There are 6 owner-reported powertrain & transmission complaints for the 2007 Mitsubishi Outlanderin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
ON MY 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER XLS ALL OF AT FLUID POURED OUT ON THE GROUND IN MY PARKING (ENTERING COMMUNITY PARKING) AND COMMUNITY DRIVE WAY AND CAN NOT NOT MOVE THE CAR,NO DRIVE AT ALL.THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. I TOOK PICTURE OF UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND SHOWS THE OIL DISCHARGE FROM TRANSFER CASE. I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND IT IS TRANSFER CASE ASSEMBLY OIL SEAL OUT OF POSITION. LOOKING AT THE RECALLS FOR MY CAR I'VE COME ACROSS THIS RECALL BY MITSUBISHI: RECALL NUMBER:14V365000. RECALL DATE:06/25/2014 REPLACEMENT TRANSFER CASE ASSEMBLY. I CALLED BOTH MITSUBISHI AT 1-888-648-7820 AND MITSUBISHI DEALER PAUL BLANCO IN SACRAMENTO AT 916-485-2277 AND BOTH OF THEN EITHER PRETEND TO BE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM OR DID NOT HONOR THEIR COMMITMENTS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY AND RECTIFY THE FAULT/PROBLEM. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE WITH ME. AWAITING YOUR KIND AND TIMELY RESPONSE. PS:HAVE MORE PICTURES BUT SOMEHOW I COULDN'T DOWNLOAD MORE![XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
THE TRANSFER CASE OIL SEAL DISLODGED, AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (AFT) ENTERED THE CASE ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN POOR TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WITH A STRANGE SOUND. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL NUMBER 14V365000 (RECALL DATE 06/25/2014). BUT MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT DENIED THIS IMPORTANT POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE RECALL, SAYING THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY FOUR RECALLS, NOT INCLUDING THIS RECALL. THEY ALSO DO NOT HAVE ANY RECORDS ON WHERE AND WHEN THESE RECALLS WERE CORRECTED. I HAVE NEVER CONTACTED A SUCH BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
THE DEFROST DOES NOT WORK WELL ENOUGH TO KEPT WINDOW CLEAR FOR DRIVING. THE ANTI SKID ELECTRONICS KEEPS LOCKING OUT THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT ABOVE 3 RD GEAR. CAUSING A DRIVE SPEED LIMIT BELOW THE REQUIRED HIGHWAY MINIMUM. HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME TO FIX IT BUT THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING.
I PURCHASED MY 2007 MITSUBISHI FROM QUAKERTOWN MITSUBISHI IN APRIL ON 2017. IN THE LAST MONTH MY CAR WILL BE STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION WHEN TRYING TO MOVE OUT OF PARK THE CARE WON'T MOVE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY CAR LOOKED AT. WHEN I MADE THE APPOINTMENT I WAS NOT TOLD THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED A 59.95 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. I DID NOT PAY THE FEE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDS. THEY DID REPLACE MY WIPERS PER THE RECALL. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. I MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND STILL OWE OVER 9 THOUSAND ON THIS CAR.
SHIFT LEVER GETS STUCK IN (P) PARK POSITION. WHILE IGNITION IS IN ON POSITION, BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V680000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026