3.0

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
46,585 miles

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problem #4

Sep 272021

Outlander

  • miles
1) Transmission or power train 2) The vehicle may be inspected at request 3) The vehicle starts and may go for about a mile, and then it will buck and act like it's in neutral for all gears. I got stuck in the middle of an intersection turning left. I managed to get it back home, and then needed help pushing it into the driveway, where it sits. 4) I have seen several similar complaints for the years; 2012, and 2014 through 2021. 5) The vehicle has been worked on, and the valve body for the transmission was replaced about a month ago. 6) The warning message that popped up just before the issue was "Transmission service is required." It appeared on 9/27/2021, the day I was giving a ride to someone across town. I had recently replaced the valve body, because the solenoids were failing, and the transmission itself was serviced.

- Lawton, OK, USA

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problem #3

Jun 012020

Outlander

  • 115,000 miles
At 115,000 miles, the transmission went out. My SUV no longer goes above 30mph without the rpms wildly jumping. Both the 2014 and 2015 models have a recall for this very cvt issue but the 2013 does not.

- Rockton, IL, USA

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problem #2

Oct 062018

Outlander

  • 71,000 miles
After a long drive, even more so uphills, the transmission starts slipping and the car hesitates to go after a stop. A warning message that the transmission is over heating appears and the car runs at high rpms at only 60 mph. Error code P1778 has appeared twice. The car only has 71,000 miles

- Chino, CA, USA

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problem #1

Mar 012013

Outlander 4-cyl

  • 341 miles
I noticed oil dripping from underneath the motor and transmission took vehicle to the dealership they said it was to full of oil, took vehicle back home continued to leak, took vehicle back again to dealership for same leak they said it was the cvt filter so they replaced it. Took vehicle home parked it in garage when I woke up next day to check on it there was a puddle of oil under the motor and transmission, had to have the vehicle towed back to dealership and now they are saying the seal between the motor and trans. Is bad, then they said that wasn't it that the transmission's mold is defective and they have to order a new transmission from Mitsubishi in Japan, I haven't had the vehicle now for almost 3 weeks and they told me it would be another 2 weeks.

- Hesperia, CA, USA

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