2003 Mitsubishi Outlander
Safety Score
69
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-20 | 03V194000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 43,649 | — | Details |
| 2003-01-30 | 03V028000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 31,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated while driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle cam… |
| 2019-10-31 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR CONTROL ARMS ARE RUSTED THROUGH, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT AND HAD THE REPAIRS DONE. THE FRONT CONTROL ARM … |
| 2019-05-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIV… |
| 2019-04-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CAR TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, ANDERSON MITSUBISHI, 8162790354), JANUARY 2017, FOR NHTSA RECALL 16V458. CROSSMEMBER NOT REPL… |
| 2018-11-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR HAS BEEN OWNED FOR 10+ YEARS AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL. GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED SINCE 2014. CAR THREW A P42… |
| 2018-05-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | AIR BAGS DID NOT DELPOY DURING CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTATLED AND I NO LONGER OWN THE VEHICLE. *JS |
| 2018-04-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | HVAC temperature control knob is hard to turn, it broke off. |
| 2018-01-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY… |
| 2017-11-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V458000… |
| 2017-10-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHECK UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT… |
| 2017-09-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTROL ARM, BALL JOINT, CROSS MEMB… |
| 2017-08-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | HEAVY SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED. FILL GARAGE WITH FUMES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. IF FILLED TO A HAL… |
| 2017-01-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSE… |
| 2016-12-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION AND CROSS MEMBER WERE COR… |
| 2016-08-27 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I AM REFERRING TO A WELL KNOWN "STICKY HVAC MIX DOOR" ISSUE IN THE MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER AND LANCER VEHICLES IN MODEL YE… |
| 2016-08-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED FO… |
| 2016-08-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED T… |
| 2016-08-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V458000… |
| 2016-08-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V458000… |
| 2016-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST 2016. AS OF THIS DATE THE PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS NOT AVAILABLE. HAVE C… |
| 2016-06-06 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER FRACTURED DUE TO CORROS… |
| 2016-02-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND WHEN THE BR… |
| 2015-10-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS BROUGHT … |
| 2015-08-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CH… |
| 2015-05-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE CAR STEERS TO THE RIGHT ON HIGHWAY., UNABLE TO REPAIR. |
| 2015-02-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS WAS PURCHASED USED WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. AFTER DRIVING FOR A WEEK THE L… |
| 2014-12-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SINGLE OWNER/USER;RETIRED, GARAGE KEPT. UNDERCARRIAGE SO ERODED WHEELS BEGAN TO LIST. IMPRACTICAL TO REPAIR. BODY AN… |
| 2014-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SPARKS EMITTING NE… |
| 2014-11-11 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | HVAC KNOB HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD TO TURN FROM HEAT TO COOL, BUT IT HAS NOW COMPLETELY BROKEN. IF YOU TURN IT TO HEAT IT B… |
| 2014-01-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | OVER THE LAST 4-6 MONTHS I NOTICED A GASOLINE ODOR AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK (AFFECTED PART). THE GAS ODOR HAS GOTTEN … |
| 2013-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR SOME TIME LAST YEAR EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS THINGS STARTED TO GO WRONG ON TH… |
| 2013-07-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER AND THE HEADLIGHT LENS ON BOTH SIDES ARE CRACKED, EXTREMELY CRAZED AND… |
| 2013-05-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO… |
| 2013-03-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER IN FEBRUARY, 2013 WITH 104,000 MILES ON IT. AT FIRST EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, B… |
| 2012-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. TH… |
| 2012-01-27 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | TEMPERATURE KNOB BROKE OFF AFTER GETTING STUCK. SOUNDS LIKE THIS HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY. I GOT AN ESTIMATE TO FIX IT … |
| 2010-11-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER.. THE HEADLAMP LENSES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE TOTALLY FAILED… |
| 2010-11-05 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A MITSUBISHI 2003 OUTLANDER - THE HEATING COOLING KNOB IS VERY HARD TO TURN AND EVENTUALLY BROKE OFF - I SPENT O… |
| 2010-09-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS BEEN KEPT IN A GARA… |
| 2010-02-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER HEADLIGHTS ARE CRACKED AND HAZED, THIS IS NOT FROM NORMAL USE, THIS IS DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTUR… |
| 2009-10-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THIS PERTAINS TO MY 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER (CURRENT MILEAGE 44732) AND WAS OUR FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THIS POTENTIALLY… |
| 2009-06-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIR ISSUES WITH THIS 2003 OUTLANDER. THERE HAVE BEEN NO COOLANT OR ANY FLUID LEAKS WITH THIS CAR.… |
| 2009-06-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, … |
| 2009-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 35MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS HARD, JERKING THE CAR FORWARD HARD … |
| 2009-03-31 | STEERING | Yes | 2 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMALL STONES FELL OFF OF ANOTHER V… |
| 2009-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TEMPERA… |
| 2009-02-03 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I AM HIGHLY UPSET ABOUT OUR 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WE TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR CAR. THE HEATER KNOB WAS HARD TO T… |
| 2009-01-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TEMPERATURE KNOB ON THE MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 2003 IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN ON FOR HEAT. SOMETIMES I CAN'T GET IT T… |
| 2008-09-14 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE TIRES FLATTENED DUE TO THE VALVE STEM… |
| 2008-07-07 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER TWICE IN 2006 ABOUT A "SQUEAK" THAT I HEARD FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHILE DRIVI… |