2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT THE DEFECT RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH WHEN MY AWD SERVICE REQUIRED LIGHT CAME ON. STEERING /TRACTION ON THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY DIFFERENT AND NOT AS EASY AS NORMAL. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND MY AWC LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY AWD PUMP. I HAD TO PAY A $45.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. I AM WORRIED THAT THE PUMP WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL COMPLETELY AND I WILL OUT OF LUCK. I KNOW THAT THE PUMP GOES BAD ON THESE CARS, AS I HAVE READ A TON OF DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR RALLIART/EVO HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I GOT A SERVICE REQUIRED ON SCREEN, SHUT MY CAR OFF IT WENT AWAY. NEXT DAY DRIVING TO WORK SAME THING. IT CONSISTENTLY COMES ON WELL DRIVING AND GOES AWAY ON START UP. HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE, BALANCED ALL TIRES AND NO CHANGE. SHOP INFORMED ME OF A CODE C161E. ACD PUMP FAILURE. MITSUBISHI STATED AS ITS OVER 60K MILES I HAVE NO POWER-TRAIN COVERAGE AND A NEW PUMP AND REPLACEMENT WAS AROUND $2000. KINDA STRANGE A PART THAT SEEMS TO HAVE SO MANY ISSUES ALL OVER THE US AND CANADA THE CAN'T DO A RECALL? *TR

THERE IS AN ALL WHEEL TRACTION CONTROL PUMP FOR ONE OF THE CARS MAIN FEATURES. THIS PUMP IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE REAR WHEEL. WHEN YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS COLD AND THE ROADS ARE SALTED THE PUMP GETS SPLASHED WITH SALTY ROAD WATER AND CORRODES THE PUMP. THIS LEADS THE PUMP TO FAIL AND EXTREMELY LOW MILES. THE WORST PART IS THAT FOR SOME REASON MITSUBISHI DOES NOT COVER THIS UNDER ITS PUMPS OR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. IT IS ALSO AND INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE PART. MY PART FAILED BEFORE 40,000 MILES. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK LAST WEEK A LIGHT CAME ON THAT LOOKS LIKE MY TIRES ARE UNBALANCED..?... THINKING I MIGHT NEED NEW TIRES, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME THAT I DID NOT NEED TIRES. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND MY TIRES ROTATED INCLUDING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND AN INSPECTION. WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP, A LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TURNED AROUND AND BROUGHT IT RIGHT BACK.THE DEALER PUT MY CAR ON A MACHINE AND TOLD ME THE ISSUE IS "CODE C161E" -INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH AWD CONTROL PUMP AND THIS PART ALONE WOULD COST $2000.00.MY CAR IS A 2009 WITH ONLY 31000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY THREE YEAR WARRANTY IS UP HOWEVER I STILL HAVE 5000 MILES. HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN WITH SUCH MINIMAL MILES? I DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK AND HOME MOSTLY AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE I FOUND MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, NOTHING SEEMS TO BE GETTING RESOLVED EXCEPT BAD FEELINGS. IF THIS IS SUCH A HUGE ISSUE (AS IT SEEMS TO BE ONLINE) WHY DOES MITSUBISHI NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. HOW CAN THEY JUST GET AWAY WITH A MALFUNCTIONING AUTO PART THAT NORMAL EVERYDAY PEOPLE, STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS, CAN NOT AFFORD. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU COULD DO TO HELP ME GET THIS ISSUE REPAIRED AS I DO NOT WANT TO GET RID OF MY CAR. I DO NOT FEEL THIS SHOULD BE THE CONSUMERS PROBLEM BUT THE MANUFACTURERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

AS IM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 95 OR I4, MY CAR IN THE ODEMETER AREA PROMPTS THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN ON THE CAR SLOWS DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY UNTIL IT STOPS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT SLOWS DOWN TRAFFIC WHEN DIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAR THEN HAVE TO COOL DOWN FOR 20 MINTUES . THIS CAR CAN NOT DRIVE IN TRAFFIC FOR NO MORE THAN TWO HOURS THEN IT SLOWS DOWN AND STOP. *TR

ALL WHEEL CONTROL PUMP UNITS CONTINUE TO FAIL WITH OUT MITS... ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. COSTING MIN $2000 FOR REPAIRS. THEY MOST OF THE TIME REFUSE TO REPLACE A POORLY ENGINEERED AWC PUMP. UNDER A SUPPOSED AWESOME WARRANTY. THESE UNITS ARE FAILING ALL OVER CANADA & US. WITH MITS KNOWING ITS A PROBLEM. BUT NOT RESOLVING IT. HELP US OWNERS PLEASE. I DON'T WANT TO OR SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A $2000 PUMP EVERY 10,000 KMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CVT WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE POWER OCCURRED EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED WITH THE SAME MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON THE CA IS-15 NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 5:55 PM PST BETWEEN THE EXITS OF 138/WRIGHTWOOD AND THE ROUTE 395/JOSHUA STREET EXIT. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE FAST LANE GOING ABOUT 68-72 MPH. I GOT A "SERVICE REQUIRED" ERROR LIGHT FLASHING, THEN THE "SLOW DOWN" LIGHT CAME ON WITH A PICTURE OF A THERMOMETER. I CHECKED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE (WHICH IS DISPLAYED ON THE LED SCREEN BY THE SPEEDOMETER, NOT THE USUAL INDEPENDENT GAUGE) AND THE TEMPERATURE SHOWED THAT IT WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, WHICH SHOULD BE WORKING GREAT. I SLOWED DOWN TO 50 MPH AS I MERGED FROM THE #1 (FAST) LANE TO THE SLOW LANE BY THE ROAD SHOULDER AND MY ENGINE LOST POWER. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH POWER TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULD BEFORE THE USUAL LINE OF SEMI-TRUCKS BLEW PAST ME. I CHECKED THE COOLANT, OIL, AND CTV TRANS FLUID LEVELS, ALL WERE AT CAPACITY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME WAS THIS SAME TIME LAST YEAR (AUGUST, 2012). I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN JULY 2012. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED THE DEALERSHIP (VICTORVILLE MITSUBISHI) FIXED IT UNDER TSB 10-23-005. AT THAT POINT THE CAR ONLY HAD 46,000 MILES ON IT. I PLAN TO TAKE THE CAR BACK INTO THE DEALER THIS SATURDAY, PROVIDED I CAN MAKE IT BACK UP THE HILL TODAY AND TOMORROW. THIS IS A REALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I HOPE IT BECOMES AN OFFICIAL RECALL. LUCKILY I WASN'T RUN OFF THE ROAD OR REAR ENDED AND KILLED WITH THE LOSS OF POWER ISSUE DUE TO THE FAULTY SENSOR. *TR