1993 Mitsubishi Mirage
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 1993 Mitsubishi Mirage. Newest first.
Certain aj motorsport combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above listed passenger vehicles. combination lamps not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Lack of amber side reflectors in the lamps will decrease lighting visibility to other drivers and may possibly result in a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Aj motorsport will notify owners and offer reimbursement for the lamps. the recall began on july 31, 2006. owners may contact aj motorsport at 626-618-2026.
Excess lubrication can cause the rubber door latch switch cover to deform, and the door latch switch to malfunction, so that the shoulder belt anchorage would remain at the a-pillar when the door was closed.
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the door latch switch.
The guide rail on the driver's side contains a covered cable and also an angled belt guide at the top end of the webbing. the combination of these factors can lead, over time, to the cable's movement exerting abrading force to the lower edges of the cable's chamber, sufficient to cause the cable to drop out of the chamber with the shoulder belt anchorage…
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained.
Remedy
Dealers will install a new replacement guide rail.
Owner complaints
73 complaints2 involved a crash1 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Seat belts › Front
1993 mitsubishi mirage, nhtsa recall 97v073001 mitsubishi reluctantly performed recall. motorized shoulder belt still would not work. was told to manually latch and unlatch shoulder belt to anchor (emergency procedure). shoulder belt became frayed because of rubbing on a guide while manually…
1993 mitsubishi mirage, nhtsa recall 97v073001 mitsubishi reluctantly performed recall. motorized shoulder belt still would not work. was told to manually latch and unlatch shoulder belt to anchor (emergency procedure). shoulder belt became frayed because of rubbing on a guide while manually using the shoulder belt. dealer said vehicle IS "unsafe". requested replacement of shoulder belt and offered to pay labor. mitsubishi refused. approximate cost of repair IS $300- $400. dealer paperwork and mitsubishi correspondence available upon request.
- Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
Moving seatbelt would stick in corner at back of door would not move completly to back of door. Could open door and close and seat belt would work properly, now seat belt IS stuck in the corner of door and there IS a gray cable sticking out and belt wont move at all forward or backward
- Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
The automatic seat belt cable came of it's track. This resulted in the seat belt failing to retract. Also, the plastic coating over the cable came off. This occurred after the driver's side guide rail recall 97v073001 was performed. the dealership has been contacted. *jb *sc
- Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
Recall repairs for driver's side guide rail 97v073001 failed, and the defect recurred. *Ak
- Seat belts › Front
Automatic seat belt on driver's side came off the hinges, causing the driver not to be properly restrained. the seat belt motor was replaced last year for the same problem. *Ak *jb
- Seat belts
Seat belts malfunctioned. Parts have been replaced; however, problem still exists.*ak
- Equipment · Seat belts › Front › Retractor
I have had left front driver side seatbelt retractor fail 3 times once in 1998,2000 &2003. The car has the automatic seatbelts so when you close the door the seatbelt IS suppose to retract back behind the seat or along the door jam in each of my incidences I closed the door and the seat belt…
I have had left front driver side seatbelt retractor fail 3 times once in 1998,2000 &2003. The car has the automatic seatbelts so when you close the door the seatbelt IS suppose to retract back behind the seat or along the door jam in each of my incidences I closed the door and the seat belt retractor cable comes out of the rail that runs along the top of the door jam and gets stuck half way to or not at all. It IS a recall I believe and I had it replaced for the recall 2 times and now im going to a 3RD time. It IS very frightening to me because it IS a safety issue I cannot drive my car without a seatbelt it not only unsafe its against the law. I hope to shed some light on this issue and ask that it be looked at more closely. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
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…
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
- Seat belts
I received a recall notice via mail & brought my car to the local mitsubishi dealer. they did some work on the automatic shoulder belt. I do not believe that enough was done. now they refuse to do any more "goodwill" repairs at no charge. this IS my safety at risk. I even took it and paid…
I received a recall notice via mail & brought my car to the local mitsubishi dealer. they did some work on the automatic shoulder belt. I do not believe that enough was done. now they refuse to do any more "goodwill" repairs at no charge. this IS my safety at risk. I even took it and paid for it myself to another service center after another failure. I have written reports of this. I also have copies of what I was told IS a "silent recall" where the owner IS not notified. keep in mind, before I took it for service to the first place, there was never a problem. all the problems have developed after the dealership worked on the car. this has been extremely frustrating to me and a long process. now they refuse to do any further work for free. I still have the problem and it IS my safety that IS at risk. please assist as soon as you can.*ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
The first head gasket was replaced on 3-8-1999 @30,886 miles. the second head gasket was replaced on 1-24-2002 @ 55,691 miles. they would not help cover the cost because it was longer than one year even though there was only 24,000 miles on the head gasket. I have kept all receipts on my vehicle and have kept up with all the required maintenance. there must be some defect involved.*ak
