2009 Mitsubishi Lancer: ball joint or control arm failure

Filed Oct 24, 2023 · Steering, Suspension · CA

I was driving down the road and spun out of control because my rack and pinion steering inner and outer tie rod snapped in half, because of rust from salt water and corrosion on the metal, resulting in my loss of control and front passenger wheel turned 90 degrees inward and nearly ripped the front tire off and under the car, brought the car home and inspected it tthoroughly, and saw the immediate problem

Filed Aug 15, 2020 · HI

I got recall about lower control arms for my mitsubishi 2009 lancer. It said that it applies to all cars if exposed for long term to snow melt water and anti-freezing agents. It says in the recall that a detached front control arm can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of crash. My car was exposed to snow melt and anti-freezing agents for two years in south korea, one tear in missouri, and seven years in new york. Oahu dealership refused to help and said that this recall applies to the cars currently located in japan only. I called nj dealership where we bought the car and they said that we should bring the car in immediately and they will help with this safety recall. Currently I live on oahu, hawaii and I don't understand why they refuse to fix the car and ignore this safety recall. Why one dealership said that they will take care of the car and aware of safety recall while other in hawaii where I currently live, refusing to fix it. Please help

Filed Aug 7, 2020 · Airbags, Body · 155,000 miles · VA · crash

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.

Filed Oct 6, 2019 · Body, Suspension · CA

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.

Filed Apr 6, 2012 · Suspension · 49,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi lancer. The contact stated that while making a right turn, the front driver side wheel detached from the vehicle. The police and the contact's insurance company was contacted and confirmed that the vehicle was not involved in a crash. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was told that the ball joint failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 49,000.