Headlights Turn Off While Driving problems of the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer

Two problems related to headlights turn off while driving have been reported for the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer based on all problems reported for the 2009 Lancer.

1 Headlights Turn Off While Driving problem

Failure Date: 11/21/2018

The ecu is bad and the headlights will turn off while driving there is many complaints on the internet about this but they refuse to acknowledge its an issue and want near 1000 $ to fix the issue. We have had the light turn off while driving several time causing my wife to panic and causing alarm that could have resulted in an accident.

2 Headlights Turn Off While Driving problem

Failure Date: 07/15/2016

The contact owns a 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer. While driving approximately 45 mph, the headlights failed intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ecu needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v232000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.


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