Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 14,402 complaints for MITSUBISHI
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2005) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Nov 6, 2014
Incident date: Sep 15, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO USE THE WINDOW DEFROSTER OR ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE SETTING FROM HOT TO COOL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
MITSUBISHI
RAIDER
(2006) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Nov 6, 2014
Incident date: Oct 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE STARTED AND THE MOTOR WARNING LIGHT AND SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE THERE WAS LOW VOLTAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. T... Read more
MITSUBISHI
RAIDER
(2006) — POWER TRAIN
Nov 6, 2014
Incident date: Oct 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE STARTED AND THE MOTOR WARNING LIGHT AND SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE THERE WAS LOW VOLTAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. T... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER RALLIART
(2009) — ENGINE
Nov 5, 2014
Incident date: Oct 15, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER RALLIART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER GAVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE WHICH WAS UNREASONABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO SPEAK TO A REPRESENTATIVE TO DETERMINE ESTIMATED DATE F... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2008) — AIR BAGS
Nov 5, 2014
Incident date: Dec 30, 2013
DASH HAS SPLIT APART AT SEAM ON PASSENGER SIDE IN FRONT OF AIRBAG I FEEL THERE IS A DEFAULT IN THE AIR BAG. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2008) — STRUCTURE
Nov 5, 2014
Incident date: Dec 30, 2013
DASH HAS SPLIT APART AT SEAM ON PASSENGER SIDE IN FRONT OF AIRBAG I FEEL THERE IS A DEFAULT IN THE AIR BAG. *TR
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER SPORT
(2011) — ENGINE
Nov 4, 2014
Incident date: Oct 21, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2009) — POWER TRAIN
Nov 4, 2014
Incident date: Oct 27, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDAT... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2009) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Nov 4, 2014
Incident date: Oct 27, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDAT... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2010) — ENGINE
Nov 4, 2014
Incident date: Oct 20, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE). 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2010) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Nov 4, 2014
Incident date: Oct 10, 2014
VEHICLE HAS RECALL FOR BELT AND PULLEYS WHICH MAY LEAD TO VEHICLE STALLING AND LOSS OF CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALERS 3 TIMES AND MITSUBISHI ONCE. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS. NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THE PARTS. THE "800" NUMBER SUPPLIED BY MITSUBISHI FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING INFORMATION MAKES NO MENTION OF THE RECALL. YOU HAVE TO CALL ANOTHER DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL TRANSF... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2011) — ENGINE
Nov 3, 2014
Incident date: Oct 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2010) — ENGINE
Nov 3, 2014
Incident date: Oct 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE) WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER OF 2014. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2008) — POWER TRAIN
Nov 3, 2014
Incident date: Nov 3, 2014
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 DISCOVER... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Nov 3, 2014
Incident date: Nov 3, 2014
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 DISCOVER... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Nov 3, 2014
Incident date: Nov 3, 2014
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 DISCOVER... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2011) — ENGINE
Nov 3, 2014
Incident date: Nov 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE) 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 CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2007) — SERVICE BRAKES
Nov 2, 2014
Incident date: Nov 2, 2014
DRIVING THE CAR EARLIER TODAY AND HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, LIKE IT HAS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THIS TIME WHEN IT HAPPENED THE BRAKE ARE NOT RETURNING TO NORMAL, ALWAYS BEFORE WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL IN A DAY OR TWO. WHAT REALLY CONCERNS ME IS ALL OF THE COMPLAINS ON LINE BUT NO RECALL YET??? THIS IS VERY ALARMING. I'M NOT S... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2013) — POWER TRAIN
Nov 1, 2014
Incident date: Oct 16, 2014
THE AYC PUMP FAILED. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2001) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Oct 31, 2014
Incident date: Oct 28, 2014
LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ONTO SHOULDER. AFTER CHECKING I NOTICED THE FRAME HAD RIPPED ,BROKEN OFF. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED FOR 3-4 FEET. FROM THE FRONT DOOR TO THE REAR WHEEL . AFTER INSPECTION OF THE ENTIRE FRAME THE DRIVER SIDE IS UNAFFECTED WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT IS POOR METAL/FRAME FROM THE FACTORY,NO ANTY CORROSION WAS APPLY TO THE METAL FR... Read more
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(2002) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Oct 31, 2014
Incident date: Oct 30, 2014
FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE ROT/RUST. WAS TOLD BY ONE SHOP ABOUT IN 2013 THAT I HAD ALOT OF RUST ON THE FRAME WHEN THEY REPLACED MY RUSTED BRAKE LINES.. THIS WEEK IN OCTOBER 2014 I HAD TO REPLACE A RUSTY FILL PIPE FOR MY GAS AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I HAD MAJOR RUST ON THE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE AND THAT A REAR END COLLISION OF ANY KIND COULD POTENTIALLY TOTAL MY CAR. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2011) — ENGINE
Oct 31, 2014
Incident date: Oct 31, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MITSUBISHI LANCIER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE). HOWEVER, THE NEEDED PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — ENGINE
Oct 31, 2014
Incident date: Oct 15, 2014
TL* MTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 30, 2014
Incident date: Aug 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V147000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(2002) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
Oct 30, 2014
Incident date: Aug 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V147000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2010) — ENGINE
Oct 30, 2014
Incident date: Oct 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT... Read more
Fire
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2009) — AIR BAGS
Oct 30, 2014
Incident date: Mar 21, 2014
MY VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE, SPUN AROUND IN THE STREET AND THROWN INTO A METAL STEEL FENCE, MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash
2 injured
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER SPORT
(2011) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Oct 30, 2014
Incident date: Oct 4, 2014
WHILE PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE DURING INCREASED RPM'S THE MOTOR STALL AND STOPPED ASC SERVICE LIGHTS AND AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH PASSING VEHICLE BECAUSE OF NO STEERING AND PROPER BRAKING DUE TO LOSS OF POWER DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC TECH NOTED INTERNAL FAILURE WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM). *TR
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER SPORT
(2011) — AIR BAGS
Oct 30, 2014
Incident date: Oct 4, 2014
WHILE PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE DURING INCREASED RPM'S THE MOTOR STALL AND STOPPED ASC SERVICE LIGHTS AND AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH PASSING VEHICLE BECAUSE OF NO STEERING AND PROPER BRAKING DUE TO LOSS OF POWER DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC TECH NOTED INTERNAL FAILURE WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM). *TR
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER SPORT
(2011) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 30, 2014
Incident date: Oct 4, 2014
WHILE PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE DURING INCREASED RPM'S THE MOTOR STALL AND STOPPED ASC SERVICE LIGHTS AND AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH PASSING VEHICLE BECAUSE OF NO STEERING AND PROPER BRAKING DUE TO LOSS OF POWER DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC TECH NOTED INTERNAL FAILURE WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM). *TR
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2007) — STEERING
Oct 30, 2014
Incident date: Jun 1, 2013
THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF MY 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER LS MAKES CLICKING NOISES WHEN DRIVEN DURING WARM TEMPERATURES (ONLY DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER, NOT DURING THE WINTER). NOISES OCCUR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE A CLOCK SPRING PROBLEM. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1998) — AIR BAGS
Oct 29, 2014
Incident date: Oct 28, 2014
RECENTLY, RELOCATED TO FLORIDA WITH IN 18 MONTHS I NOTICE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS PROTRUDING OUT FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY IN SW FLORIDA. ORIGINALLY HAD CAR IN NEW YORK AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT EXPLODING WHILE I AM DRIVING. NOTICE ON RECENT RECALL CONCERNING AIR BAGS DIDN'T INCLUDE MY MAKE AND MODEL. THIS 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GST IS MAKING A TRUE STATEMENT ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2009) — ENGINE
Oct 29, 2014
Incident date: Oct 25, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 14V564000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2009) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Oct 29, 2014
Incident date: Oct 25, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 14V564000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWA... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2010) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Oct 29, 2014
Incident date: Oct 23, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE) 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2008) — ENGINE
Oct 29, 2014
Incident date: Oct 29, 2014
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE DRIVE BELT, HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. I EXPLAINED THAT THE CAR IS MAKING A NOISE AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE CAR. THEIR RESPONSE IS THAT I SHOULD BRING THE CAR IN TO GET LOOKED AT. THIS NOW INVOLVES ME HAVING TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK SO THAT I CAN TAKE IT THERE WHICH IS ABOUT 40 MINUTES FROM MY HOME. ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2008) — ENGINE
Oct 29, 2014
Incident date: Oct 29, 2014
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 E... Read more
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 29, 2014
Incident date: Oct 29, 2014
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 E... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — SERVICE BRAKES
Oct 29, 2014
Incident date: Sep 30, 2014
SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE; TAKE A TURN LEFT AND THEN MADE; I TURN ON THE ABS LIGHT SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE LIGHT LIT TOO AND, DAYS LATER, THE ABS LIGHT WENT OUT. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED THE ENGINE; RUNNING THE CAR AT 15 TO 35 MILES, SOUNDS A HIT; IN THE TRANSMISSION AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN DOING SO FAR. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 29, 2014
Incident date: Sep 30, 2014
SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE; TAKE A TURN LEFT AND THEN MADE; I TURN ON THE ABS LIGHT SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE LIGHT LIT TOO AND, DAYS LATER, THE ABS LIGHT WENT OUT. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED THE ENGINE; RUNNING THE CAR AT 15 TO 35 MILES, SOUNDS A HIT; IN THE TRANSMISSION AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN DOING SO FAR. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2009) — POWER TRAIN
Oct 29, 2014
Incident date: Sep 30, 2014
SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE; TAKE A TURN LEFT AND THEN MADE; I TURN ON THE ABS LIGHT SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE LIGHT LIT TOO AND, DAYS LATER, THE ABS LIGHT WENT OUT. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED THE ENGINE; RUNNING THE CAR AT 15 TO 35 MILES, SOUNDS A HIT; IN THE TRANSMISSION AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN DOING SO FAR. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2004) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Oct 28, 2014
Incident date: Oct 1, 2014
CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL/SYSTEM GOT STIFF TO TURN FROM COLD TO HEAT AND EVENTUALLY THE KNOB/STEM OF CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL BROKE. NOW IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFROST WINDOWS WHICH RESULTS UNSAFE DRIVING. I HAVE HAPPENED TO KNOW FROM INTERNET THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TO MANY MITSUBISHI LANCER 2002-2005 CUSTOMERS . MITSUBISHI IS NOT TAKING ANY ACTION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR THESE CUSTOMERS. *TR
MITSUBISHI
OUTLANDER
(2011) — ENGINE
Oct 28, 2014
Incident date: Oct 28, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14B562000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ADVISE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(1997) — STEERING
Oct 28, 2014
Incident date: Oct 28, 2014
CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT CAME LOOSE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. HAD TO STEER VERY HARD MANUALLY TO PARK CAR. DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO SPORT
(1997) — POWER TRAIN
Oct 28, 2014
Incident date: Oct 28, 2014
CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT CAME LOOSE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. HAD TO STEER VERY HARD MANUALLY TO PARK CAR. DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2008) — SERVICE BRAKES
Oct 27, 2014
Incident date: Mar 14, 2014
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. WHEN I ACCELERATE THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. I CHECKED FLUID AND EVERYTHING. I DROVE IT AGAIN AND HAD TO MAKE NOT EVEN A SUDDEN STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND ALMOST DID NOT STOP.I HAVE READ ALL OVER THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME THING ON THIS SAME MODEL CAR. NOT SURE WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT YET.... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(2008) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Oct 27, 2014
Incident date: Mar 14, 2014
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. WHEN I ACCELERATE THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. I CHECKED FLUID AND EVERYTHING. I DROVE IT AGAIN AND HAD TO MAKE NOT EVEN A SUDDEN STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND ALMOST DID NOT STOP.I HAVE READ ALL OVER THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME THING ON THIS SAME MODEL CAR. NOT SURE WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT YET.... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2014) — ENGINE
Oct 27, 2014
Incident date: Oct 17, 2014
ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2014, I PURCHASED A 2014 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION GSR. ON OCTOBER 17, 2014, WITH A LITTLE OVER 2700 MILES THE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE LIGHT COMES ON AND I DROVE THE CAR TO MITSUBISHI TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE CAR OUT. ON OCTOBER 21, 2014, I RETURNED TO DEALER AND THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY WAS DRIVEN INSIDE AND PLACED ON A LIFT TO BE INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2014) — POWER TRAIN
Oct 27, 2014
Incident date: Oct 17, 2014
ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2014, I PURCHASED A 2014 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION GSR. ON OCTOBER 17, 2014, WITH A LITTLE OVER 2700 MILES THE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE LIGHT COMES ON AND I DROVE THE CAR TO MITSUBISHI TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE CAR OUT. ON OCTOBER 21, 2014, I RETURNED TO DEALER AND THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY WAS DRIVEN INSIDE AND PLACED ON A LIFT TO BE INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT ... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER EVOLUTION
(2011) — POWER TRAIN
Oct 26, 2014
Incident date: Oct 24, 2014
THE AYC PUMP FAILED BY DISPLAYING A BLINKING TARMAC LIGHT. IT CONSTANTLY FLASHES WHILE DRIVING. THE AYC PUMP CORRELATES WITH THE STEERING AND STABILITY CONTROL FOR THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THIS IS A BIG HAZARD. THE AYC PUMP SHOULD BE RELOCATED TO THE TRUNK COMPARTMENT SO IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKE SNOW AND RAIN. THIS WILL PROTECT THE AYC PUMP FROM FAILING. THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COV... Read more