Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
43
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-14 | 97V179000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 31 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-11 | TIRES | No | 2 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND DEFECTIVE TIRE BLEW OUT - NOT SURE OF CAUSE (TREAD SEPARATION, SIDEWALL CRACKS, ETC.) INCIDENT… |
| 2016-07-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY MIRAGE HAS LESS THAN 72,000 MILES ON IT. WITHOUT SYMPTOMS OR WARNING, THE CAR OVERHEATED AND DESTROYED TWO HEAD GASK… |
| 2005-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HINGE PROBLEM. DOOR WAS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO OPEN OR CLOSE FOR ONE MONTH, THE DOOR WOULDN'T CL… |
| 2005-06-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 1 | I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON THE JUNE 5 AROUND 6:25 IN THE MORNING DRIVING ABOUT 65 MHP WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE HOOD O… |
| 2005-04-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 98 MISTSUBISHI MIRAGE I BEEN TRYING TO PASS EXPECTION SINSE APRIL 15TH MY CAR FAILED 17 TIMES I CONTACTED BAY … |
| 2005-03-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1998 MIRAGE. THIS WINTER MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BECAME HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE (STIFF… |
| 2004-11-23 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 - 60 MPH REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER TURNING ON THE DEFOGGER. METALLIC STRIPPING ON THE WINDOW WAS RE… |
| 2004-01-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 3 | THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FAILED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED THERE WAS A DELAY BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THIS CONDI… |
| 2003-08-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | 1998 MITSUBISH MIRAGE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS DONE 2 TIMES IN 10,000 MILES. *AK |
| 2002-07-31 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR FLIES OPEN WHEN DRIVING AFTER IT HAS BEEN SECURLY LOCKED. CONTACTED DEALER.THIS IS A COMMON PROB… |
| 2002-06-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT TIRES STARTED TO SHAKE, HAD THE TIRES BALANCED, ROTATED, ETC. MECHANIC PUT THEM ON BACK. THEY SHAKE LIKE U… |
| 2002-04-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL LEAKING. DEALER STATED THAT FUEL TANK HAD RUSTED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AKTHE GAS TANK AND T… |
| 2002-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAMSHAFT BROKE IN HALF DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS A MAUFACTURERES DEFECT BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD. *AK |
| 2001-10-17 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS SELF INSPECTNG TIRES, AND NOTICED THAT TREAT ON TWO FRONT TIRES AND REAR TIRE WAS SEPARATING. GENERAL… |
| 2001-06-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE AT A STANDSTILL, ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED MIRAGE. IMPACT PUSHED VEHICLE INTO A VAN. AFTER IMPACTING VAN, AIR … |
| 2001-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS WHEN DRIVING. ALSO, TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK INTO GEARS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK |
| 2001-02-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | IT POTHOLE CAUSING ME TO RUN UP ON THE CURB. THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT IMPACT FOR MY BODY TO BE THROWN FORWARD, BUT THE… |
| 2001-02-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED WHILE PARKED IN A GARAGE, THE FIRE INSPECTOR FOUND FAULT WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SY… |
| 2000-11-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT RECALL 00 V 311 001 DEFECT OCCURRED. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE DEA… |
| 2000-10-20 | SEATS | Yes | 0 | WAS BACKING UP & HEARD A POP, THEN DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED BACKWARDS. FOOT WENT STRAIGHT OUT, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED & … |
| 2000-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | [SEE ODI ID: 705306, MY PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL] THE FRONT BRAKE DISCS ARE WOEFULLY INADEQUATE FOR THIS CAR AND I BELIEVE… |
| 2000-08-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SLOW PICKUP; ENGINE CONSTANLY REVS; CAR JERKS INTO GEAR; REVS UNTIL IT CLICKS INTO GEAR |
| 2000-07-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRAILER TRUCK VEERED INTO HER LANE. THERE WAS A CONSTRUCTION … |
| 2000-04-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE STOPPING DURING RAIN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END A VEHICL… |
| 1999-08-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | Yes | 0 | BUMPER RIPPED COMPLETELY OFF IN AN ACCIDENT GOING TEN MPH CAUSEING OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE COSTING MORE THAN A REGU… |
| 1999-06-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. |
| 1999-06-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTED IN INJURY TO DRIVERS NECK, BACK, LEG AND ARM FROM CONSUMER … |
| 1999-04-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN, HITTING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE … |
| 1999-03-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FL… |
| 1999-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | 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… |
| 1998-08-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION CAUSES PROBLEMS. WHEN PULLING FROM A STOP SIGN INTO AN INTERSECTION , VEHICLE STALLS WHILE … |
| 1998-08-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED RESULTING IN SLIPPING. |
| 1998-04-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SINCE THE THIRD DAY OF PURCHASE, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THE SALESMAN ALL THE PROBLEMS AND HE SAID THAT… |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR B… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 98V059000 BRAKES:HYDRAULICAL:POWER ASSIST:CHECK VALVE, 1998 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE I TRIED TO COMMUNICATE… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED VEHICLE BEGINS TO BRAKE WITHOUT OUT BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP … |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO HYDROPLANE ON WET GROUND. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER STATES BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED. *YH |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED. ALSO ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED,THEY BECOME INOPERATIVE CAUSING POOR VIS… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS HAVE BEGAN TO FALL AT HINGES. DOORS ARE UNALIGNED. DEALER HAS BEEN CON… |
| — | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | WITHIN LAST YEAR AND A HALF FRONT RIGHT WHEEL LUGS: NUTS: BOLTS BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. … |