TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE RPM REVVED UP HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AFTER PULLING OVER, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE HOWEVER, THE THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT BRIEFLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN(TIN-15-23-001) WHICH HE LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO (YORK MITSUBISHI 1301 ROOSEVELT AVE, YORK, PA 17404) TO BE DIAGNOSED WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.
I HAVE A 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT I BROUGHT BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT. IN THE SUMMER OF 2019, THE "REMOVE KEY" LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER MY KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. .ON 12/19/19, MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START AND THE "REMOVE KEY" LIGHT STAYED ON. I HAD CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAID KEY CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND MY BATTERY WAS DEAD. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND TOLD THEM THIS WAS THE 4TH BATTERY I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE WITH THIS CAR. I BOUGHT NEW BATTERY AND DEALER ORDERED PART. THE KEY CYLINDER PART CAME IN AND WAS REPLACED ON 01/09/20. ON 01/20/20, THE "REMOVE KEY" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. TOWED CAR BACK TO SAME DEALER WHO FOUND KEY CYLINDER WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AND REINSTALLED CYLINDER. TODAY 01/22/20, THE "REMOVE KEY" LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I'M WAITING FOR A CALL BACK TODAY FROM THE SAME DEALER TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE. THE "REMOVE KEY" LIGHT PREVENTS YOU FROM LOCKING THE DOORS NORMALLY, WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR, I HAD TO LOCK ALL DOORS BEFORE REMOVING KEY FROM IGNITION. THE "REMOVE KEY" LIGHT TURNS ON WHEN I REMOVE KEY. THEN AFTER I EXIT THE CAR AND CLOSE THE DRIVER DOOR, I HAVE TO USE MY KEY TO LOCK MY DRIVER DOOR. OTHERWISE I CAN'T LOCK ALL OF MY CAR DOORS WITH THE KEY OR KEY FOB AND HAVE TO GET BACK IN THE RESTART CAR AND START CYCLE OVER. I ASKED DEALER TO CHECK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BECAUSE I HAVE REPLACED THE CAR BATTERY 4 TIMES ON THIS CAR ALREADY WHICH IS RIDICULOUS AND COSTS ME MONEY SINC
I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE TOWARDS THE END OF OCTOBER WITH LESS THAN 40000 MILES AND I KEEP ENCOUNTERING AN ACCELERATION ISSUE AND HIGH ENGINE RPM, THE ISSUES PERIODICALLY 'RESOLVE' THEM SELF ONLY TO COME BACK A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD, THE ISSUES I ENCOUNTER AREN'T EXACTLY THE SAME BUT I THINK THEY ARE VERY CLOSELY RELATED/CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER; ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEED (0-30): I TEND TO NOTICE AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM AROUND 0-30 MPH WHERE I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND IS ACCELERATING, ACCELERATION IS VERY, VERY SLOW AND IT FEELS AS THOUGH SOMETHING IN/ON MY VEHICLE IS GIVING WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS 'RESISTANCE' TO ACCELERATE, THE FEELING IS VERY WEIRD AND I HAVE NEVER FELT ANYTHING QUITE LIKE IT AND I LACK THE VOCABULARY TO TRULY EXPLAIN WHAT THE ISSUE FEELS LIKE BUT I DO KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG. HIGH ENGINE SPEEDS DURING 0-~60 MPH ACCELERATION: WHEN I NEED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC GOING 45-65 MPH (ACCELERATING FROM 0-30 MPH RANGE) MY ENGINE SPEED APPROACHES 6000 RPM BUT NEVER ENTERS THE RED AREA BEHIND THE GAUGE, I OFTEN NEED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE 0-30 MPH RANGE TO 45-65 MPH RANGE TO JUMP ONTO A HIGHWAY OR FREEWAY AND MY ENGINE SPEEDS GET MUCH HIGHER THAN ANYTHING I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. I SUSPECT THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTING MECHANISM IS BROKEN OR IS MADE POORLY. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO A GENUINE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM RUN A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC, EVEN A DIAGNOSTIC ON MY TRANSMISSION WI
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH KELLY MITSUBISHI-EMMAUS (536 STATE AVE, EMMAUS, PA 18049) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE POWER TRAIN FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V563000 (POWER TRAIN) AND THE PARKING BRAKE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V070000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
ESTE CARRO LO COMPRE EN UN DEALER HACE MENOS DE 6 MESES MI NOMBRE ES [XXX]MI DIRECCIN [XXX]MIAMI FL[XXX]. MI CORREO ELECTRNICO [XXX] Y MI VIN DEL CARRO ES [XXX]. ESPERO SU PRONTA AYUDA GRACIAS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
WHEN THE BACK WINDOWS ARE DOWN THERE IS A HORRIBLE VIBRATION NOISE. IT DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL THE WINDOWS ARE UP ALL THE WAY. IT'S ONLY WITH THE BACK WINDOWS AND IT'S VERY ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE BACK WINDOWS ARE DOWN, EVEN JUST ONE WINDOW DOWN IN THE REAR CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN. I'M SURPRISED IT HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT'S SO VERY DISTRACTING!!!! VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE MOVING.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL. THIS ISSUES OCCURRED OVERNIGHT!
THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING/ HEATING IS TURNED ON AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN TRAFFIC WHILE HE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN..
THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I WILL BE REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION. IT JERKS AND THEN FAILS. I CANNOT CHANGE SHIFTS, IT TAKES ABOUT A MINUTE THEN IT WILL MOVE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MITSUBISHI AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION, I ALSO WORK AT A DEALER AND KNOW THERE IS A RECALL. THIS TIME WHEN I CALLED AND ASKED THEM TO BUY IT BACK AS A LEMON, THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. I CAN KEEP REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION EVERY 4K MILES AND RISKING MY LIFE IF IT FAILS ON THE FREEWAY THAT I TAKE EVERYDAY FR WORK.
TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHILE DRIVING, THEN IT JUMPS. WHEN IT JUMPS IT SURGES. WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. OUR SON SAID IT MAYBE THE RELAY SWITCH TO DO WITH THE CVT ENGINE. IT IS SETTING IN TH DRIVEWAY .
MY CAR HAD HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED I'M THE PAST YEAR. IT WILL BE GOING IN FOR IT'S FOURTH TRANSMISSION. IT HAS 54,0000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WOULD T MOVE AND I ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE REAR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN OHIO.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LUTHER BROOKDALE MITSUBISHI (7235 BROOKLYN BLVD, SUITE B, BROOKLYN CENTER, MN 55429, (844) 242-5989) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
I WAS TOLD MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER RECALL BUT MITTSUBISHI OF ORANGE PARK IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE I AM 2ND OWNER AND BECAUSE OF MILAGE. I HAVE PUT ABOUT 80000 MILES ON K. ORIGINAL OWNER PUT 43000 MILES ON CAR. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND WOULD NOT HAVE IF HAD KNOWN. AS WELL AS THAT I RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION FROM MITTSUBISHI IN MY 3 YEARS OF OWNING VEHICLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO REPAIR RECALLS . VEHICLE WILL SUDDUNLEY STOP IN TRAFFIC WILL NOT ACCELARATE OR JUST TURNS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,678.
2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT WAS PART OF NHTSA RECALL NO. : 18V-070 IN EARLY 2018. DUE TO UNAVAILABLE PARTS, THE RECALL ON REAR BRAKE ISSUE AND CALIPERS WAS PERFORMED IN AUGUST 2018. NOW 8 MONTHS LATER, WHEN GOING TO GET A NAIL REMOVED FROM A TIRE AT TIRE DEALER, THEIR TECH NOTICED A NEW RUBBING SOUND IN REAR PASSANGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CALIPER THAT WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST IS NOW SEIZED AGAIN.
I OWN A 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT WITH 110,000 MILES ON IT. OTHER THAN THE RECALLS I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES. FREQUENT OIL CHANGES, BRAKES, BASIC MAINTENANCE NOTHING ELSE. MINOR ACCELERATION ISSUES AS PER THE RECALL. I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE PARKWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH AND HEARD A SUDDEN KNOCK, THE CAR SHUDDERED AND DIED. THANKFULLY I REACTED QUICKLY AND PULLED OVER THE MINUTE I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I GOT OUT AND THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE ROAD WAY. BEING A NOVICE MECHANIC I PRETTY MUCH KNEW THE ENGINE WAS DEAD. TOWED TO HEALEY BRS MITSUBISHI BEACON NY AND 4 DAYS LATER THEY CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THE SUDDEN FAILURE BUT DID CONFIRM THAT IT WAS SUDDEN AND NOT DUE TO ANY LACK OF MAINTENANCE ON MY PART. THE CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE, ON A DARK HIGHWAY ON CHRISTMAS EVE. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS SAFE BUT STILL WANT AN EXPLANATION. A FRIEND OF MINE WHO USED TO WORK FOR MITSUBISHI INFORMED ME THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THIRD PISTON ON THESE ENGINES BUT THE MECHANIC IN BEACON WOULD NOT CONFIRM EITHER WAY.
