2000 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE D

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

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

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH REMOVABLE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS AFFIXED TO THE DASH AND TO THE SUNVISOR DO NOT MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

I am the original owner of this vehicle. During the last state inspection I was told and shown the cross member bar is starting to rust. In researching cross member bars with Mitsubishi this seems to be an ongoing problem with their vehicles. I would like them to replace this part on my vehicle, too, since there is a current recall on cross member bars on later vehicles and models.

MY NAME IS [XXX]. AND I AM REQUIRING ABOUT THE SAFER CAR RECALL.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 131,000

MY NAME IS [XXX]. AND I AM REQUIRING ABOUT THE SAFER CAR RECALL.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 131,000

MY NAME IS [XXX]. AND I AM REQUIRING ABOUT THE SAFER CAR RECALL.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 131,000

MY ENTIRE BACK TAIL LIGHTS, SIDE LIGHTS, AND DASH LIGHTS FAILED AND DUE TO THIS ANOTHER DRIVER BUMPED MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY LIGHTS WENT TOTALLY OUT AS I WAS DRIVING AND I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING ON THE DASH AND IT WAS NIGHT TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THEY WORKED BEFORE I ENTERED MY VEHICLE. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AS WELL SINCE THE INCIDENT AND I CANNOT ADJUST THEM FROM INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

MY ENTIRE BACK TAIL LIGHTS, SIDE LIGHTS, AND DASH LIGHTS FAILED AND DUE TO THIS ANOTHER DRIVER BUMPED MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY LIGHTS WENT TOTALLY OUT AS I WAS DRIVING AND I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING ON THE DASH AND IT WAS NIGHT TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THEY WORKED BEFORE I ENTERED MY VEHICLE. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AS WELL SINCE THE INCIDENT AND I CANNOT ADJUST THEM FROM INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE FR380 TIRES, SIZE 175/65R14. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT RECENTLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 230,000. *TR

Mileage: 199,000

ODOMETER, GAS, TEMPERATURE GAUGES STOPPED FUNCTIONING... YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU GOING YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE GAS LEFT IN YOUR TANK... ON JUN 8, 2007 I'M ON MY WAY HOME THE LEVEL ON MY GAS STUCK ON HALF I THOUGH IT'S REALLY HALF FULL BUT ITS NOT & I RAN OUT OF GAS ABOUT LESS THAN A MILE AWAY FROM MY HOME. WHAT IF IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY. *JB

Mileage: 115,000

I OWN A 2000 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE THAT I BOUGHT NEW OFF THE LOT. I NOTICED IT HAD TROUBLE SHUTTING SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND IT HAD A LOUD SQUEAK. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAD THE SAME ISSUE FOR A FEW MONTHS IN THE WINTER BUT STOPPED IN THE SUMMER. THIS WINTER (2006/2007) THE PASSENGER DOOR STARTED ACTING UP ONCE AGAIN. IT WASN'T UNTIL AROUND EASTER THAT I WAS WITH MY DAUGHTER SHOPPING AND AFTER 3 OR 4 STOPS THE DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE. IT HAD DROPPED ABOUT 1 INCH SO IT NO LONGER LINED UP. WHEN WE GOT HOME I CHECKED THE HINGES. THE DOOR HAD CRACKED AROUND THE CONNECTION POINT SO THE DOOR IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE HINGE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 3 DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS AND THEY ALL CONFIRMED IT IS RUST THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND THEY TOOK PICTURES BUT HAVE NEVER CONTACTED ME BACK. THEY SAID THAT ALTHOUGH I WAS WITHIN THE NUMBER OF

Mileage: 194,250

I OWN A 2000 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE THAT I BOUGHT NEW OFF THE LOT. I NOTICED IT HAD TROUBLE SHUTTING SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND IT HAD A LOUD SQUEAK. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAD THE SAME ISSUE FOR A FEW MONTHS IN THE WINTER BUT STOPPED IN THE SUMMER. THIS WINTER (2006/2007) THE PASSENGER DOOR STARTED ACTING UP ONCE AGAIN. IT WASN'T UNTIL AROUND EASTER THAT I WAS WITH MY DAUGHTER SHOPPING AND AFTER 3 OR 4 STOPS THE DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE. IT HAD DROPPED ABOUT 1 INCH SO IT NO LONGER LINED UP. WHEN WE GOT HOME I CHECKED THE HINGES. THE DOOR HAD CRACKED AROUND THE CONNECTION POINT SO THE DOOR IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE HINGE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 3 DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS AND THEY ALL CONFIRMED IT IS RUST THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND THEY TOOK PICTURES BUT HAVE NEVER CONTACTED ME BACK. THEY SAID THAT ALTHOUGH I WAS WITHIN THE NUMBER OF

