2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER Complaints

VEHICLE IN FOR SECOND REPAIR OF STEERING RACK. FIRST TIME THE RACK WAS REPLACED. REQUESTED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. VERY RARE FAILURE, YET TWICE WITHIN 30 K MILES? THERE IS A VARIABLE PULSING AND UNEQUAL PRESSURE WITHIN THE STEERING RACK HYDRAULICS. FIRST INSTANCE 16000, SECOND 31K MILES. ADDITIONALLY FAILED TIE ROD IN THIS SECOND INSTANCE. BEING REPAIRED AT UNIVERSITY MIT. IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, AS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE. CALLED MIT. CUST SVC AND REQUESTED NEW RACK AND REPAIR OF TIE ROD AS WELL AS ALIGNMENT. THEY STATE THIS TO BE AN ISOLATED, TWICE STRUCK, DEFECT ISSUE AND NOT A CROSS PLATFORM/VEHICLE MODEL PROBLEM. *AK

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF OUR 2003 OUTLANDER, IT HAS VEERED BADLY TO THE RIGHT. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE PROBLEM FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM 3 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED IT IS NOT AS OBVIOUS, BUT WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (60-70MPH) IF YOU DO NOT APPLY PRESSURE TO THE STEERING WHEEL, YOU WILL VEER RIGHT AND IN 5 TO 7 SECONDS BE IN A DITCH, OR IF PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, YOU WOULD CRASH INTO THEM. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. I JUST HAD THE OUTLANDER IN THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY FOR THE 3RD TIME, AND NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED. ALIGNMENT HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM AND I AM TAKING IT BACK FOR THE 4TH TIME AND EXPECTING THE SAME END RESULTS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT ON THREE OCCASSIONS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERED OFF ON ITS OWN. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *JB

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. CONSUMERS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT FROM THE DAY I RECEIVED IT, RETURNED FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES, STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. FRONT TIRES ARE WORN AFTER 29,000 MILES. LAST VISIT TIRES WERE ROTATED AND NOW THE VEHICLE PULLS VERY HARD TO THE LEFT. NOW I AM BRINGING IT BACK TO ROTATE THE TIRES BACK SO NOW IT WILL CONTINUE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AGAIN I'M SURE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.*AK

CAR BUSHING HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 6000 MILES.. WHY? DEALER COULDNT EXPLAIN. ALSO, TWICE CAR HAS ACCELERATED WHEN COASTING ON FLAT ROAD. *AK

DRIFTS TO RIGHT-BEEN BACK 4 TIMES FOR THIS- NOW LAST TIME THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG AND IT NO LONGER DRIFTS-AS I DROVE OUT OF DEALER I LET GO OF WHEEL AND OFF IT GOES TO THE RIGHT...AGAIN..*AK

CONSUMER CANNOT UNLOCK THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WATER WENT UNDER FLOOR AND CORRODED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA RECALL 03V194000: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, WATER COULD ENTER THE FRONT FLOORBOARD AREA FROM OPENINGS IN THE SIDE SILL OR UPPER DASH AREA. THIS WATER COULD COLLECT UNDER THE SEAT AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL CORROSION TO OCCUR IN THE HARNESS CONNECTORS THAT CONTAIN THE WIRING FOR THE SEAT BELT RETACTOR, SIDE AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR, AND STOP LAMPS. *AK

CAR WAS PARKED WITH KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK TREE.