Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2000 Mitsubishi Caribbean Mirage

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body › door › hinge and attachments. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine01V340002
Filed Nov 1, 20018,887 vehiclesMitsubishi Caribbean

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY CAN BECOME LOOSE AND THE PULLEY COULD FALL OFF THE VEHICLE.

Risk. THE CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO INSURE THAT THE BOLT IS TIGHTENED. FOR THOSE BOLTS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED, THE BOLT AND PULLEY WILL BE REMOVED AND INSPECTED FOR ANY INDICATION OF DAMAGE. COMPONENTS SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE WILL BE REPLACED AND THE BOLT TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER TORQUE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2002. 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 CARIBBEAN AT 1-800-981-0452.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 3, 200430,000 milesTN

THE LOWER DOOR HINGES WAS DAMAGED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE DOOR WAS GETTING HARDER TO DO. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED MITSUBISHI. HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB *TC

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20010100Routine
2000 — this page1100Routine
19992300Routine
19980300Routine
19971100Routine
19931200Routine
19910100Routine
19900100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 1, 2001. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.