Mitsubishi Outlander Complaints

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10593869May 24, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER AND THE HEADLIGHT LENS ON BOTH SIDES ARE CRACKED, EXTREMELY CRAZED AND THE WHOLE THING IS MILKY, WHICH DULLS THE HEADLIGHT AT NIGHT, I HAVE RESEARCHED AND MITSUBISHI WILL NOT REPLACE AFTER WARRANTY, IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1000 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, MITSUBISHI SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593462May 22, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I CRASHED MY OUTLANDER IN MY PARKING LOT, I WAS PARKING SLOWLY, PUSHING THE BRAKE SLOWLY, THE CAR WAS AT THE FINAL POSITION IN MY SPOT AND SUDDENLY THE CAR CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE TREE WAS ABOUT 1 METER DISTANT FROM MY CAR...IM 100% SURE THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I HAD ANOTHER SIMILAR EPISODE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, ALSO IN MY GARAGE, BUT A THAT TIME I WAS READY TO TURN TO THE RIGHT TO GO THE DOOR AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATE VERY FAST WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL, BUT FORTUNATELY I HAD PLENTY SPACE TO REACT, NOT THIS SECOND TIME, BUT WE ARE HUMANS AND THE FIRST REACTION IS TO THINK THAT WE MADE A MISTAKE, BUT NO ,IM 100% SURE THAT I DID NOT PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR..AND WITH THIS SECOND INCIDENT I WAS CRAZY THINKING EVERY MINUTE IN WHAT HAPPENED, AND IN THE POSSIBILITY THAT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITH LESS FORTUNE AND WITH ME AND OTHER PEOPLE INJURED OR DEATH. THIS THING WAS VERY VERY CONFUSING. I WAS PARKING SLOWLY, THE CAR WAS NEAR THE 0 MILES, THE CAR WAS AT THE FINAL POSITION IN MY SPOT, AND WHEN THE CAR WAS AT 0 MILES MY CAR ADVANCE WITH SUPER SPEED TOWARD A TREE IN 2 SECONDS... THE TREE WAS 1 METER DISTANT TO MY CAR AND THE INSURANCE GIVE ME A TOTAL LOSS. THIS CAR IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS, PLEASE DONT BUY THIS CAR IF YOU SEE IT AGAIN IN THE MARKET . *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586260May 2, 2014
SEAT BELTS
WHEN PUTTING ON MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT I HEARD THIS STRANGE GRINDING NOISE FROM MY SEAT BELT. IT DID NOT SEEM TO KEEP ME SECURE IN THE SEAT. WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE I MOVED FORWARD IT DID NOT LOCK LIKE IT SHOULD TO KEEP YOU IN YOUR SEAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED I NEEDED A NEW ONE. WHICH WILL RUN $491.00. MY CAR ONLY HAS 36230 MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN. I CANNOT DRIVE A CAR WITHOUT FULLY FUNCTIONING SEAT BELTS SO I AM FORCED TO PAY THE COST. I THINK THE COMPANY SHOULD REPLACE IT SINCE THERE ARE SO FEW MILES ON THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584666April 24, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
WENT THROUGH CAR WASH BLOWERS AT END OF WASH LITERALLY DENTED ROOF. AFTER SURVEYING DAMAGE CAME TO CONCLUSION THE METAL ON THE ROOF IS EXTREMELY THIN. THERE IS VERY LITTLE SUPPORT AND SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579658April 14, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OVER THE LAST 4-6 MONTHS I NOTICED A GASOLINE ODOR AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK (AFFECTED PART). THE GAS ODOR HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE EACH MONTH. IF I FILL THE GAS TANK TODAY THERE IS AN EXTREME GAS ODOR/FUME THAT IS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK. AS THE GAS TANK EMPTIES THE ODOR DECREASES. THERE ISN'T A GAS LIQUID LEAKAGE THAT YOU WOULD SEE ON THE GROUND, BUT A FLUME LEAKAGE THAT FILLS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND SURROUNDS THE OUTSIDE REAR AREA OF THE VEHICLE. I THINK IF THERE WAS SPARK, OPEN FLAME, REAR END COLLISION, OR IF THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DIRECT SUN LIGHT A COMBUSTIBLE FIRE/EXPLOSION COULD OCCUR. THIS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE CONDITION. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS OWNING 2003 AND NEWER MITSUBISHI MODEL YEARS, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1500. THEY SAID THERE SHOULD BE RECALL FOR SOMETHING AS DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING AS THIS BUT THERE ISN'T. THE OUTCOME COULD BE SIMILAR TO THE FORD PINTO GAS TANK DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE INJURY AND DEATH OF MANY PEOPLE BEFORE A RECALL WAS ISSUED NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579398April 12, 2014
VISIBILITY
