2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
36
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2009-09-08 09V349000 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY 6,903 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2016-09-08 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 AYE/ HYDRALIC PUMP WAS NEVER CHANGED OUT WAS TOLD WHEN I WENT TO DO A MANUFACTURING RECAL THAT IT WORKED FINE WHEN IT D…
2016-03-19 POWER TRAIN No 0 AYC PUMP FAILURE AT 44 THOUSAND MILES.
2014-12-05 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 VEHICLE WAS IN COLD WEATHER, AYC SYSTEM LIGHT TURNED ON. I CHECKED THE FORUMS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THA…
2014-10-24 POWER TRAIN No 0 ACD/ AYC PUMP FAILURE, ONE TIME I WAS DOING FLUID INSPECTION ON MY CAR WHEN I NOTICE THE CARS ATF FLUID RESERVOIR IN TH…
2014-09-24 POWER TRAIN No 0 WHEN STARTING MY 2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION GSR, I RECEIVED A WARNING MESSAGE ON THE CLUSTER DISPLAY SHOWING A YE…
2014-05-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 WENT TO DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION CHECK AND AFTER A MILE AWC LIGHT CAME ON THEY SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH COMPUTER U…
2014-05-02 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 ACD (ACTIVE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL) PUMP HAS FAILED AND WITHOUT THIS PUMP PROVIDING PRESSURE TO THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM…
2014-01-08 POWER TRAIN No 0 IT WAS A COLD WINTER DAY, I STARTED DRIVING MY EVO TO A NEARBY GROCERY STORE. ENROUTE, THE AWD SYSTEM WOULD THROW A WAR…
2014-01-06 POWER TRAIN No 0 VERY COLD DAY OUT, ABOUT -15 F, WARMED UP MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES PLUS. ONCE I BEGAN DRIVING, ABOUT 10 MPH MY S…
2014-01-06 POWER TRAIN No 0 I STARTED MY CAR AND THE AWC SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS ABOUT 0 DEGREES OUT THAT DAY, WHICH IS A VERY UNUSUAL TEMPER…
2014-01-06 POWER TRAIN No 0 ACTIVE YAW CONTROL (AYC) AND ACTIVE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL (ACD) PUMP FAILED. NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY PUM…
2013-12-17 POWER TRAIN No 0 THIS IS REPORT OF A KNOWN FAILURE BY MITSUBISHI MOTOR CORP. AT 50,800 MILES ON 12/17/2013 MY CARS SUPER-ACTIVE CENTE…
2013-12-16 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 I STARTED MY CAR AND THE AWC SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I CAME TO A CONTROLLED STOP, AND RESTARTED THE CAR PER THE INSTRUC…
2013-12-12 POWER TRAIN No 0 CAR SYSTEMS ACD PUMP SYSTEM HAS FAILED. *TR
2013-12-01 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 AS MANY EVOLUTION OWNERS WHO LIVE IN THE MIDWEST CAN ALSO ATTEST, MY EXAMPLE NOW JOINS THE CLUB OF MODELS WITH DEFECTIV…
2013-11-01 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 LOSS OF ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. AYC/ACD PUMP FAILURE DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING. CAR HAS NO STABILITY CONTROL AND D…
2013-07-08 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 THE S-AWC OR SUPER ALL WHEEL CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION HELPS THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE TO ACTUALLY WO…
2013-06-03 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 THE CAR IS DISPLAYING AN S-AWC SERVICE LIGHT, IT HAS YET TO BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP BUT I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN PRE…
2013-05-14 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION (REAR WHEEL WELL) AND DESIGN OF MITSUBISHI'S ACTIVE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL PUMP, THEY ARE PRONE TO…
2013-04-22 SUSPENSION No 0 ON MONDAY 2013 APRIL 22 I [XXX] (OWNER OF VEHICLE) WAS GETTING OFF MY SHIFT AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 HOURS FROM BETHEL TWP…
2013-04-20 POWER TRAIN No 0 SATURDAY MORNING I WARMED UP MY CAR FOR 5 MINUTES. STARTED TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, AWD SERVICE REQUIRED …
2012-05-17 POWER TRAIN No 0 AWC PUMP STARTED TO FAIL. IT IS NOW COMPLETELY FAILED AND NOT WORKING. AFTER SOME RESEARCH DETERMINED THAT IT IS A CO…
2012-05-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 (COMPLAINT IS APPLICABLE ONLY TO GSR TRIM EQUIPPED WITH A 5MT TRANSMISSION) - DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FIRST TO SECOND GE…
2012-04-13 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL / S-AWC (TARMAC/GRAVEL/SNOW) INOPERABLE. TERRAIN SELECTION CAN BE PERFORMED AT 0MPH HOWEV…
2012-03-14 POWER TRAIN No 0 A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY USED EVO X WITH 30,000 MILES AND A 5 YR/ 60,000 MILE WARRANTY, I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF…
2011-12-19 POWER TRAIN No 0 THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ACTIVE CONTROL DIFFERENTIAL (ACD) WHICH IS ACTUATED BY THE ACD HYDRAULIC PUMP. THE ACD…
2011-10-28 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 ACD (ACTIVE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL) PUMP FAILURE AT 43000 MILES. WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BUT FAILED AGAIN 2 MONTHS AG…
2011-08-08 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION MR CABIN FUEL FUMES / STRONG SMELL. WHEN AIR TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 100* THE CAR HAS …
2011-06-10 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 THE SMELL OF RAW FUEL ENGULFING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR MAKING IT NEAR UNBEARABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT FEELING DIZZY OR SICK.…
2011-03-16 POWER TRAIN No 0 STARTED MY CAR 1N 30 DEGREE WEATHER AND LET IT IDLE FOR A COUPLE MINUTES PULLED OUT ON MY STREET WHERE I LIVE AND MY AC…
2011-01-23 POWER TRAIN No 0 I HAVE A 2008 LANCER EVOLUTION. THE SERVICE REQUIRED LIGHT FOR THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM CAME ON. I ONLY HAD AROUND 59…
2010-10-20 TIRES No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP DIREZZA SPORT ZI TIRES, TIRE SIZE 255/35R18…
2010-09-22 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70MPH, I HAVE TRIED TO CHECK IT OUT BUT THERE …
2009-10-06 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 PURCHASE MY 2008 MITSUBUSHI EVOLUTION X ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO WITH 2,900MILES. I DON'T DRIVE IT OFTEN SINCE I HAVE A COMP…
2009-09-01 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA HAS A AWD ECU SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR VEHICLES SPECIFICALLY DRIVEN IN COLD CONDITIONS. DEALERS…
2009-05-14 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI EVOLUTION X (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE …