Mitsubishi Outlander Complaints

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10191865May 28, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DASH DISPLAY (CLOCK, RADIO/CD INFORMATION) IS UNREADABLE DURING DAYTIME DRIVING, ESPECIALLY MID-DAY SUNLIGHT. THIS IS DISTRACTING. MY CAR IS UPGRADED WITH THE SOUND PACKAGE, WHICH INCLUDES SIRIUS RADIO AND 6CD CHANGER. WHAT GOOD IS THIS IF YOU CAN'T READ STATION. I'VE HAD TO MEMORIZE THE NUMBER OF TIMES TO PUSH STATION BUTTON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188067April 16, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DIRECT SUNLIGHT IS COMING THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF MY 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER ES, YOU CAN'T READ THE DIGITAL RADIO DISPLAY OR CLOCK. THIS CAUSES A DRIVING DISTRACTION BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE DRIVER TO LOOK AT THE DIGITAL RADIO DISPLAY FOR A MUCH MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL PERIOD TO FIGURE OUT WHICH RADIO STATION THAT IS ON OR TO READ THE CLOCK. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A GREAT INCONVENIENCE, IT CAN ALSO BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DRIVER SPENDS CONSIDERABLY MORE TIME FOCUSING ON THE DIGITAL DISPLAY BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ RATHER THAN ON THE ROAD DURING DIRECT SUNLIGHT PERIODS. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS DIGITAL RADIO DISPLAY PROBLEM CAN CONTRIBUTE TO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT IS DISTRACTING THE DRIVER FROM FOCUSING ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TURNS THE DRIVER'S FOCUS TO THE RADIO BECAUSE THE DIGITAL DISPLAY IS DIFFICULT TO READ DURING DIRECT SUNLIGHT PERIODS. MITSUBISHI MOTORS WAS CONTACTED AND THEY AGREED THAT THIS CAN BE A PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THEY DON'T HAVE A "FIX" FOR IT NOW. THEY TOLD ME THAT IN THE EVENT THEY COME UP WITH A "FIX", THEY WILL CONTACT ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185243March 15, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
PICKED UP BRAND NEW 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER ON 2/27/07. WITHIN TWO DAYS NOTICED A LARGE BANGING STRUCTURAL NOISE WHEN MAKING SHARP LEFT HAND TURNS OUT OF PARKING SPACES, ETC. NOTIFIED DEALER. DEALER SAID A PROBLEM WITH BEARINGS AND WAITING FOR PARTS FROM JAPAN. ALSO NOTICED THAT SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE HITTING BRAKE PEDAL AS WELL WHEN MAKING THESE SAME SORT OF TURNS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184071March 2, 2007
SUSPENSION
LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN, SUCH AS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183696February 27, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
1. LOUD CLUNK NOISE WHEN TURNING SHARPLY 2. EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE, DRIVERS SIDE( PER TECH'S FINDINGS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182821February 16, 2007
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS 19 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND BELOW THE LOW TIRE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR TURNED ON, CAUSING THE WARNING SIGNALS TO TURN ON EVERY TIME THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FRED BEANS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY MITSUBISHI OF DOYLESTOWN, PA 18901, AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR FAILURE WAS NORMAL AND CAUSED BY COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 1500.*AK UPDATED 03/07/07*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182467February 13, 2007
SUSPENSION:REAR, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
TL*- CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER, FOR WHICH HE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR LOWER SUSPENSION ARM 4 TIMES. FIRST TIME IT WAS AT 30,000 MILES, SECOND TIME AT 48,000 MILES, AND THE THIRD TIME AT 89,000 MILES, AND CURRENTLY AT 106,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP , ARNOLD AUTOMOTIVE GROUP IN ROSEVILLE, MI 4 TIMES, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY THE PART KEPT GOING BAD. THE CONTACT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106000.*AK THE LEFT REAR SEAT BETL WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE SWAY BAR WERE REPLACED AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS WORN. UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182051February 8, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2004 MISTSUBISH OUTLANDER. ALL FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, EXCEPT LATEST PROBLEM. CAR WON'T RUN. HAD TO TOW TO DEALERSHIP. CAR SHAKES AND ENGINE CUTS COMPLETELY OUT. DEALERSHIP NOT COOPERATING, FIXED THE WRONG THING, ENGINE STILL CUTS OUT/STALLS, NOW SAYING I "OVERFILLED THE GAS TANK, RUINING THE CHARCOAL FUEL CANISTER." THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY?! THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER REASON THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE NEVER OVERFILLED OR TOPPED OFF MY GAS. I THINK THEY MESSED IT UP, OR PERHAPS THE GAUGES ARE WRONG. IF THE GAUGES ARE WRONG, IT'S A FACTORY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY!!!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178854January 16, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE CRACKS IN THE HEADLIGHT LENS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THERE HAS BEEN NO WRECKS, BANGS, OR BAD TREATMENT OF THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE COMPANY THAT THEY ARE STRESS FRACTURES, I AM CONCERNED THEY MAY BEGIN TO LEAK AND TAKE ON WATER. PLUS THEY ARE $400 EACH TO REPLACE. I CALLED MITSUBISHI AND ALL THEY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS WARRANTY. THEN I WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT DO RECALLS UNLESS YOU FOLKS BRING IT TO THEIR ATTENTION. ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED. I TALKED WITH LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER ABOUT IT IN MID DECEMBER 2006. