2007 Mitsubishi Lancer Problems

Below Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer.

20062008
Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Fatalities
Recalls
2

Worst 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#11 complaints

AIR BAGS

#21 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Avg mileage:70,000 mi
#31 complaints

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Avg mileage:70,000 mi
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
AIR BAGS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM170,000 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING170,000 mi

Recalls for 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer

2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~233,302 vehicles.

16V458000SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
~194,674 affected

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2002-2007 Lancer, 2004 Lancer Wagon, 2003-2006 Lancer Evolution, 2003-2006 Outlander and 2007-2013 Outlander V-6 vehicles originally sold in, or ever registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. In the affected vehicles, the front lower control arms may detach due to the front cross member corroding from salt water exposure such as from road salt use.

16V334000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~38,628 affected

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Lancer and Lancer Evolution vehicles manufactured June 29, 2005, to June 19, 2007, equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Other Mitsubishi Lancer Years

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