1997 Mitsubishi Nativa

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › front. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Suspension › Front	1		0	0	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine00V311002

Filed Dec 6, 200061,068 vehiclesMitsubishi Caribbean

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY 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. ON THE MIRAGE VEHICLES, THE DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW, IMPROVED CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT ON THE OLDER ENGINES. ON NEW ENGINES WHICH ALREADY HAVE THE IMPROVED BOLT, THE DEALER WILL TIGHTEN THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT TO THE CORRECT TORQUE SPECIFICATION. ON THE MONTERO MODELS, DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT TO THE CORRECT TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS. IF THE BOLT IS DAMAGED, IT WILL BE REPLACED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings98V220001

Filed Sep 21, 19986,609 vehiclesMitsubishi Caribbean

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE FRONT BRAKE LINES CAN DEVELOP PIN HOLES DUE TO CHAFFING AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE PASS-THROUGH HOLE IN THE INNER FENDER.

Risk. BRAKE FLUID CAN LEAK RESULTING IN DETERIORATED BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE INDICATOR LAMP.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES FOR SIGNS OF WEAR AND ROUTING. IF THE LINES ARE NOT CORRECTLY CENTERED IN THE PASS-THROUGH HOLE, THE LINES WILL BE REPOSITIONED BY BENDING SLIGHTLY TO CORRECT. IF THERE IS EVIDENCE OF BRAKE LINE WEAR, THE BRAKE LINE WILL BE REPLACED.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Suspension › Front

Filed Oct 16, 1998PR

VEHICLE'S FRONT END SUSPENSION IS POOR CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRES AND SHOCK ABSORBERS CONTINUALLY.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2002

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2002	2	1	Routine
1999	1	3	Routine
1998	0	3	Routine
1997 — this page	1	2	Routine

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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: Dec 6, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.