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178339January 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING., IT REGISTERED 0 MPH, AND HE COULDN'T TELL HOW FAST HE WAS GOING. THE CONTACT STATED THE BODY VIBRATED, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER HAS RELATED THE DETAILS TO HER. THEREFORE, SHE DID NOT HAVE SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH TIME THE DEALER FIXED A PART ANOTHER PART FAILED. *AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173846November 20, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE IN RAINY WEATHER, UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, MODERATE AMOUNTS OF RAINWATER WAS PRESENT IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE DOORS OR WINDOWS WERE NOT OPEN PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE LEAK ORIGINATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WATER BARRIER TRIM. THE DEALER RESEALED THE WATER BARRIER TRIM ALONG THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168393September 15, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A WOBBLING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE BUSHING AND UPPER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 30,000 MILES LATER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND THE SAME REPAIRS WERE MADE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167358September 5, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE COOLING FAN DID NOT ENGAGE COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAN WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE MADE. THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE REPAIRS MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166651August 27, 2006
STEERING
VEHICLE VIBRATED BADLY AND HAD A TENDENCY TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. VERY BAD ACCIDENT OCCURRED JULY 12, 2006. ONE CAR ACCIDENT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS. A WOMAN DRIVING BEHIND HER SAID THEY HAD BEEN DRIVING NORMALLY, NO SPEEDING OR WEAVING, WHEN MY WIFE'S OUTLANDER SUDDENLY PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, HIT A LARGE CURB AND FLEW THROUGH THE AIR, LANDING AND ROLLING ON TO THE SIDE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10165382August 13, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2004 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER ARE CRACKED IN A SIMILAR PATTERN, BOTTOM OUTER CORNER TO UPPER INSIDE CORNER, THERE ARE 2 -3 CRACKS ON EACH HEADLIGHT. THIS WAS NOT DONE BY ROCKS, OR ANY COLLISION, CONSIDERING THEY ARE SO SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS, IT MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE PLASTIC COVERINGS. WE HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THESE, SINCE THE ESTIMATE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM CONSISTS OF REPLACING THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT, COSTING ALMOST $600.00 PER HEADLIGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163515July 26, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS PEDAL ONLY HAD A ONE INCH CLEARANCE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONSULTED, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157413May 12, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON THE MORNING OF MAY 2, WHILE IT WAS RAINING A CAR THAT WAS TWO CARS IN FRONT OF MY WIFE DECIDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY ADVANCED NOTICE; MY WIFE ENDS UP RUNNING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER AND SERIOUSLY DAMAGING THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE AIRBAGS, HOWEVER DID NOT DEPLOY. MY WIFE SUFFERED A CONTUSION ON HER HEAD. MY 17 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS ALSO IN THE CAR BUT WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY ESTIMATES THAT THE REPAIRS WILL COST $8000 AND THE SENSORS FOR THE AIRBAGS WAS ONE OF THE PARTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE SENSOR IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10150984February 23, 2006
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PULLING THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT ALL THE WAY OUT A FIVE INCH TEAR WAS DISCOVERED. IT APPEARED TO BE A CLEAN CUT AS WITH A KNIFE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A REPLACEMENT WAS ORDERED THREE WEEKS AGO, BUT HAS NOT ARRIVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147105January 6, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE VEHICLE IS A MITSTUBISHI OUTLANDER LTD, 2005. THERE IS AN APPARENT LACK OF OR FAILURE OF THE BODY WELDS IN THE DRIVER-SIDE PILLAR. DEALERSHIP INDICATES THERE MAY BE OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. LACK OF OR FAILURE RESULTS IN RUBBING OF THE BODY PANELS PRODUCING A HIGH PITCHED METALLIC SOUND. THE EFFECT OF THIS FRICTION AND LACK OF OR FAILED WELDS IS UNCLEAR RELATIVE TO THE CRASH-WORTHINESS OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY FROM A SIDE IMPACT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146812January 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
THERE IS A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST IS ENGINE NOISE (LOUD "TICKING, " CLICKING" NOISE) THIS ALL THE TIME. IT WAS TAKEN IN A NUMBER OF TIMES AND EVERY TIME SOMETHING WAS CHANGED AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED. THE NOISE IS STILL THERE! THE KEYLESS ENTRY MODULE WAS REPLACED FOR ERRATIC LOCK AND LIGHT FUNCTION, HOWEVER IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND "SCUFFS" THE TIRES ( WE HAVE ROTATED THE TIRES AT ABOUT EVERY 1500 MILES TO TRY TO PREVENT THIS). I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD ALIGNMENT WAS OK, AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE! THERE IS ALSO A CONSTANT "THUMPING,CLUNKING" NOISE FROM FRONT END OVER BUMPS(WAS TOLD UNABLE TO FIX OR DUPLICATE). LASTLY, THIS VEHICLE HAS A INTERMITTENT SEVERE HESITATION OR SOMETIMES NO POWER. I WAS TOLD "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" AND EVERY THING WAS OK WITH THE VEHICLE. ALL THE WORK WAS DONE BY THE DEALER WERE I PURCHASED IT, AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE TIRED OF SEEING ME! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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