If it means anything I have around 58k miles on mine with no problems.(other than the rear axle alignment which is fixed now).
I also happen to work at a dealer that is also a Mitsubishi dealer, and I work next to the Mitsu tech so I see most of the Mirages coming in.
I only recall seeing this on one occasion. It was an ugly case though,the bearing eating through some of the metal around it. However if the customer would've brought it in sooner instead of keep driving it,might have been a not so ugly situation.
Most of them come in for recalls and customer induced or operator error or simply not reading the owner's manual on some of the silly complaints.
I keep an eye on the Mirages coming in because I'm naturally curious about why they are there.
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