THE TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN YOU CHANGE FROM DRIVING IN REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL FEELS LOOSE AFTER GOING OVER MINOR BUMPS.
TAKATA RECALL- WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ITS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IT REVES UP THE ENGINE RPM UP AND DOWN
THE POWERTRAIN / AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE COOLING UNIT AND LINES AND THE TCM/PCM ARE CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT MANY TIMES GOING ON FLAT ROAD OR CLIMBING A GRADE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS' ERRACTIC. NHTSA RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE ON 7/22/2016 / 7/28/2016 / 7/28/2016 AND THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE HELP
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED FEELING LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING. I PULLED OVER CHECKED ALL THE FLUIDS AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I WAS MILES FROM THE NEAREST TOWN. SO I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND STARTED REVVING UP. I TURNED THE HAZARD ON AND PULLED OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND THE ENGINE REVED AGAIN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT OFF. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND WAS ABLE TO BACK UP TO GET FURTHER OVER OFF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED OFF. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A SAFE LOCATION. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER SHIP AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE CVT AND IT WAS INTERNAL. I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE TO WHOLE UNIT REPLACED. THEY QUOTED ME AROUND 7,000. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW CALLED TO GET MORE INFO AND THEY QUOTED HIM AROUND 4,000. THERE ARE 108,000 MILES ON MY 2015. SO IT'S OVER WARRANTY AND I FELT LIKE THEY WERE TRYING TO RIP ME OFF. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR RECALLS FOR THIS TYPE OF THING HAPPENING. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS WITH THIS HAPPENING OUT OF NOWHERE.
TRAVELING ON FREEWAY BEGAN EXPERIENCING HESITATION IN ENGINE. THOUGHT POSSIBLE POOR GAS. ADDED 91 OCTANE. GOT BACK ON ROAD HESITATION GOT WORSE. ENGINE LIGHT SAYING TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED. 20 MILES FROM NEAREST TOWN TRANSMISSION STOPS AND I AM STRANDED ON SIDE OF INTERSTATE 10
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V070000 (PARKING BRAKE) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (MITSUBISHI SPOKANE, 8400 E SPRAGUE AVENUE, SPOKANE, WA 99212) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF D'AMBROSIO MITSUBISHI DOWNINGTOWN (1223 E LANCASTER AVE, DOWNINGTOWN, PA 19335, (484) 593-5000) AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WIRES, AND THE FUSE BOX. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE WHEN AN APPOINTMENT MAY BE SCHEDULED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLE AND FLUCTUATING RPM.. AFRAID VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE BY ITS SELF MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT WAITING AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT OFF AND I TAKE TO THE DEALER FOR THREE DAYS BUT THEY NEVER FOUND ANY ISSUES THEM HAPPEN AGAIN SO MAY WIFE ALMOST HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE WEST GATE MITSUBISHI OF RALEIG TOWING MY CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR COMPUTER NEED TO BE REPLACED IT AND I'M STILL WAITING FOR CAR GET FIXED MY CAR IN ON THE DEALER FOR A WEEK AND NOTHING GETS FIX. THIS IS A REAL SERIOUS THE CAR SHUTOFF DURING DRIVING I'M REALLY DES APPOINTED
I'VE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR SINCE DECEMBER 2017. EVERY SINCE I'VE PURCHASED A VEHICLE THE BRAKES ARE ALWAYS SQUEAKING WHEN YOU BACK UP.
VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND SEEMS TO WANT TO TURN OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLES GETS TO ABOUT 25 MPH, IT ACCELERATES WITH NO PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO GET RESOLVED. VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL REGARDING THIS MATTER BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
MY VEHICLE WITH VIN # [XXX] HAS 2 OPEN RECALL OF WHICH COULD BE VERY SERIOUS INVOLVING CALIPER BRAKING, AND A CORROSION OF BALL JOINT WIPER. I HAVE BEEN CALLING PLANET MITSUBISHI AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE ISSUE. PLEASE HELP ME FIND A WAY TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING THAT THESE PEOPLE CANT HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
AT ONLY 76,000 MILES, MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER WHEN GOING ANYWHERE FROM 10 MPH-40 MPH. THIS STARTED WHEN I WAS ON A CITY STREET BUT CONTINUED ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS A LAG IN ACCELERATION WHEN GOING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. MY TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON SO, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TEST DRIVING IT, THEY SIMPLY HAD TO RESET THE SENSOR. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT WENT ON AND MY CAR WAS STILL SHUDDERING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. AFTER GETTING A TRANSMISSION SERVICE, WHICH IS WHAT I WAS ADVISED TO DO BY THE MITSUBISHI MECHANICS, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES. AT 76,000 THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY MAJOR TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE ISSUES. I AM NOW UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR IN FEAR THAT I WILL END UP IN A CAR ACCIDENT.
DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION FROM A STANDSTILL, OR WHEN ACCELERATING AGAIN AFTER EITHER CONSTANT SPEED OPERATION OR COASTING THE TRANSMISSION WILL DELAY IN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING. WHILE AT 60-65 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL FLUCTUATE IN RPM AND TRY TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND ON SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2017. WHEN BRINGING IT IN FOR SERVICE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I WENT TO AUTOZONE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND IT IS STATING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BANK 1 HAS ISSUES. SO WHEN I PARKED IT THIS MORNING 4-24-18 BECAUSE OF THE LIGHT GOING ONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION, I TRIED STARTING IT AND IT STARTED BUT HESITATED AND THEN ALL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WENT OFF. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING UP WITH THE ECU TOO. I KNOW THERE ARE RECALLS FOR 2015 OUTLANDER SPORTS BUT WHY NOT MINE WHEN I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THANK YOU
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V103000 (VISIBILITY), 18V070000 (PARKING BRAKE), AND 17V609000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED FRESNO MITSUBISHI AT 559-899-3255 (5505 N BLACKSTONE AVE, FRESNO, CA 93710) SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS AWAITING A CALL BACK REGARDING PART AVAILABILITY AND A RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. BOUGHT NEW 9/2015. TREATED APPALLINGLY AT POS. UNRELIABLE INSTRUMENT PANEL KEPT SHOWING A P0017 CODE AT 15K, WOULD NOT CLEAR. TOOK TO DEALER FOR $450 29K SERVICE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER THIS FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME THEN OFF. CAR "PASSED" ALL CHECKS AT DIFFERENT DEALER BUT THEY SAID "TIMING CHAIN" LOOKED LOOSE IN 4/2017 THEY SAID WE COULD REPLACE THE CHAIN, CAM AND CRANK SHAFT AND SENSORS AT OUR EXPENSE FOR 4K ON A NEW CAR. THEY BLAMED US FOR "IMPROPER MAINTENANCE" DUE TO DIRTY OIL. THEY CANCELLED WARRANTY ON ENTIRE VEHICLE. COSE WOULD GO OFF, THEN ON PERIODICALLY, 0017 AGAIN. CAR DROVE FINE UNTIL RECENTLY, CAR THEN STALLED WHILE IN MOTION THROUGH INTERSECTION IN RUSH HOUR, SEIZED UP 42K MILES. DEALER REFUSED TOW AS DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 21 MILES DISHONORED ROADSIDE SERVICE. OUR AAA TOOK TO MECHANIC NEAR HOME WHO DOES JAPANESE CARS, TIMING CHAIN BROKE DX $150. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY. CHARGED TO REDIAGNOSE, HAD TO TOW BACK TO DEALER $150 DIAGNOSIS AGAIN, TIMING CHAIN BROKE, ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACING. CAR DIED IN INTERSECTION, WAS ALMOST KILLED. DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE. 7 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE SO FAR, ONE IS STALLING LIKE WE SAID!!!! DANGEROUS CAR, DO NOT BUY! PLEASE RECALL ENGINE IS BAD, DEALER ASKING 10K TO REPLACE! SEATTLE MITSUBISHI PIERRE. CAR BURNED OIL QUICK IT SEEMS, EVEN SYNTHETIC. THIS IS A PATTERN, MUST RECALL ENTIRE ENGINE ON THESE VEHICLES, PEOPLE WILL DIE.
MY 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT DEVELOPED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INCLUDING ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT. IT ONLY HAS 34173 MILES ON IT. I RESEARCHED THAT IT HAD A RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION HOSE ASSEMBLY BUT MITSUBISHI NO LONGER LISTS THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT MY VEHICLE GETS REPAIRED AS THE MANUFACTURING DATE OF THE VEHICLE FALLS IN THE TIME WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS NOT DETECTED DURING ASSEMBLY.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AT NIGHT, IN THE RAIN, AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I TRIED EVERY SETTING TO NO AVAIL. I TRIED USING THE CLEANING FLUID (WHICH USUALLY TRIGGERS THE WIPERS) AND THE FLUID PUMPED, BUT THE WIPERS DIDN'T WIPE. THE REAR WIPER IS STILL WORKING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND CHECKED THE FUSES, AND THEY ARE FINE. I TRIED TO MANUALLY MOVE THE WIPERS, AND THEY MOVED FREELY.
