Mitsubishi Outlander Questions & Answers (page 4 of 7)

Hi. You will find two vent tubes under the 2 front seats on the floor that transfer air to the rear. no actual control vents in the rear. Hope that helps.

I would not tow a caravan with an outlander

I have towed a 15ft caravan with both petrol and diesel and they cope fine but the diesel is a lot better. I have done over 100,000ks towing with Outlanders and have had no problems.

I gave a customer review about my 2012 Outlander which I found to run well, be economical and reliable but could do with air vents in the back. I am not a mechanic and therefore have knowledge about the 2016 Outlander (mine is a different model) and its timing belt. Sorry cant help.

The diesel has a chain.

Timing chain across all engines from 2009

Hi, I don't have answer, but just curious as to how many km's your outlander has done?
Mick

245xxxkm

Hi I bought a 2004 model and I'm having the same issue would like to know if you have found a solution yet?

Get a diesel as I get up to 1000ks out of a 60lt tank.

We had a similar problem with our Sept 2016 Outlander. We told the dealer about the hesitation and lack of response when depressing the accelerator and they applied the 'recall' fix to the car. This fixed out issue and the car has been great since. The recall related to a hesitation issue. You can find it in google or on recalls.gov.au.

The 2017MY has a safety item that if harsh acceleration is detected it will cut the power such as an accidental heavy push on the accelerator in car park etc. I am not sure if this is only included in the Safety Pack or not. However I have heard of this hesitation but has not affected mine. If you has reactive cruise control switched on also that may affect acceleration if following another vehicle.

If it is green it is good, but every time you plant the foot it will show orange etc as you are wasting fuel. You can check fuel consumption and driving habits on the screen. Under the Vehicle info icon.

Blue means the engine is cold, quite normal. (Be kind to a cold engine, don't rev it hard and accelerate hard till the engine has warmed up.)
Many cars have that blue light.

Red means hot. That's when you need to stop the engine and call for help.

Sorry Davo, I'm just a consumer that also bought an outlander, I have no idea? Though mine doesn't do that, it does, however always revert back to the full contents (ie not just a playlist or album) of my ipod everytime I turn on the car, and takes ages to process the ipod before I can change it... so a run to the shops may end up with a Christmas carol or nursery rhyme and you can't do anything about it. If you work out how to change yours, let me know if you can 'save' the playing of a playlist for eaxh time you start the engine..

Best thing to do is take it straight back to the dealer and ask them to fix it.

It only works from a recent Android Phones,( I have Samsung Note 1) too old not compatable with Android Auto, with Bluetooth and Google Maps, and you need to d/l the App 'Android Auto' then it should pair and show on the screen when u select GPS. The GPS knows where we are when we touch GPS on the screen with global positioning, but that's not much help.

Its just a reminder. Jo can reset it yourself from the dash board. read the book.

I had mine done a few weeks ago (2016 xls zk) Honestly i can't say that i noticed anything for the time i had it before i had to return it for an ongoing issue.
Perhaps a small improvement at low speeds when you put the foot down... but negligible if there is any....and perhaps just my mind playing tricks on me!
My other half didn't notice anything.

I think you will find that the blue light that comes on every time from a cold start indicates the engine is in fact cold and not overheating! Quite why anyone would need to know that is puzzling but there you have it.

Blue is indeed cold. Many cars without a temp gauge have that. Even our old Hyundai Getz had that.
(Red is hot.)
It's wise not to thrash your engine when cold, just in the interest of looking after it.

What issue? The warning light comes on, but what error code does it give?
What has the servicing agent said the error is?
Could be something simple like your petrol cap isn't on tight enough.
I have a very cheap OBD2 scanner, an Elm327, that plugs into the OBD port and I can read the error codes output from the ECU on a mobile phone. Any error codes that come up - none yet - I can Google and take action.

