Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / MIRAGE / 1993
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003212016 | Incident Date: May, 01 2003 |
| Consumer's City: PEWAUKEE | Consumer's State: WI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: MIRAGE | Model Year: 1993 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JA3CA31A6PU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 05 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 22 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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 to our mechanical and thinking it was the fuel pump. he informed me that the cam shaft had split. he said that this is very unusual. upon further research i have learned that mitsubishi has been aware of the fact that with the mirage there can be a problem with stalling due to an engine shaft defect. when i called mitsubishi all they said was there were no recalls on that and because the car is a 1993 with 103,000 miles there is nothing they would do. i strongly feel this is a warranty issue no matter how old the car is or how many miles it has. this is not something that preventative maintenance or normal and routine care could have prevented. it is a serious material defect. *nlm |