2016 Mitsubishi Outlander

ON RANDOM WHEN DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK, THE LIGHTS BOTH JUST WENT COMPLETELY OUT LEAVING ME IN THE DARK. I HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY BRIGHTS ON FOR SAFETY. THE SECOND PROBLEM IN THE ACCELERATION, YOU CAN PUSH THE GAS BUT IT IS HAS NO POWER TO GO AND HESITATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE WAS UNEXPECTEDLY HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS SEEN IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR A CT SCAN AND SOFT TISSUE INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER MANUFACTURERS ARE USING JATCO CVT TRANSMISSIONS WHICH IS DESIGNED WITH A METAL BELT ROLLING ACROSS 2 OPPOSING SIZE PULLEYS IN THE TRANSMISSION TO MAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING SMOOTHER AND FASTER. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY IS THAT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE BELT AND THE PULLEY START TO GRIND AGAINST EACH OTHER AND REDUCE THE SIZE OF EACH AND CAUSE SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION. METAL SHAVINGS BEGIN TO APPEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN SHOWING THE WEAR. THE DESIGN ALSO MANDATES THAT THE VEHICLE OWNER CHANGE THE FLUID AND FILTER EVERY 30,000 MILES AT THE COST OF $200 TO $300 OUT OF THE OWNERS POCKET. WHEN THIS TRANSMISSION STARTS PRODUCING METAL SHAVINGS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION PAN, SUCH AS IT HAS IN MY VEHICLE, WHICH ONLY HAS 103,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION IS THE ONLY OPTION. THE DEALERSHIP COSTS $9,400 AND A COUPLE OF TRANSMISSION SHOPS HAVE QUOTED $7,400. THIS TECHNOLOGY COSTS THE CONSUMER MORE TO NOT ONLY OPERATE BUT ALSO DEVALUES THE PRICE OF THEIR VEHICLE IN A SHORT SPAN OF TIME. MOST TRANSMISSION EXPERTS ESTIMATE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION TO LAST NO MORE THAN 3 TO 5 YEARS BEFORE IT MUST BE REPLACED. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR A 2ND OPINION ABOUT THE SLIPPING. THE TRANSMISSION ONLY SLIPS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST ENGAGED INTO GEAR. AFTER A 2 SECOND HESITATION, THE VEHICLE DRIVES WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE BBB, THE LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL, MITSUBISHI'S US HEADQUARTERS, SEVERAL ATTORNEYS, WHO WON'T REPRESENT ME BECAUSE NOBODY HAS GOTTEN INJURED, AND I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TRANSMISSION (JATCO USA, INC}. MITSUBISHI AND THE DEALERSHIP WON'T RESEARCH WHY THIS TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AT THE LOW MILEAGE.

ON SEPTEMBER 2019 AROUND 10:45 PM, MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT 2016 WAS THE CAUSE OF GARAGE FIRE AT MY HOUSE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE /BATTERY AREA AFTER I HAD TRIED TO GIVE A JUMP START A DAY BEFORE BUT THE CAR DID NOT START. FIRE WAS MOSTLY CONTAINED UNDER THE HOOD. SINCE 2016, THE CAR WAS MOSTLY GARAGED AND SPARINGLY DRIVEN AND HAD VERY VERY LOW MILES NOT ENOUGH TO GET FIRST SERVICE IF I RECALL CORRECTLY. THE INTERIOR STILL SMELLS FRESH CAR. I HAD REGISTERED THE CAR WITH DMV AS NON OPERATIVE STATUS AND DID NOT RENEW MY INSURANCE AS I WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. EVEN WHEN I DROVE COUPLE OF TIME, MITSUBISHI SMELLED LIKE ROTTEN EGGS ESPECIALLY WHEN I WOULD START OR PARK AFTER A SHORT DRIVE. I ASKED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS NOT TOLD TO IGNORE IT. I HAVE FEW DOCUMENTS FROM DMV, INSURANCE AND PHOTOS THAT I WILL ATTACH. I NEED TO BE TOTALLY REIMBURSED FOR THE PRICE OF THE CAR. I DO HAVE FEW LOAN PAYMENT RECEIPTS , IF NEEDED TO PROVE. AFTER THE FIRE, NEITHER HOME NOR AUTO INSURANCE WILL COVER THE DAMAGE OF THE CAR. THE BURNT CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. PLEASE HELP ASAP.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCELERATE AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHILE ON HIGHWAY. NO WARNING WAS GIVEN BEFOREHAND, JUST SUDDENLY ACTED THIS WAY. I HAD TO TURN MY CAR OFF THEN ON QUICKLY TO GET IT GOING BECAUSE IT WOULDNT GO. IT THEN TELLS ME THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I THEN HAD TO GO 40 MPH AND NO MORE AS IT WOULDNT LET ME GO FASTER. TOOK TO AN AUTO PLACE AND TOLD ME CVT BELT SLIPS REPEATEDLY AND POWDER ENTERS THE THING. P0776, P0730, P0741, POUR A, P0969, P2719. THESE ARE THE THINGS GIVEN TO ME BY AUTO PLACE.

GOING ABOUT 75 MPH ON 64 EAST IN VA TOWARDS RICHMOND SUDDENLY MY RPMS JUMPED TO 6 AND THEN BACK TO ABOUT 2. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED LOOSING POWER AND RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED WARNING ON THE DASH. I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A MINUTE AND STARTED IT BACK AND THE RPMS WERE JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THE CAR WAS JERKING I COULDN'T GET IT ABOVE 45. MADE IT TO MY DAUGHTERS APT ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY AND PARKED IT. I DID SO MUCH RESEARCH ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE CRASH RATINGS BUT TOTALLY MISSED THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. I CALLED HYMAN BROTHERS MITSUBISHI IN MIDLOTHIAN AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED. THIS TRANSMISSION RECALL IS MUCH LARGER THAN WHAT'S OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. I CHECKED THE VIN AND MY CAR DIDN'T HIT. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 45 DAYS AND NOW I'M HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON A CAR THAT'S 4 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 84K MILES ON IT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON 64 WHICH IS A 6 LANE INTERSTATE.

MY TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE HESITATES FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE, THEN ONCE IN GEAR THE VEHICLE DRIVES FINE. I TOOK IT TO WALKER MITSUBISHI, WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY STATED I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I DROVE TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION SHOP TO GET A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT WAS CAUSING MY TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE SLOW. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION SHOP SERVICE TECH STATED THAT CVT TRANSMISSION ARE CONSTANTLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I WENT ON AUTOZONE'S AND NHTSA WEBSITES AND FOUND RECALLS REGARDING THE PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING TONIGHT AND MY LIGHTS WENT OUT, ( FOR THE 3RD TIME) I HAVE REPLACED THESE LIGHTS TWICE ALREADY THE LAST TIME BEING A FEW MONTHS AGO...NOW THEY BOTH GO OUT WHILE DRIVING! I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL MITSUBISHI CARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST ONE I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT...OR WORSE KILLED!