https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Mitsubishi Spyder. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:30:13 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-671452 Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT ON 5/19/08, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INFORMED ME THAT MY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT IN OUR COMPANY PARKING LOT. I AM A MEMBER OF AARP MOTORING PLAN AND CALLED TO HAVE THE FLAT CHANGED. A COMPANY CALLED ROADRUNNER ROAD SERVICE WAS DISPATCHED. THE EMPLOYEE, RAHEEM, FROM ROADRUNNER ROAD SERVICE TOLD ME THAT FOR AN ADDITION $20, HE COULD PLUG THE TIRE, REINFLATE IT AND PUT IT BACK ON THE CAR. I WEN https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-607226 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT MITSUBISHI 2001 ECLIPSE GT WITH SPORTRONIC SHIFTER WITH LESS THAN 35K THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG A BUSY 5 LANE CA HWY ON 12/18 MONDAY AT AROUND 5:15 PM (PEAK COMMUTE TIME). *JB https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-584795 Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED EIGHT TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK EACH TIME AFTER 10-15 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 00V299001, REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE REC https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-579274 Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT ON MY MITSUBISHI 2002 GT SPYDER, THE CLUTCH HAS GONE OUT. IT ONLY HAS 56K MILES... (I DO NOT RIDE THE CLUTCH OR ANYTHING). *NM https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-570667 Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR RELEASE. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT SEAT BELT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-570668 Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR RELEASE. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT SEAT BELT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-550449 Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT ALL OF THE WHEELS ON MY ECLIPSE SPYDER ARE DAMAGED FROM NORMAL DRIVING. MITSUBISHI CLAIMS I HAVE HIT POT HOLES, CURBS, ETC.BUT I HAVE NOT. MAKING A U-TURN IN A PARKING LOT CAUSED 4 "WAVES" IN MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL AND CAUSED MY TIRE TO GO FLAT. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-531882 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT CONSUMER LETTER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE WARRANTY ON 2003 MITSUBISHI SPYDER. VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, HEADLIGHT EQUIPMENT, SPEAKERS, TURN SIGNALS AND A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE.*MR CONSUMER FEELS THAT THEY WERE TREATED UNFAIR WITH THIS DEAL AND WANT THEIR MONEY BACK FOR THIS VEHICLE, DUE TO NUMBER OF PROBLEM THEY HAVE HAD. *BF *NM https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-531883 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT CONSUMER LETTER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE WARRANTY ON 2003 MITSUBISHI SPYDER. VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, HEADLIGHT EQUIPMENT, SPEAKERS, TURN SIGNALS AND A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE.*MR CONSUMER FEELS THAT THEY WERE TREATED UNFAIR WITH THIS DEAL AND WANT THEIR MONEY BACK FOR THIS VEHICLE, DUE TO NUMBER OF PROBLEM THEY HAVE HAD. *BF *NM https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-531884 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT CONSUMER LETTER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE WARRANTY ON 2003 MITSUBISHI SPYDER. VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, HEADLIGHT EQUIPMENT, SPEAKERS, TURN SIGNALS AND A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE.*MR CONSUMER FEELS THAT THEY WERE TREATED UNFAIR WITH THIS DEAL AND WANT THEIR MONEY BACK FOR THIS VEHICLE, DUE TO NUMBER OF PROBLEM THEY HAVE HAD. *BF *NM https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-514470 Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT ALL 4 ALLOY WHEELS DEVELOPED A DENT IN THEM. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DENT WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT RESULTED IN THE TIRE LEAKING AIR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ABLE TO FORM A PROPER SEAL. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-506530 Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT THE RIMS ON OUR DAUGHTERS 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE ARE BENT REALLY BAD AND IT IS CAUSING THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. WE HAVE REPLACED ONE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND NOW THE REST OF THEM ARE BENT TO THE POINT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE TIRES FALL OFF. IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A CAN OPENER AND PULLED THEM BACK.*JB https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-497731 Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BOTH FALKEN TIRES, SIZE 225/40CR-18 WERE SPLITTING ON THE SIDEWALL. VEHICLE HAD ONLY 7,000 MILES ON THEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT YET NOTIFIED. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-496897 Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE TOWED, AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-492416 Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT 17" RIMS ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER ARE BENT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR OVER 18 MONTHS. I ASKED THE MITSUBISHI DEALERS IN MY AREA AND THEY SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING TO CREATE THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT. I RESEARCHED THE DEFECT TO SEE IF IT WAS A COMMON OCCURENCE AND FOUND SCORES OF REPORTS ON THE INTERNET. