2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: sudden loss of power

Filed Feb 9, 2026 · Engine, Fuel system · PA

Car jerks like it’s losing power when pulling off, not sure if it’s transmission issue or engine issue

Filed Mar 24, 2024 · Transmission · IN

The CVT transmission would lose power when making a turn over last few yrs. My safety was put at risk due to oncoming traffic could have hit the car due to loss of power. The service transmission required light just started coming on after dealing with loss of power. Car only has 106,000 miles on it. The car is available for inspection & is currently at TMT Automotive in Bremen IN. Codes coming up are transmission issues. The loss of power issue started in 2018 when the car was purchased; I did not know this was a sign of transmission issue. There was not a warranty on the car when purchased. There were no lights or warnings until last week when the car started lurching forward & light came on for the first time for transmission service. I scheduled a diagnostic appt with TMT as soon as it happened. I do not have documentation yet due to car is at the TMT Automotive, waiting to hear on 3/25/24 from shop if the transmission is bad.

Filed Jun 21, 2022 · Engine, Suspension · MN

Car has several problems with the transmission causing many safety concerns. Riff shifting and loss of power when trying to move car sometimes. Very dangerous condition having it towed to mitchabichi dealer..

Filed May 6, 2020 · Transmission · 69,000 miles · MN

This 2015 outlander sport was bought from a dealer at 42,000 miles, now it has 69,000 miles on it. The car would do jumps or jerks during low speed or getting up to speed about 30-45mph. The RPM jumps up and down while going 50-70mph on the highway. It is having the exact same problem as the mitsubishi recall sr-16-006 stated back in 2016 for 2015-2016 outlander sport. We took the car to a mitsubishi dealer the next day. The dealer said that there is an internal failure with the transmission, code 084a, fluid pressure sensor performance. The dealer wants $7,700 to replace the transmission. Sadly, a second owner's powertrain warranty was expired at 60,000 miles. The car had the CVT-ecu software updated back in 2016 through the mitsubishi recall sr-16-006 when it was owned by the dealer. The dealer did not replace the transmission as they should have according to the recall. Thus here we are, the owners with cars that have the old transmissions with the problem that should have been fixed! Mitsubishi needs to make another recall for the transmission as soon as possible. It is very dangerous in the traffic to suddenly lose power to accelerate or when the car wants to shift to neutral and then back to drive by itself constantly! This is clearly a manufacturer safety defect, the car barely has 69,000 miles! We are a mitsubishi family. We have a 2002 lancer that is currently at 200,000+ miles without any major repair! We also have a 2014 outlander sport that is still running well at 60,500+ miles, and we're hoping for the best. It is very sad to be in this position. This video shows the problem the car is having: https://youtu.be/abd9phf5cea?t=107 look at the recent complaints about this defect and think about how many of those who don't have access to the federal safety agency information:

Filed Apr 9, 2017 · Transmission · 48,900 miles · GA

One day my truck just starting losing power in the middle of driving on the highway. I pulled over and restarted the car. It started but wasn't was stalling. I got to safety. Brought transmission fluid and put in it. It helped me get home. Called dealership next date car still under warranty. Was told that I put wrong fluid so the warranty is invalid. Had arbitrator found no manufacturing issue even though two recalls on my vehicle and one specifically states what happened to my truck is due to this recall. Truck loses power frequently. Afraid to drive it, but gave no choice.

Filed Feb 15, 2017 · Transmission · 49,000 miles · GA

2/5, noticed my vehicle was losing power while driving....thought it was the transmission...all dealerships was closed...I had to put fluid in the vehicle to get home...called dealership early monday morning, told them my problem...was given earliest days on tuesday morning. Took vehicle in and called later that day and told because of the 1 qt of transmission fluid I used, which I was told was the wro6kind...they couldn't fix my vehicle even though there is a recall on my vehicle th at causes the transmission to lose power which it did...no one is offering a solution...I keep being told that because I put the wrong type of fluid, that made the warranty invalid I would not had to put the fluid in the vehicle had it been performing properly. Never was notified of recall, found this put when I took the vehicle to dealership and research

Filed Mar 14, 2016 · Transmission · 8,700 miles · OH

On 3/2/2016 I was in stop and go traffic on I-71 in columbus ohio. The car ahead of me moved up so I proceeded to move up as well. I took my foot off the brake, gently pressed the accellerator and the car initially began to move, then lost power to the drive wheels then reengaged with a jerk. I almost got rear ended from the car behind be because they had no warning that my car was going to essentially stop moving forward. This is the 2'nd report that I have made on this website for the same problem. The first time the car had about 3,500 miles on it and this time it had about 8,700. After the first incident I took the car to the dealership to complete a recall for the transmission control program and they thought it would fix the problem but clearly it didn't. I will be taking the car back to the dealer to let them look at it again but I am now scared to drive this car. In order for vehicles to be safe they must be predictable and this cars accelleration from a stop is not predictable. The frequency of occurrence isn't that high but it only takes 1 occurrence when there are other vehicles involved to possibly loose your life. My state has a lemon law for new vehicles so I plan to initiate the process, my life is worth more to me than it appears to be worth to mitsubishi.

Filed Dec 25, 2015 · Transmission · 3,500 miles · OH

On 12/13/2015 I was at a one way stop intersection and as I proceeded to accelerate through the intersection the vehicle lost power to the drive wheels momentarily and then reengaged with a jerk. It felt like the transmission slipped and then grabbed or reengaged. A few days before this I had received a recall notice to have the transmission control program replaced. I have since taken the vehicle in for the recall service and also reported the near miss due to the loss of driving power. The recall service was performed and the dealership failed to reproduce the loss of power or identify the root cause of the failure. So far this failure has only happened once but I will continue to monitor. Loss of power while attempting to accelerate through an intersection to me is of significant safety concern and should be given high priority by all. The vehicle had about 3,500 miles on it at the time of the loss of power and is now at 4,000.