ONE DAY I NOTICED A SCREW MISSING FROM THE PIECE THAT HOLDS THE VISOR TO THE ROOF AND IT WON'T BE LONG UNTIL THE VISOR FALLS ALL TOGETHER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577194April 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BLACKED OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO TAP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN ORDER FOR IT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574474March 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST, ONLY A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW, THE FUSE BLEW ON THE AUX / CIG LIGHTER. APPROX. ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, I HAD TO TAKE IT IN, BECAUSE ALL THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES WOULD START FLASHING AND THE RADIO WOULD GO OFF. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED RUNNING, BUT IT WAS SCARY. ADDITIONALLY, THE DOOR SOMETIMES WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH THE FOB. THE DEALER CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, STARTING IN JUNE OF 2013, OR EARLIER, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTS FREQUENTLY DIM AND GET BRIGHTER, ESPECIALLY IF THE A/C IS ON. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY IN NOVEMBER, 2013; IT WAS LESS THAN 3 YRS OLD. THEY TOLD ME THEN (BACK IN NOVEMBER) THEY WERE ORDERING A NEW ALTERNATOR FOR ME (COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). IT IS NOW THE END OF MARCH AND WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER AGAIN, AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS A 1,000 UNIT BACK ORDER ON THE ALTERNATORS ON THESE VEHICLES, AND THE NEW, I AM GUESSING REDESIGNED UNIT, WOULD NOT BE OUT UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF MAY. MY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE GETTING WORSE... NOW WHEN I PLUG IN MY IPHONE VIA THE AUX / CIG LIGHTER, SOMETIME IT WON'T CHARGE, OTHER TIMES, IT BLOWS THE PLUG AND SOMETIMES THE USB CORD. I FREQUENTLY HAVE TO BUY NEW CHARGERS BECAUSE THEY KEEP BLOWING! HELP! I?M SURE THERE ARE OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD REALLY BE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569438March 14, 2014
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT RECEIVER IS MALFUNCTIONING, VERY HARD TO GET DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS TO LATCH. AND THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TIMES NOW I THOUGHT THEY WHERE LATCHED THAT THEY HAVE COME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562813February 4, 2014
AIR BAGS
HIT STRAIGHT ON BY DRUNK DRIVER WHILE AT STOP LIGHT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I WAS INJURED TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL OTHER DRIVER ARRESTED. TIME OF DAY AT NIGHT WELL LITE AREA. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN SHE HIT ME IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR TOTAL DAMAGE AND FRONT CRUMPED IN TO DRIVER ( ME). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10556431December 17, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE FIRST TIME I DROVE THIS VEHICLE IN THE SNOW I REALIZED THAT THE WIPERS ARE PLACED BELOW THE HEATED PART OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSES THE WIPERS TO FREEZE UP AND NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. I THINK THAT AN ANGLED WIPER ARM THAT PLACES THE WIPER OVER THE DEFOG WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM.I'VE DRIVEN IN SNOWY WEATHER TWICE SINCE AND IT HAS HAPPENED EACH TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556078December 14, 2013
SUSPENSION
LEAVING PARKING SPOT, BANG SOUND, THEN A CLUNKING AS I TURNED OUT. DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING SNAPPED IN TWO PLACES. NOW IN THREE PIECES. DEALER ONLY PART AND HARD TO FIND. BOUGHT CAR NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548666October 21, 2013
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TEMPERATURE KNOB BROKE OFF AFTER GETTING STUCK. SOUNDS LIKE THIS HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY. I GOT AN ESTIMATE TO FIX IT FROM THE DEALER. OVER $2000. MAJOR ISSUE IN THE WINTER FOR DEFROST/HEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546249September 30, 2013
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELT ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE FAIL AND WON'T LOCK. I NEVER KNOW THAT UNTIL I NOTICE IT THEN BRING IT TO DEALERSHIP. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IT'S FAIL IF YOU NEVER CAREFULLY CHECK THAT. SO IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545066September 23, 2013
SUSPENSION
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENTER THE STREET, I HEARD A LOUD CRACKING SOUND AND THE STERRING WHEEL JERKED TO ONE SIDE. I RETURNED TO THE DRIVEWAY AND LATER JACKED UP THE CAR, REMOVED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND NOTICED THE TOP SPRING OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUSPENSION WAS BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542216September 6, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537004August 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10537008August 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533944August 6, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
ACCORDING TO MITSUBISHI ALL OUTLANDER 2006 TRIM/MODELS ARE EQUIPPED WITH ABS, RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT MY CAR IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ABS, ACCORDING TO SEVERAL INTERNET SITES ABS IS STANDARD FEATURE ON ALL MODELS, *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523924July 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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