2015 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE

AIR BAGS

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Mirage vehicles. The internal acceleration sensor in the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) can misinterpret vibrations such as those from poor road conditions or a flat tire to be a sensor er

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Mitsubishi Mirage vehicles manufactured July 27, 2013, to September 2, 2015. If the driver enters an affected vehicle with their feet covered water and salt, it may soak through the carpet and cause corrosion to

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3

Mileage: 37,000

ON 3/8/2018, MY 2015 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BY A SIMI-TRUCK GOING 50 OR MORE MILES PER HOUR. YET, MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT INJURIES FROM THIS ACCIDENT WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN LESS SEVERE, IF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ACCORDINGLY. I WAS NOT TOLD WHEN BUYING THE CAR OF ANY DEFECTS WITH THE AIR BAGS OR SENSORS. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN OPEN RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS STILL BEING RESEARCHED. I FOUND THIS OUT AFTER SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS AS TO WHY MY AIR BAGS DID

Mileage: 44,000

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR RUNNING RED LIGHT DRIVING AT/ABOVE 50MPH NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED @ TIME OF ACCIDENT

Mileage: 14,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON A PATCH OF BLACK ICE AND STRUCK A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICA

THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AND THERE WAS NOTHING REMARKABLE ABOUT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY IN VERY LITTLE TIME, CAUSING THE CAR TO CRASH INTO A BUILDING AFTER ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THE CAR TRAVELED A VERY SHORT DISTANCE BUT WITNESSES SAID THAT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AS IT APPROACHED THE BUILDING. THE DRIVER HAD INTENDED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN BUT WAS UNABL

Mileage: 1,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AT FULL SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A RAVINE AND CRASHED INTO TREES. THE CONTACT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND WAS AWAKENED IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, BOTH KNEES, CHEST, AND LOWER BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT

Mileage: 1,809

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO THE CONTACT'S LANE AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED JAW, KNEE, SHOULDER, AND OTHER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE CRASH SCENE TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANU

Mileage: 20,000

I HAD A CAR WRECK ON JUNE 10, 2016. I HIT AN SUV THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME, AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON INTIAL IMPACT. I HIT THE SUV, THEN HIT AN IMBANKMENT. WHEN I HIT THE IMBANKMENT, IT DEPLOYED. IT SHOULD HAVE COME OUT ON INTIAL IMPACT. THE IMPACT WS SO GREAT, I HIT MY HEAD ON WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED GLASS ABOVE STERRING WHEEL, EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. I HAVE PICTURES OF CAR, BUT IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO UPLOAD THEM FOR SOME REASON. I CAN EMAIL THEM TO YOU IF YOU NEED ME TO.

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP TIRES, SIZE: 165/65/R14 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE OFF THE ROAD, AND CRASHED INTO A COVERT PIPE. THE CONTACT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER COVERT PIPE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ABDOMINAL AREA, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED

Mileage: 15,000