general problems of the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander

Ten problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander based on all problems reported for the 2017 Outlander.

1 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 10/01/2025

The contact owns a 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle was shuddering, and it was difficult to stabilize the steering wheel before the vehicle shut off. The check transmission message was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called an independent mechanic who was unable to locate a transmission fault. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to a Mitsubishi dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 129,000.

2 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 10/07/2024

I would that it's too early for my vehicle with 64900 miles already has an oil pan gasket that causes a leak to my vehicle every time I do oil change on time and also that I have a cooler hose of the transmission leaked and for the transmission to be in service every 60000 miles. So I filed a complaint against the manufacturer who is the cause for this model for the same year to have the same problem for having any leaks too early. So I need your help that the manufacturer should recall the same model from this year based on the mileage of the vehicle.

3 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 11/08/2022

I’ve changed the battery at least once or twice within the first 2 years of purchasing the vehicle from the dealer with zero miles on it. Lately (in the past 2 months) I’ve changed the battery at least four times or more. Some expensive batteries as well. In the past 2 months, it’s been giving me problems including stalling on me, slowing down on the highway, sometimes won’t start at all, sometimes it’ll say electrical system service required. Once it said four-wheel drive system service required on the highway as it slew down and I had to pull aside. I’ve noticed some recalls on the vehicle via internet research. It may not be specific to my vehicle, but it does seem very familiar problems with my vehicle. Such as electrical system: starter assembly: relay, electronic stability control, electrical system: software and even with the transmission. I’ve towed the vehicle to the Mitsubishi dealer in totowa, NJ today. I was informed that my specific vehicle doesn’t any recalls. Service advisor did say there are other similar vehicles did have those recalls but mine didn’t come up on the recall.

4 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 08/06/2022

This 2017 Outlander has had issues with the tire rod multiple times. It needed to be fixed approx every three months and the tires needed constant changing as well. This vehicle had a timing chain issue which left me stranded in the middle of the high way. The power stopped, the car started to jerk back and forth and it would power off. We had to get this car towed to three seperate mechanics as no one would work on a Mitsubishi and I was told it was the timing chain with possible engine damage. Prio to all of this happening the radio and electrical system would freeze or automatically turn off and on, it never resolved and blue tooth was rarely able to be used.

5 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 07/01/2020

When accelerating from a stop or from a slower entrance speed to a highway and after getting up to speed the engine will continue to rev at higher rpm until I am off the throttle completely. Then after reapplying the transmission seems to shift down. No matter how light or steady the throttle, even barely touching throttle at all, it seems to stay in "passing gear". This has the cvt tranmission and it has never done this until the last servicing of fluid change in the diffs/tranny. Currently have 77k miles. Last service was at 2k. I plan to take it to dealer for next oil change and have it looked at.

6 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 11/03/2019

Front impact with another vehicle airbags didn't open.

7 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 12/20/2017

The 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander sport's cvt transmission hesitant while accelerating from a stop then it surges with power and the rpm fluctuates up and down continuously. When given gas the vehicle sometimes does not accelerate. This vehicle was not always like this. I recorded multiple video showing the rpm fluctuates constantly even in cruise control. I took it to local Mitsubishi dealership and they kept the vehicle for a day to log the data as they drove it around only to be told "there is nothing wrong with it".

8 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 10/06/2017

When I push my brakes it'll go a little bit farther like I'm still pushing my gas.

9 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 09/05/2017

I bought my wife a new 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander sport ES for our anniversary on 1/24/2017. The doesn't even have 5k mls on it. Recently on 9/5/17 the car started to act weird. From a stop to go the car would not drive normal. It has a slow get up to catch speed. It drives like 10mph for a wile and then sometimes goes back to normal. She has to turn the ignition from on to off so the car kind of goes back to driving normally again.

10 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 05/19/2017

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that the air conditioning vent controls failed to function and extremely hot air was coming out of the vents. Bakersfield Mitsubishi (661-398-9422, 4600 wible rd, bakersfield, CA 93313) test drove the vehicle and replicated the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.


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