2008 Mitsubishi Outlander Complaint Log

Rusted suspension crossbody unsafe to drive. The brakes and calibers seem to always seize as well making this vehicle a death trap no matter how many times I get it fixed.

The contact owns a 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, she heard an abnormal coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to her residence. The contact took the vehicle to independent mechanic and was informed that the rear driver’s side sub-frame cross member was corroded. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000.

MITSUBISHI HAS A LIMITED RECALL FOR RUSTED CROSSMEMBERS ON 2008+ OUTLANDER SPORTS FROM CERTAIN STATES THAT USED SALT TO TREAT SNOW. MY DAUGHTER'S 2008 OUTLANDER HAS ALWAYS BEEN REGISTERED IN SATELLITE BEACH, FL, A VERY SALTY ATMOSPHERE. THE FRONT WHEELS WOBBLE ON ACCELERATION AND RAPID DECELERATION BECAUSE THE CROSSMEMBER IS SEVERELY RUSTED - CAUSED BY THE BEACHSIDE SALTY LOCATION. IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS MAY BREAK LOOSE AT ANY TIME. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO. 20V280000 SHOULD INCLUDE SALTY, BEACHSIDE LOCATIONS LIKE SATELLITE BEACH. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT NHTSA ALREADY ACTED ON.

THE CAR IS A MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER E.S 2008 WITH 42000 MILES ON IT ,AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI MOTORS BUT SINCE 10 YEARS PASSED NOTHING COULD BE DONE.I HAD BEEN SURFING INTERNET AND THERE ARE TOO MANY ISSUES RELATED TO THIS TYPE VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL TIRES, TIRE LINE: GRABBER HTS60, TIRE SIZE: 215/70/R16, DOT NUMBER: VYBAHMFE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TIRE LOSS HALF OF THE AIR PRESSURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE NO FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE TIRES EXAMINED AT THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM MITSUBISHI RELATED TO A CROSS MEMBER OF THE FRAME. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY DISCOVERED A CORROSION ISSUE WHICH I HAD THEY SERVICE GARAGE FIX AND I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. MITSUBISHI IS DENYING THE CLAIM BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT THERE WAS NO DEFLECTION OF THE CROSS MEMBER. THERE WAS NO DEFLECTION OF THE CROSS MEMBER BECAUSE I HAD IT REPAIRED BEFORE MITSUBISHI'S RECALL NOTICE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR $358.51 THE COST OF THE REPAIR PER THE RECALL NOTICE. THE REPAIR NOTICE IS AND THE REPAIR INVOICE ARE ATTACHED.

WHILE HAVING EXHAUST WORK DONE ON MY 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER IN MARCH OF 2020, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER IS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE 2.4L 4-CYLINDER ENGINE. THERE WAS APPARENTLY A RECALL INVOLVING V6 OUTLANDERS FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT NONE FOR THE 4-CYLINDER MODEL FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM.

WHILE BRAKING, THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS ONLY WORKING WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT TURNED ON. I READ UP ON MITSUBISHI RECALLING BRAKE LIGHTS ON OUTLANDERS AND WHEN I LOOK UP MY VIN FOR A RECALL THERE IS NOT ONE ON THERE FOR THAT. THIS IS AN EXTREME ISSUE. LAST YEAR WE HAD IT LOOKED AT, THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED, THE FUSE REPLACED AND YET NOTHING WORKED.

##1ST PROBLEM==I WAS THE CAR AND GOT AN SPEED OF 25MPH AND SUDENNLY THE CAR WONT MOVED FORWARD EVEN IM TRYING TO DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE SAME IT WONT MOVED FORWARD BUT WHEN I SHOT OFF THE ENGINE AND RE START AGAIN ITS TRHE TIME THAT WILL MOVED FORWARD=== ##2ND PROBLEM==MY WIFE WENT TO PICK UP OUR SON FROM THE SCHOOL AS SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO THE INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC LIGHTS THIS AFTERNOON WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STOPS AND THE WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN FROM LEFT OR RIGHT AND GOT PANICKED AND THEN SHE CALLED ME FOR THE RESCUE, AS I ARRIVED IN THE PLACE I DROVE THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE AND CHECKED WHAT WRONG WITH IT, AS I OPEN THE ENGINE HOOD I SAW THE BELT THAT IS HANGING AND I TRIED TO TAKE IT OUT. AND THEN I DROVE THE CAR TO OUR HOUSE WITH OUT THE BELT.

NOTICED THAT THE CROSSMEMBER HAS ROTTED AWAY AT THE WELD AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. ALL OTHER COMPONENTS ARE OK. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2008 V6 MODELS FOR THE CORROSION, BUT NOT FOR 2008 4 CYL?? IT USES THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS BACK IN 2008.

