2008 Mitsubishi Outlander

Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2018-01-26 18V069000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS 141,053 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2024-10-04 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Rusted suspension crossbody unsafe to drive. The brakes and calibers seem to always seize as well making this vehicle a…
2021-06-07 SUSPENSION:SUBFRAME/MOUNTING BRACKET No 0 The contact owns a 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, she heard an abnormal coming fro…
2021-04-27 SUSPENSION No 0 MITSUBISHI HAS A LIMITED RECALL FOR RUSTED CROSSMEMBERS ON 2008+ OUTLANDER SPORTS FROM CERTAIN STATES THAT USED SALT TO…
2021-04-10 POWER TRAIN No 0 THE CAR IS A MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER E.S 2008 WITH 42000 MILES ON IT ,AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING. I CONTACTED M…
2020-10-11 TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL TIRES, TIRE LINE: GRABBER HTS60, TIRE SIZE: 215/…
2020-08-08 SUSPENSION No 0 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM MITSUBISHI RELATED TO A CROSS MEMBER OF THE FRAME. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICL…
2020-03-17 SUSPENSION No 0 WHILE HAVING EXHAUST WORK DONE ON MY 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER IN MARCH OF 2020, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT CROSS…
2019-11-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 WHILE BRAKING, THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS ONLY WORKING WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT TURNED ON. I READ UP ON MITSUBIS…
2019-08-27 ENGINE No 0 ##1ST PROBLEM==I WAS THE CAR AND GOT AN SPEED OF 25MPH AND SUDENNLY THE CAR WONT MOVED FORWARD EVEN IM TRYING TO DEPRES…
2019-03-28 SUSPENSION No 0 NOTICED THAT THE CROSSMEMBER HAS ROTTED AWAY AT THE WELD AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. ALL OTHER COMPONENTS ARE OK. THERE I…
2019-03-28 SUSPENSION No 0 CROSS MEMBER RUSTED THROUGH - UNSAFE TO DRIVE - HAD IT FIXED IN MARCH 2019 AND MITSUBISHI WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR TH…
2018-10-30 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THERE …
2018-10-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THERE'S A RECALL ON THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER/SUB-FRAME,WHICH IS IN GOOD CONDITION,BUT NOT THE BACK ONE. WHICH MINE JUST A…
2018-08-29 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS HAVE BEEN GOING COMPLETELY OUT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY . IT IS DIFFICULT TO NAVI…
2018-06-26 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE DEALER (T…
2018-06-14 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 THA REAR STOP LIGHT DSNT WORK..BEFORE THE LEFT SIDE LIGHT DSNT WORK AND NOW THE RIGHT SIDE DSNT WORK
2018-03-15 AIR BAGS No 0 FAULTY CLOCK SPRING IN MY STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO NOT DEPLOY IF OR WHEN THIS VEHICLE IS IN AN ACC…
2018-03-14 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED ON THE REAR PASSE…
2018-01-12 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WENT TO A MECHANIC AND HE FOUND EXTENSIVE CORROSION IN THE CROSSMEMBER OF THE VECHILE.
2018-01-06 ENGINE No 0 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY SERPENTINE BELT POPPED OFF THE TENSIONER WHICH CAUSED ME TO LOSE …
2017-12-13 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TOOK CAR IN FOR SAFETY RECALL FOUND OUT THAT MY ENGINE CROSS MEMBER HAS BEEN RUSTING THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS I…
2017-11-14 SUSPENSION No 0 CROSS MEMBER RECALL. TAKING TOO LONG FOR SCHALLER TO PERFORM REPAIR/RECALL WORK.
2017-10-21 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE SWITCH RECALL - WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, TURNED ON, AND THE BRAKE IS PRESSED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER …
2017-08-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE CRUISE CONTROL AND ALL THE AUDIO CONTROLS NO LONGER WORKS IN MY CAR
2017-07-07 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER OF 2016, THAT INDICATED THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS YET TO MAKE THE REPAIR BUT W…
2017-06-01 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 I RECEIVED AN INTERIM "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" LETTER IN DECEMBER 2016 REGARDING THE WIPER LINK BALL JOINT , POTENTIAL…
2017-05-30 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V791000…
2017-05-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, AN ABNORM…
2017-03-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AN ACCELERATION NOISE WA…
2017-01-24 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE P…
2016-12-01 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V791000…
2016-10-31 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V791000…
2016-10-26 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V791000…
2016-08-15 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V458000…
2015-09-01 STEERING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHE…
2014-11-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 WE HAVE A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER THAT WE PURCHASED IN 2010. I WAS FOLLOWING MY WIFE DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT W…
2014-11-03 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE …
2014-10-29 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK…
2014-10-29 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V564000…
2014-10-27 ENGINE No 0 I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE REGARDING MY 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER REGARDING THE DRIVE BELT AND PULLEY SYSTEM. I …
2014-10-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V56…
2014-10-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V56200…
2014-09-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V56200…
2014-05-23 SEATS No 0 WHILE PARKED AND TURNED OFF(FOR 15 MINUTES), THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT(HEATED SEAT) CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS DISCOVERED …
2013-08-23 POWER TRAIN No 0 AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON, IT WILL GET STUCK IN PARK AND IS A STRUGGLE TO SWITCH THE GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THIS H…
2013-07-03 POWER TRAIN No 1 JULY 3, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 PM WE CAME HOME AND PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY WHICH IS AT A SLIGHT INCLINE. I GOT O…
2011-07-19 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2009 FOR A FAILURE OF THE SWITCH WHICH ACTIVATES THE BRAKE LAMPS. MITSUBISHI RECORDS INDI…
2011-02-19 EQUIPMENT No 0 MITSUBISHI IS FULLY AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRONIC KEYS IN NEW MODELS AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THE KEYS. PROBLEMS REPO…
2010-03-14 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 4WD. WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE HE WAS UNABLE MOVE THE GEAR SE…
2009-10-16 EQUIPMENT No 0 GPS/RADIO CAN NOT BE SEEN DURING SUNNY DAY ESPECIALLY WITH SUNROOF OPEN. *TR