Air Bag Problems of Mitsubishi Lancer

Mitsubishi Lancer owners have reported 122 air bag related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 8 most common air bag problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag (47 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag not deploy (38 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.


Recently reported Air Bag problems of Mitsubishi Lancer

The Air Bag problem

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The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Accident that resulted in the car being declared total loss. The car was hit in the upper front and side area of drivers side. During the accident the air bags did not deploy. Resulted in injuries, of course. The car was making left handed turn from residential area onto a busy main street.   Read details...

The Air Bag Light On problem

The air bag light comes on and off when driving the car or parked and running. I see there was a recall on the airbag module thru 2007 Lancer. Mine has 71k miles. Is there a recall in the works for 2009 models?   Read details...

The Side/window Air Bag problem

Takata recall. Had original airbag replaced 2 yrs ago. Received a letter from Mitsubishi stating I needed to have it done again. I called customer service for Mitsubishi when I learned they no longer have a Mitsubishi dealership locally.   Read details...

The Front Air Bag problem

Involved in a car accident in which I was traveling approximately 25 mph and hit someone broad side with the left side front of my vehicle. None of my airbags deployed on a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer.   Read details...




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