2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER Complaints

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER TWICE IN 2006 ABOUT A "SQUEAK" THAT I HEARD FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME A SERVICE TECH DROVE THE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. THE SECOND TIME...THE SAME AND YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT CHECK IT OUT ON MY REQUEST. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I WASN'T SIMPLY THAT I WAS HEARING THINGS. AT THIS POINT, THE SQUEAK IS SO PRONOUNCED THAT IT CAN BE HEARD FROM THE INSIDE AND FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I FOLLOWED DUE DILIGENCE, SO TO SPEAK, AND SOUGHT HELP DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT WAS NOT HELPED NOR SATISFIED. ON A RECENT BRAKE INSPECTION AT SEARS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS THE CULPRIT. I SUSPECTED THIS ALL ALONG. TO DATE I HAVE AGAIN VISITED MY MITSUBISHI DEALER AND THEY HAVE ARRIVED AT A COST TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND BOTH LOWER BUSHINGS. THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE TAKING CARE OF THIS A LONG TIME AGO RATHER THAN TELLING ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. ON MY VISIT TODAY, I WAS TOLD THAT IT ISN'T REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE. IN MY VIEW, WHEN A VEHICLE SQUEAKS AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS COMING APART....IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ON A RECENT BRAKE INSPECTION AT SEARS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS THE CULPRIT. I SUSPECTED THIS ALL ALONG. TO DATE I HAVE AGAIN VISITED MY MITSUBISHI DEALER AND THEY HAVE ARRIVED AT A COST TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND BOTH LOWER BUSHINGS. THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE TAKING CARE OF THIS A LONG TIME AGO RATHER THAN TELLING ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. ON MY VISIT TODAY, I WAS TOLD THAT IT ISN'T REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE. IN MY VIEW, WHEN A VEHICLE SQUEAKS AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS COMING APART....IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR 45 MINUTES AND MY VEHICLE (2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER) OVERHEATED. AS A RESULT OF THIS I BLEW THE SEAL IN THE RADIATOR. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE COOLING FANS BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY ADDRESS AND DID NOT NOTIFY ME. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT THE NOTICES ARE MAILED FROM MITSUBISHI AND NOT THEIR DEALERSHIP. *TR

I PURCHASED A MITSHBISHI OUTLANDER IN 2003. IT RECENTLY OVERHEATED AND I TOOK TO MY REGULAR AUTO SHOP. HE CHANGED THE RADIATOR BECAUSE OF THE HEATING DAMAGE HOWEVER, WHEN HE CHECKED THE FAN SYSTEM , HE REALIZED THAT THE POWER MOTOR WAS BURNT OUT. HE LOOKED THE VEHICLE UP AND NOTIFIED ME THAT THERE WAS A DEALER RECAL L ON THE 2003-2006, COOLING FAN SYSTEM. BECAUSE HE HAD ALREADY WORKED ON THE CAR, I PAID HIM ~$400 (I CAN'T RECALL THE EXACT AMOUNT AT THIS TIME). I TOOK THE CAR TO MITSUBISHI AND THEY DID INFORM ME OF THE RECALL HOWEVER, STATED THAT THEY NEEDED HEADQUARTERS APPROVAL FOR THE REPAIR. SEVERAL DAYS I WAS CONTACTED AND THE REPAIRS WERE NOT APPROVED BECAUSE, THEY STATED THAT I WAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE IN 2007. I EXPLAINED THAT I NEVER RECEIVED SUCH NOTICE BUT THEY STILL REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH ANY REPAIRS, OR ANY REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. I THINK THIS IS UNFAIR AND WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

REGULAR USE. WIRING CONNECTION TO AUTOMATIC SHIFTER CONTROL HAS BROKEN. SHIFTER HAS TO BE REPLACED. AUTOMATIC DRIVE LIGHTS DON'T WORK (DRIVE, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, ETC.) AND MANUAL SHIFTER FAILS TO WORK. NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT REPAIRS. *TR

