What 55 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Mhev

8 RECALLS ON BRAKES. ELECTRICAL. WHEELS. COLLISION. STABILITY. EMERGENCY BRAKING. ANTILOCK BRAKES. HYDRAULICS.

NHTSA ODI 11229722

ON MARCH 11 TH, MY OUTLANDER WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HAD MINIMAL TRACTION IN ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF SNOW CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE HEAD ON. I WAS DRIVING UNDER 30 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER HITTING THE TREE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SMOKE. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND TURNED AROUND TO SEE THE AIRBAG ONLY PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. FROM THERE, MY VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. NOW, AFTER REQUESTING MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO DEMAND A SAFETY INSPECTION FROM THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL, I'VE CONTACTED MITSUBISHI CORPORATE AND GAVE THEM MY ACCIDENT REPORT WITH HIGH CONCERN IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL #18V621. I HAVE OFFERED TO TOW MY OUTLANDER TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE RESPONDED TO MY CONCERN BY REFUSING TO EVALUATE AND INSPECT THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I LAST SPOKE TO MY CASE MANAGER AT MITSUBISHI CORPORATE, SHE LET ME KNOW THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO. I HAVE CALLED THE NASHUA NH DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SAFETY INSPECTION OF THIS RECALL AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO HAVE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATE. TODAY, I HAVE BEEN TOLD UPON TOWING MY VEHICLE THERE THAT THEY REFUSED DELIVERY OF THE OUTLANDER. I HAVE NOT AGREED TO THE SETTLEMENT OFFERED BY MY INSURANCE AND CONTINUE TO SEEK MEANS OF HAVING THIS VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR THE RECALL WHICH I'M CERTAIN CAUSED MY ACCIDENT. CORPORATE DID STATE THAT IF I SUBROGATE THAN THEY MAY BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE MY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. AS OF TODAY, I'M IN THE PROCESS OF GATHERING DOCUMENTS.

NHTSA ODI 11202533

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V621000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING 28 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *JS *JS

NHTSA ODI 11192398