IllustrationWATER 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
2001 Mitsubishi Spyder
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Wheels. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
13 reportsREAR DEFROSTER ON CONVERTIBLE TOP IS NOT WORKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS REPLACED; BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
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 …
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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 FIRESTONE DEALER AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOW PROFILE TIRES THAT WERE PUT ON VEHICLE WERE PUT ON A VERY SOFT ALUMINUM RIM, WHICH CAN NOT SUPPORT THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WITHOUT COLLAPSING FROM PRESSURE.*JB
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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