NHTSA Complaint #10959956 — 2016 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT

I JUST PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED 2016 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT GT WITH AN ODOMETER OF AROUND 6043 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. IN THE LAST 2 DAYS SINCE PURCHASING, I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHILE THE CAR IS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AT A COMPLETE HALT, WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD, THERE IS A WAITING DELAY OF A SECOND AND THEN THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. THE DELAYED RESPONSE WHERE THE CAR DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS CAN HAPPEN AFTER BEING IN A COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, OR ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE COMPLETE STOPPING DURING TRAFFIC. EVEN WHEN PUSHING HARDER ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE FORWARD, THE CAR STILL HAS A DELAYED RESPONSE AND THEN SURGES FORWARD AND THIS HAPPENS WHEN ENTERING INTO AN INTERSECTION OR CROSSING THAT HAS PUT ME IN CLOSE CALL SITUATIONS. I AM CURRENTLY AROUND 6077 MILES AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ANNOUNCED FOR THE OUTLANDER SPORT 2016 REGARDING ISSUES WITH THE CVT AND A DELAYED ACCELERATION. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND MENTIONED THE RECALL AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE BUT THEY SAID ON THE CARFAX THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPECIFIC CAR.