SUV, gasoline, 4x2, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Feb 1, 2015 to Sep 25, 2026.
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
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| Campaign | Filed | Subject | Component | Vehicles | Remedy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V-252 | Apr 20, 2026 | Liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly | Structure | 108,046 | Part replacement |
| 25V-507 | Aug 7, 2025 | Liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly | Structure | 121,529 | Part replacement |
| 20V-403 | Jul 13, 2020 | Second-row center seat belt buckle may interfere with the right-side seat belt buckle when the seat backs are folded down | Seat belts | 177,000 | Repair or modification |
| 18V-070 | Jan 26, 2018 | Water may enter the rear brake calipers causing the parking brake actuator shafts to corrode and possibly bind | Brakes | 170,354 | Part replacement |
| 17V-609 | Sep 29, 2017 | These vehicles may have defective relays that can result in an engine stall, reduced engine power or the engine overheating | Electrical system | 132,552 | Part replacement |
The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.
53 complaints on file, page 1 of 3.
The front subframe crossmember on my vehicle is severely rusted out. There is currently a hole measuring about 2"x1". I previously had two other holes on the bottom welded as a temporary fix, but the rust just kept eating through the metal and it's now beyond saving. Because of this structural damage, the car is unsafe to drive and cannot pass a NYS safety inspection. I know Mitsubishi recalled earlier Outlanders for this exact crossmember rust issue, but later model years like mine seem to share the same defect and are currently excluded. There were no warning lights on the dash—I only found out how bad the failure was during an underbody inspection. It also looks like the AC condensate drains directly onto this area, which seems to be accelerating the rust. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request.
NHTSA complaint 11766862I have Goodyear tires Eagle LS P225 55R18, three of them that the tread is separating on all of them. The TIN for all three of them is 4921, the second week of December, 2021. All three of the tires have cracks on the inside of the tread and the car is lurching side to side while driving down the road. This is a severe condition and all the tires need to be replaced. Most likely the tires were either bought in New York or Washington state. My name is [XXX] , my phone number is [XXX] and I live in Santa Rosa California. This condition has been confirmed by my mechanic and two tire stores. If you would like further evidence of cracking between the treads or possibly separation evidence when the tires are off the car, please let me know. I must have them replaced ASAP. This is not a failure or a recall for the car, only for the tires. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint 11698397Engine and yes available for inspection. I had been driving then all of a sudden the Service Engine Immediately light started rapidly flashing and the car would hardly go. Turned around parked at home, towed to dealership where they said the engine compressor was not working and I would need a rebuilt engine for over $5000. Towed it back home and now looking for a new car. There were no warning lights or any other symptoms prior to this happening. It was an all of a sudden warning. If I had been on the freeway, my safety would have been at risk as it just died without warning.
NHTSA complaint 11696348The cvt transmissions are terrible and fail
NHTSA complaint 11671396The backup camera view is not shown on the infotainment system. The screen goes blank. Checking the hidden menu, the backup camera view is available. This impacts reverse packing and hence safety of the pedestrians and passengers.
NHTSA complaint 11629794The contact owned a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, a warning message displayed reading "Transmission Failure Reduced Power', prompting the contact to pull to the shoulder of the roadway. After which the contact observed smoke emanating from the engine compartment. By the time the contact and her family were able to exit the vehicle and move to a safe distance, the vehicle had become engulfed in flames that were originating from the engine compartment. Local emergency services arrived and were able to extinguish the fire. All warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard but had yet to be deemed a total loss by the contact's insurance provider. A fire report was filed. A police report was filed with no injuries reported. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.
NHTSA complaint 11615618While driving in the city limits around 35 miles an hour I had to stop abruptly to avoid a collision with a driver who didn’t stop at the intersection. I had to come to a complete stop for this driver. When I took my foot off of the brake and tried to drive on my car would not move. I had to shift gears put it in park and try again. I could hear the engine responding but the car wouldn’t move. When it did start to move forward slowly it was shaking very hard and I was only able to get 10 miles an hour. I had to be towed. And I kept thinking what if I was on the highway that day where the speed limit is 75mph.