- Seat belts
The automatic seat belt quit working and the cable came out on the driver side and the automatic seat belt on the passenger side started sticking half way in the track.*ak
- Electrical system › Ignition › Module · Fuel system, gasoline › Delivery › Fuel pump · Seat belts
Car wouldn't start. Broken for 1 1/2 years. Dealer said it IS a short in the ecm throttle control. Also said originally that it was fuel pump. Supposed to preform recall on seatbelts, but it had not been preformed after 2 weeks in the shop. Car IS now working, but only after ecm was completely replaced. Seatbelt still not working.*ak
- Seat belts
Seatbelt was fixed on recall about two years ago. But, same problem has been happening again. automatic seat belt, when seat belt went to back, it started making clicking sounds. belt dropped down out of ceiling. contacted dealer. Dealer would not fix because it was fixed on recall. *ak
- Seat belts
Driver's side guide rail remedy had failed again for 3RD time. shoulder belt failed to retract to original position. *ak *slc
- Seat belts
This seatbelt has been recalled in 97, which I had done. now out of the blue it just stopped working. I called the dealership and also the mitsubishi hotline and they are both saying that because it was already replaced that my case IS closed and they won't give me a new one. other than the…
This seatbelt has been recalled in 97, which I had done. now out of the blue it just stopped working. I called the dealership and also the mitsubishi hotline and they are both saying that because it was already replaced that my case IS closed and they won't give me a new one. other than the seatbelt not working, this 8 year old car runs fine, I don't want to get rid of it just because it will cost more than half the book value of the car to replace this defective part. can you help me?*ak
- Seat belts
Covered cable which IS a part of guiderail for seat belt IS going to cost approximately $500.00 to fix when there IS nhtsa recall campaign 97v073001 which deals with same problem. please provide any additional information/attachments.*ak
- Seat belts
Driver's side seatbelt IS stuck into retractor. Seatbelt IS automatic. Other parts are hanging inside of roof of vehicle.*ak
- Latches/locks/linkages › Hood › Latch
While driving 60 mph hood flew open and shattered windshield, latch broke. *Ak
- Seat belts
Was having seat belt problem. Took to dealership where mechanic put switch on. Found recall notice #97v073000 in papers. Contacted dealership again. Service manager refused to have belt guide rail replaced. Told recall done. Manufacturer agreed with dealership. owner indicated recall repairs were partially done.*ak
- Seat belts
Front passenger side seat belt IS not operating properly. automated shoulder belt track will disengage and go into unlocked position. please provide any additional information. *ak
- Seat belts
The consumer was having problems with nhtsa recall 97v073000/ manufacturer's recall SR97. later, automatic shoulder belt retractor on driver side didn't retract. It stayed in a restraint postion. Dealer felt it was another component that was causing guiderail to be inoperative.*ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
While consumer was driving camshaft failed two weeks prior to having vehicle in shop for a timing belt failure. dealership was aware of problem. it took $1400.00.*ak ( see odi # 733265).
- Seat belts
The left side automatic seatbelt part that fits into the track broke. it was making a click sound and wouldn't move.*ak
- Seat belts
Cable has disengaged from t mechanism and it has caused the shoulder anchorage to become stuck. Has torned the seatbelt webbing material. he has contacted dealership, and the dealership wants $800.00 to be repaired.*ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
I had a timing belt install , one week later my car stop in the middle of the highway, so I call mitsubishi and they told me that my timing belt probably came off. I had already paid $400.00 to install my timing belt, so when I went down to see what was wrong they told me that my cam shaft had…
I had a timing belt install , one week later my car stop in the middle of the highway, so I call mitsubishi and they told me that my timing belt probably came off. I had already paid $400.00 to install my timing belt, so when I went down to see what was wrong they told me that my cam shaft had broken, so I went and talk to a mechanic and they told me that only way a cam shaft can break IS the timing belt was not install right or cam shaft was defected , I had to paid $1400.00 to get it fix , so I need some help to see what really happen......thank. *ak
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Automatic shoulder belt failure
The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails
- Auto shoulder belt failure
There is no summary currently available
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10170852This Technical Service Bulletin updates the door adjustment procedure in the Body Section of the applicable service manuals.
- 10169006This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.
- 10163703This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. This bulletin supersedes TSB-18-00-003, issued April, 2018, to add updated information for Carrying Capacity Reduced Label.
- 10130469This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.
- 600571Information about improved automatic transaxle end clutch.
- 54299Service manual revision on supplemental restraint system (srs) cautions and warnings.
- 52620Mut-ii scan tool warranty.
- 52610Torque converter clutch solenoid resistance - service manual revision.
- 52073Additional srs air bag troubleshooting procedures- service manual revision.
- 50609Addition of new item to troubleshooting chart (worn or damaged valve guides) - service manual revision.
- 50606Additional manual transaxle shift lever operational inspection - service manual revision.
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