2003 Mitsubishi Outlander

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE ARE CRACKED WHICH ALLOWS WATER TO GO INSIDE. DUE TO THIS, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. SHE DID RESEARCH ON THIS DEFECT AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. SHE ALSO FOUND A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM AND SHE SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURE, THEY STATED IT WAS NOT A RECALL BECAUSE IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN. SHE BELIEVES THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THAT THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 68,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER HAVE STRESS CRACKS EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN THEM FOGGING OVER AND EVEN TAKING IN WATER AND BLOWING BULBS. WHEN I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE, IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS MAKE/MODEL OF VEHICLE. REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY KITS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEALER AND THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY KIND OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ACTIVATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPONTANEOUSLY WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V194000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM;WIRING,INTERIOR/UNDER DASH); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALSO, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK WITHOUT WARNING WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS INOPERATIVE. THE WEBBING FAILED TO EXTRACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

HEADLIGHT LENS (COVERS) HAS BECOME CLOUDY AND CRACKED, MAKING HEADLIGHTS VERY DIM TO ONCOMING CARS. DEALER SAYS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT AN ITEM THAT IS KNOWN BY DEALERS TO BE A HAZARDOUS, ILLEGAL ,PROBLEM IN MOST STATES, AND THAT COSTS OWNERS 700+ DOLLARS WOULD NOT BE RECALLED. *TR

HEADLIGHTS HAVE NUMEROUS STRESS CRACKS, UNABLE TO GET 2007 INSPECTION DUE TO HEADLIGHTS. HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES, WAS GIVEN MITSUBISHI DISTRICT MANAGER NAME AND NUMBER, WILL NOT RETURN CALL. HEADLIGHTS NOW HAVE WATER INSIDE . HAVE TAKEN NUMEROUS PICTURES OF OTHER MITSUBISHI OUTLANDERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. WAS FIRST QUOTED $750.00 FOR REPLACEMENT, NOW QUOTED $850.00. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2003 MITSIBUSHI OUTLANDER IN JANUARY 2005 WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE SHOWING SOME STRESS CRACKS FROM THE HEADLAMP HEAT. I NOW HAVE 69,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE SEVER STRESS CRACKS IN THE LENSES THAT ARE EXTREMELY NOTICEABLE. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE CARS. *JB

NO EVENTS. HEADLIGHT GLOBES ARE INADEQUATE. THEY CRACKED FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN POOR QUALITY. THIS ALLOWED MOISTURE TO INTER THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BULBS TO FAIL. PAID $850.00 TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT FOR FEAR OF TRAFFIC CITATIONS AND OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS. *TR

I HAVE CRACKS IN THE HEADLIGHT LENS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THERE HAS BEEN NO WRECKS, BANGS, OR BAD TREATMENT OF THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE COMPANY THAT THEY ARE STRESS FRACTURES, I AM CONCERNED THEY MAY BEGIN TO LEAK AND TAKE ON WATER. PLUS THEY ARE $400 EACH TO REPLACE. I CALLED MITSUBISHI AND ALL THEY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS WARRANTY. THEN I WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT DO RECALLS UNLESS YOU FOLKS BRING IT TO THEIR ATTENTION. ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED. I TALKED WITH LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER ABOUT IT IN MID DECEMBER 2006. *NM

CONSUMER CANNOT UNLOCK THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WATER WENT UNDER FLOOR AND CORRODED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA RECALL 03V194000: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, WATER COULD ENTER THE FRONT FLOORBOARD AREA FROM OPENINGS IN THE SIDE SILL OR UPPER DASH AREA. THIS WATER COULD COLLECT UNDER THE SEAT AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL CORROSION TO OCCUR IN THE HARNESS CONNECTORS THAT CONTAIN THE WIRING FOR THE SEAT BELT RETACTOR, SIDE AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR, AND STOP LAMPS. *AK