Mitsubishi Outlander Sport shudder problems

Filed Nov 9, 2026 · Engine · CO

The vehicle is currently experiencing severe hesitation during acceleration, slipping gears, high RPM surging, shuddering, jerking at low speeds, and complete loss of motive power. This behavior represents a critical safety hazard, particularly when merging onto highways or turning across oncoming traffic. I have yet to take it to a dealer due to financial hardship and concern for my safety of driving it to one. It has yet to be inspected. Manufacturer was contacted via email about current issues but have had no response yet. There were no warning lamps when I initially was driving away from dealer.

Filed Jan 31, 2026 · Acceleration, Transmission · TX · 1 injury

My car is stalling, shaking, shuddering, not accelerating and downshifting while I am on the highway almost killing me while attempting to inch my way across the lanes to the shoulder. With NO WARNING my vehicle completely broke down with my children in the car one is Non Verbal and on the Autism Spectrum with a serious heart condition- I myself am clinically diagnosed with PTSD and the terror I have experienced is absolutely devastating! I have made multiple calls with no help and no assistance whatsoever!

Filed May 3, 2023 · Acceleration, Engine · 80,000 miles · WY

The contact owns a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. The contact state that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated and then stalled. The contact stated that while accelerating, the vehicle lunged forward then inadvertently increased in speed. The contact was able to stop the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that while shifted in reverse(R), the vehicle rolled forward and failed to reverse. The contact stated that the vehicle randomly shuddered. The transmission service required warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that VIN was previously repaired under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 16V563000 (Power Train). The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Filed Jan 16, 2023 · CO

Transmission catastrophically failed while I was driving on the highway. The transmission fluid pressure sensor error code turned on. The transmission seemed to have a delay when accelerating and caused the vehicle to shake, shudder, and jerk in and out of gear. The car cannot get above 10MPH before the issue is present. A trusted and certified transmission specialist inspected the transmission and determined that it was dead and the initial failure led to other components to fail. Since there was a delay with the acceleration, it caused the car to accelerate a moment after I let off the gas pedal to apply brakes to avoid a potential collision with another vehicle. This seems to be so common of a failure it is harder to find another person who owns or drives this model that haven’t experienced the same exact problem. There is even a pending class action lawsuit in California against the manufacturer for allegedly selling their vehicles with the defective parts while knowing well the safety risk associated with the transmission.

Filed May 31, 2022 · Acceleration, Engine · CA

Purchased my used vehicle at my local dealer, in which,they just received into inventory and had not been reconditioned at all ,prepping for Resale,but this vehicle was still offered to me in a nonformal fashion; since my low credit,low deposit,and prior repos that It be best if I choose that one. the vehicle has displayed symptoms of shuddering since day one. Test drive was uneventful since we remained low speed.however, Immediately and if ever drive 55-75mph there would have shuddering and erratic rpm readings but would settle once slowed and time passed.the dealer was informed the next day of this + of all oil change,car wash,detail, inspection,etc. That were also offered as apart of the deal as well and they ONLY picked up the vehicle once ,second day after financing vehicle,BUT they Only installed a "GPS" device within the vehicle and ignored and downplayed all my requests and Accounts of the details of the matter ENTIRELY. The problem persisted and the dealer personnel gave me the run around and errors electronically that pushed this matter past warranty dateline and they informed me they were not obligated to any action. 2.5 - 3 years have passed living with these unresolved issues gotten used to it until Last month on the freeway the "service transmission" light illuminated it shuddered uncontrollably to a sudden stop where it was very difficult to steer to safe location,but Once I stopped the vehicle would always start up but not would it accelerate forward or backwards every time.sometimes yes ,and some not so much. Had to be towed home and seemed to drive About half of a block distance only as have had been completely cool,as opposed to warm or hot and attempting to move forward. Shows all the symptoms of safety campaign SR-16-006. Local repair shop was uncertain diagnosing ,but Tried a complete transmission fluid exchange, Which was a fail. As far as recalls dealership,too costly at the moment for tow to/from+inspection,since the recall shows error

