2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER Complaints

THE ECU IS BAD AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING THERE IS MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ITS AN ISSUE AND WANT NEAR 1000 $ TO FIX THE ISSUE. WE HAVE HAD THE LIGHT TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIME CAUSING MY WIFE TO PANIC AND CAUSING ALARM THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT

LOW BEAM, DAYLIGHTS AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A RECALL FOR ETACS ECU ON 2009 LANCERS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JAN 12, 2009 AND JULY 6, 2010. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON NOV, 2008. REFERENCE R/2015/157. RIGHT NOW IS UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DURING NIGHTS. I NOTICE ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLAINS FOR THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR BUT WHERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE WHERE FABRICATED IN 2008 HAVING THE SAME SPARE PARTS (ETACS ECU) USED IN THE RECALL VEHICLES.

FAILED NYS INSPECTION DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION AT THE FRONT SUBFRAM UNDER 90,000 MILES

THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS RECALLED, BUT ACCORDING TO MITSUBISHI MOTORS, MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR YESTERDAY AND HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART THAT SHOWS IT WAS RECALLED IN MITSUBISHI'S SAFETY RECALL BULLETIN SR−15−003 DATED JUNE 2015. I CONTACTED MITUSUBISHI DIRECTLY, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. THIS IS FRUSTRATING, AS I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE BLOWER MOTOR WHICH IS CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE RECALLED NUMBER. I BELIEVE MITSUBISHI MISSED SOME CARS IN THEIR RECALL. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE 2008, WHICH MAKES IT AN EARLY 2009 MODEL. I WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE NEW REPLACEMENT BLOWER MOTOR I HAD TO PURCHASE. I HAVE RECEIPTS AND THE FAULTY MOTOR.

HELLO I RECENTLY PURCHASE A 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER GTS FROM A USED CAR DEALER. UPON GETTING HOME THE ODOMETER READS 158,054MILES ON CAR FAX, HOW EVER IN THE CAR IT READS 142,000 MILES, I BELIEVE IT WAS TAMPERED WITH PLEASE HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BIGGERS MITSUBISHI (1325 E CHICAGO ST, ELGIN, IL 60120) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE CORROSION WAS SEVERE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V458000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,199.

VEHICLE HEAD LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER SAYS MY ETACS IS FAULTY. THIS IS THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT HAS FORCED A RECALL ON OTHER LANCERS. SR-15-002. I FEEL THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED.

TAKATA RECALL SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR THE ACD PUMP HAS BEEN FINE. BACK IN SEPTEMBER THE RED TRIANGLE CAME ON AND I DID SOME RESEARCH TO FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANT. I BARLEY DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE. IT SEEMS SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM TOO. MITSUBISHI WANTS TO CHARGE ME $800-$1200 TO FIX IT. I REFUSE TO PAY THIS AMOUNT AFTER SEEING EVERYONE ELSE HAS THIS SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROST BLOWER FAILED TO FUNCTION BECAUSE THE BEARINGS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. IN ADDITION, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM A MANUFACTURER SERVICE CAMPAIGN, ALTHOUGH THE SAME PART WAS IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A RECALL ON 2009 LANCERS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JAN 12, 2009 AND JULY 6, 2010. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON MARCH 18, 2008. I FEEL THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE REVISED AS MY CAR HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS WHAT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THAT WERE PART OF THE RECALL. THIS SEEMS MORE THAN JUST A COINCIDENCE.