I RECEIVED A LETTER EXPLAINING THERE IS A DEFICIENCY WHICH CAN SHUT DOWN MY MOTOR WHILE IN USE, AND TO VISIT A DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. SPOKE WITH REPS BY PHONE AND WAS TOLD IT MUST BE DONE AT A DEALER - NO EXCEPTIONS. I AM MEDICALLY RESTRICTED IN MY ACTIVITIES, I ADVISED THEM. NO EXCEPTIONS. CLOSEST DEALER TO MY HOME (EDWARDS, MS) IS IN ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, I'M SORRY TO SAY I LEARNED, AND I REQUESTED THEY PROVIDE A CLOSER REPAIR PLACE, LIKE CLINTON OR VICKSBURG, MS, BUT THEY DECLINED. I ASKED THEM HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW FOR SURE. OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS? AT MY EXPENSE. WHAT IF IT BROKE DOWN ON THE WAY AND I WAS ABLE TO AVOID BEING OBLITERATED?? WHY, THEY WOULD DISPATCH A TOW. WHAT ABOUT ME? I WOULD BE ON MY OWN TO GET TO THE DEALER TO PICK UP THE CAR. MAYBE YOUR AGENCY HAS NO ANSWER FOR ME, BUT THIS SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS TREATMENT OF AN UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER. WHY COULD THEY NOT ARRANGE FOR ANOTHER AUTO DEALERSHIP CLOSER TO ME TO DO THE WORK? AND I NOTICE THERE HAVE BEEN 5 RECALLS ON THE CAR. NOBODY INFORMED ME. SHODDY.
DEALER WILL NOT HONOR RECALL ,OVER 100 MILES FROM DEALER
THE CVT TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE NEW MEXICO. WE WERE DRIVING, NO PROBLEMS AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT SAID STOP THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. ENDED UP HAVING THE VEHICLE TRANSPORTED BACK HOME TO TEXAS AND WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY HAD JUST RAN OUT. WE MISSED IT BY 3,000 MILES. ENDED UP SPENDING OVER $6,000.00 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT IS STILL NOT RUNNING RIGHT. I THOUGHT I HAD RESEARCHED THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE BEFORE PURCHASING IT, APPARENTLY NOT. NOW I'M SCARED TO TAKE IT ON ROAD TRIPS. ONLY DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK.
WHEN DRIVING MY CAR IS HESITANT AND IT JERKS YOU WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL.
1. IN FEBRUARY 2017, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DISPLAY A PERSISTENT YET INTERMITTENT P0017 CODE. 2. DESPITE TWO SEPARATE REPAIR ATTEMPTS ON MARCH 9, 2017 AND MARCH 15, 2017, YOUNKER MITSUBISHI WAS UNABLE TO ELIMINATE THE P0017 CODE. 3. FROM APRIL 18, 2017 TO APRIL 27, 2017, A PERIOD OF NINE (9) DAYS, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY PIERRE MITSUBISHI IN AN ATTEMPT TO ELIMINATE THE P0017 CODE. 4. BOTH PIERRE MITSUBISHI'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND MITSUBISHI'S OWN TECH LINE RECOMMENDED WARRANTY REPAIR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. 5. ON FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2017, PIERRE MITSUBISHI'S SERVICE MANAGER DENNIS PAULSON PROMISED BY TELEPHONE THAT MITSUBISHI HAD AGREED TO PAY FOR THE WARRANTY REPAIR, AND ACCORDINGLY PARTS WERE SPECIAL ORDERED BY THE DEALER FOR SUCH REPAIR. 6. DESPITE THE INSPECTION RESULTS AND ORAL PROMISES, MR. PAULSON INDICATED ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017 THAT MITSUBISHI WAS NO LONGER WILLING TO COVER THE WARRANTY REPAIR. 7. BASED ON MITSUBISHI'S REFUSAL TO PERFORM WARRANTY SERVICE, A PRIMA FACIE CASE OF BREACH OF WARRANTY UNDER THE FEDERAL MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY ACT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. 8. BASED ON MITSUBISHI'S DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF COVERING UP SERIOUS VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUES, THERE IS AN IMMINENT DANGER THAT THE VEHICLE COULD FAIL AND EXPOSE THE USER TO PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY OR WORSE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF D'AMBROSIO MITSUBISHI (1223 LANCASTER AVENUE DOWNINGTOWN, PA 19335) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING OIL PREMATURELY, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT MULTIPLE STOP LIGHTS, AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE RPMS DID NOT MOVE, NOR DID THE ENGINE SOUND LIKE IT WAS ACCELERATING.
