECALL REPAIRS FOR DRIVER'S SIDE GUIDE RAIL 97V073001 FAILED, AND THE DEFECT RECURRED. *AK
2004-01-05 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CABLE CAME OF IT'S TRACK. THIS RESULTED IN THE SEAT BELT FAILING TO RETRACT. ALSO, THE PLASTIC …
2003-09-23 SEAT BELTS No 0 SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED. PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
2003-07-28 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 I HAVE HAD LEFT FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAIL 3 TIMES ONCE IN 1998,2000 &2003. THE CAR HAS THE AUTOMATIC SE…
2003-05-02 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER CAR LATE ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND IT STALLED OUT IN A RURAL AREA. WE HAD IT TOWED T…
2002-01-21 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 THE FIRST HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ON 3-8-1999 @30,886 MILES. THE SECOND HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ON 1-24-2002 @ 55,69…
2001-10-09 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT QUIT WORKING AND THE CABLE CAME OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE PASSE…
2001-06-07 SEAT BELTS No 0 SEATBELT WAS FIXED ON RECALL ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. BUT, SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING AGAIN. AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT, …
2001-04-02 SEAT BELTS No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS STUCK INTO RETRACTOR. SEATBELT IS AUTOMATIC. OTHER PARTS ARE HANGING INSIDE OF ROOF OF VEHIC…
2001-04-02 SEAT BELTS No 0 COVERED CABLE WHICH IS A PART OF GUIDERAIL FOR SEAT BELT IS GOING TO COST APPROXIMATELY $500.00 TO FIX WHEN THERE IS N…
2001-03-28 SEAT BELTS No 0 THIS SEATBELT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN 97, WHICH I HAD DONE. NOW OUT OF THE BLUE IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED THE DE…
2001-03-12 SEAT BELTS No 0 WAS HAVING SEAT BELT PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE MECHANIC PUT SWITCH ON. FOUND RECALL NOTICE #97V073000 IN PAPERS…
2001-02-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. AUTOMATED SHOULDER BELT TRACK WILL DISENGAGE AND GO INTO U…
2000-10-02 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH No 0 WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SHATTERED WINDSHIELD, LATCH BROKE. *AK
2000-06-26 SEAT BELTS No 0 RECALL 97V073001/DRIVER'S SIDE GUIDE RAIL: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE GUIDE CABLE COMING OUT OF…
2000-06-24 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE CABLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DROPPED OUT OF THE CHAMBER AND THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE BECAM…
2000-06-04 SEAT BELTS No 0 AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STOPPED WORKING, CABLE HUNG LOOSE ON PIECE OF GREY WIRE. WHEN ENTERING THE DOOR THERE WAS A CLI…
2000-05-26 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 HAD RECALL WORK DONE PRIOR TO ANY FAILURE IN 1997/NOW THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED WITH REPAIR COST OF THE PART @ …
2000-05-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 PASSENGER'S SHOULDER SEATBELT IS INOPEABLE. UPPER ANCHOR HAS JAMMED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. *AK
2000-03-24 SEAT BELTS No 0 AUTOMATIC SEATBELT RETRACTOR BROKE ON DRIVER'S SIDE , CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE UNRESTRAINED. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.…
2000-02-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE No 0 CAR WOULDN'T START. BROKEN FOR 1 1/2 YEARS. DEALER SAID IT IS A SHORT IN THE ECM THROTTLE CONTROL. ALSO SAID ORIGINALLY…
2000-01-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAMSHAFT FAILED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO HAVING VEHICLE IN SHOP FOR A TIMING BELT FAILURE. DEAL…
1999-08-18 SEATS No 0 RECALL REPAIR ON THE GUIDE RAIL AND PIN, RECALL REPAIR FAILED CAUSING LOCK UP AND FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT. MJS (98V-31…
1999-08-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING No 0 PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE, THE SEAT IS LOCKED IN OPEN POSITION, PRVENTING ANY USAGE OF THE PASSENGER'S…
1999-07-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH NHTSA RECALL 97V073000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SR97. LATER, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER …
1999-06-25 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
1999-05-09 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 SEATBELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE, SEATBELT WEBBING DOES COME OVER THE HEAD.*AK
1999-05-03 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE LEFT SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT PART THAT FITS INTO THE TRACK BROKE. IT WAS MAKING A CLICK SOUND AND WOULDN'T MOVE.*AK
1999-05-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD No 0 HOOD WILL NOT OPEN. OPEN MECHANISM DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. *AK
1999-03-16 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 THERE HAS BEEN 2 RECALLS SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR IN 1993 FOR THE SEAT BELT. THE FIRST ONE WAS FOR THE TRACK, & NOW F…
1999-02-12 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE STALLS . AFTER RESTING A COUPLE OF MINUTES ENGINE CAN BE REST…
1999-02-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 SHOULDER SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT, WHICH KEEPS GETTING STRUCK IN THE UPPER POSITION. *AK
1999-01-15 SEAT BELTS No 0 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE VIA MAIL & BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER. THEY DID SOME WORK ON THE AUTOM…
1999-01-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 SHOULDER BELT STAYS IN LOCK POSITION, DOESN'T RETRACT IN ORDER TO USE THE SHOULDER STRAP. WE MUST MANUALLY PUT ITON A…
1999-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.
1998-08-12 SEAT BELTS No 0 PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMACTIC SEAT BELT ISN'T WORKING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER FIXED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT…
1998-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 PROBLEM WILL START WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE JUST STALLS OUT. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT VEHICLE ISN'T ON RECALL.*…
1997-10-10 SEAT BELTS No 0 AUTOMACTIC SEAT BELT ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY FOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND THE CONSUMER CAN ONLY USE THE LAP BELT. *AK
1997-10-03 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE AUTOMATIC RESTARAINT CHOKED THE DRIVER.THE OWNER PUSHED THE EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
1997-05-20 EQUIPMENT No 0 THERE ALREADY BEEN A RECALL ON THE SYSTEM IN QUESTION GUIDE RAIL/DOOR LATCH SWITCH. I HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE LATCH …
1997-04-12 SEAT BELTS No 0 SEAT BELT MOTOR ISN'T WORKING. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING THE SEAT MOVES FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK AND THE SEAT CAME OFF THE …
1997-04-07 SEAT BELTS No 0 EA 96 015, DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS IS INOPERATIVE PRIOR TO RECALL. WILL COST OVER $800 TO FIX. INOPERAT…
1997-01-05 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER No 0 AFTER SITTING DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT, THE SEA BACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS. *AK
1996-11-07 SEAT BELTS Yes 1 DURING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT 55 MPH AT WHICH THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DISCONN…
1996-08-21 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 SEAT BELT FAILED.
1996-08-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE EA96-015.*AK
1996-07-08 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT CABLE BROKE SO THE SEATBELT NO LONGER WORKS AND WOULD NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN…
1996-04-03 SEAT BELTS No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE GUIDE RAIL REMEDY HAD FAILED AGAIN FOR 3RD TIME. SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RETRACT TO ORIGINAL POSITION. …