Mitsubishi Lancer owners have reported 3 problems related to ball joint (under the suspension category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Mitsubishi Lancer based on all problems reported for the Lancer.
Tl the contact owns a 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer. The contact stated that the cup from the ball joints, the front end, tie rod, unknown wiring harness and the driver's side headlight failed. The vehicle was taken to an unknown Mitsubishi dealer however, was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under the warranty. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired out of pocket. Additionally, the instrument panel was also replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
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Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer. The contact stated while his wife was driving 25 mph, when the cross member snapped and detached from the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The driver was unable to control the vehicle was jumped the curb. The driver sustained a dislocated right thumb and did not seek medication attention. No police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to independent mechanic and was informed the cross member, unknown tie rod and ball joint was needing to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v279000 (structure, suspension), however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact called to unknown dealer where it was confirmed that the part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was unknown. Dp.
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The contact owns a 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer. The contact stated that while making a right turn, the front driver side wheel detached from the vehicle. The police and the contact's insurance company was contacted and confirmed that the vehicle was not involved in a crash. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was told that the ball joint failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 49,000.
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