2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-23 | 04V138000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 7,278 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | My vehicle was clean title but then it was considered salvage title, it was involved in a car accident on 9/07/2023 . I… |
| 2023-03-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Corrosion on cross member |
| 2020-07-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | UPON INSPECTION OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE IN THE REAR, AREAS OF SEVERE CORROSION HAS DEVELOPED UNDERNEATH THE REAR ON THE AL… |
| 2018-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SEVERE REAR FRAME RAIL UNIBODY RUST. SPECIFICALLY WHERE THE REAR ALUMINUM SUBFRAME MOUNTS TO THE BODY. MY VEHICLE, ALON… |
| 2017-04-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE REPLACING FRONT SUB FRAME STRUCTURE UNDER RECALL FOR RUST AND CORROSION, RUST DAMAGE TO THE REAR STRUCTURE WAS NO… |
| 2016-11-06 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN DETACH… |
| 2014-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES KICK PLATE WHERE ALL THE WIRES CONNECT ARE ALL CORRODED ITS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ALL EVOS THERE SHOULD BE … |
| 2012-02-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I GOT INTO MY CAR TO START AND IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START. AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP, CHECKING ALL THE FUSES… |
| 2011-04-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | RANDOM P0300 ERROR PLUS VIBRATION AT 2800 TO 3500 RPM. CONTACTED MITSUBISHI AND IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH A TSB FOR ALL… |
| 2010-06-15 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION. THE TEMPERATURE KNOB BROKE OFF WHILE ADJUSTING FROM COLD TO WARM. MY CAR IS … |
| 2010-03-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MULTIPLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ACTIVATED SIMPLTANEOUSLY (ABS, SRS, BATTERY, EMERGENCY BRAKE) AT THE SAME TIME THE HORN AND W… |
| 2008-11-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION. LOUD GRINDING NOISES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES. CARS U… |
| 2008-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE 5TH GEAR SYNCRO HAS FAILED ON THE CAR AT 60,000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO MITSUBISHI AND THEY HAVE DEVELOPE… |
| 2008-03-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD JUST ARRIVED FROM WORK AND PULLED-IN MY DRIVEWAY, I WAS IDLING MY CAR BEFORE SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. I THEN SWIT… |
| 2007-09-06 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | I LAUNCHED MY CAR FROM ABOUT 5500RPM. I PREVIOUSLY HAD A NEW EXEDY CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL INSTALLED ABOUT 2 MONTHS EARLIER… |
| 2007-08-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | I HAVE REPLACED PART #138110 BLOWER MOTOR 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 7 MONTHS. APPARENTLY THERE IS WATER/CONDENSATION THAT B… |
| 2007-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION. AT 65,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE KEY W… |
| 2006-12-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS THEN WHEN I STARTED IT UP ONE DAY THE DASH LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS STARTED … |
| 2006-12-08 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH MY TRANSFER CASE ON MY 2003 MITSUBISHI EVOLUTION UNEXPLAINABLE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD WHINING NOIS… |
| 2006-12-06 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | AFTER ONLY 8057 MILES ON MY 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION, MY TRANSFER CASE STARTED TO WHINE QUITE BADLY. AFTER REA… |
| 2006-11-30 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION HE TURNED ON T… |
| 2006-11-03 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED. STILL HAS REMAINING FACTORY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAD CLUTCH PROBLEMS WHEN I TOOK DELIV… |
| 2006-06-05 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 3RD GEAR SYNRO WENT BAD AFTER 32000 MILES. *JB |
| 2006-04-20 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 2003 MITSUBISHI EVO SHORTLY AFTER RETURNING FROM A TOUR IN IRAQ IN 2006, AFTER A SHORT TIME OF DRIVING THE … |
| 2006-03-07 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | I AM CURRENTLY ON THE 5TH TRANSFER CASE FOR MY 03 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION 8. I HAD 2 GO OUT UNDER WARRANTY, ANOTHE… |
