2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER Complaints

ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8 2017 MY CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING SIMPLE MY HUSBAND COULD FIX. HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT. HE FOUND THAT MY FRONT CROSS MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. I LOOKED UP RECALLS ON MY CAR TO SEE IF THERE WAS ONE AND I FOUND IT. IT SAYS THAT THE RECALL IS INCOMPLETE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT GETTING THIS FIXED OR IF I AM GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY MYSELF.

FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKEN . WHEN PULLING OUT FROM PARKING LOT HEARD A RATTLE AND POPPING SOUND HAD IT CHECK BY A MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT THE SPRING WAS BROKEN

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER LS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A COUNTRY ROAD. THE HIGH BEAMS WORKED FINE. I HAD TO LEAVE THEM ON WHEN I WAS CROSSING OTHER CARS, WHICH CAUSED THE OTHER DRIVERS TO FURIOUSLY FLASH THEIR HIGH BEAMS ON AND OFF AT ME. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY! TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER WHO FIRST CHECKED THE FUSES, THEN TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH NEXT TO THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH DID NOT HELP. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT CHARGE ME FOR THE SWITCH SINCE IT DID NOT DO THE TRICK. ON A THURSDAY MORNING, I WAS ASKED TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH THEM FOR AT LEAST ONE DAY, POSSIBLY TWO SO THAT THEY COULD DO AN "IN-DEPTH" INVESTIGATION AND CHECK IF IT WAS A WIRING PROBLEM. I HAD TO RENT A CAR TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION. ON FRIDAY AT 5 PM, I RECEIVED A CALL THAT THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM AND IT HAD TO DO WITH A "SMART FUSE BOX" OR "ETACS", THAT IT WAS AN EXPENSIVE PART AND THEY DID NOT HAVE IT IN STOCK, SO I WOULD NOT GET MY CAR BACK UNTIL WEDNESDAY OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK! I ASKED HOW MUCH THE REPAIR WOULD COST AND WAS QUOTED $1,300! I SAID GIVE ME THE CAR BACK TONIGHT AND I'LL COME BACK WHEN THE PART COMES IN. WAS TOLD IT WOULD THEN COST EVEN MORE IN LABOR, BECAUSE IT WAS TAKEN APART AND WOULD NEED TO BE PUT BACK TOGETHER, THEN "OPENED UP" AGAIN! SO NOW I AM PAYING FOR THIS EXORBITANT REPAIR PLUS SEVERAL MORE DAYS FOR THE RENTAL. I SEE THAT MODELS 2009 AND UP HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE, AND AM OUTRAGED THAT THESE TECHNICIANS DID NOT FIGURE THIS OUT IMMEDIATELY, SINCE THEY HAVE DEALT WITH THE PROBLEM BEFORE. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL MATTER AS WELL FOR THE 2007 MODELS. MY CAR ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES OR SO ON IT AND I WAS HOPING TO DRIVE IT FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR OR TWO. I WILL UPLOAD THE BILL WHEN I GET THE CAR BACK TOMORROW.

SHIFT LEVER GETS STUCK IN (P) PARK POSITION. WHILE IGNITION IS IN ON POSITION, BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ISLAND AUTO GROUP DEALER LOCATED AT 1590 HYLAN BLVD, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10305 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V458000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,720.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V791000 (VISIBILITY) AND 17V461000 (VISIBILITY). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (BIRMINGHAM MITSUBISHI 9008 PARKWAY EAST, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35206, 205-957-6444) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERSR-16-009 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V791 MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO MAKE REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL.

RECALL ISSUED AUGUST 2016 FOR POSSIBLE CORROSION ON CROSS MEMBER. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, INSPECTED, ANTI RUST AGENT APPLIED TO CROSS MEMBER. ON SUBSEQUENT VISITS TO TWO INDEPENDENT GARAGES FOR SERVICE WE WERE ADVISED OF SEVERE CORROSION OF UNDER CARRIAGE, STEERING PARTS, AND SUSPENSION. THE FIRST VISIT WAS IN OCTOBER 2016, SECOND VISIT IN FEBRUARY, 2017. IT IS EVIDENT THE WORK DONE BY THE DEALER WAS UNSATISFACTORY. THE CROSS MEMBER AND RELATED PARTS AFFECTED BY THIS CORROSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. AND STEERING, SUPENSION

RECEIVED A RECALL FOR MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERSR-16-009 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V791 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE SUMMARY IN THE EVENT THAT WATER DROPS DOWN THROUGH THE BACK SIDE OF THE FRONT DECK GARNISH (THE BODY PIECE BETWEEN THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD), THE FRONT WIPER LINK BALL JOINT MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE MOISTURE AND CORRODE. IF THIS OCCURS, THE RESIN CASE OF THE BALL JOINT WILL WEAR PREMATURELY DUE TO THE BALL JOINT CORROSION AND THE WIPER LINK MAY ULTIMATELY SEPARATE CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO STOP OPERATING. I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER AND NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED 6 MONTHS LATER I KEEP BEING TOLD THE PARTS HAVEN'T COME IN YET. I ALSO RECEIVED A FOR A CORROSION ISSUE ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM IN AUGUST OF 2016 SAME AS MY OTHER RECALL NO ANSWERS FOR THAT MANY MONTHS LATER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V791000 (VISIBILITY), 14V564000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), AND 16V458000(SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE RECALLS COMPLETED DUE TO THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF THE DEALER AND THE DISTANCE NEEDED TO BE TRAVELED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V791000 (VISIBILITY). PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V564000(EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND 16V458000 (SUSPENSION).