2013 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT Complaints

TRANSMISSION IS OVER HEATING AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE AND FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS. TAKEN TO A TWO SEPERATE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND WAS VERIFIED THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED RECALLS AND FOUND THE SAME ISSUES WITH 2015-2016 OUTLANDER TANSMISSIONS.

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ITS ABOUT 85 DEGREES OUT AND IM GOING 70 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION OVER HEAT LIGHT COME ON AND IT SAYS TO SLOW DOWN. I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE BECAUSE THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN ON ITS OWN. ABOUT 5 MILES A PULL OVER AT A EXIT. I LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. EVERYTHING CLEARED UP AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS.

IMMOBIZER SYSTEM I HAD BEEN OUT OVER TWO HRS IN MY CAR CAME HOME FOR MIN TURNED CARE OFF IT DINGED SAYING IMMOBIZER SYSTEM NEEDS SERVICE AND CAR WOULD NOT START BACK EVEN THIS MORNING

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED IN NOVEMBER OF 2017, BUT NOW THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE WHICH CAUSED BITS TO BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO THE NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER. NOW THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (THERE ARE ONLY 4 PARTS IN THE NATION FOR THIS??) AND THE NEW, LESS THAN A YEAR OLD, CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS TO BE CLEANED OUT OF ALL THE RUSTY METAL BITS. THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHEN IDLE (RPMS JUMP UP AND DOWN SLIGHTLY IN IDLE), QUIETS A BIT ONCE YOU HIT 2-3K RPMS AND THEN IS LOUD AGAIN AROUND 1-2K RPMS. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS NEARLY A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE! I DON'T LIVE NEAR THE OCEAN OR A PLACE WHERE IT SNOWS FREQUENTLY. MY 5 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE RUST IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE OTHER RECALL JUST LAST YEAR. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR WEEKS SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED. THEY TOLD ME IT'S OUT OF MY WARRANTY BECAUSE MY CAR IS AT 75K MILES.

KEEPING THIS SIMPLE, THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT, AND I WAS SMELLING GAS. TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE GAS TANK, NEAR THE TALK, RUSTED AS IT PROBABLY WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY. HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN, IT SEEMS IT IS RIGHT AROUND WHERE IT CONNECTS TOGETHER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I NOTICED THAT IT WAS ON CARS, BUT NOT ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO, AS IT JEOPARDIZED THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY CHILD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE "SERVICE AIR BAG REQUIRED" MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

CAR WOULD RANDOMLY SHUDDER AND RPMS FLUCTUATE WHILE IDLING. THEN WOULD JUST DIE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GO FROM IDLE. EVENTUALLY ASC SERVICE REQUIRED WARNING CAME ON WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. TRANSMISSION TUNNLER WAS REPLACED. CAR RAN FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS AND PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN. PULLING INTO GAS STATION, CAR STARTED TO SHUDDER. RPMS FLUCTUATED AND ASC SERVICE REQUIRED CAME ON AGAIN.

TAKATA RECALL - AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. OCCURS IN PARK OR IN DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (KELLY MITSUBISHI, LOCATED AT 536 STATE AVE, EMMAUS, PA 18049; (610) 967-2101) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,161.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT. AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE FUEL GAUGE READ "360 MILES UNTIL EMPTY ". DURING THE NEXT FILL UP, THE FUEL GAUGE READ "400 MILES UNTIL EMPTY". THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V112000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. ...UPDATED 11/12/17/*BF *JS