10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
61,750 miles

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problem #4

Jun 262020

Lancer

  • 155,000 miles
Was not aware of this new recall in July 2020 a detached front control arm may make you lose control of the car.my 17 year old daughter lost control of her car because the right side tire started to shake and the steering wheel locked up and she was unable to control car and wrecked on 6/26/2020 her air bags on passenger side came out when she went off the road in a ditch. She was driving in clear conditions at 55 mph and the right front side started to shake. She was given a ticket for failure to maintain control of her car. And has a court date with reckless driving. I can give you the va court id for the details of this.

- Elkton, VA, USA

problem #3

Oct 052019

Lancer

  • miles
Rusted crossmember, control arms, braces holding the gas tank. Safety concerns about the rust underneath my car (120K miles California vehicle) rust may have eaten through the metals underneath my car and im scared to drive with these rust problems because they might fail when im on the freeway with the possibility of a bad accident causing my life and other peoples life on the line. I dont drive my car no more than 10 miles anymore due to this rust problem. The picture I provided doesnt look that bad but lifting the car up in the air going underneath will give you the idea of how bad it is. I have owned vehicles that are almost 30 years older than the current car that I have and I had no problem with rust underneath the car and this is actually my first time experiencing this problem and im worried about my safety. I hope this gets taken action and will give me any leads to fix this problem.

- San Jose, CA, USA

problem #2

Jun 202019

Lancer

  • 92,000 miles
Subframe has rusted and corroded to the point that the dealer has suggested I tow the vehicle home, stating I am a pothole away from a major safety issue and it structurally falling apart. This is a issue that is under recall for up to 07 Lancers that needs to be extended to include mine and others since it is a issue they clearly failed to address in later models. Vehicle has 92,000 miles on it. I have other pictures that show the extent of the rust.

- Plainfield, IL, USA

problem #1

Feb 152013

Lancer

  • miles
I accidentally rear ended the car in front of me, there was significant damage to the front end of my car and no air bag deployed, rather, a fair amount of dust filled the inside of my car.

- Orange, CA, USA