2010 Mitsubishi Lancer

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/25/2012· POWER TRAINCrash

  FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12/6/10 WHEN THE CAR HAD 11,000 MILES ON IT. SOMETIMES WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVS UP BUT THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 25 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2009. THE VEHICLE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO MITSUBISHI CORPORATE AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTERS SEVERAL TIMES. THE SERVICE CENTERS ADMIT TO KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT WON'T FIX IT UNLESS THE CAR ACTS UP WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE IT. MITSUBISHI FINALLY AGREED TO TAKE MY CAR IN AND PROVIDE ME WITH A RENTAL ON 1/11/13 DO TO A RECENT ACCIDENT DUE TO THE CAR DEFECT BUT NO PROMISE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS MADE. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS WIDELY REPORTED ONLINE... HTTP://WWW.EHOW.COM/FACTS_7887790_CVT-PROBLEMS-MITSUBISHI-LANCER.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.EVOLUTIONM.NET/LANCER-TROUBLESHOOTING/467996-09-LANCER-GTS-CVT-THROTTLE-ACCELERATION-PROBLEM.HTML HTTP://WWW.2CARPROS.COM/QUESTIONS/2008-MITSUBISHI-LANCER-ACCELERATION-PERFORMANCE-PROBLEM HTTP://MITSUBISHILANCER.DANIELCADAMS.COM/CVT-PROBLEMS-IN-A-MITSUBISHI-LANCER/. *TR

• 12/17/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/15/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/15/2014· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI OF LIBERTYVILLE ON 10/28/14. I WAS LOOKING TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE CARE OF THE RECALL. THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION, AND TOLD ME THE PART(S) HAD TO BE ORDERED AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THE PART(S) HAD ARRIVED. I HAVE STILL YET TO HEAR FROM THEM. *TR

• 12/14/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  REQUESTED DEALER TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY A PROBLEM WHICH CAN CAUSE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE AT TEMPERATURES OF 20 BELOW ZERO AS DOCUMENTED IN MITSUBISHI TSB-10-13-002. WAS ADVISED BY DEALER AND LATER BY MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER RELATIONS THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. I RECOMMEND THAT THIS TSB BE CONSIDERED FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL IN THOSE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE THE TEMPERATURE REGULARLY GOES TO 20 BELOW ZERO. HAVING A DISABLED VEHICLE AT THAT TEMPERATURE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

• 12/13/2016· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTUATOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED AND THE MOTOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/11/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 12E012000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL REMEDY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/11/2013· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  THE S-AWC (SUPER ALL-WHEEL CONTROL) LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY. MITSUBISHI FLASHED THE ECU AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I RECENTLY NOTICED THE LIGHT BLINKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED THE PART IS NOT COVERED BY DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT OLDER THAN 3 YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JANUARY 2010; THIS MAKES IT 3 YEARS 10 MONTHS OLD AT TIME OF INCIDENT WITH LESS THAN 36K ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

• 12/09/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/08/2016· STRUCTURE

  MY LANCER IS TOTAL WHITE AND THE PAINT IS COMING COMPLETELY OFF BY ITSELF WHERE YOU COULD SEE THE METAL, IT IS LIKE IF THE PAINT NEVER ADHERED TO THE METAL OF THE CAR. THIS IS HAPPENING IN FRONT AND BACK OF THE ROOF, WHERE THE ROOF MEETS THE BACK PANEL, AND ON THE LEDGE OF THE DOORS WHERE THE CRYSTAL GOES IN AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FRONT HUT OF THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN A FEW CARS WITH THE SAME COLOR AND WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME PLACES, AND THIS HAPPEN ONLY IN WHITE CARS.

