Mitsubishi OUTLANDER PHEV brakes problems
10 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
20 owner complaints analyzed
9 distinct recall campaigns
8,550 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2018 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 20 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
10 of 20 complaints match this topic (50.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11140741 · 2018-10-16 (October 16, 2018)
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS I HAVE RECEIVED A BRAKE ALERT WHEN NOTHING WAS IN MY WAY. TODAY, WHEN DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET AT ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR, I WAS GIVEN A BRAKE WARNING AND THEN THE AUTOMATIC BRAKES TURNED ON AND MY CAR SKIDDED TO A STOP. I WAS FORTUNATE NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR WE WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED.
Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11140741 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11197057 · 2019-04-17 (April 17, 2019)
STARTED VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY GOT MULTIPLE WARNINGS INCLUDING THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR, IT HAD ALMOST NO ACCELERATION. IT WOULD NOT START THE GAS ENGINE AND THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING WAS DISABLED. THE RBS AND ACC WARNINGS WERE DUE TO THE SYSTEMS BEING DISABLED BECAUSE THE HYBRID SYSTEM WAS NON FUNCTIONAL. IT WAS ALL ON ELECTRIC BUT AT A SEVERELY REDUCED POWER LEVEL. I TRIED TO TURN OFF AND TURN ON THE CAR A FEW TIMES BUT THERE WAS NO CHANGE. I DECIDED TO TRY TO PLUG THE CAR INTO THE CHARGER FOR A MINUT…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,547 miles reported. Look up ODI 11197057 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11203437 · 2019-04-24 (April 24, 2019)
PUT CAR IN DRIVE TOOK OFF ON IT'S OWN WENT UP TO 40 MPH AND STAYED THERE SHOUT IT DOWN AND RESTARTED RAN OK REST OF THE DAY. NEXT MORNING DID SAME THING. I DID THE SOMETHING I DID THE DAY BEFOR. CALLED SERVICE AND MITSUBISHI USA BOTH SAID BRING IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SO I STARTED UP THE ROAD AND ON THE INTERSTATE I PUT IT IN CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WASN'T ANYONE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE BRAKES SLAMMED ON. GOOD THING NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME .SO I TOOK IT OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL DROVE ON UP THE ROAD AND THE WIPERS CAME ON IT WASNT RAINING. JUST GO…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 11203437 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11218316 · 2019-06-06 (June 6, 2019)
THE FORWARD COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM ACTIVATED BRAKING WHEN A MOTORCYCLIST PASSED BETWEEN LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH IN MEDIUM TRAFFIC. THE MOTORCYCLIST PASSED ON MY LEFT AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED BY THE CAR WHEN THE MOTORCYCLIST WAS APPROXIMATELY 20-25FT IN FRONT OF ME.
Owner-reported narrative. 8,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 11218316 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11255931 · 2019-09-16 (September 16, 2019)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE FRONT PARKING SENSORS ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED AND A BEEPING SOUND WAS HEARD ALTHOUGH NO OBJECTS WERE PRESENT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CORNER STONE MITSUBISHI (580 MAIN ST, WILMINGTON, MA) WHERE THE FRONT PARKING SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS WERE VERY LOOSE AND MOVED WHEN BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WA…
Owner-reported narrative. 13,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11255931 at NHTSA ↗