Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Complaints (2011)

30 consumer complaints on file.

#11667422June 17, 2025
VISIBILITY
The contact owns a 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH in the rain, the windshield wipers were fully engaged; however, wiper motor failed to operate as intended. The failure obstructed the driver's visibility, preventing the driver from safely operating the vehicle, creating a visibility hazard. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that after a while the windshield wipers started to function as intended. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V461000 (VISIBILITY); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11591869June 1, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Not starting due to corrosion issues
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11567714January 25, 2024
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. The contact stated while driving approximately 25–30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the check engine, 4-WD, ABS, traction control, and oil pressure warning lights were illuminated. The mechanic informed the contact that the failure was due to the control arm, engine cradle, oil seal, tie rod, starter, and serpentine belt. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 133,025.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11435017September 30, 2021
SUSPENSION
The contact owns a 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V279000 (Structure, Suspension) however, the contact was unable to schedule the recall repair because she was unable to get a response from the dealer. The contact stated while driving 45-50 MPH, she heard an abnormally loud sound coming from underneath the vehicle. The automatic braking system warning light is illuminated. The contact stated that the driver’s side front wheel was facing sideways. The contact stated the vehicle was towed out of the highway. Then, the vehicle was towed to the independent mechanic who diagnosed that the lower control arm was severely corroded and had fractured. The manufacturer and the dealer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220449June 16, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I KNOW THIS CAR HAS FOUR RECALLS ON IT. BUT I'M HAVING ISSUES WITH WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE BEEN GOOGLING SLOW OR SLUGGISH ACCELERATION ISSUES AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEN I CAME ACROSS A RECALL FOR THE OUTLANDER SPORT INVOLVING THE CVT IN NEWER MODELS. I DON'T KNOW IF THOSE CVT ISSUES ARE THE SAME ONES MY CAR IS HAVING. BUT IS BECOMING A PAIN IN THE BUTT TO TRY AND ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH ON THE ROAD OR THE HIGHWAY TO GET OUT OF PEOPLES WAY OR TO MOVE JUST NOTICING PEOPLE GOING AROUND ME BECAUSE OF MY SLUGGISH ACCELERATION. I HAVE TO PRESS ON THE GAS PRETTY HARD TO EVEN GET UP TO ABOUT 20 OR 30 NOT TO MENTION WHAT SOUNDS LIKE MY MUFFLER IS HUMMING. I FEEL IT'S A DANGER TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND NOT GETTING UP TO THE SPEED TO MAKE A TURN OR GET ON THE HIGHWAY LIKE I SAID. I NOTICED THAT I HAVE TO PUT A SPECIFIC DATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS FORM BUT IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE NOW. I ACTUALLY WENT TO MITSUBISHI TO GET MY TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED AND THE GUY SAID THAT THIS ISSUE WILL GO AWAY BUT IT DIDN'T.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193105April 1, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I NOTICED JUST RECENTLY WHEN I WAS ON A LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIP THAT MY TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING LIGHT WAS COMING ON? I HAD TO PULL OVER A COUPLE TIMES AND LET IT COOL DOWN BEFORE I COULD CONTINUE... IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NO ONE AT MITSUBISHI OR OTHER SHOPS KNOWS WHATS WRONG? PLEASE HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180666February 17, 2019
SEATS
THE SEAT HEATING BURNED THE SEAT( DRIVER SEAT) REACHING BURNING ME ON MY UPPER LEG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11155640December 3, 2018
SEAT BELTS
I OWN A 2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT CLICKS AS IF IT IS FASTENED CORRECTLY THEN MOMENTS LATER IT WILL POP OUT AS IF IT WERE NEVER ATTACHED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK FOR ANYONE WHO IS DRIVING THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083768April 7, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ETAC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082671April 3, 2018
ENGINE, SEAT BELTS
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY WITH THE ENGINE BUCKING, SURGING, LOSING R.P.M.'S WHILE DRIVING AND STALLING AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP. *TWO (2) O2 SENSORS WERE REPLACED, COMPUTER RE-PROGRAMED, ONE (1) OF THE TWO (2) SENSORS REPLACED AGAIN, WITH A FINAL REPAIR TO A SUSPECTED AIR LEAK WHICH FINALLY,AFTER 3-4 WEEKS, CLEARED THE LIGHT FROM COMING BACK ON. NOW, ONE MONTH LATER THE BUCKING AND SURGING IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. I'M $1,000.00 INTO THIS PROBLEM AND IT STILL ISN'T RESOLVED!! COMPLAINT #2: THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK AND PULLS BACK OUT WHEN CONNECTED, COMBINED WITH THE FACT THAT THE FRONT BELTS ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH FOR EVEN THE SLIGHTEST OF LARGER PERSONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073709February 20, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
2011 MITSUBISHI OVERLAND. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE NOT PASSING INSPECTION DUE TO THIN BRAKE PADS AND TOO MANY KNICKS IN THE WINDSHIELD. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURES WERE DISCOVERED TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063381January 17, 2018
AIR BAGS