NHTSA complaint 11557190The contact owns a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated while driving at approximately 75 MPH, the vehicle started to independently decelerate. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was veered to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced due to a cylinder with low compression. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
NHTSA complaint 11536490It has hesitation when accelerating and stuttering while driving. its throwing a code PO868 for the transmission. It's a cvt transmission, and it feels like a transmission slip at times, or it takes off then hesitates then goes again. Other times it stutters. Its a risk because now our chances of being in a accident increases. Until it threw the code there were no issues then all the sudden there was the issue.
NHTSA complaint 11521737I went to get my emissions check. I was informed that the rpms were not registering. After getting the car diagnosed I was informed that P1590 Mitsubishi Code - TCM To ECM Communication Error In Torque Reduction Request is the problem.
NHTSA complaint 11509170The contact owns a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and accelerated unintendedly. Additionally, the steering wheel seized. The contact pulled over to the side of the roadway and restarted the vehicle after several activation and deactivation of the starter. The contact stated that after restarting the vehicle and driving, the vehicle was jerking. The vehicle was taken to three different independent mechanics and diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact attempted to inform the manufacturer of the failure but was unable to speak with a representative. The approximate failure mileage was 140,040.
NHTSA complaint 11474500My 2015 Mitsubishi outlander transmission, cvt has gone out at 11700 thousand miles,, I was told there's no warranty nor recall , I was driving up hill it started jerking really hard , there was a car coming up behind me almost hitting me because of it lagging , please put a recall on these vehicles , be for someone dies because of the cvt failer.
NHTSA complaint 11446707I WENT TO GO TURN ON MY CAR WHEN I GOT OUT OF WORK AND WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE ON DRIVE AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED! SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND PUT THE CAR ON DRIVE AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR REVVED UP AND MOVED A LITTLE WITH HESITATION. SO I PUT THE CAR ON REVERSE AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND CAR WOULD REV UP BUT NOT MOVE! SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AGAIN AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN AND THE CAR MOVED BUT WITH HESITATION AND WITH NOT A LOT OF FORCE! SO I LEAVE THE CAR AT MY WORKPLACE AND GET THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE THE NEXT DAY! I CALL THE DEALER BECAUSE MY MECHANIC SEEN THERE WAS A RECALL WITH THE VEHICLE HESITATING TO MOVE AND I GAVE THEM MY VIN NUMBER AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST ! THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IT WAS GOING TO COST ABOUT $8000. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 114000 MILES I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM! SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH A CAR THAT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION/POWER TRAIN !
NHTSA complaint 11387253PARKING BRAKE IS NONFUNCTIONAL DUE TO PARTS OF BRAKE CALIPER RELATED TO PARKING BRAKE BECOMING STUCK IN PLACE, AND PREVENTING THE PARKING BRAKE FROM ENGAGING.
NHTSA complaint 11384061TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE OPENED, BEEPED AND FELL WITH FORCE. AFTER A WHILE, THE TAILGATE FAILED TO OPEN WITHOUT USING FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FUCCILLO MITSUBISHI LOCATED AT 18822 US-11, WATERTOWN, NY 13601, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL SUBJECTED TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V867000 (STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL ADDRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.