CROSS MEMBER RUSTED THROUGH - UNSAFE TO DRIVE - HAD IT FIXED IN MARCH 2019 AND MITSUBISHI WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE OUT OF POCKET COSTS BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED JULY 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE, CROSS MEMBER, AND SUB FRAME SHOWED EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. SUNNYSIDE MITSUBISHI (7630 PEARL RD, MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH 44130, (440) 243-7711) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED LOSS OF STEERING HAD TO BE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY.*JB

THERE'S A RECALL ON THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER/SUB-FRAME,WHICH IS IN GOOD CONDITION,BUT NOT THE BACK ONE. WHICH MINE JUST ACTUALLY RIPPED! IT STARTED DRIVING ODD,LIKE THE BACK END DOESN'T STAY BEHIND IT. WOULD KIND OF SHUDDER AT TAKEOFF, AND SOUNDS AWFUL! ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE GOING SLOWLY ON A DIRT DRIVEWAY WITH BUMPS.EVEN WITH BRAND NEW SUSPENSION,TIRES,CV-SHAFTS,BEARINGS,EVERYTHING.IT STILL DID IT.THEN YESTERDAY IT STARTED REALLY BANGING AND THUMPING UNDERNEATH.IT WAS HARD TO FIGURE OUT BECAUSE IT WOULD HAPPEN AT DIFFERENT TIMES.SOMETIMES CORNERS,SOMETIMES GOING STRAIGHT,ESPECIALLY WHEN THE BODY WOULD TWIST. SO I STOPPED AND CHECKED. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPED AT LEAST AN INCH ON ONE SIDE. IT HAS BRAND NEW STRUTS IN IT, SO I LOOKED CLOSER. ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR, WHERE THE LATERAL CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO IT,THE ACTUAL SUB FRAME/CROSS MEMBER IS TORN! IT IS WAY TO NEW TO HAVE THE SUB-FRAME ROTTED SO BAD THAT IT JUST RIPS.OBVIOUSLY MITSUBISHI FORGOT TO TREAT THAT CROSS-MEMBER AS WELL! OR JUST GOT THE TWO BACKWARDS IN THE RECALL? THIS IS THE 2008 OUTLANDER V6,4WD,XLS. ALSO,NOT A SAFETY ISSUE,BUT STILL NOT NORMAL FOR THE AGE, ALL MY PAINT ON THE FRONT BUMPER IS JUST FALLING OFF.IN CHUNKY FLAKES?

LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS HAVE BEEN GOING COMPLETELY OUT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY . IT IS DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE AND BE SEEN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED 4 TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD A RELAY WAS BURNT OUT THREE TIMES AND HAD BEEN REPLACED. ANOTHER TIME I WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN INTERNAL SHORT. USUALLY THE REPAIR ONLY LASTS 3-4 WEEKS AND THEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT AGAIN. THIS LAST TIME WAS ONLY 2.5 WEEKS SINCE IT WAS LAST REPAIRED. THIS HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING AND NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS. THIS HAS OCCURRED 8/29/18, 8/10/18, 7/11/18, 6/~13/18.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE DEALER (TONY MANGINO MITSUBISHI, 1658 U S 9, CLIFTON PARK ,NEW YORK 12065) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. *TT

THA REAR STOP LIGHT DSNT WORK..BEFORE THE LEFT SIDE LIGHT DSNT WORK AND NOW THE RIGHT SIDE DSNT WORK

FAULTY CLOCK SPRING IN MY STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO NOT DEPLOY IF OR WHEN THIS VEHICLE IS IN AN ACCIDENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND SUSTAINED A CHEST INJURY AND A BRUISED RIGHT KNEE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1-267758994. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED AT MISSION MITSUBISHI (9800 SAN PEDRO AVE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216, (210) 342-2886) WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WOULD SOON NEED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY LOOKING INTO THE MATTER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

WENT TO A MECHANIC AND HE FOUND EXTENSIVE CORROSION IN THE CROSSMEMBER OF THE VECHILE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY SERPENTINE BELT POPPED OFF THE TENSIONER WHICH CAUSED ME TO LOSE MY POWER STEERING AND THEN RESULTED IN MY RADIATOR BLOWING ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE

TOOK CAR IN FOR SAFETY RECALL FOUND OUT THAT MY ENGINE CROSS MEMBER HAS BEEN RUSTING THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT WAS NOT NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE 970.00 TO REPLACE THIS IS NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY IT'S MITSUBISHI S SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BEFORE THE RUST AND SEALED COATED PLEASE GET BACK ON THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE LEAD TO MY STEERING FAILURE AND POSSIBLY A FATALITY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY

CROSS MEMBER RECALL. TAKING TOO LONG FOR SCHALLER TO PERFORM REPAIR/RECALL WORK.

