2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Power Train

The contact owns a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 MPH, the service transmission warning light illuminated. The failure caused the gear to downshift inadvertently from 4th gear to 1st gear within seconds. The contact managed to pull over to attempt to regain control however, the transmission failed intermittently. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who diagnosed that the vehicle needed valve body replacement. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that due to the vehicle not being included under recall, and the warranty was expired, they were unable to assist. The approximate failure mileage was 119,000.

Vehicle exhibits a shudder/surge condition (engine flare, lack of acceleration, and/or car shake) possibly caused by poor reaction of the hydraulic pressure circuit. The CVT belt slips repeatedly when accelerating, causing a warning light to turn on with DTC P084A. The vehicle exhibits exactly the conditions described in TSB-20-23-001 and is explicitly included in the affected vehicles section the bulletin (2015-2020 Outlander Sport with 2.0L Engine with CVT transmission). The conditions were confirmed using Diagnostic Procedure 2 on TSB-20-23-001 by certified mechanic at Meineke Car Care Center (Lexington, SC). However, VIN was not included in the recall as confirmed by MMNA service representatives. The scope of TSB-20-23-001 does not sufficiently cover all vehicles affected by the recall condition, as Mitsubishi excluded some vehicles for undisclosed reasons. Because Mitsubishi had previously failed to trace and identify all affected vehicles in its initial recall for this unsafe condition in TSB-17-23-002, it is possible or likely that Mitsubishi failed to trace or identify all affected vehicles in TSB-20-23-001. The scope should be expanded to all vehicles with CVT transmissions in the model years listed in the bulletin, without exception.

Wife was driving home from work in the 2016 Outlander Sport and just before exiting onto the exit ramp vehicle began to rev up and then wind down and wouldn't accelerate anymore. Had it towed to the dealership. They checked it out and the transmission CVT is shot. Mind you this vehicle has only 118,000 and is only 5 yrs. old and with regular maintenance on it. The dealership just quoted me price to fix it would be $10,000. We still owe about $3500 left on payments. We don't have $10,000 to shell out for another transmission. Did some digging and seems like a lot of people are having the same problem with this transmission. This should be fixed for free and needs to be recalled. Someone is gonna be hurt seriously or killed because of this.

VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO SHOW ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. BLINKING D LIGHT AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION LIGHT

The contact owns a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander. The contact stated her daughter was driving 50 mph and became aware that the RPM gauge was fluctuating. The contact stated that the vehicle started shuddering and shaking, then stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The driver waited a few minutes and then was able to restart the vehicle and continued to drive however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission failed the pressure test and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the transmission warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact also stated that while at a complete stop, a slight hesitation would occur upon depression of the accelerator pedal. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic and the mechanic discovered a defect in the transmission solenoid valve. The dealer was contact about the failure and offered no assistance. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 41,122.

I HAVE A 2016 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER WITH A 2.4L ENGINE AND THE JATCO CVT TRANSMISSION AND ONLY 75,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ERRATICALLY AND SHUDDERING WHEN GOING CERTAIN MPH RANGES TYPICALLY BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO GO WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. FROM A STOP, IT TAKES 5 SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO GO ONCE IT IS PUT IN DRIVE. I HAVE A TROUBLE CODE ON MY OBD OF P084A. THIS HAS BEEN DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS A CAR ON THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY. MY WIFE ALSO GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ITERSECTION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR AROUND 5 SECONDS BEFORE ACCELERATING. MITSUBISHI HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS VEHICLE, NUMBER TSB-17-23-002 THAT COVERS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MY VEHICLE AND EVEN HAS AN ECU REPROGRAM THAT WILL PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. THE PROBLEM IS A SERVICE BULLETIN DOES NOT COVER THE COSTS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND COMMON DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION AND MITSUBISHI IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2017/MC-10109105-9999.PDF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY AS THE GEAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO CHANGE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERTRICH BUICK GMC (26953 SUSSEX HWY, SEAFORD, DE 19973) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V563000 (POWER TRAIN) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 90,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND SUDDENLY MY CAR BEGAN TO JERK, AS IF IT WAS HICCUPING, AND REFUSED TO ACCELERATE FOR A NUMBER SECONDS. IT LABORED TO MAKE IT HOME. IT WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT WOULD ACCELERATE AND THEN JERK CAUSING TRAFFICS TO ABRUPTLY HALT WITHOUT WARNING, BY THE TIME I GOT HOME IT WAS STUCK ON 1ST GEAR, AND NOW WON'T EVEN REVERSE. MY CAR IS NOT DRIVE ABLE . SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT THRU A TRANSMISSION CODE. I THINK IT MIGHT BE A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. I BELIEVE THE CONSTANT VELOCITY TRANSMISSIONS ARE RECALLED, MY VEHICLE HAS A CVT.

