Owners filed 15 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › automatic transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
7
0
0
0
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
2
0
0
0
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
2
0
0
0
Air Bags › Frontal
2
1
0
2
Power Train › Transfer Case (4-wheel Drive)
1
0
0
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
1
0
0
0
1 safety recall
Part 573 reports
Power Train › Automatic Transmission98V168000
Filed Jul 22, 19989,560 vehiclesMitsubishi America
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ALL WHEEL DRIVE PASSENGER VEHICLES. LOCKUP OF THE TRANSFER CASE CAN OCCUR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.
Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR ADEQUACY OF THE TRANSFER CASE OIL VOLUME, TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AND OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION OF THE TRANSFER CASE MECHANISM. IF OIL VOLUME IS INSUFFICIENT, THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF OIL WILL BE ADDED. IF THERE IS TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AFFECTED COMPONENTS WILL BE REPLACED. IF THE TRANSFER CASE SHOWS OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION, THE TRANSFER CASE WILL BE REPLACED.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Power Train › Transfer Case (4-wheel Drive)
Filed May 5, 2005110,000 milesOH
CONSUMER STATES: THE TRANSFER CASE INSIDE THE TRANMISSION LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. *NM
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 28, 2003TN
THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE REVERSING. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO ANY GEAR. *TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 28, 2002PA
PASSING A TRUCK ON SMALL HILL AND LOST POWER. HAD NO GEARS AT ALL. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD TO TAKE ACTION TO GET OFF ROAD. DT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 25, 2002ME
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 3, 2002VA
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 7, 2001PR
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 4, 2000OR
ON JULY 6, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 P.M. WHILE DRIVING THE ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE I HEARD A THUMP AND NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS GOING APROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND HAD TO SWERVE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. IT IS NOTED, ON MARCH 12, 1999, I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER AFTER NOTICING A JERK BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. I WAS CHARGED $95.00 FOR A TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 27, 1999FL
WHILE DRIVING SHFTED TRANSMISSION GEAR IN REVERSE, HEARD A NOISE ,AND TRANSMISSION LOCKED. UP. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THA TTRANSMISSION IS NOT REBUILDABLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Dec 17, 1998SC
REPLACED SHATTERED TORQUE CONVERTER AND DRIVESHAFT.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
TRANSMISSION FAILURES CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR.
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Apr 18, 1996NY
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD IN HEAVY WINDS OR SNOW, REDUCING VISIBILITY, ALSO STRONG WINDS WILL LIFT WIPERS FROM WINDSHIELD. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601593)
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Apr 18, 1996NY
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD DURING HARD RAIN OR SNOW, IMPEDING VISIBILITY, ALSO, STRONG WINDS LIFT WIPER ARM AWAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 503397)
Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Mar 29, 1996MO
AFTER HITTING A CURB, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 21, 1995NY
DURING FRONT END COLLISION, AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO DRIVER. TT
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: Jul 22, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.