Total Complaints
26 filings
MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR · model year
26 NHTSA complaints, 4 crash reports, and 5 active recalls for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2007MITSUBISHIENDEAVOR carries 26 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 4 crashes, 0 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2007 ENDEAVOR is unknown or other with 8 filings, followed by structure:body (4) and air bags (2). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability. This model year has 5 active recall campaigns, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle — the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.
NHTSA currently has 14 investigation files overlapping the 2007 ENDEAVOR. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
26 filings
Crashes Reported
4 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 8 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 4 |
| AIR BAGS | 2 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | 1 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING 120,000 MY 2004-2006 ENDEAVOR PASSENGER VEHICLES. DURING VEHICLE USE, THE IGNITION KEY INTERLOCK CABLE (WHICH IS A COMPONENT OF THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM) MAY ALLOW THE INTERLOCKING CAM TO FALL FORWARD AND ALLOW THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE GEA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 ENDEAVOR VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2008 ENDEAVOR WITH MANUAL AIR CONDITIONING. DUE TO AN INCORRECT HEATER (HVAC) CONTROLLER SIGNAL, THE AIR FLOW FROM THE AIR VENTS MAY RANDOMLY CHANGE DIRECTION AND/OR THE TEMPERATURE MAY BRIEFLY CYCLE BETWEEN HOT AND COLD.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER SEAT BELT ANCHOR MAY SEPARATE DURING A SEVERE VEHICLE CRASH.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
MITSUBISHI IS RECALLING 45,988 MY 2005-2007 ENDEAVOR, GALANT, ECLIPSE COUPE, AND MY 2007 ECLIPSE SPYDER VEHICLES. THE BRACKET THAT IS THE ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE LEFT REAR FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRAP MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY FORMED DURING A METAL STAMPING PROCESS. THE PROCESS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE MET
WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD FRAME BROKE INTO RUSTED OUT THE FRAME SHOULD NOT RUST
Mileage: 157,000
WATER UNDER DRIVERS SIDE CARPET ONLY. FOUND AC / HEATER BOX HOUSING DRAIN FITMENT AGAINST BODY BULKHEAD LEAKING. AC DRAIN IS ON DRIVERS SIDE ABOVE ACCEL. PEDAL AREA.
Mileage: 80,000
ABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION WHILE CAR IS NOT IN PARK. THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARD OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHILE BY SON WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. HE WAS NOT INJURED BUT HIS VEHICLE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT. *TR*JB
Mileage: 64,000
THE DEFROSTER SWITCH DOES NOT SWITCH THE AIR TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDOWS IN THE WINTER. WHEN TURNED TO DEFROST IT BLOWS OUT OF THE OTHER AIR VENTS.
Mileage: 97,501
I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN MAY. I NOTICED THAT THE CARPET GETS SOAKED, ACTUALLY A PUDDLE OF WATER UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE FEET. THE FLOORBOARD AND CARPET GET SATURATED AND NEEDS TO BE VACUUMED AT LEAST ONE TIME A WEEK.THE WATER SOAKS MY SHOES AND IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING.THE DEALER BLEW OUT THE AC LINE AND VACUUMED THE WATER OUT, BUT SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH IT
Mileage: 95,101
I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN MAY. I NOTICED THAT THE CARPET GETS SOAKED, ACTUALLY A PUDDLE OF WATER UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE FEET. THE FLOORBOARD AND CARPET GET SATURATED AND NEEDS TO BE VACUUMED AT LEAST ONE TIME A WEEK.THE WATER SOAKS MY SHOES AND IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING.THE DEALER BLEW OUT THE AC LINE AND VACUUMED THE WATER OUT, BUT SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH IT
Mileage: 95,101
ANY TIME I PUT GAS IN AUTO, IT TAKES ABOUT SIX ATTEMPTS TO START. WILL NOT START IMMEDIATELY AFTER FUELING.
Mileage: 120,000
HEATER AND DEFROST CONTROLS CHNANGE AIR FLOW DIRECTION AND OR TEMPERATURE CHANGES
Mileage: 91,345
DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD HAS TO BE VACUUMED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, HAD AC DRAIN HOSE CLEARED THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY 2015 WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FLOOR WAS SOAKED WHEN I PURCHASED AND BROUGHT VEHICLE HOME. NOW IT HAS BEN SOAKING AGAIN THE LAST MONTH
FOR OVER A YEAR NOW WATER HAS BEEN LEAKING ONTO MY DRIVER SIDE FLOOR FROM THE A/C. I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC DUE TO THERE NOT BEING A DEALERSHIP W/N OVER 100 MILE RADIUS OF ME AND IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. I'VE CHECKED SEVERAL TSB AND ONLINE MITSUBISHI FORUMS AND THEY ALL STATE THE SAME THING. THERE DON'T APPEAR TO BE ANY RESOLVING SOLUTIONS TO THIS ISSUE EITHER SHORT OF RIPPING APART MY VEHICLE TO POSSIBLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND REINSTALL TUBING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED IN THE FIRST PLACE. DEVELOPING HEALTH COMPLICATIONS AND MOLD EXPOSURE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IS NOT SOMETHING I'M TRYING TO RISK. NOTHING HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE...THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT. ALL A SUDDEN WATER STARTED POOLING ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHEN EVER THE A/C WOULD RUN.
