NHTSA Complaint #11524258 β 2016 MITSUBISHI LANCER
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11524258 |
| Vehicle | 2016 MITSUBISHI LANCER |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
2016 SE 2.4L AWC. Purchased car in February 2022 at 66k miles. In December of 2022 at 78k miles, car lost majority power while traveling at 40 MPH, threw 'Tranmission Servie Required' warning light. Drove 3 blocks home, parked for 2 hours. Turned car on and drove normally without lights. Previous event happened x3 before changing transmission fluid in February 2023. From February to May, roughly 500 miles, no codes occured. However, occasional hesitation when accelerating from a stop. Then, in May 2023, while traveling 80 MPH, RPMs shot to 6000, car began to lose power. Pulled to shoulder, turned car off and on, and was able to travel home without issue, another 15 miles.
Related Complaints for the 2016 MITSUBISHI LANCER
Other ENGINE Complaints
Recent Complaints for the 2016 MITSUBISHI LANCER
#11674840
POWER TRAIN
Itβs throwing a P084A code and it feels like the transmission is about to let loose. I bought the car with 30,000 on ...
#11658645
POWER TRAIN
Recently the transmission has started to shudder when first driving from a stop. It only happens under low accelerati...
#11644175
POWER TRAIN
The car is bucking hi low hi low and then the service transmission light is coming on. We brought the car in a couple...
#11618499
POWER TRAIN
Loss of power on acceleration, rpms going up and down, hesitation in acceleration, going into limp mode won't accel...
#11616655
POWER TRAIN
Purchased the vehicle with only 59K miles in May 2024. Transmission immediately started acting up, hesitating, jumpin...