A few weeks ago, it was reported that Nissan recalled thousands of its cars due to faulty shifters. Recently, Mitsubishi followed Nissan's lead and recalled thousands of its models, too.
Just a few days ago, Mitsubishi along with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have issued a recall for 25,000 units of its Mirage cars that were manufactured since last year due to reports of having wiring issues. In the company's announcement, it was stated that the car units that have been manufactured since Aug. 7, 2013 to Sept. 2, 2015 are the ones that were affected by the corroding wire issues.
In a recent statement released by the automaker, it explained that the problem with this particular model starts when a driver enters the car with his boots covered in a mix of snow and road salt. When the snow melted and soaked the carpet, especially in the area where the footrest is located, the snow's rock salt component can cause the wires in it to corrode.
Once the corrosion started, it can cause other malfunctions such as sudden illumination of warning lights even though the driver did not initialize them. It can also cause the delay in the deployment of the airbag if ever a collision happens.
Mitsubishi hasn't started on notifying its users about the recall. But when it does, a set of instructions will be sent out. Any user who has defective car can go to the nearest Mitsubishi car dealer who will then install a waterproof sheet over the terminal of the wiring connector just to make sure that no future wire corrosions will happen. The dealers will also inspect the entire car to assure the consumer that it is in 100 percent greater condition.
However, the area of recall is limited because it has been announced that it will only apply to cars sold or registered in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.
