2004 Mitsubishi Outlander problems
NHTSA has received 73 complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander, and 27% of them involve suspension. After that come engine (11%) and body & structure (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 73 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 52 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 52 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 63,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 96,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2004 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Mitsubishi Outlander with enough data (35 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.
Vehicle vibrated badly and had a tendency to pull to the right. Very bad accident occurred july 12, 2006. One car accident. My wife was driving home from houston, texas. A woman driving behind her said they had been driving normally, no speeding or weaving, when my wife's outlander suddenly pulled hard to the right, hit a large curb and flew through the air, landing and rolling on to the side.
1- I was driving at 55MPH(55 posted) on route 38/lincoln highway in west chicago, il and as I approached the intersection an individual did not yield and turned in front of my path. I put on brakes probably about 10-20 feet before I made a high speed impact with his passenger side rear wheel and quarter panel with my front end. My car took the impact on the front end and my airbags did not deploy. I believe I hit the other car at about 50MPH and it seems that my airbags should have deployed.
Slammed my front drivers side into a cement column in a parking lot. My airbag did not deploy. No major injury just a bruised jaw and sore neck. Incident 01/17/2013. Usaa auto insurance said car was totalled so I get the cash value.
I purchased this vehicle and noted that there is a loud squeaky sound worsens when driving from the back with alot of rust and not breaking properly.
NHTSA recall number: opens new window takes away from VIN lookup section> 16v458 recall date: august 19, 2016 manufacturer recall number: sr-16-003 summary: the inside and outside surfaces of the front cross members used on certain vehicles, if exposed long term to snow melt water and anti-freezing agents, may corrode due to insufficient performance of the rust protection.