2004 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER Structurebody Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SUBFRAME FRACTURED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DES MOINES MITSUBISHI (4475 MERLE HAY RD, DES MOINES, IA 50310, (515) 270-8100) FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR THAT INVOLVED EITHER REPLACING THE SUBFRAME OR APPLYING AN ANTI-CORROSION FLUID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS ALREADY RUSTED WHEN THE ANTI-CORROSION FLUID WAS APPLIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE DISTRICT MANAGER WAS TO CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE MANUFACTURER REMOVED THE ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE CONTACT'S VIN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,087.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS FRACTURED AND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRACTURE WAS DUE TO SEVERE RUST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME SHOWED SEVERE AND EXTREME RUST. WALPOLE MITSUBISHI (575 BOSTON PROVIDENCE HWY, EAST WALPOLE, MA 02032, (508) 660-7000) WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THE FRONT CROSS BODY REGARDING RUST AND CORROSION. MY FRONT CROSS BODY FAILED WITH TOTAL RUST THROUGH. MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT THE REAR CROSS BODY IS ALSO AFFECTED AND HAS A RUST THROUGH HOLE THE SIZE OF MY FIST. MITSUBISHI HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE REAR. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE COVERED BY MITSUBISHI. *JS

I NOTICED EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE LEFT FRONT OF MY CAR WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE SO I BROUGHT IT TO COURTESY AUTO GROUP IN SOUTH ATTLEBORO MA. AND THEY FOUND THAT IT NEEDS LOWER CONTROL ARM DUE TO CORROSION. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHEN I GOT IT HOME AND FOUND SEVERE CORROSION ON THE CROSS MEMBERS AND THE CORROSION IS FROM FRONT TO BACK UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND IS BECOMING A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. I BELIEVE MITSUBISHI SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE DUE TO FAULTY ANTI CORROSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED IT AS HAVING CORROSION ISSUES. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE CONTACT PAID $1,711.02 OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER PRIOR TO THE REPAIRS BECAUSE A NOTICE WAS NOT RECEIVED UNTIL AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I CRASHED MY OUTLANDER IN MY PARKING LOT, I WAS PARKING SLOWLY, PUSHING THE BRAKE SLOWLY, THE CAR WAS AT THE FINAL POSITION IN MY SPOT AND SUDDENLY THE CAR CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE TREE WAS ABOUT 1 METER DISTANT FROM MY CAR...IM 100% SURE THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I HAD ANOTHER SIMILAR EPISODE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, ALSO IN MY GARAGE, BUT A THAT TIME I WAS READY TO TURN TO THE RIGHT TO GO THE DOOR AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATE VERY FAST WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL, BUT FORTUNATELY I HAD PLENTY SPACE TO REACT, NOT THIS SECOND TIME, BUT WE ARE HUMANS AND THE FIRST REACTION IS TO THINK THAT WE MADE A MISTAKE, BUT NO ,IM 100% SURE THAT I DID NOT PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR..AND WITH THIS SECOND INCIDENT I WAS CRAZY THINKING EVERY MINUTE IN WHAT HAPPENED, AND IN...

SLAMMED MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE INTO A CEMENT COLUMN IN A PARKING LOT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO MAJOR INJURY JUST A BRUISED JAW AND SORE NECK. INCIDENT 01/17/2013. USAA AUTO INSURANCE SAID CAR WAS TOTALLED SO I GET THE CASH VALUE. *TR