2007 Mitsubishi Outlander problems
NHTSA has received 175 complaints about the 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander, and 33% of them involve suspension. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (13%) and body & structure (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 175 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 96,000 miles 112 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 | 24 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 24 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Among the 112 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 96,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 120,000 miles (35 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Mitsubishi Outlander with enough data (44 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 9 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.
On june 21,2007 I was involved in an accident. The front of 2007 mitsibushi outlnder was crushed in. The car was 4 months old. The car has since been totaled due to about $13,000 worth of damage. The problem is that I was 9 months pregnant and the air bags failed to deploy. The body shop stated that they should have and that the crossbeam that holds the airbag sensor was what busted the radiator as well as the block. I could have been killed as well as my unborn child.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi outlander. While driving 45 MPH, the contact attempted to apply the brakes, but could not stop the vehicle in time. As a result, he rear ended another vehicle. The contact stated that his seat belt failed to restrain him and he struck the steering wheel and sun visor. The air bags failed to deploy. The front end of the vehicle was damaged. A police report was filed. He was able to drive the vehicle to his residence. The current and failure mileages were 2,300.
While driving my 2007 mitsubishi outlander the right rear brakes locked up and wore down the brake pad to nothing causing metal on metal contact with the rotor. I contacted mitsubishi and had the vehicle towed to the closest mitsubishi dealership. The mechanic at the dealership told me that the emergency brake cable had adjusted itself causing the brakes to do this. I questioned if it was a mechanical failure so it would be covered under warranty and he said no.
Mitsubishi has extended the warranty on this vehicles front coil springs to 120,000 miles or 9 years (whichever comes first). My front coil springs went bad at 120,500 and mitsubishi refuses to make the necessary repair to their defective parts. The front coil springs, according to mitsubishi have a "potential" to "corrode from prolonged exposure to anti-freezing agents (such as calcium chloride) used in cold weather areas to clear ice and snow from roadways".