Mileage: 194,250

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HINGES BROKE. THE DOOR HINGE DROPPED, AND THE DOOR SIMPLY FELL OFF. THESE TWO OCCURRENCES HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. THE DOORS WERE HARD TO OPEN ,AND THE CONTACT HAD TO LIFT THE DOORS TO CLOSE THEM PROPERLY WITH NORMAL USE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THE HINGES WERE REPLACED BY THE CONTACT AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CONTACT HAS NOT LOCATED A NEW SET OF HINGES. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

MY CAR WAS HAVING A STARTING ISSUE FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. I TOOK IT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER (NEMET), MITSUBISHI, PEP BOYS, AND SEARS. EVEYONE TOLD ME THE CAR WAS FINE. YET, THE CAR CONTINED TO NOT START 3 DAYS A WEEK. RECELTY I AM TOLD IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO SMOKE AND IGNITE. I TOLD THIS TO MITSUBISHI (CORPORATION AND STAR DEALERSHIP) AND BOTH TOLD ME ALL THEY COULD DO IS PUT ME IN TO ANOTHER CAR WHICH MENT ANOTHER 5 YEAR PAY OFF. I AM ATA LOSS WITH WAHT TO DO.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

PROBLEMS WITH POWER TO THE HEADLAMPS. BOTH HEADLAMPS ARE CURRENTLY NOT WORKING, NEITHER HIGH OR LOW BEAMS. I HAVE CHECKED THE POWER GOING TO THE HEADLAMPS, REPLACED THE SWITCH, THE MAIN 40A FUSE, BOTH HEADLAMPS AND THE 10A FUSES ON THE BOX, I TOOK IT TO A DEALER/SHOP RECOMMENDED A FULL DISGNOSTIC CHECK AND POSSIBLY REPLACING WIRING LEADING UP TO THE HEADLAMPS. THIS IS THE 3RD MAJOR CONCERN ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. IN 2001 THE MAIN WIRING BEHIND THE DASH BOARD HAS FUSED TOGETHER CAUSING WIRING FAILURE THROUGHT THE INTIRE VEHICLE. THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT STAYS ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME EVEN WHEN CRUISE IS NOT IN USE. AS WELL I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR ON THE PASSANGERS SIDE NOT SHUTTING TIGHTLY AND IS SLOWLY COMMING OFF THE FRAME, RESULTING IN THE DOOR LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HINGE HAS COLLAPSED, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ALIGNED. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS BEGINNING TO DO THE SAME THING. AT THIS TIME NO ONE CAN SIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE.*AK THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF BOTH DOORS IS CONSISTENT WITH AVERAGE / NORMAL USE. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAN NOT BE CLOSED FROM THE INSIDE AS IT NEED TO BE LIFTED AND CLOSED AT THE SAME TIME. *EH.......*AK *JB *BF

Mileage: 57,000

I FIRST STARTED NOTICING THAT MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERENT COMING ON, BUT WAS UNAWARE THAT MY PARKING LIGHTS WERE ALSO DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS. THEN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY ANOTHER MOTOREST CONTINUOUSLY KEPT FLASHING HIS LILGHTS AT ME FROM BEHIND. NOW IT WAS DARK SO I THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING MAJOR WAS WRONG. I PULLED OVER TO NOTICE THAT MY TAIL LIGHTS WERENT ON AS WELL AS MY PARKING LIGHTS . SO I TOOK MY CAR TO A FRIEND WHO WORKS ON FOREIGN CARS AND HE TESTED EVERYTHING BUT COULDNT FIND A PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING IF THERE HAS EVER BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS BEFORE, AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE OVER LOOKED. IF SO PLEASE CONTACT ME: E_HEEG@YAHOO.COM , THANK YOU.*AK

I FIRST STARTED NOTICING THAT MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERENT COMING ON, BUT WAS UNAWARE THAT MY PARKING LIGHTS WERE ALSO DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS. THEN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY ANOTHER MOTOREST CONTINUOUSLY KEPT FLASHING HIS LILGHTS AT ME FROM BEHIND. NOW IT WAS DARK SO I THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING MAJOR WAS WRONG. I PULLED OVER TO NOTICE THAT MY TAIL LIGHTS WERENT ON AS WELL AS MY PARKING LIGHTS . SO I TOOK MY CAR TO A FRIEND WHO WORKS ON FOREIGN CARS AND HE TESTED EVERYTHING BUT COULDNT FIND A PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING IF THERE HAS EVER BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS BEFORE, AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE OVER LOOKED. IF SO PLEASE CONTACT ME: E_HEEG@YAHOO.COM , THANK YOU.*AK

