The driver seatbelt doesn’t lock to where it unlocks while driving. Also brakes have to be replaced often then the power control sensor made the car go limp out of no where. The engine light didn’t come on til way later after the car wouldn’t work properly. This is all a hazard to the person driving bc of the car goes limp out of no where it can cause an accident bc it stops working like if it’s on neutral but in reality it’s in drive. Please help!! I don’t even know who can look at my car.
Mitsubishi Mirage seat belt problems
38 of the 683 owner complaints about the Mitsubishi Mirage describe seat belt won't latch or retract, most of them for the 1993 model year.
- owner complaints
- 38
- worst model year
- 1993
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
What owners say
The contact owns a 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage. The contact stated that the front driver's side seat belt failed to retract, and the driver was unable to remove the seat belt from the buckle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure as a retraction failure and that the seat belt needed to be replaced. The seat belt was not repaired nor replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Driver lost control after the emergency brake was enabled, car freewheeled and crashed head on into utility pole. Drive crushed up dashboard with severe life threatening injuries in critical condition. Passenger side airbag did not deploy and seatbelt did not retract in result my husband was killed immediately.
Moving seatbelt would stick in corner at back of door would not move completly to back of door. Could open door and close and seat belt would work properly, now seat belt is stuck in the corner of door and there is a gray cable sticking out and belt wont move at all forward or backward
The automatic seat belt cable came of it's track. This resulted in the seat belt failing to retract. Also, the plastic coating over the cable came off. This occurred after the driver's side guide rail recall 97v073001 was performed. The dealership has been contacted. *jb
I have had left front driver side seatbelt retractor fail 3 times once in 1998,2000 &2003. The car has the automatic seatbelts so when you close the door the seatbelt is suppose to retract back behind the seat or along the door jam in each of my incidences I closed the door and the seat belt retractor cable comes out of the rail that runs along the top of the door jam and gets stuck half way to or not at all. It is a recall I believe and I had it replaced for the recall 2 times and now im going to a 3rd time. It is very frightening to me because it is a safety issue I cannot drive my car without a seatbelt it not only unsafe its against the law. I hope to shed some light on this issue and ask that it be looked at more closely.
The passenger side seat belt rachet failed which results in the belt being locked in the retracted position.
Driver's side seatbelt is stuck into retractor. Seatbelt is automatic. Other parts are hanging inside of roof of vehicle.
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.
Had recall work done prior to any failure in 1997/now the seat belt assembly has failed with repair cost of the part @ $650.00 and 2 hours labor @ $136.00-- it is felt that the repair @ time of recall was not reliable and current failure should be repaired without cost to car owner--think manufactor should still pay for repair.
Related recalls
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- What is wrong
- The guide rail on the driver's side contains a covered cable and also an angled belt guide at the top end of the webbing. The combination of these factors can lead, over time, to the cable's movement exerting abrading force to the lower edges of the cable's chamber, sufficient to cause the cable to drop out of the chamber with the shoulder belt anchorage becoming stuck.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a new replacement guide rail.
Recall number 97V073001 · Recall details
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- What is wrong
- The front safety belt buckle release buttons can break. These red plastic release buttons are marked "press." if a button breaks, pieces can fall into the buckle assembly causing the buckle to operate improperly.
- Risk
- The safety belts would not provide adequate protection to an occupant in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Owners should promptly check the condition and operation of both front safety belt buckles and carefully inspect the red release button for any breaks or cracks. They should ensure that both buckles are operating properly by inserting each latch plate into its buckle, tugging on the belt to make sure the latch is securely locked, and then pressing the release button. The latch plate should pop out of the buckle when the button is pressed. If either release button shows a sign of breaking or cracking or if either buckle fails to operate properly, owners should promptly contact their authorized dealer to schedule an appointment to have the buckle replaced or repaired, free of charge. The manufacturer is developing a remedy designed to prevent failure of the buttons that are not currently broken.
Recall number 95V103004 · Recall details
Questions about the Mitsubishi Mirage seat belt
Which Mitsubishi Mirage years have seat belt won't latch or retract problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1993 (16 complaints), 1990 (6 complaints) and 1991 (4 complaints).
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