Five problems related to engine belts and pulleys have been reported for the 1997 Mitsubishi Mirage. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Recall 00-v-311-001: Mirage model vehicles equipped with 1. 5l engines; the bolt securing the crankshaft pulley can become loose and the pulley could fall off the vehicle. Consumer has the same problem. Dealer won't honor the recall. The bolt holding cranshaft pulley became loose again.
Recall 00 v 311 001; replacement bolt securing crankshaft pulley failed. Dealer will repair vehicle a second time under recall.
Consumer took vehicle to dealer for a recall oov31101000/ pulley/ crankshaft repairs to be done. Consumer has taken vehicle in three times for the recall repairs, but problem still occurs.
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. Recall was complete with no charge to consumer.
Recall 00-v-311-001 concerning crankshaf/pulley bolt. Consumer taken vehicle into dealer twice already for this recall to be taken care off. But, each time t said that the tools were not in.