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2016 mitsubishi lancer — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

2
Open Recalls
29
Owner Complaints
2
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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2016 mitsubishi lancer Safety Recalls (2)

17V60900029/09/2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Outlander, 2015-2016 Lancer and Outlander Sport, and 2015 Lancer Evolution vehicles. These vehicles may have defective relays that can result in an engine stall, reduced engine power or the engine overheating.

Remedy: MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected relays, free of charge. The recall began October 24, 2017. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-17-005.

16V56300028/07/2016
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Outlander Sport vehicles and 2016 Outlander and Lancer vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a constant velocity transmission (CVT) that, in certain driving conditions, may cause a delay in the vehicle accelerating.

Remedy: MMNA has notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the CVT control unit with modified software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-006.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2016 mitsubishi lancer

POWER TRAIN
15
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
1
STRUCTURE
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
1

Based on 29 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

1
Crash-Involved Complaints
2
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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