2006 Mitsubishi Lancer problems
NHTSA has received 52 complaints about the 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer, and 33% of them involve air bags. After that come suspension (17%) and body & structure (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 52 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 99,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 33 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 99,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Mitsubishi Lancer with enough data (13 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Removed foot from accelerator to begin braking for yellow light while driving approx. 25 MPH, as soon as I applied the brakes, the car surged forward as if at full throttle and did not stop accelerating until the impact from the collision. The sudden, unexpected acceleration happened two times before, each time right after I lifted my foot from the accelerator to begin braking. The accelerator had not (not) been fully depressed prior to the unexpected acceleration in any of the above incidents.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mitshubishi lancer. The contact stated that the air bag light remained illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer notified the contact that the vehicle's production date, 8/1/06, fell into the range of vehicle's being recalled for takata air bags 8/4/03- 8/28/06; however, there were no states above south carolina in accordance with NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi lancer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v344000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The air bag warning light illuminated. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect.