https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Mitsubishi Lancer EVO. en-us Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:45:33 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1554821 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT ALL MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION X FROM YEARS 2008 THROUGH THE CARS FINAL GEAR IN 2015 SUFFER FROM A DESIGN FLAW TO THE S-AWC SYSTEM. THE ACTIVE YAW CONTROL / ACTIVE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEM RELIES ON A PUMP IN ORDER TO OPERATE . THE LOCATION IS UNPROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS AND THOUSANDS OF THEM HAVE FAILED TO DATE. . MINE FAILED WHICH RENDERED MY CAR TO NO LONGER DRIVE IN A PREDICTABLE OR SAFE https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1554822 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT ALL MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION X FROM YEARS 2008 THROUGH THE CARS FINAL GEAR IN 2015 SUFFER FROM A DESIGN FLAW TO THE S-AWC SYSTEM. THE ACTIVE YAW CONTROL / ACTIVE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEM RELIES ON A PUMP IN ORDER TO OPERATE . THE LOCATION IS UNPROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS AND THOUSANDS OF THEM HAVE FAILED TO DATE. . MINE FAILED WHICH RENDERED MY CAR TO NO LONGER DRIVE IN A PREDICTABLE OR SAFE https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1554823 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT ALL MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION X FROM YEARS 2008 THROUGH THE CARS FINAL GEAR IN 2015 SUFFER FROM A DESIGN FLAW TO THE S-AWC SYSTEM. THE ACTIVE YAW CONTROL / ACTIVE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEM RELIES ON A PUMP IN ORDER TO OPERATE . THE LOCATION IS UNPROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS AND THOUSANDS OF THEM HAVE FAILED TO DATE. . MINE FAILED WHICH RENDERED MY CAR TO NO LONGER DRIVE IN A PREDICTABLE OR SAFE https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1448230 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT MY ACTIVE CENTRAL DIFFERENTIAL PUMP FAILED. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO ALL OF THE FLUID WAS GONE SO I REFILLED IT. LAST WEEK IT WAS EMPTY AGAIN SO I FILLED IT AND THE FLUID JUST DUMPED OUT ON MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 82000 MILES ON IT. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1447628 Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT MITSUBISHI RECALL 09V077000 IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, I NOTICED THAT WHILE IN MOTION MY BREAKS WERE NOT REACTING WITH THEIR TYPICAL SPEED. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR INTO A MECHANIC, THEY SAID IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR'S BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVE AND THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THIS BACK IN 2009. I WAS CONCERNED AS I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR, FRANKLY, MORE RECALLS THAN I CAN EVEN REMEMBER, S https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1445133 Sat, 03 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN 2016 FOR A FLASHING TARAMIC LIGHT AND THEY TOLD THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG. WHICH I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THEY NEGLETED TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THIS ISSUE WAS UNTIL 6 MONTHS LATER AND I JUST HAD REACHED 100,500 MILES ON THE CAR. I FOUND ON A FORM IT COULD BE THE A FLUID ISSUE, SO I WENT TO MITSUBISHI TO GET FLUID AND THE SERVICE MANAGER IN https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1424097 Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT WATER HAS MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE GROMMET IN THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL, DOWN THE HARNESS, AND RESTS IN THE CONNECTORS BEHIND THE KICK PANEL UNDER THE DASH. WIRES/CONNECTORS HAVE BECOME CORRODED CAUSING SEVERAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING: LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF, AND NEITHER WILL THE ENGINE AFTER KEYS ARE REMOVED AND EVEN AFTER THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1424098 Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT WATER HAS MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE GROMMET IN THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL, DOWN THE HARNESS, AND RESTS IN THE CONNECTORS BEHIND THE KICK PANEL UNDER THE DASH. WIRES/CONNECTORS HAVE BECOME CORRODED CAUSING SEVERAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING: LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF, AND NEITHER WILL THE ENGINE AFTER KEYS ARE REMOVED AND EVEN AFTER THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1424099 Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT WATER HAS MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE GROMMET IN THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL, DOWN THE HARNESS, AND RESTS IN THE CONNECTORS BEHIND THE KICK PANEL UNDER THE DASH. WIRES/CONNECTORS HAVE BECOME CORRODED CAUSING SEVERAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING: LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF, AND NEITHER WILL THE ENGINE AFTER KEYS ARE REMOVED AND EVEN AFTER THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1365357 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT AYC PUMP FAILED CODE C161E. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PUMP WAS FAILING DUE TO SALT CORROSION. THIS SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL SINCE NURMEROUS OF OTHER CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1338048 Sat, 03 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT ACD/ACY RECALL. I PURCHASED MY 2008 EVO WITH 95000 MILES ON IT. SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH IT RUNNING LEAN AND MY AYC SERVICE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH 96000 MILES ON THE CAR IN HOPES FOR THEM TO HELP ME FIX THESE ISSUES WITH MY CAR AND YET THERE WAS NO HELP AT ALL. SO THEN I WENT ON MY WAY AND I HAD ANOTHER DEALERS https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1237352 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION CENTER DIFFERENTIAL PINS IN MANUAL 2008 MODELS. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE CAR POPPED OUT OF GEAR TO NEUTRAL, THEN I SHIFTED TO 4TH AND POPPED OUT AGAIN TO NEUTRAL, I HAD TO QUICKLY SWERVE TO THE SHOULDER AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CAR TO SKID. UPON TOWING IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL PINS HAVE BACKED OUT THE https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1147398 Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT RECALL FOR DEFECT, NOTICE OCTOBER 2014. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1078748 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR AND AM LEARNING MUCH NOW THAT MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I TOOK MY CAR TO BE DIAGNOSED AT FITZGERALD MITSUBISHI IN ANNAPOLIS MD, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN 800 OR 3100 DOLLAR FIX, DEPENDING ON WHICH JOB NEEDED TO BE DONE. THE BIG FIX IS THE AYC/ADC HYDRAULIC UNIT THAT PRESSURIZES THE CLUTCHES IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. WHAT CAUSES THE FAILURE IS CORROSION. THIS https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1042960 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT ACD PUMP WENT OUT ON MY CAR. NO REAL REASON OTHER THAN THE LIE OF IT BEING COLD.... 20 DEGREES ISN'T TO COLD TO ME. EITHER WAY, WITHOUT THE ACD PUMP THE CARS AWD DOESN'T WORK TO STANDARD. WHAT AWD CAR ISN'T MADE FOR COLD. RIDICULOUS. HAPPENS TO ALOT OF EVOS. NEEDS RECOGNIZED AND RECALLED. ALSO MY TIMING CHAIN WENT AT 36K. NO TIMING CHAIN SHOULD GO OUT THAT EARLY NO MATTER WHAT. THEY TOLD ME ITS BE https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1042961 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT ACD PUMP WENT OUT ON MY CAR. NO REAL REASON OTHER THAN THE LIE OF IT BEING COLD.... 20 DEGREES ISN'T TO COLD TO ME. EITHER WAY, WITHOUT THE ACD PUMP THE CARS AWD DOESN'T WORK TO STANDARD. WHAT AWD CAR ISN'T MADE FOR COLD. RIDICULOUS. HAPPENS TO ALOT OF EVOS. NEEDS RECOGNIZED AND RECALLED. ALSO MY TIMING CHAIN WENT AT 36K. NO TIMING CHAIN SHOULD GO OUT THAT EARLY NO MATTER WHAT. THEY TOLD ME ITS BE https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1035152 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE HEATING SYSTEM TO REMAIN ACTIVATED. AS A RESULT, THE WINDOW BECAME FOGGY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TSB ACTION NUMBER: 10006466 (VISIBILITY) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1026565 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT DUE TO COLD WEATHER HERE IN MN, MY SAWC PUMP HAS FAILED(ALL WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL UNIT, HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILS DUE TO COLD WEATHER). I'VE RESEARCHED AND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD ISSUES OF THE SAME. BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEB 2013, USED WITH 38KMILES. IM AFRAID THE DEALER WONT COVER THE EXPENSES OF GETTING THIS REPLACE. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS I'VE RESEARCHED WITH MANY PEOPLE COMPLAI https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1025329 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WARNING LIGHT "SERVICE REQUIRED" AND A SYMBOL INDICATING THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SUSPENSION APPEARED. HAD CODE READ AND MY VEHICLE SUFFERED A ACD PUMP FAILURE. IT IS A CRUCIAL FEATURE TO THE SOPHISTICATED AWD STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM THAT MAKES AN EVO "SPECIAL". THIS IS A PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN THAT IS NOT COVERED IN THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. THEY ALL FAIL AND THEY ARE EXP https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1025330 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WARNING LIGHT "SERVICE REQUIRED" AND A SYMBOL INDICATING THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SUSPENSION APPEARED. HAD CODE READ AND MY VEHICLE SUFFERED A ACD PUMP FAILURE. IT IS A CRUCIAL FEATURE TO THE SOPHISTICATED AWD STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM THAT MAKES AN EVO "SPECIAL". THIS IS A PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN THAT IS NOT COVERED IN THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. THEY ALL FAIL AND THEY ARE EXP https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-1020448 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT MY 08 EVO IS GETTING THE "SERVICE REQUIRED" LIGHT INDICATING THE S-AWC PUMP HAS FAILED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND A LOT OF THE EVO'S ARE GETTING THIS. ITS B/C THE PUMP LOCATED BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE IS EXPOSED THE ELEMENTS AND GET CORRODED, ALSO THE LIQUID GETS TOO THICK IN THE WINTER AND THE FLUID CANNOT FLOW PROPERLY AND THE PUMP FAILS. MINE FAILED 2 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVE https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-980883 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE MITSUBISHI EVO X IF YOU LIVE IN A COLD AREA AND ROADS ARE SALTED FOR SNOW. THE LOCATION OF THE AWC PUMP IS NOT ENCLOSED ENOUGH SO THE SALT, ROAD CRAP GETS TO THE PUMP AND IT FAILS. MITSUBISHI SAID IT WOULD COST $2 GRAND TO REPLACE THE PUMP. YES $2 GRAND FOR A PUMP!!! MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-980884 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE MITSUBISHI EVO X IF YOU LIVE IN A COLD AREA AND ROADS ARE SALTED FOR SNOW. THE LOCATION OF THE AWC PUMP IS NOT ENCLOSED ENOUGH SO THE SALT, ROAD CRAP GETS TO THE PUMP AND IT FAILS. MITSUBISHI SAID IT WOULD COST $2 GRAND TO REPLACE THE PUMP. YES $2 GRAND FOR A PUMP!!! MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-979006 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT DURING COLD WEATHER (APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES OR LESS) DURING THE EVENING, MY SUPER ALL-WHEEL-CONTROL SERVICING LIGHT WAS TRIGGERED DURING A LOW SPEED TURN. THIS INDICATES A FAULTY OR FAILING AWC/AYC PUMP, A MECHANICAL COMPONENT WHICH PROVIDES AYC FLUID TO THE FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE, AIDING IN STABILITY CONTROL. WHEN THE PUMP IS INOPERABLE, DECREASED (OR NO) PRESSURE/FLUID IS S https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-979007 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT DURING COLD WEATHER (APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES OR LESS) DURING THE EVENING, MY SUPER ALL-WHEEL-CONTROL SERVICING LIGHT WAS TRIGGERED DURING A LOW SPEED TURN. THIS INDICATES A FAULTY OR FAILING AWC/AYC PUMP, A MECHANICAL COMPONENT WHICH PROVIDES AYC FLUID TO THE FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE, AIDING IN STABILITY CONTROL. WHEN THE PUMP IS INOPERABLE, DECREASED (OR NO) PRESSURE/FLUID IS S https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-979008 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT DURING COLD WEATHER (APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES OR LESS) DURING THE EVENING, MY SUPER ALL-WHEEL-CONTROL SERVICING LIGHT WAS TRIGGERED DURING A LOW SPEED TURN. THIS INDICATES A FAULTY OR FAILING AWC/AYC PUMP, A MECHANICAL COMPONENT WHICH PROVIDES AYC FLUID TO THE FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE, AIDING IN STABILITY CONTROL. WHEN THE PUMP IS INOPERABLE, DECREASED (OR NO) PRESSURE/FLUID IS S https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-927050 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT AT 72,000 MILES I WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE IDLING OF MY CAR. AT STOPLIGHTS IT WOULD DIE UNEXPECTEDLY AND/OR JUST IDLE EXTREMELY ROUGH AS THE RPM'S WOULD LOWER. I TOOK IT IN TO GET IT REPAIRED AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED (BY MITSUBISHI) AS A TIMING BELT THAT WAS STRETCHED. I LOOKED ONLINE AN FOUND SCORES OF 2008 EVO'S WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES RIGHT AROUND THE SAME TIMEFR https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-912576 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG SENSOR, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-879586 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT TRAVELING ON FREEWAY IN NUMBER 3 LANE, FRONT DRIVE TRAIN LOCKED UP. CAR SKIDDED FOR APPROX 60 FEET AND THAN VEERED TO THE LEFT AND WAS STRUCK IN THE NUMBER 1 LANE. *KB https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo https://plaincars.com/make/mitsubishi-lancer-evo#complaint-831531 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT I BOUGHT A 2004 LANCER OZ RALLY BRAND NEW, STILL DRIVE IT DAILY AND I'VE ALWAYS HAD THIS PROBLEM TOO. IT WAS HARD TO TURN TO THE HEAT AND THE KNOB BROKE OFF. I CAN'T USE THE HEAT ANYMORE BECAUSE I CAN'T GET IT TO TURN AT ALL. I EVEN TRIED USING NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS (MINE STILL HAS SOME OF THE WHITE PLASTIC PART ATTACHED), WHICH WORKED A FEW TIMES BUT NOW I CAN'T GET IT TO TURN AT ALL. IN 2006, W