Filed Oct 6, 2021 · Transmission · PR

After being reprogrammed at the dealer my 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport started to exhibit a shudder, surge condition. Finally on March 2021 while driving on a highway the CVT started to slip and the vehicle started to exhibit a lack of acceleration untill it came to a stop in the middle lane almost causing an accident. The vehicle was scanned and codes P084A, P0776 and P0843 were present. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on a tow truck and scanned again and the same codes were present. Now the dealer is telling me that I need a new CVT transmission and that warranty was denied by Mitsubishi. It is to their knowledge that these CVT transmissions are defective and they are trying to fix them with a simple CVT ECU reprogramming and oil change as per the TSB-20-23-001, also charging the owner for the oil change. It is about time that the US Government make Mitsubishi Motors issue a mandatory recall since this is a dangerous condition that can cause a major accident on US highways. It is also time for a Class Action Suit against Mitsubishi Motors for selling a defective product and refusing to repair the vehicles.

Filed Jan 6, 2021 · Transmission, Visibility · 76,177 miles · TX

I've had my routine maintenance done on this vehicle since I financed it back in june of 2019 which was at 47k miles. There was no issues, I had my last maintenance done in october at 70k miles. My transmission showed no signs of going out , there's no leakage of any sort. It just decided saturday, january 2 of 2021 that it was just going to go out. I took it to the dealership january 5th, and he told me it'll be $7035.09 to replace. I feel as though there should be a recall on this transmission just like the recalls for the 2016 models. The dash just now says transmission service required. It was so sudden! I was at 35mph and the car began to shudder upon acceleration while driving saturday. So, I had to drive at least 10miles back home at 20mph, because I wasn't sure of what the issue was at that moment. I had a mechanic check the transmission fluid and he says that there wasn't a drop of fluid in there. When I go get maintenance done I am trusting them to make sure I have everything checked in order for me to fell trust and be safe while driving a vehicle that I financed from them. I could've had a accident or anything. They've only checked what they were paid to do and that was the oil change without ever checking my transmission fluid. Theres no holes nor any leakage the code ran and says p084a transmission has internal damage. I've replaced the windshield wiper twice and the takes a while to defrost the wiper blades move slowly when turned to the max when theres a storm.

Filed Oct 23, 2020 · 3,300 miles · AZ · 1 injury

In early morning after returning from dr. Appointment while traveling west on i8 I was in between 2 tractor trailers was 3 tractor trailers being passed in slow lane all were going 75mph or so when I got to middle semi..all sudden the 2020 mitsubishi outlander 3300miles 1.5 months old ...shut down... Nuthing then it jumped to right and I thought I was going under semis trailer I grasped steering wheel with right hand and tried to keep vehicle going straight in my lane but by then I was 2ft from trailer and all sudden the car started shuddering violently and wheels ( front seemed to lock up and the a super loud banging and metal and I could hear parts and pieces sounded like they were flying allover and by this time semis that watched it all happen slowed and I was able to regain control although the interior filled with smoke and was hard to see out windows I had no power it came on for split second then off igot to side of highway and stopped ..took a few moments to compile myself before getting out didnt wait long maby 5 second all this happened in moments .I'm 60 and have never ever felt a blow like this .there is a problem with these vehicles .mitsubishi came and grabbed it with in 1.5 hours took it to casa grande iv asked them tonight to dont touch the car yet. Weather they will or not I dont know I think it needs to be severely looked at by ntsb.. Contact me asap before they try to cover it .. I was going straight and holding wheel with just a couple fingers with left hand .when all hell went wrong. Theres 1000 ft of marks from fluids at mile marker 95.1 in fast lane of az i8 west bound and probably pieces of vehicle def oil of some type for 1000 ft or hundreds anyway.. Happened yesterday.

Filed Aug 4, 2020 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 mitsubishi outlander sport. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shuddered and stalled without warning. Additionally, there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle while changing gears. The contact took the vehicle to prestige kia (3525 wi-93 trunk, eau claire, wi 54701) where she was informed that the vehicle could not be serviced unless a warning light was illuminated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact linked her failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v563000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Feb 27, 2020 · Transmission · 116,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 mitsubishi outlander sport. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered and stalled. The contact stated that after the vehicle stalled, the service transmission warning light briefly illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed that the CVT transmission and pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000.