Power Train Problems of Mitsubishi Outlander - part 2

I was driving on the highway on a trip and out of no where my car shuttered and then flashed service transmission soon, I pulled over and my car would no longer drive, reverse or go into neutral. The tow company reset my battery to try to reset my car system. After that my car wouldn’t really go past 60. I followed the tow truck to the nearest town and it stalled again at the light and I could no longer go at all, my car locked up and wouldn’t reset at that point. It’s an $1100 tow back home. The cvt transmission really needs to be rechecked and recalled. I’ve found too many issues and the same complaints but can’t find a recall on it at all.

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Transmission will not shift up out of first gear until the vehicle is completely up to normal operating temperature.

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While driving in the city limits around 35 miles an hour I had to stop abruptly to avoid a collision with a driver who didn’t stop at the intersection. I had to come to a complete stop for this driver. When I took my foot off of the brake and tried to drive on my car would not move. I had to shift gears put it in park and try again. I could hear the engine responding but the car wouldn’t move. When it did start to move forward slowly it was shaking very hard and I was only able to get 10 miles an hour. I had to be towed. And I kept thinking what if I was on the highway that day where the speed limit is 75mph.

We purchased new a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander sport which has a recall regarding the cvt transmission causing vehicle hesitation when accelerating increasing the risk of a crash. We began experiencing "hesitation when accelerating" along with a "transmission service required light" in November 2023. Upon contacting a Mitsubishi dealership, we were told by a service rep that the recall had already been performed on our vehicle and there was nothing else to do regarding the recall. I explained that the problem with the cvt had not been correctly repaired due to the fact that we are now experiencing the cause and affect issues that mandated the recall on the cvt power train. This is my wife's car and we are very concerned with this issue and the reluctance of Mitsubishi to correctly make the needed repairs under the recall notice.

The cvt transmissions aren't great. And goes out quite a bit. No warnings lights ever came on. Just a normal routine inspection to continue with being up to date with maintenance. This problem needs to be recalled.

Hesitation when pressing the accelerator. This is a recall that affects 2015-2016 Outlander sports but according to my VIN it isn't needed on this car. I regularly will slow to make a turn or to a stop light and when I try to go it can take 0. 5-5. 5 seconds before the car will actually move. This has led to a dozen times where I have almost been in an accident because of it.

I have 50,000 miles I’m the original owner, bought it new in 2020, I was leaving work, started my car, blue smoke came out my exhaust, when I drove home from work, on inclines, the car sputters & stalls like it’s about to lose power, accompanied by thick blue smoke, and engine noise. I suspect it’s the piston rings in the cylinder head or valve seals are bad. My car has been parked for months, dealership wants to charge me a diagnostic fee, I take uber or lyft to work mind you I have an open loan on this car that I’m still paying. I think Mitsubishi used poor quality parts, piston rings don’t go bad at 50,000 miles neither does valve seals. Please help, im paying for a car I cant drive.

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The contact owns a 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander sport. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact stated that "slow - transmission overheating" message was displayed. The contact drove the vehicle to the residence but was unable to exceed 25 mph. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact was informed by a third party that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 22v563000 (power train) that might be related to the failure. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander sport. The contact stated while driving 15 mph, the vehicle hesitated upon depressing the accelerator pedal, and the engine revved. The transmission warning light illuminated and the message "transmission hot" was displayed. The contact continued driving, and the message "transmission fluid low" was displayed. The contact pulled to the side of the road and allowed the vehicle to cool down. The contact then checked the transmission fluid level and noticed that there was enough transmission fluid in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, where the failure was confirmed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 16v563000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 67,700.

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I am having a problem with accelerating while driving. Car starts to jerk or stutter while driving.

My 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander sport transmission failed at 45,000 miles. I had my car diagnosed and was told I needed a new transmission. In addition, my safety was put at risk because my vehicle would not accelerate at a traffic light when needed to go. It would also not get up to speed when merging into the highway and it would not maintain the speed limit while driving. This was a very dangerous situation for me. I was not able to accelerate at stop lights, which could have caused me to get hit from behind. In addition to this, I was unable to maintain a safe speed on the highway. My car would only get up to 40 miles per hour when the speed limit would be 60 to 70 miles per hour. Furthermore, my car was taken to the Mitsubishi dealership service center and was inspected. I was told that I needed a new transmission. Lastly, the day before I took my car in to get diagnosed the serve light on my car came on and said, “service transmission required. ”.

The contact owns a 2015 Mitsubishi outland. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitated with the rpm's increasing and decreasing wildly before stalling. After restarting the vehicle, the failure persisted. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a general failure with the powertrain system. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA campaign number 16v563000 (power train), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 154,484.

