The yoke that is part of the frame that holds up the front steering assembly rusted through and does not support the steering assembly the way it should. The car is only 7-1/2 years old and this should not have failed. There were only two replacements to be found in the country. One was a used one from the"South" somewhere, and the second a new one from a Mitsubishi warehouse in California. The estimate for repair is about $1400. The dealer I purchased the car from was no help. It seems that since there are very few replacement parts in the U.S. this may be a wide spread problem for these vehicle. The replacement part is used on several model years of this vehicle.

- Garfield Hts, OH, USA

In April 2014 Mitsubishi sent out a service bulletin tsb-14-33-002 extending the warranty to 9 years/120,000 miles on our 2007 Outlander as they had "determined that there is potential for the front coil springs on your vehicle to corrode from prolonged exposure to anti-freezing agents.....which may cause the spring to fracture.". at 151,281 miles my daughter was backing out of our driveway, heard a very loud "crack" or "snap" in the front of the car while she turned to drive away. We drove it to a nearby garage who determined that the front coil springs were indeed fractured. We spent $1176.48 getting the parts replaced. Fortunately for us our daughter was not at a highway rate of speed or we are certain she could have been involved in an accident and hurt. I have called Mitsubishi for a refund, but since the mileage was over their "voluntary warranty extension" they will not reimburse me. It is clear to me that Mitsubishi has acknowledged a safety issue (possibly to appease NHTSA?) and they are hiding behind a technicality (since I am circa 30,000 miles past the "extended warranty") and not standing behind their product - a product which they have knowingly acknowledged a safety defect with the coil springs. Mitsubishi should be required to reimburse me, and also to recall the affected vehicles and replace the affected components at their cost as they know they have vehicles running down the road with bad coil springs. This is a dangerous situation.

- Vanderbilt, MI, USA

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". I do live in Ohio and we have a lot of snow here, but upon searching online I have found that many others who do not live or travel to areas where roads need to be salted (e.g. Texas, Florida) have also had the same problem. Also, if alternative front coil springs do not have the potential to corrode under these conditions, should Mitsubishi not be liable for providing customers with these satisfactory parts regardless of mileage? it seems to be universal and it is my belief that Mitsubishi put out a vehicle with a defective part that they are now refusing to recall. Their negligence in this matter is not fair to consumers who pay for quality vehicles with quality parts.

- Eastlake, OH, USA

Leaving parking spot, bang sound, then a clunking as I turned out. Driver's side coil spring snapped in two places. Now in three pieces. Dealer only part and hard to find. Bought car new.

- Jordanville, NY, USA

While backing out of the driveway and turning the steering wheel to enter the street, I heard a loud cracking sound and the sterring wheel jerked to one side. I returned to the driveway and later jacked up the car, removed the left front wheel and noticed the top spring of the driver's side suspension was broken.

- St. Charles, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander. While driving 10 mph, the vehicle stalled and shut off completely. The vehicle restarted, but would shut off again each time the brake was depressed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who was unable to determine the cause of failure. The current mileage is 4,200 and failure mileage was 4,100. The consumers wife applied the brakes, but when she did the vehicle stopped abruptly and the engine shut down at the same time. When she restarted the vehicle, it hopped rather than rolling smoothly and the brakes locked up again without the engine shutting down. The brakes worked fine the first two times, then when the brakes were applied for the third time, they locked up and the engine shut down again. The dealer informed the consumer that problem maybe an ABS ECU malfunction possibly in conjunction with the ESC. The consumer also stated there was a problem with the left front suspension or bearing. Updated 06/08/07.

- Haverhill , MA, USA

Loud knocking noise when making a sharp turn, such as turning into a parking spot.

- Landenberg, PA, USA

1. loud clunk noise when turning sharply 2. excessive wind noise, drivers side( per tech's findings.

- Carlsbad, CA, USA