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(MMNA) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Outlander, 2015-2016 Lancer and Outlander Sport, and 2015 Lancer Evolution vehicles.  These vehicles may have defective relays that can result in an engine stall, reduced engine power or the engine overheating.","consequence":"If the engine stalls, there is an increased the risk of a crash.","remedy":"MMNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected relays, free of charge.  The recall began October 24, 2017.  Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820.  MMNA's number for this recall is SR-17-005.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SR-17-005","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V563000","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION","mfr":"Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.","reported":"2016-07-28","owner_notified":"2016-08-15","units":82436,"summary":"Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Outlander Sport vehicles and 2016 Outlander and Lancer vehicles.  The affected vehicles are equipped with a constant velocity transmission (CVT) that, in certain driving conditions, may cause a delay in the vehicle accelerating.","consequence":"A hesitation during acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"MMNA has notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the CVT control unit with modified software, free of charge.  The recall began on August 15, 2016.  Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820.  MMNA's number for this recall is SR-16-006.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SR-16-006","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":84,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":30,"crash":1,"fire":0,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Power Train",21],["Electrical System",4],["Vehicle Speed Control",4],["Unspecified",3],["Engine",3],["Structure",2]],"by_year":{"2017":2,"2018":1,"2019":2,"2020":2,"2021":6,"2022":6,"2023":4,"2024":3,"2025":3,"2026":1},"excerpts":[["2026-08-06","Power Train","I bought this vehicle and few weeks later I noticed at a red light. When it turned green i hit the gas. My car took a few seconds, reved and then shot out into the lane. Since then it has had issues over 20 miles and when I stop its a few seconds for the car to accelerate and move which is scary on the road. My 4 sons \u2026"],["2025-07-20","Power Train","It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s throwing a P084A code and it feels like the transmission is about to let loose. I bought the car with 30,000 on it in 2016 and it has a hair over 136,000 and ever since I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had it it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always had this transmission lag jerk in it. Very scuttle but you can feel it. Then all of a sudden it just started going i\u2026"],["2025-05-03","Power Train","Recently the transmission has started to shudder when first driving from a stop. It only happens under low acceleration. If you push the accelerator pedel firmly it will not shudder. Wondering if this is a recall about to happen? It started on or about 4/2/2025 but is continuing to happen."]]},"investigations":[{"action":"EA19001","component":"AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE","opened":"2019-04-19","closed":"2024-09-19","campaign":"20V024","subject":"Electrical overstress","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.\u00c2\u00a0 During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (ACU) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) manufactured by ZF-TRW. \u00c2\u00a0The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with "}],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR AWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":4,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.121,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":4,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.121,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":30,"ncap":4,"complaints":30},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}