The contact owns a 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander sport. The contact stated while driving approximately 40-70 mph, the vehicle was shaking abnormally and stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated on and off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the cvt-ecu software needed to be updated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no assistance was provided. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 22v563000 (power train). The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

The contact owns a 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph the vehicle had begun to stall off and on, the power would return, however the vehicle stalled and the contact was coasting. The contact was able to coast off of the highway, she placed the vehicle in park (p) and was able to turn the vehicle back on after multiple attempts. The contact stated that the vehicle would not accelerate faster than 30 mph and the "check engine" light had illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle back to her residence. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure had been intermittent, but had gradually become a recurring failure. The contact had researched online and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 22v563000 (power train). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph and depressing the accelerator pedal, the gears began to slip. The contact stated the malfunction indicator light (mil) warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road. Upon inspecting the vehicle with his own mechanical equipment he noticed the pressure code was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was provided with the same pressure code failure code. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 16v563000 (power train), however the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.

We (driver and passenger) were pulling into a parking lot and going very slowly about to stop and get out of car. Suddenly and unexpectedly the car accelerated out of control and at an abnormal speed. The air bags deployed, smoke filled the cabin. After the police arrived and the car was towed, liberty mutual insurance company took title to the car. We were lucky to survive because the car ran into a cement wall from the sudden acceleration and went up into the trees and then backed down and hit the ground. There was a police report and the car was inspected by a manufacturer's representative. Earlier in the day there was a warning on the dashboard that said the vehicle needed maintenance. The "black box" of the car was analyzed by bosche CO. But, we would like an independent agency to review the black box of the car and get an explanation as to why this possibly happened to us. The car has many safety features but nothing aided us in this particular instance.

The contact owns a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander sport. The contact state that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated and then stalled. The contact stated that while accelerating, the vehicle lunged forward then inadvertently increased in speed. The contact was able to stop the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that while shifted in reverse(r), the vehicle rolled forward and failed to reverse. The contact stated that the vehicle randomly shuddered. The transmission service required warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that VIN was previously repaired under the NHTSA campaign number: 16v563000 (power train). The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander sport. The contact stated while at a stop light and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle failed to respond. After a couple of minutes, the vehicle launched forward, and the transmission service warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and stated that the body assembly cvt valve needed to be replaced and that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v563000 (power train). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle warranty had expired and provided assistance. The failure mileage was 79,000.

It has hesitation when accelerating and stuttering while driving. Its throwing a code po868 for the transmission. It's a cvt transmission, and it feels like a transmission slip at times, or it takes off then hesitates then goes again. Other times it stutters. Its a risk because now our chances of being in a accident increases. Until it threw the code there were no issues then all the sudden there was the issue.

My wife and I were at the beach when the truck started jerking really bad. I knew from the motion that transmission was locking up. We stayed 2 nights until we tried to make it home and it would slip in and out of gear. Transmission maintenance light came on and once we made a complete stop. It acted as it didn’t want to move then would take off like a rocket. I’ve seen several models have recall on this issue but not my VIN which I find very strange.

The contact owns a 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, she observed a rubbing noise emanating from underneath the vehicle. The contact stated that on one of those occasions, the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, while driving over bumps in the roadway the vehicle was not driving smoothly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the drive belt was cracked on the ribs of the belt, the sway bar links, and front and rear cv boots were torn, the tie rod end replacement boots were torn, and the lower front and lower control arms, ball joints, and rear bushings were torn, the motor mount front bushings had started to tear, motor mount was torn, and the shock absorbers needed to be replaced due to rear shocks leaking and that all the listed parts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 134,148.

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I think the problem it’s on the transmission as the car is presenting hesitation and shuddering when accelerating, also it’s presenting rev fluctuations when driving at a constant speed, fortunately my safety and the safety of others is good until now. Yes the problem has being confirmed, no the vehicle has not being inspected by by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives, there wasn’t any indication or warnings prior to the failure.

The transmissions in these vehicles are junk and very dangerous. I was driving out of town and all of a sudden the rpm´s started revving up. Then I tried to slow down and pull over and the vehicle did not want to down shift and it stalled on the highway with traffic. This is not the first time the transmission went out on the same vehicle. I had a hard time finding a transmission to put in and when I did it only lasted a year. Please, you can not put these cars out there with this type of transmission in them. They are junk. Please make this right.

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The contact owns a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander sport. The contact stated that while accelerated at various speeds, the vehicle failed to shift in the intended gears. The contact then stated that the vehicle hesitated and stalled. The check engine and the transmission warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the NHTSA campaign number: 16v563000 (power train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. Failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander sport. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted and the front wheels lost traction. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 16v563000 (power train) however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

I bought the vehicle in November 2022 with 88000 miles. I started to feel a noise that seemed to be the transmission about 4 days later, a tap when doing the 2nd gear and then it felt irregular the following gears. Stopping and going felt like he was forcing himself to make 2nd gear. Due to this problem, it takes a long time to cross an intersection which could cause an accident. I took it to a mechanical workshop where they put the scanner on it and it showed several errors, when the mechanic tested the vehicle it was when the engine indicator light came on,.

