AI DamageMitsubishi Mighty MAX: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Mitsubishi Mighty MAX across 10 model years: 57 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Seat belts 39% of all complaints
- 2 Engine and cooling 16% of all complaints
- 3 Electrical system 12% of all complaints
- 4 Powertrain 9% of all complaints
- 5 Tires 9% of all complaints
- 6 Service brakes 5% of all complaints
- 7 Fuel system 4% of all complaints
- 8 Vehicle speed control 4% of all complaints
- Seat belts: 22 complaints (39% of all).
- Engine and cooling: 9 complaints (16% of all).
- Electrical system: 7 complaints (12% of all).
- Powertrain: 5 complaints (9% of all).
- Tires: 5 complaints (9% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 57 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat belts | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Consumer was driving on the freeway at approximately 55 mph, and when turning, vehicle went onto the shoulder. Then, consumer put it back on the road. Consumer lost control of vehicle, and it went onto the other side, and into an embankment, causing the vehicle to flip over on its roof.
Vehicle was parked, when started went into open throttle postion impact 12:00 position, speed unknown. Tt
The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the driver's side front seat belt was latched; however, the front driver's seat belt buckle failed to latch as intended. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 95V103004 (Seat Belts).
The contact stated that the two front seat belts were defective. While attempting to release the tongue from the buckle of the seat belt, the tongue seized in place. The vehicle was taken to westgate mitsubishi ([address], raleigh, [ZIP], [phone]) where it was diagnosed that the seat belts needed to be replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 1992 mitsubishi mighty max equipped with neptune un101 (na) tires, size: 195/75/r14 (na). While driving various speeds, the contact lost control of the vehicle. The contact pulled the vehicle over and noticed that the tire belt had shifted on the tires.
These exhaust manifolds were placed on recall for this issue of co inhalation and fire danger to the passengers, but were removed from the government recall list for unknown reasons. Be it a statue of limitations or fulfillment, the problem has not been solved correctly and reoccurs quickly.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Seat belts. Belt pretensioners after airbag deployment, SRS codes.
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
Other models of this make
Read also
Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.