MY DOOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE BACK SEAT PASSAGER ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLES JUST BROKE OFF. MY CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE AND WHEN I WENT TO THE DOOR TO OPEN BOTH DOORS THE HANDLES JUST BROKE OFF. JUST RECENTLY I SAW THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS MY CAR AND BOTH HANDLES WERE BROKE ALSO. I ASKED THE DRIVER AND STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES JUST BROKE OFF.
Mileage: 126,000
THE DRIVERS SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE JUST SNAPPED OFF IN MY HAND. *TR
Mileage: 74,300
CAR STARTED TO SHOW SRS LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND STABILITY CONTROL ERROR. CARD BRAKES TEND TO LOCK UP AND CAUSES THE CAR TO SLIDE I AM AFRAID THAT THIS MALFUNCTION WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO NOT SURE IF THE AIRBAGS WILL GO OFF WHEN I AM DRIVING, OR NOT GO OFF AT ALL DURING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 70,230
CAR STARTED TO SHOW SRS LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND STABILITY CONTROL ERROR. CARD BRAKES TEND TO LOCK UP AND CAUSES THE CAR TO SLIDE I AM AFRAID THAT THIS MALFUNCTION WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO NOT SURE IF THE AIRBAGS WILL GO OFF WHEN I AM DRIVING, OR NOT GO OFF AT ALL DURING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 70,230
WE CRASHED IN THE BACK END O0F SOMEONE AT ABOUT 60 MPH NOBODY`S AIR BAG WENT OFF THERE WAS A LOT OF FRONT END DAMANAGE THE AMBULANCE DRIVER WANTED TO GET US OUT AND KEEP US OUT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE HE SAID IT SHOULD OF WENT OFF AND STILL EXPECTED IT WOULD GO OFF AT ANY TIME BUT IT NEVER DID . THE PASSANGER SEAT BELT I HAD ON DID NOT HOLD ME BACK CAUSING BODILY INJURY ESP TO THE CHEST EVEN MY BOTTOM WHERE I KINDA FLEW UP HARD IN THE SEAT THEN DROPPED BACK DOWN. *TT
Mileage: 58,000
WE CRASHED IN THE BACK END O0F SOMEONE AT ABOUT 60 MPH NOBODY`S AIR BAG WENT OFF THERE WAS A LOT OF FRONT END DAMANAGE THE AMBULANCE DRIVER WANTED TO GET US OUT AND KEEP US OUT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE HE SAID IT SHOULD OF WENT OFF AND STILL EXPECTED IT WOULD GO OFF AT ANY TIME BUT IT NEVER DID . THE PASSANGER SEAT BELT I HAD ON DID NOT HOLD ME BACK CAUSING BODILY INJURY ESP TO THE CHEST EVEN MY BOTTOM WHERE I KINDA FLEW UP HARD IN THE SEAT THEN DROPPED BACK DOWN. *TT
Mileage: 58,000
THERE IS A VERY BAD LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE CARPET IS SOAKED. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES (ONLY HARD ENOUGH TO HEAR IT) YOU CAN HEAR THE WATER SWISHING UNDER THE FLOORBOARD. IT HAS CAUSED THE CAR TO NOW SMELL MUSTY AND THE FLOOR IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO FALL IN. *TR
THERE IS A LEAK THAT IS CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE CARPET TO BECOME VERY WET. THIS I ALSO RESULTING EMITTNG AN ODOR. *TR
Mileage: 77,000
IN OCTOBER 2010, I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE (I WAS WORRIED I HAD HIT SOMETHING). I LOOKED AROUND AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS DOWN AND I DID NOT PUT IT DOWN. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK UP, IT DIDN'T MOVE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY, I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND HEARD THAT SAME LOUD NOISE. ONCE AGAIN, I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING OR SOMETHING HAD HIT ME. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO DISCOVER THAT MY DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS DOWN. I VISITED MY LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND AM BEING TOLD IT WILL BE $250 (BEFORE TAXES AND FEES) TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT PARTS WEAR OUT AND NEED REPLACING BUT I FIND IT FUNNY THAT BOTH SIDES WENT OUT WITHIN ONE YEAR OF EACH OTHER.
Mileage: 71,000
2007 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING TRYING TO OBTAIN VEHICLE RECALL REPAIRS FUEL FILLER CAP. *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED, HE WAS ADVISED TO WAIT UNTIL HE STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS. (RECALL # 10V065000) *JB
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.