10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
41,900 miles

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2009 Mitsubishi Lancer seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Owner Comments

problem #8

Jan 152021

Lancer

  • 70,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The air bag light comes on and off when driving the car or parked and running. I see there was a recall on the airbag module thru 2007 Lancer. Mine has 71K miles. Is there a recall in the works for 2009 models?

- Berlin, WI, USA

problem #7

Jun 262020

Lancer

  • 155,000 miles
Was not aware of this new recall in July 2020 a detached front control arm may make you lose control of the car.my 17 year old daughter lost control of her car because the right side tire started to shake and the steering wheel locked up and she was unable to control car and wrecked on 6/26/2020 her air bags on passenger side came out when she went off the road in a ditch. She was driving in clear conditions at 55 mph and the right front side started to shake. She was given a ticket for failure to maintain control of her car. And has a court date with reckless driving. I can give you the va court id for the details of this.

- Elkton, VA, USA

problem #6

Dec 152019

Lancer

  • 81,000 miles
I was on the 4th floor of a parking garage in my town and was going up to the top level. As I am about to turn the corner, I realize I am going a bit faster than I thought. So I apply full pressure to the brakes which did not work as fast as they were supposed to. The tow truck man later told me that I was going around 20 to 30 mph at time of impact. When I hit the pillar in front of me, the airbag didn't deploy and my seatbelt did not tighten as they were supposed to. This meant that my whole body snapped forward and impacted collarbone first into the steering wheel. After this incident, my whole left side felt numb and I was left with a swollen collarbone and contusions from the impact.

- Oak Brook, IL, USA

problem #5

Aug 102016

Lancer

  • 90 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Accident 8/10/2016, the driver's side seat belt broke which allowed me to get tossed around my car and it flipped 8 times. None of the side airbags deployed.

- Columbia, SC, USA

problem #4

Dec 222014

Lancer

  • miles
The contact owns a 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 09V435000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The VIN was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Jurop, PR, USA

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problem #3

Feb 152013

Lancer

  • miles
I accidentally rear ended the car in front of me, there was significant damage to the front end of my car and no air bag deployed, rather, a fair amount of dust filled the inside of my car.

- Orange, CA, USA

problem #2

Jul 162009

Lancer

  • 15,000 miles
I have a 09 Lancer I had the brake recall done a month later I was driving to work just got off the expressway was on a side street doing 30 miles per hour the speed limit the brakes failed causing me to rearend another car I am injured and in therapy also none of the air bags went off there is over $6000 dollars in damage on just my car.

- Chicago Heights, IL, USA

problem #1

Mar 202009

Lancer

  • 14,106 miles
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 and every angle of the car was hit with divider and then I ended up in the middle lane facing traffic. Only 3 out of 8 airbags deployed. The main airbag which was the steering wheel airbag and knee airbags did not deploy. The car is claimed to be a total loss by geico.

- Miami , FL, USA

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