• 11/22/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM THE CONTACT WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 11/21/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 12E012000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

• 11/20/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 11/19/2013· POWER TRAIN

  4WD SERVICE REQUIRED LIGHT APPEARED. LIGHTS STAYS ON FOR A FEW DAYS. WENT TO MITSUBISHI DEALER SERVICE AND AWC PUMP HAS FAILED. IM AT 50,000 MILES AND CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD, SO IM WITH IN THE 5YR/60K MILE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY, AND WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DRIVETRAIN PROBLEM. LET ALONE IT HAS HAPPEND FREQUENTLY TO THESE CARS. *TR

• 11/18/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 11/06/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 11/06/2010· TIRES

  LOW TIRE PRESSURE COMES ON CONSTANTLY, FIRST THEY FOUND A WIRE ON THE RIGHT BACK TIER, I HAD A NEW TIER PUT ON, THEN SENSOR CAME BACK ON THEY FOUND THAT THE SENSOR WAS LEAKING FROM THE NEW TIRE HAD THAT FIX, WENT BACK 4 DAYS LATER THEY FOUND THE SENSOR LEAKING AGAIN. HAD THAT REPAIR. I HAVE PICTURES ON MY CELL PHONE WHEN SENSOR LIGHT TURNS ON. DATES 10-15-10, 10-18-10, 10-23-10,10-27-10, 10-28-10, 10-29-10, 11-05-10. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2009 PROBLEM STARTED IN APRIL 2010. THE MANAGER AT THE SHOP SAID THE SENSOR WILL PROBABLY NEED AIR AGAIN, HE DID NOT GIVE ME MUCH HOPE! *TR

• 11/04/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSFER CASE IN THIS CAR OMITS A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN DRIVING FORWARD. NOISE INCREASES IN VOLUME THE FASTER THE CAR IS GOING. THIS WHINE IS DUE TO THE WEARING OF THE GEARS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY DESIGN. WHEN THE TRANSFER CASE WHINE HAPPENS, IT HAS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF LOCKING UP WHICH WILL CAUSE ALL WHEELS TO STOP SPINNING POTENTIALLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY DEATH. *TR

• 11/01/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH AND THE SLAVE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V446000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

• 10/30/2014· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

• 10/29/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 10/27/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE LAST NIGHT AND BURNED UP WHILE TURNED OFF, PARKED AND UNATTENDED. ANOTHER SIMILIAR SITUATION OCCURRED: BOISE --- A VEHICLE RECALL YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD ABOUT THAT COULD PUT YOU IN DANGER. IMAGINE YOUR CAR IS PARKED IN YOUR GARAGE AND A FIRE ERUPTS UNDER THE HOOD OF IT -- SPREADING TO YOUR HOME. IT'S A NATIONAL SAFETY RECALL ANNOUNCED BY MITSUBISHI A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT WE FOUND HAS AFFECTED MANY DRIVERS SINCE THEN AND NOW POSSIBLY ONE LOCAL FAMILY. A BOISE HOME CAUGHT ON FIRE LAST MONTH AND FIRE INVESTIGATORS SAY THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED, BUT THEY SAY IT STARTED IN OR NEAR A MITSUBISHI LANCER PARKED IN THE GARAGE -- A CAR THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MITSUBISHI INITIATED THE RECALL OF CERTAIN CROSSOVERS AND CARS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAS ADDED ADDITIONAL VEHICLES TO ITS LIST SINCE THEN. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE VEHICLES CONTAIN A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE AT ANY TIME, EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED-OFF, PARKED AND UNATTENDED. ACROSS THE COUNTRY THERE ARE STORIES ABOUT THE VEHICLES CATCHING ON FIRE. IN MINNESOTA, A 2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION PARKED IN AN ATTACHED GARAGE STARTED A FIRE AND BURNED A HOME TO THE GROUND. IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, A FAMILY LOST EVERYTHING WHEN THEIR HOUSE BURNED DOWN BECAUSE THEIR 2009 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER BURST INTO FLAMES. BOISE FIRE INVESTIGATORS SAY A 2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PINPOINT WHERE THE FIRE STARTED BECAUSE THE HOOD OF THE CAR, THE ENGINE AND THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE WERE SO BADLY DAMAGED. THE RECALL INCLUDES MORE THAN 5 VEHICLE MODELS BUILT FROM 2006 TO NOW. MITSUBISHI MOTORS SAYS IT HAS CONTACTED OWNERS TO NOTIFY THEM OF ANY RECALLS. *TT