HEADLIGHT LENS (COVERS) HAS BECOME CLOUDY AND CRACKED, MAKING HEADLIGHTS VERY DIM TO ONCOMING CARS. DEALER SAYS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT AN ITEM THAT IS KNOWN BY DEALERS TO BE A HAZARDOUS, ILLEGAL ,PROBLEM IN MOST STATES, AND THAT COSTS OWNERS 700+ DOLLARS WOULD NOT BE RECALLED. *TR

ON 12/21/07 I HAD MY CAR SERVICED FOR THE 75,000 MILE SERVICE AT THE DEALER. THEN ON 2/14/08 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER STARTING SHAKING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TELEPHONED THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY RECOMMEND I WAS ASKED TO BRING THE CAR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. THE VERY NEXT DAY I BARELY MADE IT TO DEALER WHICH IS ONLY 7MINUTES AWAY FROM MY HOME (IN THE SAME TOWN). AS SOON AS I PULLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR TURNED OFF. I WAS TOLD THAT THE HEATING COIL BURNED OUT WHICH CAUSED MY SPARK PLUGS TO BURN OUT AND THE CAR TO MISFIRE. I AM BEING TOLD THAT I MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IF ANY OF THE PISTONS WERE DAMAGED IF NOT THEN I ONLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS WHICH WERE DAMAGED. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE WHICH HAS HAD EVERY RECOMMENDED SERVICE PERFORMED TO IT ON OR BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED MILEAGE?! *TR

OUR MITS. OUTLANDER PULLS TO THE RIGHT, BADLY! WE HAD IT ALIGNED...TWICE! HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON, RE-ALIGNED, AND IT STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT! IF I LET GO OF THE WHEEL, W/IN 2 SECONDS, I AM IN THE NEXT LANE! *TR

THIS IS FOR A MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 2003. THERE WAS A LOT OF WATER UNDER THE SEATS, DON'T KNOW HOW, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DUE TO BAD OXYGEN SENSOR AND THERE MIGHT BE CORROSION IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THIS CAN CAUSE A FIRE, REAR STOP LIGHT STOP WORKING, THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER CAN GO BAD. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT I ONLY HAVE 1 RECALL WHEN THE NHTSA SAYS THAT THERE'S A RECALL FOR THIS,=NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V194000. *TR

WHEN CAR WAS FIRST PURCHASED TOLD DEALER IT FELT LIKE BACK END WAS KICKIN OUT ON WET ROADS,TOOK IT DEALER WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. SEVERAL DAYS LATER CAR SPUN OUT ON WAY TO WORK DUE TO BLOW OUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER WERE UPPER AND LOWER LATS. WERE REPLACED.(NO OLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE) CAR SEEMED OK FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AT WHICH POINT IT BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS SLIDING AROUND IN REAR END AGAIN. AGAIN DEALER CHECKED FOUND NOTHING.. MY HUSBAND THREW A FIT WITH DEALER AT WHICH POINT A BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED(PART NOT AVAILABLE), IN MY OPINION ONLY TO PACIFY US. THE CAR HAS STILL NEVER FELT RIGHT. AT WHICH POINT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO EVEN TALK TO US ABOUT THIS. NOW FOUR MONTHS AFTER HAVING FOUR NEW TIRES MOUNTED AND BALANCED I HAVE TWO REAR TIRES SO WORN AND DAMAGED THE BELTS ARE COMING THROUGH THEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A PRIVATE TECH.TO TRY TO FIND ANYTHING THAT MAY BE WRONG. I AM SCARED FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY EVERYTIME I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS CAR! *TR

11/08/07 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR FAMILY TO MY SONS FOOTBALL PRACTICE WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHIFTING LEFT TO RIGHT IN THE DASH BOARD. 11/09/07 MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS LITERALLY FLOPPING AROUND IN THE DASH BOARD, WHEN HE REMOVED THE DASH THE STEERING COLUMN FELL IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN BROKE FREE FROM WERE IT IS BOLTED TO THE CAR. *TR