I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK AND WAS AT A STOP SIGN WAITING TO TURN LEFT. CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP. WHEN BELIEVING I WAS CLEAR I BEGAN MY LEFT TURN WHEN A CAR CROSSED IN FRONT OF MINE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP BUT THE TWO CARS COLLIDED AND THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY TORN OFF AND MY FRONT HOOD WAS BUCKLED BACK TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN EMERGENCY RESPONSE ARRIVED, THEY FELT VERY STRONGLY THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND THEY MOVED ME TO THE BACK SEAT FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION BECAUSE THEY WERE AFRAID THE AIR BAG MAY STILL DEPLOY AND CAUSE FURTHER INJURY. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION AND AFTER TESTING AND OBSERVATION WAS RELEASED WITH MODERATE BACK PAIN AND MILD TO MODERATE NECK PAIN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11057663December 30, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HELLO, MY BLOWER STOPPER WORKING IN MY CAR AND I FOUND THIS RECALL ONLINE AND I WAS WONDERING IF MY CAR WAS PART OF THIS RECALL: RECALL NUMBER 15V233000 RECALL DATE 04/20/2015 COMPONENT VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER SUMMARY MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. (MITSUBISHI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 LANCER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED MARCH 16, 2009, TO MARCH 30, 2011, 2010-2011 LANCER SPORTBACK VEHICLES MANUFACTURED JUNE 17, 2009, TO DECEMBER 1, 2010, 2010-2011 LANCER EVOLUTION VEHICLES MANUFACTURED JULY 14, 2009, TO JANUARY 7, 2011, 2009-2011 OUTLANDER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FEBRUARY 10, 2009, TO JUNE 22, 2011, AND 2011 OUTLANDER SPORT VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AUGUST 26, 2010, TO NOVEMBER 19, 2010. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE BLOWER MOTOR MAY FAIL. CONSEQUENCE FAILURE OF THE BLOWER MOTOR MAY REDUCE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER, DIMINISHING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO MITSUBISHI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE A SUSPECT BLOWER MOTOR, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 15, 2015. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-648-7820. MITSUBISHI'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS SR-15-003.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054204December 12, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN VIRGINIA WITH THE ASSUMPTION IT WOULD PASS MARYLAND INSPECTION AS IT HAD PASSED VIRGINIA INSPECTION. FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN TOO THIN AND THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED. TO PASS MARYLAND INSPECTION IS NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AND WOULD HAVE NEEDED REAR PADS ALSO. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER PROVIDED A REIMBURSEMENT AND REQUESTED TO WITHDRAW THE COMPLAINT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031875October 5, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER ADJUSTED THE SEAT AND WAS UNAWARE THAT THE WIRING UNDERNEATH NEEDED TO BE RE-ROUTED AND HAD BEEN SPLICED, CAUSING THE WARNING INDICATOR TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LAS VEGAS MITSUBISHI, 7100 W SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89117, (866) 510-6859) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING AND WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: SR-14-001 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V031000 (AIR BAGS), ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022577September 11, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE EXTERIOR RUBBER WINDOW MOLDINGS ARE CORRODED AND MELTED WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE WATER TO GET INTO THE DOOR DAMAGING THE ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR THE WINDOWS AUTOMATIC OPERATION. MY VEHICLE ISN'T THE ONLY VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AS I HAVE SEEN THAT MOST OF THESE CARS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT MITSUBISHI TO TELL THEM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT IN PUERTO RICO THEY TOLD ME THIS PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE I WASN'T USING WAX ON THEM, I HAVE SEEN MUCH OLDER CARS, AND THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST. IT EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE POOR QUALITY OF EXTERIOR WINDOW SILL MOLDING THEY CHOSE TO INCLUDE IN THIS CAR BECAUSE, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S NOT JUST MINES, IT'S MOST OF THEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004955July 12, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING BACK IN NOVEMBER 2016 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN A RAIN STORM AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WIPERS. SO I CALLED THE COMPANY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT RECALL DID NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. SO ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS GO BY AND I GET MY MAIL AND WHAT DO I GET BUT A RECALL FOR THE WIPERS ON MY VEHICLE. ON THIS NOTICE IT SAYS THE PARTS FOR THIS REMIDY ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE,MMMA IS MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO TO OBTAIN THESE PARTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND WILL CONTACT YOU AGAIN BY MAIL WITH A FOLLOW UP RECALL NOTICE WHEN THE REMIDY PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. IN THE MEAN TIME I AM MAKING A 431 DOLLAR PAYMENT AND CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR IN THE RAIN OR SNOW.OH YEAH HAVE I MENTIONED THAT IT IS NOW JULY 8 MONTHS LATER AND STILL MAKING THAT 431 DOLLAR PAYMENT AND HAVE TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHEN I CAN DRIVE. I WILL NEVER BY A MITSUBISHI AGAIN. I CALL THE 800 NUMBER AND ALWAYS ON HOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978847April 17, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WE RECENTLY CHANGE THE POWER TRAIN (TRANSMISSION) 2014 AFTER THREE YEARS WE ARE HAVING ISSUES AGAIN. AFTER EVERY HOUR ON THE ROAD WE HAVE TO STOP AND LET IT REST FOR A WHILE BECAUSE IT HEATS UP PRETTY QUICKLY. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY IN HIGHWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920316October 31, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON A NORMAL CITY STREET AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN EVERY INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN TO COME ON...FIRST THE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM, NEXT THE ENGINE OVERHEAT WARNING, THE ABS, THE BRAKE, THE POWER STEERING, THE AIR BAG, ETC. I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, IDLE ROUGHLY, AND EVENTUALLY DIE COMPLETELY. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE NEXT DAY, I TRIED TO JUMP START WITH NO SUCCESS AT ALL. AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION, NOTICED THAT THE DRIVE BELT HAD COME OFF THE PULLEYS COMPLETELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888670July 26, 2016
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE PROPERLY, WAS LOOSELY CONNECTED, AND FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN NECESSARY. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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