The contact owns a 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander sport. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The contact replaced the battery; however, while driving, the vehicle jerked and hesitated to respond upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The traction control warning light and an unknown warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the map sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred while driving. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist because the vehicle was not covered under Mitsubishi campaign number: sr?16?006. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

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This vehicle is dangerous and going to kill someone. I owned it 4 months and had to have it taken to 3 different dealerships 7 times in 6 weeks because it would die without warning while driving. It left me stranded in 2 different states and I was told every time nothing could be found as to why this would happen. However, there were several codes that came up that lead me and my mechanic to believe the transmission was failing. The dealerships did not want to fix it under my warranty so they told me nothing was wrong. I believe they also did this so that when I inevitably got them to take it back, they would have no paper trail of horrific problems to have to disclose when reselling it. I had to fight to get a new car and I was told this car would be sold wholesale and the issues would be disclosed. They were not. The dealer who bought it had no idea. Upon reaching out to them, they have made the decision to return it to the wholesale company they got it from. If nothing can be done from the NHTSA side, I will continue to track the VIN and tell everyone what has occurred until that car is disposed of. Please, I implore you to get ahold of this car and scrap it completely. Someone will die if this car continues being sold as nothing was fixed and nothing was disclosed about the issues with it. Get this car off the streets. It is not safe to drive.

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander sport is having problems shifting and accelerating. There is a transmission service needed light that comes on the dash when turned on. Recently it would not go over 40 - 45 mph, and continued to go slower. I had to turn the car off and back on which helped a little. I have taken the vehicle to the dealership and they confirmed the faulty transmission and they gave me a printed quote for a new transmission. The mileage is at 101162 and the main problem is when I try to reach 65 mph speed I feel the transmission goes back to a lower speed so I always stock with 40 - 45 mph and so hard to accelerate again. We own another 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander sport with 196k miles on it and never faced any transmission issues we always change the j4 fluid and the filter on time. For sure there's something wrong with this year's model (2015) from the manufacturer because our 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander sport with 196k miles is still sharp.

Transmission not shifting properly make the car disengage while driving.

I was on the freeway and all of the sudden the transmission stopped working and I was unable to get to the side of the road safely do to loss of power and traffic conditions. There was transmission warning light that came on and right after that when I pressed on the acceleration the engine would rev, but there was no reaction to the gears. This resulted in me being stuck in an active lane of traffic and nearly being hit several times. I called the police and informed them because I didn’t want to cause an accident but do to another accident I was stranded for 50 minutes in the active lane of traffic. Apparently this is a known issue with this transmission but the manufacturer is not responding and issued a recall like it needs to. Something like this could get someone seriously injured or killed! I’m lucky no one was injured in my situation but on a very busy freeway something like this could cause a huge pile up if a car all of the sudden is just stopped in the middle of the road. Who knows how many people could be hurt or die in a situation like that happening.

The contact owns a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated after parking the vehicle, the vehicle would not turn off and several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact disconnected the battery, and the vehicle was turned off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the battery was replaced, but the failure reoccurred. On another occasion when the contact shifted the vehicle into drive, the computer failed to recognize that the vehicle had shift. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but the contact was unsure what was repaired, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the transmission had a leak. The mechanic sealed the leak, but the failure persisted. The mechanic stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted and stated they were aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Whenever I was attempting to pull out into traffic the Outlander had little power to the point where in the middle of the turn it hesitated to accelerate so much that I was afraid I would get hit so I had no choice but to swerve over to the shoulder to avoid a collision. I took it to two different Mitsubishi dealers and were told by both that they could not find any problems with the transmission even though I know what I have been through with the lack of power ,hesitating, and noises that I have recorded on my phone coming from the transmission when I change gears.

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Won't shift gears, hesitates while driving, won't drive after stopping. Check engine light and transmission service warning light is on.

Driving Nov 6 and I heard a noise, almost thought I hit a pot hole or something, come to a red light and dmy car . Akes a whining noise and will not go. I put in a claim to my insurance company which was denied before they even looked at the car, I called back and made an adjuster look at the car because I had already been told that the transmission was going to cost about $7,000. I'm a single mother of two kids and I just finished paying that car off. So then I start reading about recalls after my insurance company denied the claim I've been without a car for about 4 weeks and I find out about the so many recalls that Mitsubishi had with the Outlander just I'm outside of the date of manufacturer so then I find this safety recall sr-17-005 for 2015 Outlander campaign c1606z. Even when you look at the adjustice quote that I attached he doesn't have any idea what happened to the car he's saying now that it's the whole the whole transaxle that needs to be replaced not just the transmission so he's caught in a job at like $10,000 and I think my car is only worth between four and six why wouldn't he just total my car.