BRAKE SWITCH RECALL - WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, TURNED ON, AND THE BRAKE IS PRESSED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER POSITION, THE SHIFTER REMAINS LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION.

THE CRUISE CONTROL AND ALL THE AUDIO CONTROLS NO LONGER WORKS IN MY CAR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER OF 2016, THAT INDICATED THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS YET TO MAKE THE REPAIR BUT WOULD SEND A SECOND NOTICE WHEN THEY WERE RECEIVED. I CALLED TODAY7/7/17 SEVEN MONTHS AFTER GETTING THE NOTICE AND WAS TOLD THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO MREPAIR THE PROBLEM?

I RECEIVED AN INTERIM "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" LETTER IN DECEMBER 2016 REGARDING THE WIPER LINK BALL JOINT , POTENTIAL CORROSION AND SEPARATION CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO STOP OPERATING. THE LETTER INDICATED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN THE REMEDY PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER, IN EARLY JUNE, I RECEIVED A BRIGHT ORANGE "URGENT RECALL REPAIRS" POSTCARD FROM MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, MICHAUD MITSIBUSHI IN DANVERS, MA, AND REQUESTED AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS TO THE WIPER SYSTEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, AND THAT THE POSTCARD WAS SIMPLE A "PRE-NOTIFICATION". THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. IN THE MEAN TIME, I'M DRIVING A VEHICLE WHOSE WIPERS COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V791000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AT 251-473-3336 AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, AN ABNORMAL WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AN ACCELERATION NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 06/08/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE UPDATED 09/09/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V791000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V791000 (VISIBILITY). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V791000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (SKYLAND AUTO GROUP LOCATED AT 255 SMOKEY PARK HIGHWAY, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806; (828) 667-5213) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V458000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V366000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

WE HAVE A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER THAT WE PURCHASED IN 2010. I WAS FOLLOWING MY WIFE DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES DID NOT COME ON. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. WHEN WE GOT HOME I TESTED IT AND FOUND THAT ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME NO BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE HOW DIFFICULT IT WOULD BE TO FIX AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. IT ALSO EFFECTS THE SHIFT INTERLOCK WHICH PREVENTS SHIFTING THE CAR OUT OF PARK EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. MY WIFE CONFIRMED SHE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM TOO. WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE 2010 AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I CALLED OUR LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER TO FIND OUT IF THIS WAS PART OF A RECALL. THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON OUR CAR IN 2009 AND IF IT NEEDED REPLACEMENT AGAIN IT WOULD BE AT OUR EXPENSE SINCE IT HAD BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE THE WORK WAS DONE. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. THE CAR WAS RECALLED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED. NOW THE PART HAS PROVEN TO BE DEFECTIVE AGAIN. THE DEALER CONTACTED MITSUBISHI TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE REPLACEMENT PART BUT THEY HAVE DECLINED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V564000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE REGARDING MY 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER REGARDING THE DRIVE BELT AND PULLEY SYSTEM. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALERSHIP, JERRY'S MITSUBISHI, IN PARKVILLE MD 21234 AND THEN THEY CANCELLED THE APPOINTMENT STATING THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND HAVE NO DATE WHEN THEY ARE TO ARRIVE. I TRIED CALLING MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER RELATIONS 888-648-7820 AND THEIR AUTOMATED SYSTEM DOESN'T ALLOW NOR CAN I EVER SPEAK TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO CONTACT NHTSA AT 1-888-327-4236 AND AGAIN HAVE NO WAY OF SPEAKING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY AVENUE OF APPROACH IS TO SUBMIT THIS COMPLAINT WHICH IS NOT ONLY FOR THE RECALL BUT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE INABILITY TO CONTACT ANYONE LIVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DEALERSHIP. I SINCERELY HOPE THIS GETS ATTENTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 14V564000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 14V564000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ..UPDATED 05-26-15*BF UPDATED 6/30/2015 *JS

WHILE PARKED AND TURNED OFF(FOR 15 MINUTES), THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT(HEATED SEAT) CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS DISCOVERED QUICKLY AND EXTINGUISHED BEFORE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TOOK PLACE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH MITSUBISHI WHO DIRECTED ME TO THE LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MITSUBISHI(KERRY MITSUBISHI) DEALER WOULD NOT SHARE THE RESULTS WITH ME BUT CONTACTED MITSUBISHI. THE "MANAGEMENT TEAM" AT MITSUBISHI REJECTED ANY RESPONSIBILITY SAYING THAT THE FIRE CAME FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE. I HAD ONLY REQUESTED THAT THEY REPLACE THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH, MUCH WORSE. *TR

AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON, IT WILL GET STUCK IN PARK AND IS A STRUGGLE TO SWITCH THE GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. *TR

JULY 3, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 PM WE CAME HOME AND PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY WHICH IS AT A SLIGHT INCLINE. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO UNLOAD ITEMS FROM THE BACK, AND AS I CAME AROUND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE CAR MADE A LOUD POP SOUND AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND WAS MAKING AN AUDIBLE CLICKING NOISE. IN AN INSTANT I WAS WORRIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO RUN OVER ONE OF MY KIDS WHO WERE OUTSIDE AS I UNLOADED THE VEHICLE SO I MANAGED TO CLIMB IN AND AS I REACHED OVER TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION, THE CAR BUMPED OVER WHERE THE DRIVEWAY AND STREET MEET KNOCKING ME OFF BALANCE. AS I FELL FROM THE CAR, MY RIGHT LEG GOT JAMMED IN THE PASSENGER DOOR, MY HEAD WHACKED THE BOTTOM FRAME OF THE DOOR, AND RIGHT BEFORE THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE STARTED TO RUN OVER MY LEFT LEG AS I TRIED TO KEEP THE LEG OUT OF THE PATH OF THE WHEEL. I SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES INCLUDING A HEAD INJURY, CONCUSSION, SPRAINED KNEE, CUTS AND BRUISES. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2009 FOR A FAILURE OF THE SWITCH WHICH ACTIVATES THE BRAKE LAMPS. MITSUBISHI RECORDS INDICATE THAT WE HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED IN MARCH, 2009, ALONG WITH ANOTHER RECALL ITEM. HOWEVER, THROUGHOUT THE FIRST HALF OF 2011, MY WIFE AND I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING THE CAR TO COME OUT OF 'PARK', AND WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER INDICATING MALFUNCTIONS. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THOSE ISSUES INVESTIGATED, I FOLLOWED THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT MOST OF THE TIME, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ACTIVATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THAT ALL THREE PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED BY MALFUNCTIONS OF THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH, AND REPLACED IT. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, IT HAS WORKED CORRECTLY SINCE THEN. HOWEVER, I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE SWITCH. AFTER ALL, THAT'S A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF A MAJOR SAFETY SYSTEM, AND RECALL SERVICE HAD BEEN PERFORMED WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THAT VERY SAME PREMATURE FAILURE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT AN IMPORTANT SAFETY COMPONENT SUCH AS THE BRAKE LAMP SYSTEM SHOULD NOT SUFFER A FAILURE AFTER 3.5 YEARS OF SERVICE AND 60,000 MILES. I'M DOUBLY CONFIDENT THAT FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED AFTER THE SCRUTINY YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS ALREADY APPLIED TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

MITSUBISHI IS FULLY AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRONIC KEYS IN NEW MODELS AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THE KEYS. PROBLEMS REPORTED BY MITSUBISHI IN "TECHNICAL BULLETINS" TO DEALERS ARE NOT TREATED AS EQUIPMENT RECALLS, EVEN THOUGH KNOWN EQUIPMENT DEFECTS ARE REPORTED. FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE ELECTRONIC KEY TO MY OUTLANDER WOULD NOT START THE ENGINE. THE ELECTRONIC KEY IDENTIFIED AS MISTSUBISHI'S F.A.S.T KEY WOULD NOT WORK AND IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE DEFECT CAN OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER, IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT MITSUBISHI ISSUES "TECHNICAL BULLETINS" TO NOTIFY DEALERS OF EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED RECALLS BUT REPORTED DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT PARTS THAT SHOULD BE REPLACED ONLY IF THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT MITSUBISHI WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC KEYS FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS BUT WOULD NOT RECALL THEM AND WOULD ONLY REPLACE THEM AFTER PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE KEY COSTS ABOUT $500 DOLLARS INCLUDING PROGRAMMING. I CONSIDER THAT MITSUBISHI COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE ENGINE WOULD STOP DURING USE AND THEREFORE ALL ELECTRONIC KEYS SHOULD BE REPLACED AS THEY ALREADY KNOW OF THE DEFECT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE KEY AT NO COST ONLY BECAUSE THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN REPORTING THE DEFECT WAS ISSUED, BUT REFUSE TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THE ACTUAL TECHNICAL BULLETIN. PLEASE TREAT CONFIDENTIAL-DO NOT DISCLOSE MY NAME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 4WD. WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE HE WAS UNABLE MOVE THE GEAR SELECTOR OUT OF DRIVE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN SO THAT THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,000.

GPS/RADIO CAN NOT BE SEEN DURING SUNNY DAY ESPECIALLY WITH SUNROOF OPEN. *TR