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1997 Mitsubishi Mirage

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

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74Owner complaints

Model-year median: 15

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
18Air Bags
15Power Train
15Seat Belts
6Service Brakes, Hydraulic
6
All reported categories
Suspension
6Vehicle Speed Control
5Tires
4Visibility
3Electrical System
2Equipment
2Unknown Or Other
2Child Seat
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Fuel System, Other
1Interior Lighting
1Seats
1Service Brakes, Air
1Structure
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 74 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

13 crash reports1 fire reports9 injury reports

What owners actually said

74 reports
Mileage unknown · Apr 9, 2001
Wheels

WHEELS: HUB HAS CRACKED. CONTACTED DEALER .*AK

NHTSA ODI #885470

Mileage unknown · Mar 23, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

RECALL 00 V 311 001; REPLACEMENT BOLT SECURING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILED. DEALER WILL REPAIR VEHICLE A SECOND TIME UNDER RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ODI #883965

Mileage unknown · Mar 15, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

RECALL 00 V 311 001/CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT: VEHICLE TAKEN FOR APPOINTMENT AT SOUTH LAKE MITSUBISHI, MORROW, GA; PHONE# 770/603-6225. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT DEALERSHIP WAS OUT OF PARTS. THEY TIGHTENED PULLEY BOLT, AND ADVISED CONSUMER NOT TO CALL THEM UNTIL PARTS HAVE ARRIVED. PARTS ARRIVED, AND CURRENTLY THEY WANT TO…

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RECALL 00 V 311 001/CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT: VEHICLE TAKEN FOR APPOINTMENT AT SOUTH LAKE MITSUBISHI, MORROW, GA; PHONE# 770/603-6225. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT DEALERSHIP WAS OUT OF PARTS. THEY TIGHTENED PULLEY BOLT, AND ADVISED CONSUMER NOT TO CALL THEM UNTIL PARTS HAVE ARRIVED. PARTS ARRIVED, AND CURRENTLY THEY WANT TO CHARGE CONSUMER FOR PARTS. ASKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK RECALL WAS COMPLETE WITH NO CHARGE TO CONSUMER. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #883179

Mileage unknown · Mar 5, 2001
Seat Belts

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AFTER BEING PULL OUT ALL THE WAY. HAD BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT.*AK

NHTSA ODI #882129

Mileage unknown · Mar 5, 2001
Air BagsEngine And Engine CoolingEquipment

THE RADIOS RECEPTION IS POOR DUE TO A LOOSE CONNECTION. NLM

NHTSA ODI #560060

Mileage unknown · Feb 22, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE HARMONIC BALANCER FELL OFF THE CAR, THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NLM

NHTSA ODI #559858

Mileage unknown · Feb 20, 2001
Seat Belts

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT, SOMETIMES LEFT BACK SEATBELT WILL NOT WORK EITHER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #880846

Mileage unknown · Feb 12, 2001
Power Train

CONSUMER BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT WILL NOT WORK FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT WAS DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #880406

Mileage unknown · Feb 12, 2001
Suspension

BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING WILL VIBRATE REALLY BADLY AT 40 AND 65 MPH. TOOK TO VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND DEALER STILL HAS NOT FIXED PROBLEM. THIS WAS 5TH TIME IN LAST NINE MONTHS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #880391

Mileage unknown · Dec 28, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling

CRANKSHAFT RECALL PROBLEM REPAIRED, BUT THIS PROBLEMS LOOSENED MY PISTON ROD CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE AT $5000. *AK

NHTSA ODI #738421

Official recalls

1

00V311001 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine

Oct 2, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES: MIRAGE MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.5L ENGINES; MONTERO SPORT MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINES; AND MONTERO MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINES. THE BOLT SECURING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY CAN BECOME LOOSE AND THE PULLEY COULD FALL OFF THE VEHICLE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: 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.

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NHTSA investigations

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