10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
49,400 miles

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problem #5

Jun 152015

Lancer

  • 182,000 miles
Front internal bolt on K frame for the front a arm bolt broke free know way to fix this with out cutting a hole into the K frame. Did this going down the road.

- Corydon, IN, USA

problem #4

Aug 012016

Lancer 4-cyl

  • miles
I have 2 notice in my home for inspect my vehicle, I try to connect with any telephone, that I have in my notice, I waiting more than one hour and no body pick up the phone! what can I do I living in zip code [xxx],how I can connect to any dealer for schedule any appointment....? help please [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Elmwood Park, IL, USA

problem #3

Feb 262014

Lancer

  • miles
On the panel that controls temperature my knobs are either broken or sticking. I bought the car used and only the heat worked. Now a year later the heat/cold knob is broken off. The knob that controls the vents sticks and I have to hold it while trying to defrost my front and side windows. I went on the internet and found this is a common occurrence and don't understand while the temperature control panel hasn't been a recall issue. It makes driving an issue in various temperature changes. Thankfully the back window defrost is a button not a knob.

- Port Orchard, WA, USA

problem #2

Aug 012008

Lancer

  • 65,000 miles
The HVAC(knobs on the dash for ac unit) temperature knob has broken off. In the previous months it became increasingly more difficult to turn from hot to cold. Checking online I located a temporary fix involving reaching under the dash near the gas pedal and pull/pushing the flap that control warm/cold. Not being able to actively change the temperature is a hazard in Florida as we can suddenly change from sunny 'windows down' weather to torrential downpours with windows fogged. Likewise my niece and nephew cannot ride with me on our 'hot' days as the temperature could be detrimental to their health without a working ac unit. I have been unable to replace the knob or the wire that runs from it to the flap as this unit is damaged on all the 'used' HVAC units at the car lots I have checked for parts.

- St. Petersburg, FM, USA

problem #1

Feb 072007

(reported on)

Lancer

  • miles
2004 Mitsubishi lance customer has concerns about the dash design. ** the consumers daughter was involved in an accident where a Jeep Grand Cherokee hit her. There was a very long, large piece of the plastic decorative dashboard that the consumer believed acted like a whip which came from the passengers side of the car and struck the consumers daughter in the head.

- 9999, DC, USA