ONE DAY MY TRUCK JUST STARTING LOSING POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED BUT WASN'T WAS STALLING. I GOT TO SAFETY. BROUGHT TRANSMISSION FLUID AND PUT IN IT. IT HELPED ME GET HOME. CALLED DEALERSHIP NEXT DATE CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WAS TOLD THAT I PUT WRONG FLUID SO THE WARRANTY IS INVALID. HAD ARBITRATOR FOUND NO MANUFACTURING ISSUE EVEN THOUGH TWO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND ONE SPECIFICALLY STATES WHAT HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK IS DUE TO THIS RECALL. TRUCK LOSES POWER FREQUENTLY. AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, BUT GAVE NO CHOICE.
I NEVER RECEIVED THE LETTER CONCERNING THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING WITH MY AUTO BUT THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL!! ALSO, THE LOWBEAM ON THE HEADLIGHTS IS TOO LOW!! I HAVE TO DRIVE ON HIGHBEAM TO SEE THE ROAD!!
2/5, NOTICED MY VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING....THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION...ALL DEALERSHIPS WAS CLOSED...I HAD TO PUT FLUID IN THE VEHICLE TO GET HOME...CALLED DEALERSHIP EARLY MONDAY MORNING, TOLD THEM MY PROBLEM...WAS GIVEN EARLIEST DAYS ON TUESDAY MORNING. TOOK VEHICLE IN AND CALLED LATER THAT DAY AND TOLD BECAUSE OF THE 1 QT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID I USED, WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS THE WRO6KIND...THEY COULDN'T FIX MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE TH AT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO LOSE POWER WHICH IT DID...NO ONE IS OFFERING A SOLUTION...I KEEP BEING TOLD THAT BECAUSE I PUT THE WRONG TYPE OF FLUID, THAT MADE THE WARRANTY INVALID I WOULD NOT HAD TO PUT THE FLUID IN THE VEHICLE HAD IT BEEN PERFORMING PROPERLY. NEVER WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALL, FOUND THIS PUT WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND RESEARCH
DRIVER SIDE FRONT POWER WINDOW MAKES THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL MAKE NOISE ANYTIME IT IS ROLLED UP. HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR ISSUES, IT ONLY REMAINS FIXED FOR A FEW CYCLES OF THE WINDOW. IT'S LIKE A CREAKING PLASTICY NOISE, NONE OF THE OTHER WINDOWS DO THIS. SEVERELY ANNOYING ON SOMETHING SO NEW WITH LESS THAN 7K MILES, AND EMBARRASSING WITH CUSTOMERS IN VEHICLE.
MY CAR HAD THE SAFETY RECALL FIXED, THE COMPUTER FOR THE SLOW ACCELERATION. SINCE THEN, THE SHIFTING HAS BEEN OFF. ANYTIME YOU SPEED UP, THE RPM'S GO VERY HIGH UNTIL YOU LET YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO EXPLODE. I'VE TRIED TO HAVE THE DEALER FIX, THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. MITSUBISHI SAYS THE DEALER TOLD THEM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. SO, IT'S JUST SUPPOSED TO RUN AT A HIGH RPM ANYTIME I SPEED UP? WILL THAT NOT CAUSE DAMAGE? THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM.
I PURCHASED MY 2015 OUTLANDER SPORT SUV AFTER OWNING A MONTERO SPORT AND LOVING IT FOR OVER 12 YEARS. I NOTICED WITHIN A MONTH THAT WHEN I WOULD START OFF FROM A STOPLIGHT, MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP LIKE IT WAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. DURING THIS JUMP, MY SUV WOULD SLOW DOWN AND NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN IT DID KICK IN, IT WOULD JERK ME FORWARD. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR ARE MANY EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE AND HAVE A REPAIR APPOINTMENT IN 2 DAYS. I SURE HOPE THIS REPAIR TAKES CARE OF THE ISSUE OR THE NHTSA WILL TAKE STEPS TO INSURE THAT CONSUMERS ARE SAFE DRIVING ON OUR USA ROADS. *TR
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