• 10/25/2013· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND I RECEIVED A "SERVICE AWD SYSTEM" MESSAGE. CAUSED BY THE ACD/AYC PUMP BEING FAULTY WHICH IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AS CORROSION HAPPENS TO THE EXPOSED PUMP. OPTIONS INCLUDE A $2000-3000 REPLACEMENT OF THE PUMP OR REBUILD ONE AND HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN (WHICH MIGHT SINCE IT IS EXPOSED) AGAIN. REALLY HOPE MITSUBISHI RECALLS THIS ITEM SINCE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL EVOLUTIONS. *TR

• 10/22/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN HITTING THE VOLUME CONTROL/HANDS FREE SYSTEM BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL THEY GET MIXED UP. IF I HIT VOLUME DOWN IT TRIGGERS THE HANDS FREE SYSTEM SO I HAVE TO HIT VOLUME UP WHICH WORKS IN ORDER TO GET THE VOLUME DOWN BUTTON TO FINALLY CORRECT ITSELF. IT'S ONLY JUST STARTED DOING THIS WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS.

• 10/17/2012· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  DROVE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WITHIN 5 SECONDS ABS MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS STABILITY CONTROL. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR ABS SENSOR WAS FAULTY DUE TO THE SENSOR NOT BEING SEALED CORRECTLY BY THE MANUFACTURER WHICH LED TO CORROSION AND THE SENSOR FAILING. MITSUBISHI WOULD NOT WARRANTY THIS ITEM EVEN THOUGH ITS KNOWN TO BE FAULTY, MITSUBISHI EVEN HAS A NEW PART NUMBER FOR THE SENSOR. THIS SHOULD OBVIOUSLY BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

• 10/15/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED. THE INJURIES CONSISTED OF A HEAD, NECK, SHOULDER AND KNEE DAMAGE TO BOTH PERSONS. THE VEHICLE WAS CLASSIFIED AS DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 12/9/14*CN UPDATED 6/1/2015 *JS

• 10/11/2010· VISIBILITY

  AFTER ABOUT 6 WEEKS USE, SUN VISORS IN MY NEW 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER MALFUNCTION DURING USE, DRIFTING DOWNWARD OBSTRUCTING FORWARD VISION. VISORS WERE REPLACED AT DEALER. AFTER 4 TO 6 WEEKS, AGAIN THE NEW VISORS DRIFT DOWNWARD WHEN IN USE, OBSTRUCTING VISION. WHEN DRIVING TOWARD THE SUN, DRIVER MUST HAVE ONE HAND HOLDING THE VISOR IN POSITION AND OTHER HAND ON STEERING WHEEL - DANGEROUS TO SHIFT GEARS OR USE TURN SIGNALS. AT THIS POINT MITSUBISHI SEEMS UNINTERESTED IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 10/08/2014· POWER TRAIN

  ACD C161E WAS READ IN THE ECU. IT'S AYC ACD PUMP FAILURE. I DIDN'T DRIVE HARD. I DROVE NORMALLY WHICH I USUALLY DO. AND 4WD SERVICE REQUIRED COMES ON. I SEARCHED A LOT ABOUT THE ISSUE. MITSUBISHI SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ABOUT THIS ITS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR EVO I READ. *TR

• 09/20/2022· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  The car started flashing a warning sign and loosing power. When trying to accelerate it stops. Eventually it puts the car into a limp mode and will stall altogether. This happens any long distance trip. My car year and model is not the only Lancer being effected by this computer glitch. It’s very dangerous due to the fact that the cars loosing power while you’re driving. It doesn’t matter if you’re in the middle of the highway it will just stop working. All research I have done points to an error within the computer that tells the car when to cool down the transmission. I have seen many blogs, forums and actually know another Lancer owner who’s model is a 2012 and has the exact same issue. I don’t know why this hasn’t been addressed yet when it’s affecting more than just one Lancer here or there. Bad for the engine bad for the transmission bad for my travel. And the worst part is that any mechanic is unable to detect the issue unless the car is actively coding. I’ve had this car for 3 years now and I feel it’s a big safety concern and needs to looked into. First occurrence was on a trip down to a local lake car stalled on the side of a highway this was in 2018. Now any trip further than over 30 miles or more the car will throw this code it looks like a gear and it has a exclamation point in the middle. It’s progressively getting worse and effecting the over all performance more each time I wish to travel. Please find out why this issue is occurring in multiple years of the same model of car because it inconvenient and dangerous. I would hate for myself and my kids to get killed in an accident due to not being able to get out of the way of a bigger vehicle or a truck.

