general problems of the 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander

Hvac temperature control knob is hard to turn, it broke off.

Single owner/user;retired, garage kept. Undercarraige so eroded wheels began to list. Impractical to repair. Body and engine without problems. Not notified by dealership at recent service there was a problem. An unknown person that drove behind me mentioned that I should get rear wheel looked at. When brought for alignment check, I was notified by the mechanic to look at the underside of the car. Erosion was so bad, I drove the 5 miles to my home and will not take it on the road again. No recalls received.

Hvac knob has always been hard to turn from heat to cool, but it has now completely broken. If you turn it to heat it bounces back to cool. I have no heater or defrost! I was quoted $1,500 to fix the problem because the hvac cable and door are stuck shut. The dealer knew my exact problem and the part number off the top off his head! he said it is a very common problem, but they don't recall it because it isn't a safety hazard. I don't see how this is so. We were plummeted with snow and freezing temperatures this week and I had to use an ice scrapper on the inside of my windows while stopped at lights! freezing and no viability seems like a safety concern to me.

The contact owns a 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander. On two different occasions, the tires flattened due to the valve stems. Three of the valve stems were repaired at $20 each, and the first valve stem was free. Nhtsa campaign id number 08t018000 (tires:valve) was referenced. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown.