NHTSA Complaint #11270460 — 2014 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CVT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND "OVERHEATING PLEASE SLOW DOWN" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR THIRTY MINUTES TO WAIT FOR THE WARNING INDICATOR TO TURN OFF BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COLONIAL MITSUBISHI (300 MYERS DR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22901, (888) 833-2507) WHERE THE CVT WAS RESET. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR A SECOND TIME TO POMOCO MITSUBISHI HAMPTON (LOCATED AT 4206 W MERCURY BLVD, HAMPTON, VA 23666, (757) 890-8800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,609.