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2003 Mitsubishi Outlander lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 19 complaints for the 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
19 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 54% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 54% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2003 mitsubishi outlander. While driving various speeds at night, the headlights intermittently illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road, waited a while, and was able to resume driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. In addition, the contact crashed into another vehicle while driving 30 MPH.

Reported at 160,000 miles, January 2018 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mitsubishi outlander. Both front headlight in the vehicle are cracked which allows water to go inside. Due to this, the vehicle will not pass inspection. She did research on this defect and found numerous complaints on this problem. She also found a TSB on this problem and she spoke with the manufacture, they stated it was not a recall because it does not appear to be a safety concern. She believes this should be recalled and that the manufacture should be responsible for the repairs.

Reported at 35,000 miles, May 2006

Other problems reported for the 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander

Lighting problems in other years

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Lighting problems across all Mitsubishi models