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2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportsback Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 18, 2012
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 18, 2012

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportsback. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Electrical
Filed Oct 18, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MITSUBISHI LANCER SPORTSBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COLORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CHANGED FROM ORANGE TO YELLOW ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE PANEL CHANGED TO YELLOW, THE TIRE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO CHANGE THE TIRES FROM AIR TO NITROGEN GAS. THE CONTACT PERFORMED THE SWITCH AS INSTRUCTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN FOR 80 MILES HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE SENSORS AS A PRECAUTION BUT THE TIRE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,816 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,900. ..UPDATED 12/11/12 *BF UPDATED 12/12/12*JS UPDATED 12/14/12*LJ UPDATED 12/18/2012*JS

NHTSA ID
10480966
Incident
Sep 28, 2012
Mileage
16,816 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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