2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER Complaints

MY INTERIOR LIGHTS DON'T GO OFF WHEN I CLOSE THE DOORS. THE DEALER THOUGHT BY REPLACING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SWITCH IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT. SO, I HAVE TO LEAVE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS OFF. *JB

ON JUNE 21,2007 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FRONT OF 2007 MITSIBUSHI OUTLNDER WAS CRUSHED IN. THE CAR WAS 4 MONTHS OLD. THE CAR HAS SINCE BEEN TOTALED DUE TO ABOUT $13,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I WAS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE BODY SHOP STATED THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE AND THAT THE CROSSBEAM THAT HOLDS THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS WHAT BUSTED THE RADIATOR AS WELL AS THE BLOCK. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS WELL AS MY UNBORN CHILD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT WOULD SHUT OFF AGAIN EACH TIME THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,100. THE CONSUMERS WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT WHEN SHE DID THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT HOPPED RATHER THAN ROLLING SMOOTHLY AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AGAIN WITHOUT THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN. THE BRAKES WORKED FINE THE FIRST TWO TIMES, THEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED FOR THE THIRD TIME, THEY LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM MAYBE AN ABS ECU MALFUNCTION POSSIBLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ESC. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION OR BEARING. UPDATED 06/08/07. *JB

DASH DISPLAY (CLOCK, RADIO/CD INFORMATION) IS UNREADABLE DURING DAYTIME DRIVING, ESPECIALLY MID-DAY SUNLIGHT. THIS IS DISTRACTING. MY CAR IS UPGRADED WITH THE SOUND PACKAGE, WHICH INCLUDES SIRIUS RADIO AND 6CD CHANGER. WHAT GOOD IS THIS IF YOU CAN'T READ STATION. I'VE HAD TO MEMORIZE THE NUMBER OF TIMES TO PUSH STATION BUTTON. *TR

DIRECT SUNLIGHT IS COMING THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF MY 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER ES, YOU CAN'T READ THE DIGITAL RADIO DISPLAY OR CLOCK. THIS CAUSES A DRIVING DISTRACTION BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE DRIVER TO LOOK AT THE DIGITAL RADIO DISPLAY FOR A MUCH MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL PERIOD TO FIGURE OUT WHICH RADIO STATION THAT IS ON OR TO READ THE CLOCK. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A GREAT INCONVENIENCE, IT CAN ALSO BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DRIVER SPENDS CONSIDERABLY MORE TIME FOCUSING ON THE DIGITAL DISPLAY BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ RATHER THAN ON THE ROAD DURING DIRECT SUNLIGHT PERIODS. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS DIGITAL RADIO DISPLAY PROBLEM CAN CONTRIBUTE TO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT IS DISTRACTING THE DRIVER FROM FOCUSING ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TURNS THE DRIVER'S FOCUS TO THE RADIO BECAUSE THE DIGITAL DISPLAY IS DIFFICULT TO READ DURING DIRECT SUNLIGHT PERIODS. MITSUBISHI MOTORS WAS CONTACTED AND THEY AGREED THAT THIS CAN BE A PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THEY DON'T HAVE A "FIX" FOR IT NOW. THEY TOLD ME THAT IN THE EVENT THEY COME UP WITH A "FIX", THEY WILL CONTACT ME. *JB

PICKED UP BRAND NEW 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER ON 2/27/07. WITHIN TWO DAYS NOTICED A LARGE BANGING STRUCTURAL NOISE WHEN MAKING SHARP LEFT HAND TURNS OUT OF PARKING SPACES, ETC. NOTIFIED DEALER. DEALER SAID A PROBLEM WITH BEARINGS AND WAITING FOR PARTS FROM JAPAN. ALSO NOTICED THAT SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE HITTING BRAKE PEDAL AS WELL WHEN MAKING THESE SAME SORT OF TURNS. *JB

LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN, SUCH AS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT. *JB

1. LOUD CLUNK NOISE WHEN TURNING SHARPLY 2. EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE, DRIVERS SIDE( PER TECH'S FINDINGS. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS 19 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND BELOW THE LOW TIRE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR TURNED ON, CAUSING THE WARNING SIGNALS TO TURN ON EVERY TIME THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FRED BEANS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY MITSUBISHI OF DOYLESTOWN, PA 18901, AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR FAILURE WAS NORMAL AND CAUSED BY COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 1500.*AK UPDATED 03/07/07*JB