Major Problems with 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer FRONTAL Victims: 2

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer AIR BAGS Victims: 1

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 95887 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, SUSPENSION and STEERING are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Mitsubishi Lancer owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE 2008 mitsubishi lancer. consumer writes in regards to throttle body problems and other failure issues with vehicle. *smd the consumer...	12 ~ 49667 miles
SUSPENSION my 2008 mitsubishi lancer pulls to the left. this happens when accelerating braking or coasting on both crowned and uncrowned	12 ~ 79601 miles
STEERING my 2008 mitsubishi lancer pulls to the left. this happens when accelerating braking or coasting on both crowned and uncrowned	9 ~ 48965 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i purchased a brand new 2008 mitsubishi lancer in april 2007. after only owning the car for 2 weeks it...	5 ~ 21600 miles
POWER TRAIN while coming of the off-ramp the vehicle lost pressure in the clutch pedal. upon further investigation there was fluid leaking...	4 ~ 108500 miles
AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. while driving approximately 60 mph the contact crashed into a drainage ditch. the...	4 ~ 32972 miles
TIRES the car pulls to the left very strongly and have had the car at the dealership 3-4 times to have...	4 ~ 7375 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC my son was attempting to stop at a red light when the brakes started to pulse uncontrollably and the brake...	3 ~ 13600 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2008 mitsubishi lancer evolution x gsr the car has a projected mpg per tank of 280. i have had the...	3 ~ 5965 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE paint on the sides of the car has thousands of rock chips at only 9000 miles. the car has never...	3 ~ 88308 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. in rainy weather conditions the contact noticed water entering the vehicle through the...	3 ~ 10833 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER control arm became detached from cross member due to extreme corrosion. vehicle was in motion when this happened. there were	2 ~ 78524 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. while driving various speeds a burning odor was present and an abnormal...	2 ~ 91516 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL on wednesday morning 4/24/2013 after night shift i went outside to start my car 5-10 minutes early just like any...	2 ~ 21284 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM sometimes while driving there is a strong smell of fuel. the smell is strong enough to make any person in...	2 ~ 14500 miles
CHECK VALVE > SUPPLY > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR i took my car to veracom mitsubishi san mateo c.a. where i purchased my 2008 mitsubishi gts for the recall...	2 ~ 23500 miles
SERVICE BRAKES estaba en la autopista y me prendi la luz del abs y el automvil se senta aguantado cuando me toc...	2 ~ 123938 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i was driving the car to my desired destination when all of a sudden the car started to smell like...	2 ~ 12000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL my lancer will decelerate while driving. i took the car to the dealership and they said there was a problem...	2 ~ 3245 miles
STRUCTURE tl*the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. in rainy weather conditions the contact noticed water entering the vehicle through the...	2 ~ 3750 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN in relation to the mitsubishi lanser 2008 with slat of puerto rico gzn-191 and acquired in the motive dealer berrios...	2 ~ 3500 miles
WHEELS tl*the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. while driving 5 mph the passenger side front wheel wobbled. approximately one week...	2 ~ 121015 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING mar 29 2012 manufacturer recall numbersr-12-002 nhtsa recall number12e012 recall statusrecall incomplete summary the headlamps used for production vehicles allow...	1
WHEEL SPEED SENSOR > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC abs light came on... took to firestone since it was closest to college....they replaced my front brakes....a few weeks later...	1 ~ 95600 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY on wednesday morning 4/24/2013 after night shift i went outside to start my car 5-10 minutes early just like any...	1 ~ 29691 miles
EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2008 mitsubishi lancer. consumer writes in regards to throttle body problems and other failure issues with vehicle. *smd the consumer...	1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR i took my car to veracom mitsubishi san mateo c.a. where i purchased my 2008 mitsubishi gts for the recall...	1 ~ 14000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS involved in a car accident in which i was traveling approximately 25 mph and hit someone broad side with the	1
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS hi my name is [xxx] and the reason i'm writing this email is because i'm an owner of a 2008...	1 ~ 33435 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES i have a complaint about the mitsubishi motors i bought my car two years ago in 2007 and the car...	1 ~ 23 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i own a 2008 lancer with transmission problems won't go into 3rd or 4th gear and dealer wont fix it.	1 ~ 10000 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN underdrive pulley oil leak defect for all 2008 lancers with 4b11 engine. *tr...	1
SEAT BELTS rear seatbelt locked up and dealership said to cut it and now they dont want to fix it. *tr...	1
BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS > GASOLINE > ENGINE seal for crankshaft pulley wears a ring the the pulley causing the pulley to become loose and leak oil. *tr...	1 ~ 8678 miles
TAIL LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. the contact attempted to replace the tail light assembly according to the owner's...	1
FRONT > SUSPENSION i bought the 2008 mitsubishi lancer es a few weeks ago. every time i back out of the driveway the...	1 ~ 35 miles

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