2008 Mitsubishi Lancer engine problems

Filed May 6, 2023 · Engine · NC

The dealership that is repairing the drive belt recall, is attempting to charge me for the replacement of a damaged pulley.

Filed Dec 1, 2018 · Engine · 100,000 miles · CA

Tuesday, 11/27/18, morning my car (100,00 total miles driven) started to make a periodic squeaking noise while driving on the freeway to work. I then took it to an auto repair shop that same morning to have it checked. They said that the problem was coming from my drive belt and pulleys. They referred me to the following link: https://www.cars.com/recalls/mitsubishi-lancer-2008/. According to this website, my car has a recall for the drive belt and pulleys. So I went on mitsubishi's recall website to put in my vid number, but it was showing that my car does not qualify for the recall. So I proceeded to have the auto repair shop repair my car according to the recall instructions shown on the website that he referred me to, which involves replacing the drive belt, pulleys, and drive belt tensioner. It seemed to have fixed the problem, but the next day (11/28) on my back home from work, I started hearing another noise after coming off the freeway. I noticed that my drive belt had been torn. Please refer to the attached picture. So I contacted the auto repair shop to look into it again. They have replaced the drive belt again, but recommended that I try to contact mitsubishi again. According to them, the symptoms match the information in the recall, but again, mitsubishi's website says that my car does not qualify for this recall. Prior to this event, I had my drive belt and battery replaced. Is mitsubishi in no way responsible for this? I do not recall receiving a letter back in 2014 about any recall, but I may not be remembering correctly. Is it possible to see the history of recalls that were done on my car? Thank you, (xxxx) parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

Filed Jun 18, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 134,000 miles · CT

2008 mitsubishi lancer oil transmission cooler has corroded from normal use. The car was making a waning noise while driving because all the fluid had leaked out from the transmission cooler due to corrosion. No sensors or anything went off, only noticed upon inspection of the car once I arrived home. Similar recall was made on the 2010 mitsubishi galant (http://www.mitsubishisucks.com/cars/recalls/USA/201003.html) so it is no doubt that the lancer most likely had a similar issue with a similar part.

Filed Jan 27, 2015 · Engine · 133,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the engine warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. However, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 133,000.

Filed Jan 23, 2015 · Engine · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v562000 (engine and engine cooling) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer was unable to inform when the part would become available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Filed Jan 7, 2015 · Engine · CA

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v562000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Djr

Filed Dec 29, 2014 · Engine · PR

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v562000 (engine and engine cooling) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer stated that the part was not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Filed Dec 26, 2014 · Engine · 119,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. The contact stated that the service engine warning light illuminated. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v562000 (engine and engine cooling) and stated that the part was not available for several months. The dealer did not give a specific date when the parts would become available. The dealer informed that the part was on back order with no confirmation as to when the vehicle would be repaired. The failure mileage was 119,000.

Filed Dec 19, 2014 · Engine · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. The contact received a notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v562000 (engine, engine cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Filed Dec 2, 2014 · Engine · DE

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. The contact received a notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v562000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. The contact had not experienced a failure.