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-490868 Mon, 16 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR RIM HAD SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINE AT THIS TIME, BUT THE ME https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-480957 Tue, 22 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THE CLUTCH FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER HAVING THREE CLUTCHES REPLACED. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-478827 Tue, 08 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE HAS A BLIND SPOT BETWEEN THE MIRROR AND THE BACK WINDOW. AS A RESULT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. *AK THE OFFICE THAT FILED THE REPORT SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMER GET A SMALL MIRROR AND ATTACH IT TO THE EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR. THE OFFICER INDICATED THAT A LOT OF TRUCK DRIVER'S USE THEM TO SEE AROUND THEIR TRUCKS. THE CONSUMER FEEL THAT THESE SMALL MIRRORS SHOULD BE STANDARD https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-474873 Tue, 11 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RIM DENTED EASILY. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE OF A CONCERN FOR A POSSIBLE TIRE BLOWOUT. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-448694 Fri, 09 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT CONSUMER COULD NOT ROLL THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS UP OR DOWN. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE A DESIGN FLAW. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT A WORN PART IN THE REMOTE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *MR https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-444189 Sun, 07 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER RIMS. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE SECOND RIM WITHIN 6 MONTHS BECAUSE OF DENTS IN THE RIM. THE DENTS ARE NOT CAUSED BY HITTING ANYTHING. IT IS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. AT 400+ DOLLARS A PIECE FOR THESE RIMS: MITSUBISHI, AS WELL AS, DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD BE SPANKED 400 TIMES EACH FOR THEIR GROSS NEGLIGENCE. IT DOES NOT TAKE A GENIUS TO REALIZE THE HAZARDS THIS P https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-412426 Fri, 13 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT BOOT COVER FOR THE CONVERTIBLE COMES OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-404193 Thu, 24 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT THE PAINT ON MY NEW VEHICLE BEGAN PEELING OFF THE HOOD IN QUARTER-SIZED CHUNKS AS I WAS WASHING IT BY HAND. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER INITIALLY ATTEMPTED TO DENY RESPONSIBILITY, THEY RELUCTANTLY AGREED TO REPAINT HOOD, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE WAS AN "ADHERENCE ISSUE." I DISCOVERED THROUGH A SOURCE IN THE MITSUBISHI FACTORY THAT THERE WAS A "LOT" OF CARS THAT THEY FAILED TO PLACE AN E-SEAL ON PRIOR P https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-368428 Wed, 14 Aug 2002 00:00:00 GMT METAL BARS HAVE BENT AND CONVERTIBLE TOP WILL NOT GO DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-364104 Fri, 26 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT REAR DEFROSTER ON CONVERTIBLE TOP IS NOT WORKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS REPLACED; BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-364105 Fri, 26 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT REAR DEFROSTER ON CONVERTIBLE TOP IS NOT WORKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS REPLACED; BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-364108 Fri, 26 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO VEHICLE UNDER PASSENGER'S SEAT. DEALER DETERMINED THAT FIREWALL HAD NOT BEEN SEALED PROPERLY. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT AT THIS TIME WATER WAS AGAIN LEAKING INTO VEHICLE.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-357334 Mon, 17 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT I AM AN EMPLOYEE OF MITSUBISHI MOTORS MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA (MMMA). ON OCTOBER 4, 2001 I WAS INJURED AT WORK. I WAS HIT IN THE HEAD BY THE SEAT BELT GUIDE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER (RIGHT) SEAT OF A 2002 MITSUBISHI SPYDER CONVERTIBLE. THE SEAT HIT ME WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE CAUSING A MILD CONCUSSION. I DID NOT BLACK OUT AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY. HOWEVER, I EXPERIENCED BLURRED VISION (WHICH CONTIN https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-312966 Fri, 07 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT THE RIMS ON VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAD THREE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WERE BENT AND SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE, THEY LOOKED AS IF THE WERE FOLDING IN FROM PRESSURE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ALSO WERE SHOWING SIGNS, THE DEALERS EXPLANATION WAS THAT CONSUMER PROBABLY HIT A POTHOLE OR WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE, VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A FIRESTON https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-spyder#complaint-285731 Mon, 09 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT CONVERTIBLE TOP FRAME WARPED NOT ALLOWING THE TOP TO FULLY OPEN WITHOUT LOCKING UP. FIRST INCIDENT WAS WITHIN ONE MONTH OF PURCHASE AND DEALER ADVICED, IN WRITING, TO BRING VEHICLE IN DUE TO DEFECT PROBLEMS WITH TOP OF THAT MODEL. AFTER SUPPOSED REPAIR TOP CONTINUED WITH SAME WARPING PROBLEM AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR AT NO COST.