• 09/14/2013· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  "ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED" MESSAGE CAM ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CORTESE MITSUBISHI IN ROCHESTER NY WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS NEEDED WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANT. UPGRADE WAS PERFORMED AND I WAS INFORMED TO RETURN IF OTHER MESSAGES WERE DISPLAYED AS THE AWC PUMP MIGHT BE FAULTY WHICH WOULD BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 40300M THE TARMAC DISPLAY STARTED FLASHING AND TRACTION CONTROL SETTING COULD NOT BE CHANGED FROM THE AWC SWITCH. RETURNED THE CAR TO CORTESE MITSUBISHI WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE AWC PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2100. AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS INITIALLY INFORMED BY THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE BECAUSE MITSUBISHI CONSIDERS THIS TO BE A "LUXURY" FEATURE. *TR

• 09/08/2016· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER REAR SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

• 09/02/2017· AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  MY LANCER 2010 HAS ONLY 30,400 ORIGINAL MILES, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS ON, STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED BY THE ANTI LOCK LIGHT ON, SOMETIMES THE LIGHT GOES OFF AND TURNS ON WHEN TURNING SHARP RIGHT, AND SOMETIMES THE LIGHT COMES ON WITH THE VEHICLE NOT MOVING. TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER, THEY SAID THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE PUMP IS DEFECTIVE AND SAID IT COSTS $1,800 TO REPLACE AND SAID THE AIR BAG PROBLEM IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY IN PUERTO RICO ALL LANCER OWNERS THAT I KNOW HAVE FRONT WHEEL SENSORS ISSUES ALSO. THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF 3 RECALLS, 1. ENG BELTS AND TENSIONER, 2. ETACS ECU, 3. INTERIOR BLOWER MOTOR AND I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES. I HAVE READ A LOT ABOUT THESE DEFECTS AND MANY SAY THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG WILL TURN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON IF THERE IS A DEFECT PRESENT. AND MANY SAY THAT MITSUBISHI REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL THESE ISSUES.

• 08/27/2018· STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2010 LANCER RECALL NUMBER SR-18-003. WHILE DRIVING FROM TEXAS TO CALIFORNIA AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE SERVICE THE SUNROOF BLEW OUT AND RIPPED AWAY AT FROM THE CAR WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH AND IT WAS IN A CLOSED AND LOCKED POSITION. CALLED MITSUBISHI AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS SAME MODEL AND YEAR AS THOSE AFFECTED AND HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE THAT WAS STATED IN THE RECALL, DOWN TO THE INCREASED HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE BEING THE PROBABLE CULPRIT FOR THE FAILURE. HAD THAT SUNROOF HIT AND KILLED SOMEONE, THEY WOULD BE FOUND LIABLE I'M SURE AFTER THEY TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT TO THE COURT THAT IT WAS NOT ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO COVER THIS FAILURE. I MEAN REALLY.... WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT THE EXACT SAME YEAR AND MODEL WILL HAVE THIS BIZARRE FAILURE AND IT NOT BE PART OF THE SAME "IDENTIFIED" PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER. I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO DETER ANYONE FROM ANY AND ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS, TO INCLUDE SOCIAL MEDIA BOYCOTTING AND TELLING PEOPLE TO BEWARE AND STAY AWAY FROM THEM. I WILL CALL THE FTC AND MY STATES ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE NEXT.

• 08/19/2013· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  ON-DASH WARNING LIGHT OF "4WD SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED" CAME ON. THIS WARNING IS INDICATIVE OF A ACTIVE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL (ACD) PUMP FAILURE, GENERALLY DUE TO CORROSION FROM TREATED WINTER ROAD SURFACES AND/OR THE INABILITY TO HANDLE COLD-WEATHER CLIMATES. CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) TO DELAY ACTIVATION OF THE ACD PUMP FOR THIS EXACT REASON 2 YEARS PRIOR TO FAILURE. MITSUBISHI HAS YET TO CORRECT THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IS CURRENTLY REFUSING TO HONOR WARRANTY SERVICE OF FAILED PUMPS UNDER THEIR 5-YEAR / 36,000-MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, STATING THAT THE PUMP IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE SAFELY AND PROPERLY. IN CONTRAST, A WORKING ACD PUMP DIRECTLY EFFECTS THE VEHICLE'S HANDLING, TRACTION & STEERING - AND ALL 3 DRIVING PARAMETERS IMMEDIATELY BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY WHEN THE PUMP SHUTS DOWN IN SELF-PROTECTION MODE OR HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THIS VEHICLE HAS A DRIVER-SELECTED SETTING FOR TARMAC (PAVEMENT), GRAVEL/RAIN & SNOW CONDITIONS - THESE SETTINGS ARE COMPLETELY DISABLED WHEN THE ACD PUMP HAS FAILED, OR IS FAILING (ON-DASH WARNING WITH PUMP IN SELF-PROTECTION MODE). THIS ISSUE EFFECTS SEVERAL MODELS (LANCER, LANCER EVOLUTION, RALLIART, ETC.) FROM MODEL YEAR 2008 TO 2014, AND HUNDREDS OF INSTANCES OF THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED IN ONLINE FORUMS (AND PROBABLY SEVERAL-FOLD THAT AMOUNT THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DISCUSSED ONLINE). PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY, THANK YOU. *TR

• 08/12/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TIMING CHAIN PREMATURELY NEED TO BE REPLACED COZ OF MAY BE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. ONLINE FORUM SHOWS THAT LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH LESS MILES ON THE CAR AND ALSO TIMING CHAIN HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. THERE IS NOT MANY TIMING CHAIN ISSUE MENTIONED ONLINE FOR VEHICLES FROM 2012. SCREEN SHOT ARE ATTACHED. THE OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE ALSO CAN DAMAGE OR DAMAGED FROM THIS DEFECT.

• 08/03/2023· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  While driving the car we began hearing a rattling noise. We took it to the dealer to get it checked. They informed us that the control member was beginning to rust out causing the control arms to become loose. This is the exact problem related to a recall in other states for this car.

• 08/03/2015· POWER TRAIN

  THE TC-SST IN THE RALLIART SHOWED SIGNS OF SLIPPAGE AND MISSING GEARS. AT ONE POINT DURING OPERATION THE TRANSMISSION HAS GEARS COMPLETELY MISSING LEADING TO ROAD SAFETY ISSUES. MITSUBISHI MOTORS SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH THE TRANSMISSION.

• 08/02/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE SMELL OF GAS FUMES WHILE DRIVING COMING FROM A 2010 MITSUBISHI EVOLUTION TOURING. THIS HAPPENS EITHER WITH THE AC ON OR OFF, WHILE STANDING IN TRAFFIC OR DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SMELLS CAUSE IS NOT DETERMINED BY ANY NON-MITSUBISHI MECHANIC NOR A MITSUBISHI MECHANIC. GETTING DIZZY BECAUSE OF THE GAS FUMES COMING FROM THE CAR IS A DANGER TO THE DRIVERS, HIS OR HER COMPANY IN THE CAR AND ANY PERSON ON THE ROAD. *KB

• 07/26/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION GSR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE; ALTHOUGH THE FIRST TIME THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE SECOND TIME THEY SMELLED AN EXTENSIVE FUEL ODOR. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHERE THE FAILURE ORIGINATED AND DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,500.

• 07/26/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  PLASTIC ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE OFF WHILE ACCELERATING. *TR

• 07/24/2018· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLTS TO THE I-BEAM CONNECTING ROD BECAME LOOSE AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (KELLY MITSUBISHI, 536 STATE AVE, EMMAUS, PA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

• 07/23/2012· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES. THE SMELL BECAME MORE PROFOUND WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HOT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 09/18/12

• 07/21/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING HOME IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER WITH A 3/4 FULL GAS TANK THERE WAS SUDDENLY A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE FRONT AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. THE A/C SYSTEM WAS IN RECIRCULATE MODE. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT I STARTED TO GET DIZZY. I OPENED ALL THE WINDOWS AND PULLED OVER AT MY FIRST CHANCE TO LOOK FOR A LEAK. I DID NOT FIND ANY LEAKS IN THE ENGINE BAY OR UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I WAS ALMOST HOME SO I STARTED THE CAR TO PROCEEDED HOME. WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED THE GAS FUMES AGAIN, THIS TIME I TURN THE A/C SYSTEM TO FRESH AIR AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY. I THEN TURNED THE SYSTEM BETWEEN FRESH AND RECIRCULATE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SMALL WAS ALWAYS ON THE RECIRCULATE SIDE. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING VENTING INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR BUT I CAN NOT FIND IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES AS SOMEONE COULD BECOME DIZZY OR FAINT FROM THE FUMES AND CRASH. *TR

