Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Mitsubishi Mirage.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE MITSUBISHI MIRAGE 1994 S 4 DOORS 1.5L THE VALVES GUIDES DAMAGE THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES. *TR |
| 2008-01-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | DRIVER LOST CONTROL AFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENABLED, CAR FREEWHEELED AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO UTILITY POLE. DRIVE… |
| 2008-01-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT FROM A FRIENDS BIRTHDAY. AT APPROX. 1:20AM I WAS DRIVING NORTH IN NEWARK P… |
| 2007-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | 20 AMP FUSE BLOWS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AND CUTS OFF ENGINE CAUSING THE CAR TO DIE ON THE ROAD EVERY TIME. THI… |
| 2004-06-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | (1)THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED (2)A SPRING FROM THE SWITCH FROZE THE STEERING SO THAT ONLY 5 DEGREE OF STEERING I… |
| 2003-11-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 2 | MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN I HAD TO COME TO A QUICK STOP. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND MY AIRBA… |
| 2002-07-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING AT 20,000 MILES. CONSUMER HAD GASKET REPLACED, AND IT IS LEAKING AGAIN AT 47000 MILES. VEHICLE I… |
| 2001-08-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN HWY AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR UNKNOWN REASON.*AK |
| 2001-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO BRAKING ACTION. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE LINE ON PA… |
| 2001-03-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, NO BUMP/POT HOLE, ETC. DEALER NOTIFIE… |
| 2001-01-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN AT A STOP VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND CUT OFF. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLE… |
| 2000-11-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-06-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | EA 99 007/INDAVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: WHILE TRAVELING ON A GRAVEL ROAD OF 20 MPH; DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED/ REASON… |
| 1999-09-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN DEALER SOLD HIM THE CAR EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. THE ENGINE ROD CAME OFF, CAUSING CAR TO KNOCK. *AK |
| 1999-09-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN DEALER SOLD CONSUMERTHE VEHICLE EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. AFTERWARDS, ENGINE ROD CAME OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO K… |
| 1999-06-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHENEVER THE WA SA CHANGE IN WEATHER AND CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE & TURNED HEATER ON, BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WOUL… |
| 1998-08-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | Yes | 1 | WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED OR CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT OIL IN AND IT WOULD START BACK UP. ALSO,… |
| 1998-07-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER AIRBAG DURING VEHIVLE COLLISION CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVER. |
| 1998-06-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WAS APPROACHING LIGHT. ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOPPED. MIRAGE REAR ENDED VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 5MPH. AIR … |
| 1997-12-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | LIGHTS TEND TO GO OUT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT STOPED SEVERAL TIMES BY LOCAL PD. *AK |
| 1997-10-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 35 TO 40MPH, GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE RED LIGHT AND HIT TH… |
| 1997-08-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 2MPH THE VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. ALSO , FRONT DRIVER SIDE S… |
| 1997-08-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | CONSUMER WAS IN TRAFFIC, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN IN AN EMERGENCY STOP HAD TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL AND AIR … |
| 1997-08-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED… |
| 1997-08-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DRIVER STATES THAT HE DID NOT HIT ANY THING… |
| 1997-04-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE DIED SUDDENLY W/OUT WARNING ON 04/28/97 (WITHIN EMISSIONS WARRANTY PERIOD), 05/07/98, 04/09/99, 04/19/99, 06/01/… |
| 1997-02-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | OWNER HIT ANOTHER CAR AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1996-11-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP,THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY REASON. *AK |
| 1996-11-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN… |
| 1996-06-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN HIT BY A TRUCK. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK |
| 1996-05-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TURNING IGNITON SWITCH OFF INDICATOR SELECTOR SHIFTS TO ACCESSARIES. DIAGNOSIS: SPRING IN IGNITION. *AK |
| 1995-11-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT THERE WAS ONE INJURY IN ACCIDENT. *SLC |
| 1995-10-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG BURST AND RESULTED IN BURNS TO THE DRIVER. TT |
| 1995-05-12 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | Yes | 0 | WHEN TURNING TO RIGHT IDLER ARM SNAPPED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT |
| 1995-03-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | OTHER: DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEFECTIVE, RESULTING IN INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (OTHER VEHICLE ON 489486) *SKD |
| 1995-03-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | GEAR SHIFT CABLE FAILURE IN AUTO TRANSMISSION. TT |
| 1995-03-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | HIT PATCH OF ICE SLID UNDER SEMI HIT DOLLIE SUPPORT BAR AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT |
| 1995-02-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, ALSO FALSE DEPLOYMENT, CAUSING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN DRIVER SUFFERING CUTS/BRUISES/SWE… |
| 1995-01-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD |
| 1994-12-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. "DUP: SEE 957923". *SKD |
| 1994-09-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | FAULTY BRAKE CALIPERS. THIS IS THE FOURTH OCCURANCE. TT |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 25 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER WAS … |
| — | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | ALL SEALS ARE MISSING FROM VEHICLE CAUSING LEAKS WITHIN INTERIOR. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY FAILED. |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT IS STUCK WITHIN THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CAUSE UNK… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIV… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERICENING A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT; IN ADDITI… |
| — | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | WHEN THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY THE REAR SWAY BAR BROKE. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED THA… |
| — | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | NEEDS TO REPLACE THE MOTOR ON THE POWER WINDOWS. |