2015 Mitsubishi Outlander transmission problems

Filed Jul 6, 2025 · Transmission · NY

The cvt transmissions are terrible and fail

Filed Sep 20, 2024 · Transmission · 200,000 miles · IN · fire

The contact owned a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, a warning message displayed reading "Transmission Failure Reduced Power', prompting the contact to pull to the shoulder of the roadway. After which the contact observed smoke emanating from the engine compartment. By the time the contact and her family were able to exit the vehicle and move to a safe distance, the vehicle had become engulfed in flames that were originating from the engine compartment. Local emergency services arrived and were able to extinguish the fire. All warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard but had yet to be deemed a total loss by the contact's insurance provider. A fire report was filed. A police report was filed with no injuries reported. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

Filed Nov 28, 2023 · Acceleration, Engine · GA

While driving in the city limits around 35 miles an hour I had to stop abruptly to avoid a collision with a driver who didn’t stop at the intersection. I had to come to a complete stop for this driver. When I took my foot off of the brake and tried to drive on my car would not move. I had to shift gears put it in park and try again. I could hear the engine responding but the car wouldn’t move. When it did start to move forward slowly it was shaking very hard and I was only able to get 10 miles an hour. I had to be towed. And I kept thinking what if I was on the highway that day where the speed limit is 75mph.

Filed May 12, 2023 · Transmission · IN

It has hesitation when accelerating and stuttering while driving. its throwing a code PO868 for the transmission. It's a cvt transmission, and it feels like a transmission slip at times, or it takes off then hesitates then goes again. Other times it stutters. Its a risk because now our chances of being in a accident increases. Until it threw the code there were no issues then all the sudden there was the issue.

Filed Feb 26, 2023 · Transmission · TX

I went to get my emissions check. I was informed that the rpms were not registering. After getting the car diagnosed I was informed that P1590 Mitsubishi Code - TCM To ECM Communication Error In Torque Reduction Request is the problem.

Filed Jul 18, 2022 · Electrical, Transmission · 140,040 miles · PA

The contact owns a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and accelerated unintendedly. Additionally, the steering wheel seized. The contact pulled over to the side of the roadway and restarted the vehicle after several activation and deactivation of the starter. The contact stated that after restarting the vehicle and driving, the vehicle was jerking. The vehicle was taken to three different independent mechanics and diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact attempted to inform the manufacturer of the failure but was unable to speak with a representative. The approximate failure mileage was 140,040.

Filed Jan 8, 2022 · Transmission · KY

My 2015 Mitsubishi outlander transmission, cvt has gone out at 11700 thousand miles,, I was told there's no warranty nor recall , I was driving up hill it started jerking really hard , there was a car coming up behind me almost hitting me because of it lagging , please put a recall on these vehicles , be for someone dies because of the cvt failer.

Filed Jan 8, 2021 · Transmission · MA

I went to go turn on my car when I got out of work and when I put the vehicle on drive and pressed the gas pedal the car would not move when the gas pedal was pressed! So I turned off the car and turned the car back on and put the car on drive and pressed the gas pedal and the car revved up and moved a little with hesitation. So I put the car on reverse and pressed the gas pedal and car would rev up but not move! So I turned off the car and turned it back on again and put it in reverse again and pressed the gas pedal again and the car moved but with hesitation and with not a lot of force! So I leave the car at my workplace and get the car towed to my house the next day! I call the dealer because my mechanic seen there was a recall with the vehicle hesitating to move and I gave them my VIN number and the dealer told me there's nothing they could do because my vehicle wasn't on the recall list ! They also told me that to replace the transmission it was going to cost about $8000. My vehicle only has 114000 miles I shouldn't be having this problem! So now I'm stuck with a car that needs a new transmission/power train !

Filed Jan 13, 2020 · Transmission · LA

My wife and I went to walker automotive, 1616 s. Macarthur dr alexandria, la 71301, (318)445-6421 to finance a low or no mileage, mpg) efficient vehicle for my wife. The salesperson, steve farrell asked, 'what type of vehicle did we want?' I told him my first choice was a 4 cyl with a third-row seating, with an mpg rating in the mid to upper 20's and not a big body that my wife would be driving most of the time. He showed a gray 2016 mitsubishi outlander se (the vehicle we financed). My wife got in the driver's seat and drove the vehicle around on a few city streets surrounding the dealership. I asked mr. Farrell about the mileage (34,421) this vehicle already had. He stated, 'these were hwy miles.' I informed him that the mileage was agreeable since I knew my wife needed a vehicle that was good for hwy driving. After financing this vehicle, I returned to walker for oil changes, multi-point inspections and a couple of mitsubishi recalls. One of the recalls was for the door locks not automatically locking once the vehicle reached 5miles per hour. The other recall was for a failure in the parking brake system that would cause the vehicle to move even with the parking brake engaged. I discovered these recalls by going to the autozone website. Mitsubishi did not send me a letter. I scheduled an appt to have the recalls corrected. I was asked to speak to 2 different svc advisors. The first advisor, michael medina, was supposed to have ordered the parts, but didn't, so my appt was pushed back another month. The next service advisor, sam morrison ordered the parts and set the appt for me to bring the vehicle in. Mr. Medina committed suicide and mr. Morrison stopped working for walker after repairing the recalls on my vehicle. My conversations with both of these advisors was to ask them if there were any other recalls. They both replied, 'not to their knowledge.'

Filed Sep 18, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 43,683 miles · PA · crash

This happens almost all the time - when driving at city street speed of 25 MPH and under my car shakes so much and does not accelerate and feels like it is going to shut down. On 3 occasions I was rear ended because of this and one time was with a huge sanitation truck with my children inside the car. I have taken this car to the dealer and the mitsubishi dealer to be looked at and help to no avail it still does it. I have reported this to mitsubishi motors and was given a case number but to date no one has contacted me nor helped me. I am scared for the safety of my family and myself - it is a very scary situation and I just bought this car about a year ago. Help me because no one else does.