Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer has 116 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
116
Complaints
0
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE DECIDED TO SHIFT TO LOW GEAR WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SHIFT GEARS AUTOMATICALLY FOR NO REASO... |
| Jul 22, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEE... |
| Jan 5, 2011 | POWER TRAIN | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER OZ RALLY(NA). THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH SLAVE... |
| Jul 26, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | THE CLUTCH CYLINDER RELEASE KEEPS LEAKING UNTIL IT WONT CLUTCH. YOU CANT SHIFT GEARS. ITS HAPPENEDD... |
| Nov 9, 2008 | POWER TRAIN | 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION. LOUD GRINDING NOISES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WITHIN A FEW THO... |
| Jul 15, 2008 | POWER TRAIN | THE 5TH GEAR SYNCRO HAS FAILED ON THE CAR AT 60,000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO MITSUBISHI AND... |
| May 9, 2008 | POWER TRAIN | KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE CLUTCH AREA. EVERY TIME I RELEASE THE CLUTCH ON MY CAR I HEAR THIS... |
| Sep 6, 2007 | POWER TRAIN | I LAUNCHED MY CAR FROM ABOUT 5500RPM. I PREVIOUSLY HAD A NEW EXEDY CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL INSTALLED ABO... |
| Dec 8, 2006 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH MY TRANSFER CASE ON MY 2003 MITSUBISHI EVOLUTION UNEXPLAINABLE BEGAN TO MAKE ... |
| Dec 6, 2006 | POWER TRAIN | AFTER ONLY 8057 MILES ON MY 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION, MY TRANSFER CASE STARTED TO WHINE QUIT... |
| Nov 30, 2006 | POWER TRAIN | TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUT... |
| Nov 3, 2006 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED. STILL HAS REMAINING FACTORY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAD CLUTCH PROBLEM... |
| Jun 5, 2006 | POWER TRAIN | 3RD GEAR SYNRO WENT BAD AFTER 32000 MILES. *JB |
| Apr 20, 2006 | POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT | I BOUGHT MY 2003 MITSUBISHI EVO SHORTLY AFTER RETURNING FROM A TOUR IN IRAQ IN 2006, AFTER A SHORT T... |
| Mar 7, 2006 | POWER TRAIN | I AM CURRENTLY ON THE 5TH TRANSFER CASE FOR MY 03 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION 8. I HAD 2 GO OUT UND... |
| Feb 28, 2006 | POWER TRAIN | I BOUGHT MY 2003 LANCER ES WHEN IT HAD 16,000 MILES ON IT, BY ABOUT 30,000 MILES I NOTICED THAT THE ... |
| Dec 24, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR 2 YEARS AGO IT HAS SPUTTERED AND JERKED BUT AT FIRST NOT THAT BAD. THE LA... |
| Oct 15, 2005 | POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE | CAR HAD MANUAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ROUGHLY AT 30K, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN, NEEDED TO BE REPLA... |
| Oct 13, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS/SKIPS WHILE SPEEDING UP AROUND TWENTY FIVE MILES PER HOUR, AND THIS OCC... |
| Sep 24, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | A FEW WEEKS AGO MY VEHICLE BECOME VERY TOUGH TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN PARKED ON ANY INCLINE OR, UNE... |