- The problem
- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Lancer, Lancer Evolution, and Outlander; 2009-2011 Lancer Sportback, Lancer Rilliart, and Lancer Sportback Ralliart; and 2011 Outlander Sport vehicles. The affected vehicles, manufactured with 4B1 engines, have an engine pulley and belt arrangement for turning the alternator, the cooling fan and the power steering pump (if equipped). These pulleys may experience unusual wear and allow for belt detachment.
- The risk
- If the drive belt detaches, the battery may discharge, resulting in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the drive belt with a rubber belt. Drive pulleys that are excessively worn will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 15, 2014. Owners may contact Mitsubishi customer service at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's number for this recall is SR-14-009.
Engine & cooling
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Engine problems
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 3% of all its complaints, most recently on March 5, 2014. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 1
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine recalls for the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Engine complaints
Acd pump went out on my car. No real reason other than the lie of it being cold.... 20 Degrees isn't to cold to me. Either way, without the acd pump the cars awd doesn't work to standard. What awd car isn't made for cold. Ridiculous. Happens to alot of evos. Needs recognized and recalled. Also my timing chain went at 36k. No timing chain should go out that early no matter what. They told me its because I didn't change the oil till they dropped the oil pan and saw that they were wrong. The chain isn't meant to...
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handle the torque of the car. That's a manufacture mess up. Another one that should be a recall with the amount of people that have/had the issue. And one more, the p.O.S. Fuel relay that dies on you and could possibly blow your motor. The fuel pump and timing chain have both been updated yet not recalled. Why? Doesn't make sense that they notice the problem, make a new part for the problem, but don't fix it under their mistake. *Tr
Very cold day out, about -15 f, warmed up my vehicle for about 5 minutes plus. Once I began driving, about 10 mph my service required light came on for my ayc pump. Dealer said that is was not covered under warranty of any kind. Mitsubishi has known that is a common issue in cold climates that use salt on the roads. The salt corrodes the pump and makes it faulty/malfunction. This is a safety item that needs to be recalled due to the knowledge that an evo driver handles their car [that they purchased as such] and looses that right with a faulty ayc pump. *Tr
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution engine complaints by year
Lancer Evolution engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data