Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1996 Mitsubishi Expo

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › automatic transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Power Train › Automatic Transmission1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly04V542000
Filed Nov 10, 2004276 vehiclesMitsubishi Caribbean

Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE THE RADIATOR UPPER HOSE CLAMPING IS INSUFFICIENT.

Risk. DUE TO ENGINE BEHAVIOR, FORCES MAY PULL ON THE RADIATOR HOSE AND THE HOSE MAY COME OUT, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO COOLANT LEAKAGE AND SUBSEQUENT OVERHEATING.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL NEW RADIATOR HOSE AND HAVE THE HOSE CLAMP CHANGED WITH MODIFIED ONES. THE RECALL BEGAN MARCH 9, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI OF CARIBBEAN AT 787-251-8715.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 4, 1999PR

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1992
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20031000Routine
1996 — this page1100Routine
199511100Routine
199415100Routine
199312200Routine
199241200Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

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Most recent recall on file: Nov 10, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.