THE GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD DON'T WORK ANYMORE. THIS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO OR SO. THEY WOULD START BY FLICKERING A LITTLE BIT AND EVENTUALLY MOVED ON TO NOT WORKING AT ALL. I'VE GONE THROUGH THIS ENTIRE SUMMER WITHOUT THEM WORKING. MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK, I CAN'T TELL HOW MANY MILES ARE ON MY DIGITAL ODOMETER, MY GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK, THE RPM METER DOESN'T WORK, AND THE TEMP GAUGE IS OUT. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO AFFECTED MY HORN. I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO THE HORN BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK IN A CONSTANT ON POSITION WITH THE HORN BLARING EVERYTIME I WENT TO START THE CAR. I NOTICE THAT THE GAUGES USUALLY DON'T WORK WHEN IT'S WARM OR REALLY HOT OUT. IT TENDS TO WORK ALRIGHT IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN IT'S COLDER OUTSIDE. HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING OR LETTING THE CAR WARM UP, THE GAUGES GO OUT AGAIN. IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFORMATION ON HOW THIS WAS FIXED, WHAT THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY IS, OR HOW MUCH IT COSTS, PLEASE HELP ME OUT. THANKS SO MUCH! *AK

Mileage: 47,000

THE GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD DON'T WORK ANYMORE. THIS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO OR SO. THEY WOULD START BY FLICKERING A LITTLE BIT AND EVENTUALLY MOVED ON TO NOT WORKING AT ALL. I'VE GONE THROUGH THIS ENTIRE SUMMER WITHOUT THEM WORKING. MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK, I CAN'T TELL HOW MANY MILES ARE ON MY DIGITAL ODOMETER, MY GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK, THE RPM METER DOESN'T WORK, AND THE TEMP GAUGE IS OUT. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO AFFECTED MY HORN. I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO THE HORN BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK IN A CONSTANT ON POSITION WITH THE HORN BLARING EVERYTIME I WENT TO START THE CAR. I NOTICE THAT THE GAUGES USUALLY DON'T WORK WHEN IT'S WARM OR REALLY HOT OUT. IT TENDS TO WORK ALRIGHT IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN IT'S COLDER OUTSIDE. HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING OR LETTING THE CAR WARM UP, THE GAUGES GO OUT AGAIN. IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFORMATION ON HOW THIS WAS FIXED, WHAT THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY IS, OR HOW MUCH IT COSTS, PLEASE HELP ME OUT. THANKS SO MUCH! *AK

Mileage: 47,000

WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE WE WERE SO VERY HAPPY BUT THAT IN TIME THAT HAS CHANGED. FOR SOME REASON THE DOORS STARTED TO STIFFEN UP AND WERE GETTING HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE NO MATTER WHAT WE TRIED DOING. WE WERE GREASING THE HINGES LIKE ANYONE NORMAL PERSON SHOULD AND THEY JUST KEPT GETTING WORSE UNTIL ONE DAY THE DOOR JUST SEEMED TO BE NOT SITTING RIGHT. SO WE LOCKED THAT DOOR AND STOPED USING IT UNTIL WE COULD HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER AN OTHER DOOR STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. WE TOOK IN THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HINGE WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED BECAUSE IT HAD BROKE. AFTER TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM I WAS TOLD IT WAS COVERED UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO BE WORKED ON I WAS THEN TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED AND THAT IT WAS MITSUBISHI'S PROBLEM TO FIX IT. AFTER TRYING FOR WEEKS TO GET A HOLD OF SOMEONE I FINALLY DID. I WAS TOLD IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT THEY WOULDN'T COVER THE CHARGES. THEY WERE CONCIDERING IT NORMAL WE

Mileage: 57,000

MY VEHICLES PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOORS ARE FALLING OFF THE HINGES. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE USED OR IT WILL FALL COMPLETELY OFF, THE DRIVER DOOR IS GETTING TO THAT POINT, WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR IS ADJURE, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MITSUBISHI THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR THE DEALER STATES THE SAME(I UNDERSTAND THE DEALER HAS TO FOLLOW MITSU WARRANTY) HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT GIVE THIS TO ME IN WRITING. THIS IS A LEASE WHICH MEANS WHEN I TURN THAT VEHICLE IN THEY WILL CHARGE ME FOR THE DOORS, THE DOORS ARE CAUSING THE SIDE PANELS TO BUCKLE AND IS BENDING THE FENDER. I CAN UNDERSTAND ONE DOOR HAVE PROBLEMS BUT FOR BOTH DOORS, AND TO BE TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ( I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER VEHICLE 4 YEARS OF AGE WITH THEIR DOORS FALLING OFF). ALSO A BOLT BROKE IN THE ENGINE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING, THIS WAS RECALLED, WHICH I HAD FIXED AND THEN THE BOLT BROKE AND IS NOW SEIZED INTO PLACE - NOT SAFE EITHER. *CB

Mileage: 50,000