I purchased a 2003 mitsubishi lancer ls, frm the mmsa co. used parking lot, with only a 100 miles. car seemed to run fine, and then it started to randomly revv and them stall. it wasnt that bad at first, but 06/04 it became a problem. id stall about 8-12 x a day (avg.), id taken it to the mitsu dealers who all said: they fixed it, couldnt replicate the problem, or there was nothing wrong. while on the freeway, i started to brake and then realized that i had no power to my car- it had stalled in motion. ...
I was traveling southbound on the florida turnpike, i was on the left hand lane when i looked through the rearview mirror and noticed a vehicle behind doing about 80-90 miles per hour. i merged to the middle lane so that they could continue on. they were recklessly driving and they swerved to my lane, i proceeded to swerve to avoid getting hit and when i tried to hit the brakes they jammed on me. i lost control of the car and hit the right divider with the front of my car, the car proceeded to spin out of control ...
Removed foot from accelerator to begin braking for yellow light while driving approx. 25 mph, as soon as i applied the brakes, the car surged forward as if at full throttle and did not stop accelerating until the impact from the collision. the sudden, unexpected acceleration happened two times before, each time right after i lifted my foot from the accelerator to begin braking. the accelerator had not (not) been fully depressed prior to the unexpected acceleration in any of the above incidents. attempt to brake before collision was unsuccessful;i had recently replaced front brake pads again (after 5,000 miles) ...
Overall the worst problem with Mitsubishi Lancer relates to AIR BAGS problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific Lancer years that are prone to issues with these components.