2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER Complaints

THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF MY 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER LS MAKES CLICKING NOISES WHEN DRIVEN DURING WARM TEMPERATURES (ONLY DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER, NOT DURING THE WINTER). NOISES OCCUR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE A CLOCK SPRING PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD BECAME FRACTURED AND EXPANDED TO THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

SIDE VIEW MIRRORS I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN, AVERAGE HEIGHT 5'3". I HAVE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI MOTORS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ON MY CAR, TO WHICH THEY RESPONDED 'THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS MEET U.S. SAFETY STANDARDS'. I HAVE BEEN TERRIBLY CONCERNED ABOUT MY MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER'S OVERSIZED SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, BOTH ON THE DRIVER AS WELL AS PASSENGER SIDES. THEY ARE NOT ONLY AWKWARDLY PLACED, HEIGHTWISE, BUT ARE ALSO HINGED IN A WAY THAT CREATES HUGE BLIND SPOTS ON BOTH SIDES. THEY OBSCURE MY VISION, CREATING BLIND SPOTS WHEN CHANGING LANES, WHEN MAKING TURNS, AT PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS. I HAVE TO STOP FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO CLEAR BOTH SIDES, IN ADDITION, I HAVE TO RAISE MYSELF IN MY SEAT TO CLEAR THE HEIGHT OF THE MIRRORS. I HAVE HAD INNUMERABLE 'NEAR MISSES' BECAUSE THEY BLOCK MY VIEW OF APPROACHING CARS TO MY RIGHT/LEFT. THE REASON I FINALLY AM WRITING TO YOU IS BECAUSE I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN A FEW WEEKS AGO, DUE TO THE MIRROR BLOCKING MY VISION OF THE INDIVIDUAL CROSSING. IN ADDITION, THEY HAVE BEEN KNOCKED OFF BECAUSE THEY EXTEND SO FAR FROM THE MAINFRAME OF THE CAR, CAUSING ME HUGE REPAIR COSTS. I REQUEST YOU ADVISE ME HOW TO GET MITSUBISHI'S ATTENTION TO REMEDY THIS HUGE PROBLEM, AND HOW I CAN PURSUE THIS MATTER SO THAT THIS DESIGN FLAW IS RECTIFIED. I HAVE CONTACTED CONSUMER REPORTS AND THEY PROVIDED ME NAMES OF SEVERAL AGENCIES THAT I AM CONTACTING AS WELL. *TR

WHEN PUTTING ON MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT I HEARD THIS STRANGE GRINDING NOISE FROM MY SEAT BELT. IT DID NOT SEEM TO KEEP ME SECURE IN THE SEAT. WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE I MOVED FORWARD IT DID NOT LOCK LIKE IT SHOULD TO KEEP YOU IN YOUR SEAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED I NEEDED A NEW ONE. WHICH WILL RUN $491.00. MY CAR ONLY HAS 36230 MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN. I CANNOT DRIVE A CAR WITHOUT FULLY FUNCTIONING SEAT BELTS SO I AM FORCED TO PAY THE COST. I THINK THE COMPANY SHOULD REPLACE IT SINCE THERE ARE SO FEW MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

SEAT BELT RECEIVER IS MALFUNCTIONING, VERY HARD TO GET DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS TO LATCH. AND THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TIMES NOW I THOUGHT THEY WHERE LATCHED THAT THEY HAVE COME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

LEAVING PARKING SPOT, BANG SOUND, THEN A CLUNKING AS I TURNED OUT. DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING SNAPPED IN TWO PLACES. NOW IN THREE PIECES. DEALER ONLY PART AND HARD TO FIND. BOUGHT CAR NEW. *TR

THE SEAT BELT ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE FAIL AND WON'T LOCK. I NEVER KNOW THAT UNTIL I NOTICE IT THEN BRING IT TO DEALERSHIP. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IT'S FAIL IF YOU NEVER CAREFULLY CHECK THAT. SO IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENTER THE STREET, I HEARD A LOUD CRACKING SOUND AND THE STERRING WHEEL JERKED TO ONE SIDE. I RETURNED TO THE DRIVEWAY AND LATER JACKED UP THE CAR, REMOVED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND NOTICED THE TOP SPRING OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUSPENSION WAS BROKEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO PUT HER SEAT BELT ON BUT IT FAILED TO RETRACT AND DID NOT CORRECTLY SECURE THE CONTACT. A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD WHEN BEING PULLED DOWN TO FASTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 6/4/13 *CN UPDATED 06/14/2013 *JS

THE BRAKE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THERE IS FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LAMPS TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE INITIAL RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR