Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
37
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-05 | 18V220000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 17,120 | — | Details |
| 2016-05-23 | 16V334000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 38,628 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, she heard abnormal lo… |
| 2022-03-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | When doing routine repair on the control arms, it was noted that there is a ginormous rust hole in the subframe where t… |
| 2021-05-21 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer. The contact stated while working on the vehicle, the contact noticed that th… |
| 2020-03-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | My lancer has very bad rear end chassis rust where the rear subframe is fastened to the monobody. In this area all the … |
| 2019-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR FRAME RAILS RUST CLOSE TO POINTS WHERE THE REAR SUBFRAME IS BOLTED ON. INSUFFICIENT SEALANT/COATING CAUSES RUST DA… |
| 2019-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR CHASSIS MEMBER (A FRAME RAIL) CORRODED CLOSE TO THE POINT WHERE REAR SUBFRAME IS CONNECTED. IT IS NOW A SAFETY CON… |
| 2019-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AFTER THEY CHANGE THE AIRBAGS FROM THE WARNING LIGHTS IS ON AND DEALERS CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM? |
| 2018-10-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO USE THE DEFROSTER, WHICH PREVEN… |
| 2018-09-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY MOTHER'S CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED MORE THAN 5 YEARS AGO, AND MY MOTHER… |
| 2018-07-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVER AIR BAG THE BOARD LIGHT WENT ON, ABOUT 10 MONTHS, WITH NO REASON WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY |
| 2018-06-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | APPLIED BRAKE, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, INSTEAD VEHICLE SPED UP CAUSING COLLISION. |
| 2018-03-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RECALL.THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM DETACH AT THE CROSS-MEMBER. SUB FRAM SNAPED WHILE DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMP AT 4 MPH I… |
| 2018-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR OUR 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER. WE NO LONGER HAVE THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY THAT CAME WITH THIS… |
| 2018-01-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | OVER TIME THE VEHICLES ORIGINAL HEADLAMPS HAVE FADED TO A POINT WHERE IT IS AFFECTING DRIVER VISIBILITY. THIS WAS NOT T… |
| 2018-01-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR KEPT… |
| 2017-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ACTIVATION OF A NONDESICCATED AMMONIUM NITRATE INFLATOR WITH DEGRADED PROPELLANT MAY RESULT IN AN INFLATOR RUPTURE. AN … |
| 2017-01-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM DETACHED… |
| 2016-08-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE… |
| 2016-08-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V458000 (S… |
| 2016-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (A… |
| 2016-06-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V334000 (S… |
| 2016-05-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMB… |
| 2016-05-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE… |
| 2016-05-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2016-05-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP, THE BRAKE… |
| 2016-05-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE MITSUBISHI DEALER REPAIR THE RECALLED AIRBAGS. THEY CANCELLED THE APPOINTMENT I HAD SCHEDULED … |
| 2015-11-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSHUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEH… |
| 2015-01-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN I WAS IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT MY INTERVENTION, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE… |
| 2014-09-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEH… |
| 2012-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR FRAME RAIL RUST. THE CAR STATED TO ACCUMULATE RUST ON THE FRAME RAILS OF THE CAR THAT CONNECTS THE REAR SUBFRAME A… |
| 2011-02-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 2 | REMOVED FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR TO BEGIN BRAKING FOR YELLOW LIGHT WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 25 MPH, AS SOON AS I APPLIED THE … |
| 2009-01-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS KEEP FAILING. WAS PULLED OVER AFTER HAVING JUST REPLACED A BULB AND NOTIFIED THE BULB WAS OUT AGAIN. BLAMED … |
| 2008-05-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHTS LAMP REPLACED TWICE AND STILL NOT WORKING LIKE SUPPOSE TO, SOME TIME ONE LIGHT, HIGH BEAM NO WORK AT ALL. |
| 2008-05-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY DURING DECELERATION. WHILE DRIVI… |
| 2007-08-21 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN WHEN … |
| 2007-03-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN EXTREME ACCIDENT AND ROLLOVER! 2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION - I HAVE PICTURES! VEHIC… |
| 2006-11-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD WITH THE ACTIVE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL STABILITY CONTROL ENG… |