general problems of the 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander

The contact owns a 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that while driving at a slow speed, the front subframe detached. The contact stated that the driver’s side front wheel was pointing outwards. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v458000 (suspension) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

The entire undercarriage is rusted out, it was taken to ricart near columbus ohio where they simply sprayed an anti rust coating over the existing rust. There is now rusted holes and the vehicle has spun out driving in straight due to control arm issues and whatever else. The vehicle is not believed to be road safe and needs to be addressed.

Rear subframe rusted through while moving slowly in driveway causing the driver's side rear wheel to misalign, making the car unable to move. Car was towed to repair shop where rear subframe was replaced.

The contact owns a 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander. While the vehicle was being remedied per NHTSA campaign number: 16v458000 (suspension), the dealer observed that the rear cross member was severely corroded and created holes. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

I purchased this vehicle and noted that there is a loud squeaky sound worsens when driving from the back with alot of rust and not breaking properly.

Sub frame broke in half.

I've experienced a creaking, loose-rusty-bucket squeak in the rear end of my vehicle. The noise is mostly heard from a stop to accelerating < 20mph or driving over uneven payment. The sound is just embarassing from the outside and annoying on the inside of the vehicle. I wouldn't call the noise a hazardous problem because it has been driving fine, but I'm not a mechanic and itnoticed much to concern a def.

There is a number of complaints with this vehicle. The first is engine noise (loud "ticking, " clicking" noise) this all the time. It was taken in a number of times and every time something was changed and I was told it was fixed. The noise is still there! the keyless entry module was replaced for erratic lock and light function, however it has not fixed the problem. The vehicle pulls to the right and "scuffs" the tires ( we have rotated the tires at about every 1500 miles to try to prevent this). I have taken it in for service and was told alignment was ok, and there was nothing wrong with the vehicle! there is also a constant "thumping,clunking" noise from front end over bumps(was told unable to fix or duplicate). Lastly, this vehicle has a intermittent severe hesitation or sometimes no power. I was told "unable to duplicate" and every thing was ok with the vehicle. All the work was done by the dealer were I purchased it, and I believe they are tired of seeing me!.

When driving in the snow, the consumer lost power steering, which made it difficult to control the vehicle. The consumer contacted the dealer, however the dealer could not duplicate the problem. The vehicle would drift to the left or right with little movement of the steering wheel.

The Outlander has the tendency to drift to the left. A quick check on the website revealed many car owners faced the same problem. It is identified to the actuator latch mechanism of the steering mechanism. This problem us well known to japan & asia. I am extremely surprised that it is not known to us at all. All the time, I have to turn the steering wheel slightly to the right to keep the SUV straight!!!.