I got the Check Engine warning light *once only* after my ASC failed, and cut power to my engine ... about 1000kms short of my 45K service. The warning light ran for about the next 30kms of driving, and at the service I mentioned it. The best they got back to me with was something about updating the firmware. But that's my service centres response to everything.... yeah. Bit miffed about the battery in my NEW car (purchased in Mar 2014) dying earlier this year and being told by Roadside Assist that the battery is dodgy and should have gone for at least three years, and then being told by the dealer that the warranty on it is only 12 months. Great customer service, hey? (I hear only Jeep is better). I want to like my car, and I do, but the whole experience has been disappointing. Like the authorised accessories - they installed roof-racks that were KNOWN to have issues with resonance when driving over 60kms/hr ... however they don't actually fix the design, no, they just give you "plugs" when you crack the *poos* (yes, apparently I swore there and couldn't post my response) and complain about it. They also lied about fuel economy.... yeah. It's stacking up against them, isn't it.

hey SMB i have an 05 outlander and have the engine warning light problem. Mitsubishi act like they have never heard of it and of course want to spend 2-3 hours searching the cause. Codes suggest O2 sensors among other things. Im getting several different codes and think its an ECU problem. daveyb40 at gmail dotcom

As a general rule, Mitsu recommends every 5 years or 100,000 km for engines with cam belts.

The ZH outlander has a timing chain on the 2.4 litre petrol not a belt hence no changing

We have a four year old Lancer from new. Every time we start it, a "routine maintenance" message appears and goes off quickly. The dealer insisted many times that this is normal. However, after recent service and recall, the problem is gone. What would the dealers know! It does not appear to be quite the same problem as yours but many Mitsubishi models were recalled in July. Check online as there are lots of software issues across the range. You may get lucky. EJR, Brisbane.

Is the car in Eco mode during cold starts the car does run under power. If you take out of Eco mode this should remedy this power lag

have tried with and without Eco mode, this condition is constantly occurring even at operating temp, happens at every traffic light.

I haven't had this problem. Mine is a 2 Litre CVT. It isn't overly powerful but has adequate takeoff. I don't use ECO mode. Mine seems to have more pick up at low speeds and is more sluggish once you get above 40 km/h

Hi, It does not go on a beach you'll destroy the car

They have some anti corrosion treatment and a stainless exhaust. I have had no problems.
90,000 + ks on the same set of Toyo's

Unusual...the only Tung that I can think of is the engin management trying to warm the car especially if you live in a colder climate and have the climate control on to heat the cabin....try this next time ensure climate control is off let the car run for 5 mins then try again...if problem persist take a video of the fail with your phone and present to the dealer (ie video the tachometer fluctuating) try taking a video also if the car was placed in a similar situation but is placed into drive (ie you may need to reverse the car into the guarge then drive strait out) problem could be a thermostat sensor (would be interesting if this problem persists in the warmer months) or a fear sensor when the reverse is selecte ie the engine is spinning up to select the gear. You have your 1500k service comming up utilise the video to support the problem with the dealer...good luck

Mine has done about the same Ks but haven't had this problem. Mine is a 2 Litre Front Wheel Drive and so far it is very smooth. It seems to warm up very quickly and any initial roughness when cold goes quickly.

Jeff.. Thanks for your question any car over 100k will develope some problems especially once the start getting closer to the 200k mark. In the past with the previously owned Pajero we had a master cylinder fail at 150k cost $700 clutch on manual replaced at 225k cost $1800 I have had fellow owners comment make sure you get the timing chain looked at as mitsubshis when the get older have a habit of throwing the chain apart from the I had no problems until the car was disposed at 300k. The outlanders whilst a smaller 4wd are still based on the Pajero engineering....also just make sure you get the 4wd transmission looked at invade of water infusion from beach work

I just said a tearful goodbye to my 2008 LS due to hitting a roo. 250k on it and it never missed a beat. I just serviced it regularly and had the transmission serviced to ensure it still ticked along before any major problems. The best car ever! However now that I'm looking for a replacement I think I was just fortunate with mine because those that I've driven have had issues. These may have been owners fault for not maintaining the vehicle. Check the service history.

I have a 2008 outlander, have had for 4 years and I’ve done 250,000 I’ve never had an issue, just standard replacing of timing belt, battery, tyres, filters, brakes