WHEN DRIVING YOU FEEL THAT SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STARTS JERKING, AND WHEN GOING ON AN UPHILL THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER, SLOWS DOWN AND MAY EVEN STOP COMPLETELY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SPECIALLY IF YOU DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY; THE CARS BEHIND YOU CAN HIT YOU AT FULL SPEED WHICH IN WORST CASE IT COULD BE FATAL. IT STARTED HAPPENING WHEN MY CAR HAD ABOUT 110K MILES AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF ABOUT $8,000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHILE COMMUTING ON THE HIGHWAY (~60MPH) MY CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK TO NORMAL GEARS FOR HIGH SPEEDS (RPM GAUGE WAS SPORADIC, SHUTTERING AND JUMPY). I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP (CVT SPECIALIST) DRIVING 10 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE IT (COST WAS 2,527.98) AFTER THE CVT WAS REPLACED, ROUGHLY ABOUT 45 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING , THE CAR IT STARTED DISPLAYING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I RETURNED THE CAR BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THE DEALERSHIP NEEDED TO DO SOME UPGRADES TO THE TRANSMISSIONS COMPUTER. AFTER THE UPDATES, DRIVING WAS NORMAL IN TILL ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER THE CVT SERVICE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN AND STARTED SHUTTERING... SO I TRADED IN THE CAR. THIS CARS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE AND MONEY PIT COSTING ME AND MY FAMILY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. CAR WAS ONLY AT 65K MILES WITH PROPER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND NO RECALLS WERE LISTED FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

VEHICLE HESITATES DURING ACCELERATION. I HAVE HARD TIMES TO MANAGE THE PROPER SPEED. IT SHAKES AND JERKS INSTEAD. DOESN'T ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DILLER TO CHECK FOR SOME RECALLS. THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. AND WARRANTY IS EXPIRED SINCE MY CAR HAVE 106 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TO PAY FOR CHECKING AND FIXING. BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE EXPENSES

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.

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.

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.

I WENT INTO MY DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE SATURDAY 9/7/19 AND AFTER I LEFT WITHIN A FEW HOURS A "TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED" ALERT CAME ON THE CAR BEGINS TO STUTTER AS I ACCELERATE AT A CERTAIN LEVEL AND THEN LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT. I COULD NOT GO BACK THE SAME DAY BECAUSE THEY HAD CLOSED.SUNDAY I HAD MY NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC RUN THE SCANNER ON THE CAR AND THE CODE ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PRESSURE SWITCH SENSOR WAS READING. MONDAY MORNING I CALL THEM AS SOON AS THE SERVICE CENTER OPENS AND THEY TELL ME TO BRING IT IN. WHEN I BRING IT IN, I WAIT ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO AND THEY COME TELL ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WE HAVE ORDERED THE PART THAT WILL COME IN ON WEDNESDAY. I LEAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK WHICH WAS ABOUT 40 MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLS AS IM MAKING A U-TURN TO MY JOB'S PARKING LOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND THEN DROVE HOME. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V563000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT CALLED MARK MITSUBISHI PHOENIX (LOCATED AT 1901 E BELL RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85022, (602) 888-2840) AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 20, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DELAY WHENEVER THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING, WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF YOUR ACCELERATOR, THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A ROARING NOISE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID THAT ITS THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAVE SEEN ALOT OF OUTLANDERS WITH MY YEAR COMING IN HAVING TO GET THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THEY ARE SURPRISED THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THE ISSUE SINCE ITS HAPPENED SO FREQUENT WITH THE 2016 OUTLANDERS

I PURCHASED A 2016 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER IN 9/2015 FROM LARRY J MITSUBISHI. IN AUGUST OF 2016, WE RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A RECALL(SR−16−006 ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT CAN CAUSE A CRASH IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY USE, INTERSECTION OR HEAVY FLOWING TRAFFIC. UPON THE RECALL, WE TOOK VEHICLE TO LARRY J IN 9/2016 TO HAVE A THE PROPOSED FIX TO RE FLASH THE SOFTWARE. VEHICLE DROVE GREAT UNTIL 08/2017, WITH HESITATION AND SLUGGISH ACCELERATION. WE TOOK VEHICLE TO SAME DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED ON 08/10/2017. IN SPEAKING WITH SERVICE ADVISOR, THE TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND PERFORMED FIX, RE FLASH, AS NOTED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN. WE THEN DROVE VEHICLE ON 08/12/2017 TO MILLEDGEVILLE, GA(4 HOURS FROM HOME) AND BEGAN NOTICING HESITATION AND ACCELERATION ISSUES WHEN ARRIVING ABOUT AN HOUR FROM OUR DESTINATION. UPON LEAVING THAT EVENING TO HEAD BACK TO CHARLOTTE(4 HOURS FROM HOME) THE VEHICLE TOOK A LONG TIME TO PICK UP SPEED AT LIGHTS AND INTERSECTIONS. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO AUTO ZONE AND CAPTURE ERROR CODES. WE CHECKED INTO HOTEL AND PLANNED TO LEAVE IN THE MORNING. THE NEXT MORNING, DROVE NOT IN 1/8 OF A MILE AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT AT AN INTERSECTION AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 70MPH AND HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND CANNOT PICK BACK UP AND SEE 16-WHEELER AND LARGE SUV'S COMING BEHIND YOU OR GOING 45 MPH AND THE VEHICLE JUST STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, MITSUBISHI CORPORATION IS OF ANY HELP WHEN SEEING ANY REIMBURSEMENT FROM OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. I HAVE DOCUMENTS ON A WORD DOCUMENT WITH PHOTOS, REPAIR ORDERS, RECEIPTS ETC.