| 2006-03-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BRAKES WHICH SEVERELY LIMITS STOPPING ABILITY. INTERMITTENT SEVERE VIBRATION IN FRONT EN… |
| 2006-02-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PAINT ON MY 03 EVO BEGAN FLAKING OFF, ROCK CHIPS BY BOTH BACK PASSENGER DOORS, 24K MILES AND I HAVE TOO MANY ROCK CHIPS… |
| 2005-08-14 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | 03 EVO HEARD GRINDING NOISES IN MY TRANNY OR TRANSFER CASE AREA @ 15K MILES.. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WON'… |
| 2005-07-23 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FAILURE OF 5TH GEAR. MITSUBISHI HAS A CURRENT TSB RELEASED ON THIS FAILURE AND DENIED REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THE WARR… |
| 2005-05-25 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AFTER 12,000 MILES. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. |
| 2005-05-21 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH FAILED AT 16K MILES AFTER 18 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALER OFFERED TO EXAMINE IT FOR POSSIBLE WARRANTY COVERA… |
| 2005-05-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION THAT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MIDDLE OF 2003. THE C… |
| 2005-02-15 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SINCE I HAVE HAD MY 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION VIII I HAVE HAD 4 PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE DRIVETRAIN. FIRST AT 130… |
| 2005-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY P300 ERROR CODE COMES ON MY LANCER EVOLUTION RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AROUND. *NM |
| 2005-01-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. P0300 CODE. I'VE WENT BACK TO THE DEALERS FOR MORE THAN 3 TIMES FOR THIS VERY SAME CODE. THEY… |
| 2004-11-27 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION WAS PURCHASED NEW 84 DAYS AGO WITH 1200 DEALER TEST DRIVE MILES. CLUTCH FAILED AT 4500… |
| 2004-11-20 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MITSUBISHI EVOLUTION CLUTCH FAILURE, I BOUGHT A 2003 LANCER EVOLUTION 8, I HAD IT FOR LESS THEN 5000 MILES BEFORE THE C… |
| 2004-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | P0300, RANDOM MISFIRE CODE. MITSUBISHI DEALERS CLAIM NO RECORD OF ISSUE AND NO FIX. CONTINUOUS AND REPEATABLE SITUATI… |
| 2004-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | P0300, RANDOM MISFIRE CODE. MITSUBISHI DEALERS CLAIM NO RECORD OF ISSUE AND NO FIX. CONTINUOUS AND REPEATABLE SITUATI… |
| 2004-11-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS/IS SLOW TO ENGAGE GEARS WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE THROTTLE. THE RPMS RISE APPROXIMATELY 1000, THEN SETTLE BACK DO… |
| 2004-10-27 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION. AT 19,000 MILES THE CAR DEVELOPED A VERY LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT O… |
| 2004-10-26 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE CLUTCH IN MY 2003 MITSUBISHI EVOLUTION FAILED HAVING 2995 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD 600 MILES ON IT WHE… |
| 2004-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEATER CONTROL KNOB (HOT/COLD ADJUST) WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THIS WAS NOTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER I BOUGHT THE C… |
| 2004-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1) I AM IN THE MILITARY DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN... 1 MONTH BEFORE I DEPLOYED MY STOCK CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING. THIS IS NOT … |
| 2004-08-20 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | BOUGHT MY 2003 EVO ON AUGUST 18TH 2004...ON AUGUST 20TH THE CLUTCH WENT OUT WITH ONLY 14K MILES, I HAD JUST BROKE 150 M… |
| 2004-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. *AK |
| 2004-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 MITSUBISHI EVOLUTION VIII WITH ABOUT 300 MILES ON APRIL 28TH 2004. APPROX. 3 MONTHS LATER I NOTI… |
| 2004-07-27 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | JUST WITH TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MY 2003 MITSUBISHI EVOLUTION THEY ARE TELLING ME MISTUBISHI IS DOING NOTHING AB… |
| 2004-07-08 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH SLIPPING AT LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. CAR IS NOT RACED NOR ABUSED.*AK |
| 2004-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CHRONIC P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE IN 5TH GEAR UNDER PARTIAL THROTTLE. BUILD DATE OF VEHICLE IS FEB 03. *JB |