• 07/15/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE RIGHT, REAR TAIL LIGHTS WORK OFF AND ON. HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES, BULBS AND WIRING. CANNOT PASS SAFETY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WORK FINE. DID NOT NOTICE THIS UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO.

• 07/11/2019· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  I HAD SOME WARNING LIGHTS COME ON FOR THE ASC AND ABS SYSTEMS BEING DISABLED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ABS PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR OVER $3000. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE OF THE BRUSHES IN THE ABS PUMP STICKING. THAT SAME ABS PUMP IS USED IN SOME BMW AND JEEP MODELS WITH NUMEROUS PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. THE ASC AND ABS SYSTEMS SEEM LIKE CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEMS THAT SHOULD BE COVERED FOR REPAIRS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE LOOKING INTO THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU.

• 07/09/2014· POWER TRAIN

  ACTIVE YAW CONTROL PUMP THAT IS PART OF THE CAR'S ALL WHEEL CONTROL SYSTEM IS FAILING. PUMP IS NOT COVERED BY MANUFACTURER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT'S PART OF THE POWER TRAIN. DUE TO LOCATION OF THE PUMP, IT GETS SPRAYED WITH WATER ON THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED THE PUMP TO FAIL PREMATURELY DUE TO CORROSION. *TR

• 07/07/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND ACS WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 06/28/2019· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE AND 'FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DISABLED' DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NIMAY MITSUBISHI (1011 KENNEDY AVE, KILOMETER 2.5, 787-622-0200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALL WHEEL CONTROL HYDRAULIC UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

• 06/28/2018· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS AND ACS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY AND CALLED WANTAGH MITSUBISHI AT (516) 785-4300 (LOCATED AT 3460 SUNRISE HWY, WANTAGH, NY 11793) AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,409. *TT

• 06/26/2019· ENGINE

  HELLO NHTSA, I HAVE A 2011 MITSUBISHI LANCER RALLIART SPORTBACK. I HAVE JUST CAME ACROSS A CRACK IN MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH IS CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE IF MY WINDOWS ARE UP. I DON'T SEEM TO BE THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR/ENGINE THAT HAS A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. MY CAR IS NOT MODIFIED IN ANY WAY THAT EFFECTS THE PERFORMANCE THAT COULD CAUSE SUCH A CRACK TO HAPPEN. THIS ALSO APPEARS TO BE THE CASE FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND OTHERS. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO MITSUBISHI WHO HAS CONFIRMED THE CRACK AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO ME WHY OR HOW THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD FROM MY LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND THE NEXT CLOSEST ONE THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE MANIFOLD FOR $2K. I HAVE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI USA WHO HAS TOLD ME THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SHOULDN'T CRACK AND HAS GOTTEN NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND POSTS WITH PHOTO PROOF THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE. MITSUBISHI HAS HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THEIR ALL WHEEL DRIVE PUMP WHERE THERE WAS A DEFECT OF SOME SORT AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000K. I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY ALL WHEEL DRIVE PUMP FAIL AND REPLACED UNDER THAT WARRANTY. WHEN I SPOKE WITH MITSUBISHI USA A SUPERVISOR NAMED JENNIFER INFORMED ME TO PUT IN A COMPLAINT HERE. SINCE MITSUBISHI HAS NOT HAD ANY INTERNAL TESTING ON THE MANIFOLD GOING THIS ROUTE MAY SPEED THE PROCESS UP. THIS ISSUE IS QUITE SERIOUS SINCE WITH THE CRACK - PHOTO ATTACHED: IT CAUSES CARBON MONOXIDE TO ENTER THE CABIN IF THE WINDOWS ARE UP OR IF THE AC IS ON AND THE CAR IS AT A STAND STILL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.