general problems of the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander

Rusted suspension crossbody unsafe to drive. The brakes and calibers seem to always seize as well making this vehicle a death trap no matter how many times I get it fixed.

There's a recall on the front cross member/sub-frame,which is in good condition,but not the back one. Which mine just actually ripped! it started driving odd,like the back end doesn't stay behind it. Would kind of shudder at takeoff, and sounds awful! especially noticeable going slowly on a dirt driveway with bumps. Even with brand new suspension,tires,cv-shafts,bearings,everything. It still did it. Then yesterday it started really banging and thumping underneath. It was hard to figure out because it would happen at different times. Sometimes corners,sometimes going straight,especially when the body would twist. So I stopped and checked. I noticed the vehicle was dropped at least an inch on one side. It has brand new struts in it, so I looked closer. On the drivers side rear, where the lateral control arm attaches to it,the actual sub frame/cross member is torn! it is way to new to have the sub-frame rotted so bad that it just rips. Obviously Mitsubishi forgot to treat that cross-member as well! or just got the two backwards in the recall? this is the 2008 Outlander v6,4wd,xls. Also,not a safety issue,but still not normal for the age, all my paint on the front bumper is just falling off. In chunky flakes?.

Went to a mechanic and he found extensive corrosion in the crossmember of the vechile.

The cruise control and all the audio controls no longer works in my car.

After turning the car on, it will get stuck in park and is a struggle to switch the gears from park to drive. This has been a problem.

July 3, at approximately 10:30 pm we came home and parked the car in the driveway which is at a slight incline. I got out of the vehicle to unload items from the back, and as I came around on the passenger side the car made a loud pop sound and the car began to roll backwards and was making an audible clicking noise. In an instant I was worried that the vehicle was going to run over one of my kids who were outside as I unloaded the vehicle so I managed to climb in and as I reached over to turn off the ignition, the car bumped over where the driveway and street meet knocking me off balance. As I fell from the car, my right leg got jammed in the passenger door, my head whacked the bottom frame of the door, and right before the car rolled to a stop, the front passenger tire started to run over my left leg as I tried to keep the leg out of the path of the wheel. I sustained multiple injuries including a head injury, concussion, sprained knee, cuts and bruises.

Mitsubishi is fully aware of problems with electronic keys in new models and would not replace the keys. Problems reported by Mitsubishi in "technical bulletins" to dealers are not treated as equipment recalls, even though known equipment defects are reported. For no apparent reason the electronic key to my Outlander would not start the engine. The electronic key identified as mistsubishi's f. A. S. T key would not work and it is unknown if the defect can ocurr while the engine is running. When I contacted the dealer, it was explained to me that Mitsubishi issues "technical bulletins" to notify dealers of equipment malfunctions that are not considered recalls but reported defective equipment parts that should be replaced only if the customer complaints about it. I was told that Mitsubishi was aware of the problem with the electronic keys for approximately two years but would not recall them and would only replace them after problems were reported. I was told that the key costs about $500 dollars including programming. I consider that Mitsubishi could not confirm if the engine would stop during use and therefore all electronic keys should be replaced as they already know of the defect. The dealer replaced the key at no cost only because the technical bulletin reporting the defect was issued, but refuse to provide a copy of the actual technical bulletin. Please treat confidential-do not disclose my name.