NHTSA complaint 11355552MY WIFE AND I WENT TO WALKER AUTOMOTIVE, 1616 S. MACARTHUR DR ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301, (318)445-6421 TO FINANCE A LOW OR NO MILEAGE, MPG) EFFICIENT VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE. THE SALESPERSON, STEVE FARRELL ASKED, 'WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLE DID WE WANT?' I TOLD HIM MY FIRST CHOICE WAS A 4 CYL WITH A THIRD-ROW SEATING, WITH AN MPG RATING IN THE MID TO UPPER 20'S AND NOT A BIG BODY THAT MY WIFE WOULD BE DRIVING MOST OF THE TIME. HE SHOWED A GRAY 2016 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SE (THE VEHICLE WE FINANCED). MY WIFE GOT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND DROVE THE VEHICLE AROUND ON A FEW CITY STREETS SURROUNDING THE DEALERSHIP. I ASKED MR. FARRELL ABOUT THE MILEAGE (34,421) THIS VEHICLE ALREADY HAD. HE STATED, 'THESE WERE HWY MILES.' I INFORMED HIM THAT THE MILEAGE WAS AGREEABLE SINCE I KNEW MY WIFE NEEDED A VEHICLE THAT WAS GOOD FOR HWY DRIVING. AFTER FINANCING THIS VEHICLE, I RETURNED TO WALKER FOR OIL CHANGES, MULTI-POINT INSPECTIONS AND A COUPLE OF MITSUBISHI RECALLS. ONE OF THE RECALLS WAS FOR THE DOOR LOCKS NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED 5MILES PER HOUR. THE OTHER RECALL WAS FOR A FAILURE IN THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM THAT WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO MOVE EVEN WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. I DISCOVERED THESE RECALLS BY GOING TO THE AUTOZONE WEBSITE. MITSUBISHI DID NOT SEND ME A LETTER. I SCHEDULED AN APPT TO HAVE THE RECALLS CORRECTED. I WAS ASKED TO SPEAK TO 2 DIFFERENT SVC ADVISORS. THE FIRST ADVISOR, MICHAEL MEDINA, WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE ORDERED THE PARTS, BUT DIDN'T, SO MY APPT WAS PUSHED BACK ANOTHER MONTH. THE NEXT SERVICE ADVISOR, SAM MORRISON ORDERED THE PARTS AND SET THE APPT FOR ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. MR. MEDINA COMMITTED SUICIDE AND MR. MORRISON STOPPED WORKING FOR WALKER AFTER REPAIRING THE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. MY CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH OF THESE ADVISORS WAS TO ASK THEM IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER RECALLS. THEY BOTH REPLIED, 'NOT TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE.' *JS
NHTSA complaint 11299840THIS HAPPENS ALMOST ALL THE TIME - WHEN DRIVING AT CITY STREET SPEED OF 25 MPH AND UNDER MY CAR SHAKES SO MUCH AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO SHUT DOWN. ON 3 OCCASIONS I WAS REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS AND ONE TIME WAS WITH A HUGE SANITATION TRUCK WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE MITSUBISHI DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT AND HELP TO NO AVAIL IT STILL DOES IT. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO MITSUBISHI MOTORS AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER BUT TO DATE NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME NOR HELPED ME. I AM SCARED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND MYSELF - IT IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR ABOUT A YEAR AGO. HELP ME BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE DOES.
NHTSA complaint 11256329TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY.
NHTSA complaint 11252338THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING OVER TIME AND STARTED BY NOTICING MOISTURE IN THE REAR LIGHTS. WITH TIME THE MOISTURE TURNED INTO WATER THAT CAUSED BULBS TO BURN OUT.THE REAR LIGHTS ABSORB MOISTURE WHICH CONDENSES INTO WATER THAT AFFECTS THE LIGHT BULBS AND HAD TO CHANGE THE BULBS COUNTLESS TIMES AND EVENTUALLY THE LIGHTING STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. TODAY THE LAMP ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAS ACCUMULATED RUST AND IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL WITH THE TURN SIGNAL WHICH IS DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE LANES.UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER REFUSED RESPONSIBILITY CLAIMING THE VEHICLE HAS SURPASSED THE MILEAGE THRESHOLD. ONLY ADVISE WAS TO BUY NEW LAMPS WHICH COST AROUND $400 WHEREAS THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THE NEW LIGHTS WON'T ABSORB MOISTURE AND THE CYCLE REPEATS. IT'S IN THIS RESPECT THAT THESE ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED WHAT CAUSES THE MOISTURE IN THE LAMPS AND MITSUBISHI SHOULD REPLACE THE LIGHTS WITHOUT CHARGES TO THE CONSUMER BECAUSE IT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBSTANDARD PRODUCTS THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE CONSUMER. WILL APPRECIATE HELP ACCORDED.
NHTSA complaint 11233860MY 2015 OUTLANDER WAS JUST INSPECTED A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 50 MPH. THE GAS LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON THE DASH BUT WAS FULL . WHILE SHE'S ON THE HIGHWAY OFF RAMP THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. SHE RESTARTS IT BUT IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR. STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. NOW THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AND THEY SAY IT'S COMPUTER FAILURE . @60,000 MILES? I JUST FIND IT FUNNY THAT'S HOW LONG OF A WARRANTY THEY GIVE TO YOU
NHTSA complaint 11230222Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall; the 60 most recent are listed.