2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC KEY SYSTEM FAILED AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE KEY COMPUTER SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

2009 MITSUBSHI LANCER RALLIART PULLS HARD TO RIGHT AT ALL TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. TOOK TO A SUSPENSION SHOP SAID MANUFACTURE SET CAMBER IS OFF. I HAVE WENT THRU MY THIRD SET OF FRONT TIRES IN ONLY 45,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR SAFETY. *TR

I HAVE 09 MITSUBISHI LANCER. WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON A GREEN LIGHT, BRAKES NEVER ENGAGED SO I PULLED THE E-BRAKE, THE CR GOT OUT OF CONTROLLED AND CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM DALLAS, TX, TO EL PASO, TX IN MY 2009 MITSUBISHI RALLIART. AROUND 3PM AND WITH AN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE OF APPROX 99 DEGREES FARENHEIT (BASED ON THE DISPLAY READOUT ON THE CAR). I NOTICED A VERY VERY STRONG RAW FUEL OR GAS SMELL COMING IN FROM THE VENTS. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON, SO I TURNED IT TO RECIRCULATING AIR, IT PERSISTED, SO I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF, BUT THE VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL, TO MY AMAZEMENT, PERSISTED. 2 PASSENGERS (MY ELDERLY DAD 76, AND MY LITTLE SISTER, 18) ALSO NOTICED THE SMELL. THE SMELL LASTED AROUND 5 MINUTES, AND WE WERE FORCED TO OPEN ALL THE 4 WINDOWS, EVEN STILL THE SMELL WAS STRONG ENOUGH AND KEPT ON GOING. I STARTED FEELING LIGHTHEADED, SO I TOLD MY DAD, THE PASSENGER THAT I HAS TO PULL OVER (I LITERALLY FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO FAINT). WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND STEP AWAY FROM THE CAR. LATER I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE STRONG GAS SMELL DIDNT RETURN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE. ONE OF MY PASSENGERS REPORTED A HEADACHE THAT SAME NIGHT. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED 2 OR 3 TIMES BEFORE (LAST SUMMER). PLEASE LOOK INTO IT ASAP. THANK YOU. SINCERELY. AND FURTHER INFORMATION AT THIS FORUM THREAD POST, WHICH I HAVE BEEN READING AND FOLLOWING : HTTP://FORUMS.EVOLUTIONM.NET/EVO-X-ENGINE-TURBO-DRIVETRAIN/501950-RAW-FUEL-SMELL-WHEN-DRIVING-5.HTML#POST9479325 I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS... *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER TIRE VALVE FRACTURED CAUSING THE TIRE TO BECOME FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. SINCE THE REPAIR, THE TPMS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND HE HAD TO AD AIR TO THE TIRES EVERY 3 DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,500.

I HAVE AN 09 MITSUBISHI LANCER ES SPORT WITH THE SUN AND SOUND PACKAGE. THE AMPLIFIER, WHICH IS UNDER MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT, FOR THE SOUNDSYSTEM STARTED SMOKING AND SPARKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED IT A MONTH AGO, AND A WEEK AGO, WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT STARTED SMOKING AND SPARKING AGAIN, BUT STOPS WHEN YOU POWER OFF THE RADIO, IF THE POWER IS ON IN THE RADIO, IT CONTINUES TO SMOKE AND SPARK. I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A WIRING DEFECT IN MY CAR THAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN AND FEAR THAT IF IT CONTINUES MY CAR MAY EVENTUALLY CATCH ON FIRE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD A POP NOISE. SMOKE CAME ROLLING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. I STOPPED AND LOOKED, BUT FOUND NO FIRE. NOW THE SPEAKERS DO NOT WORK AND THE BOX UNDERNEATH MY SEAT SMELLS LIKE SMOKE. THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT DEFINITELY COULD HAVE BEEN. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION TC-SST IS FAILING ON THE 2009 RALLIART FROM MITSUBISHI THE GEARS GO CRAZY ON ME AND JUMP AROUND AND GEARS ARE SLIPPING AND GETTING STUCK. OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING I THINK IT SHOULD BE RE-CALL TO GET THIS FIXED. IT CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IT ALMOST DID FOR ME. *TR

I'LL TURN THE CAR ON AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE BUT THE GEAR DOES NOT ENGAGE. THE REVERSE LIGHT ON THE DISPLAY PANEL JUST CONTINUES TO BLINK. ANOTHER ISSUE INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION OCCURS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL, THE CLUTCH FAILS TO ENGAGE CAUSING IT TO SLIP WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. ALSO WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE, THE RPMS JUST SHOOT THROUGH THE ROOF FURTHER PROVING OF CLUTCH SLIPPAGE. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR WILL LOSE THE ABILITY TO SHIFT TO 2, 4, OR 6 GEAR MAKING NORMAL CITY/HIGHWAY DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE CAR WILL DOWNSHIFT FROM 5TH TO 3RD AND THEN TO 1ST PUTTING TONS OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES INSTEAD OF DECELERATING THE CAR GRADUALLY. THE CAR ACTUALLY HESITATES AT THIS POINT AS IF IT DOES NOT WANT TO STOP. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR WILL RED LINE FIRST GEAR AND THEN SHIFT TO 3RD AND REPEAT TO SHIFT TO 5TH GEAR. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL, AS I LOSE THE ABILITY TO MANUALLY SELECT GEARS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE IN MY 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER RALLIART SINCE DECEMBER OF 2009, AND IT IS NOW MARCH 1, 2010. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITHOUT ANY HELP OR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS BEING UNDER WARRANTY. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER CASES WHERE PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME/SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE, ALMOST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

2009 LANCER MITSUBISHI - BRAKE FAILURE & TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HR. ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. REPORTED - INSPECTED BUT UNABLE TO HOLD MITSUBISHI LIABLE BECAUSE THEY DID PUT OUT NOTICE IN MAY OR JUNE OF THE RECALL ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR