2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Mitsubishi Raider. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds through a residential area, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power, prompting the contact to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway at the end of a cul-de-sac and shift the vehicle into park. Upon attempting to exit the cul-de-sac the contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into reverse, after which the contact shifted the vehicle back into drive. Immediately upon shifting back into drive the vehicle aggressively accelerated independently, causing a brief loss of control of the vehicle. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle brought the vehicle to a complete stop and switched the vehicle off; deciding then to discontinue driving the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not towed to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

While driving my 2006 Mitsubishi Raider, I was leaving a customer’s home with a load on my truck. The first issue I encountered was that the truck struggled to exit the driveway. Then, I realized I couldn't shift into reverse. Shortly after, it seemed like the gas line or speed mechanism malfunctioned. Suddenly, the truck accelerated uncontrollably, going full speed straight into a house.luckily I braked in time no accident no report just towed truck tó customers house with aaa after the incident

THESE PARTS WERE ON RECALL, I SET UP MY APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. CALLED TO VERIFY APPOINTMENT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS CANCELLED, THE RECALLED AIR BAG PARTS ARE ALSO ON RECALL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, I HAVE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN THAT RIDE IN MY TRUCK. MITSUBISHI SAID THE DATE THE NEW AIR BAGS WILL BE AVAILABLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE NHTSA CAMPAIGN #15V313000 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH NHTSA CAMPAIGN #14V795000 MY TRUCK ISN'T INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. ITS NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEYS OR THE VIN #. IT ALSO WON'T START SOMETIMES AND I HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO START. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION- AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE/REVERSE. LATER WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON NORMAL DRY ROADS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS FAULTY, AND A COMMON PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK. TSB #0635001 NHTSA ID #10019046 SUMMARY: SHUDDER WHILE BRAKING. VIBRATION OR SHUDDER IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT- I ALSO HAVE THIS ISSUE. TSB #0516001 NHTSA ID #10018781 SUMMARY: NO ENGINE CRANK - LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH FRONT CONTROL MODULE. *TT - MY TRUCK HAS THIS TOO. TSB #137 NHTSA ID #10021743 SUMMARY: REPROGRAMMING THE PCM DRIVABILITY OR SENSITIVITY ISSUES CAN BE CORRECTED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR THIS ISSUE. AS WELL AS FOR TRANSMISSION HAS LOW VOLTAGE AND TRANSMISSION IS TOO HOT. LAST TIME MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I HAVE 11 TRANSMISSION CODES. I DROVE IT FOR ANOTHER 2 DAYS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. WOULD COST ME A FORTUNE TO RUN IT TO BE REPAIRED EVERY TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHICH IS ABOUT 20 TIMES A MONTH.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED A SOLUTION HAD NOT YET BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO DETER THIS FAILURE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

Mileage: 157,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE STARTED AND THE MOTOR WARNING LIGHT AND SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE THERE WAS LOW VOLTAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND AS THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER @ 42,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH NO SOLUTIONS. FIRST I HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, LIGHTS AND DASH CUTTING OFF, NO SPEEDOMETER, RADIO WOULD CUT OFF. ONCE IT WOULDN'T CRANK, I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY SAID I WAS MISSING A FUSE, APPARENTLY IT FELL OUT WHILE IN ROUTE TO DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE I CHECKED ALL OF THEM BEFORE I CALLED TOW TRUCK, CHECKED WITH TEST LIGHT, ALL WERE WORKING, ALL WERE IN PLACE.......50.00 FOR THE TOW, 40.00+ TO REPLACE A FUSE. CONSTANTLY USES BRAKE FLUID.....TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS LOW ON BRAKE FLUID.....PROBABLY BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE DRUM, DEALER DID NOT FIX. HAD SOME KIND OF ECU REPLACED FOR ELECTRONICS, STILL DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. TRUCKS REAR BRAKES BEGAN TO DRAG AND LOCK UP. CALLED DEALER, THEY SAID MY SERIES OF VIN NUMBERS WASN'T INCLUDED IN THERE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DOING THE SAME AS THE SO CALLED RECALLED VEHICLES. EVENTUALLY I GUESS IT BROKE, BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN DRAGGING THE BRAKES, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LARGE BRAKE FLUID LEAK ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE, AND NOW MY REAR END(HOG HEAD)(GEARCASE) IS LEAKING GEAR OIL. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ARE NO SOLUTIONS TO MITSUBISHI'S MISTAKES UNLESS THEY ARE RESOLVED FROM MY WALLET. I GUESS THEY ARE ONLY LIABLE IF MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.......TOYOTA STOOD UP AND FIXED THEIR PROBLEM.......HOW COME MITSUBISHI CANT? THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED BY DEALERS AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT........OR LACK OF SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE HAD VERBAL CONFRONTATIONS WITH ALL SERVICE MANAGERS, EVEN CONTACTED MITSUBISHI MAIN OFFICE, STILL AT NO PREVAIL.......SO I GUESS I WILL DRIVE IT TO THE WHEELS FALL OFF, SHOULDN'T BE MUCH LONGER, REAR END IS LEAKING FAIRLY BAD NOW. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED, EVEN THOUGH THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MISTAKES..... *TR

Mileage: 5,000

VEHICLE: 2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER PICKUP TRUCK FAILURE: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR SPONTANEOUSLY. DESCRIPTION: ON OCCASION, WHEN INITIATING MOVEMENT IN FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR, THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN THE DESIRED DIRECTION, THEN THE GEAR SELECTION LEVER WILL SPONTANEOUSLY MOVE INTO THE "NEUTRAL" POSITION, DISENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS RESULTS IN A VEHICLE THAT EITHER COASTS (BASED ON ITS MOMENTUM) OR ROLLS IN THE DIRECTION DETERMINED BY THE GRADE OF THE ROAD/ DRIVING SURFACE. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING ON A SPEED OF ABOUT 65-75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY/INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND THEN RELEASING THE BRAKE TO CONTINUE MOVING AGAIN AFTER THE SPEED GOES DOWN TO ABOUT 35-45 MPH, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING LIKE IT IS STUCK ON THIRD GEAR INSTEAD OF SHIFTING TO FOURTH GEAR. I HAVE BEEN TO AN AUTHORIZED NAPA AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THE CODE THEY FOUND OUT WAS A SENSOR PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED THE SENSOR AND SURE ENOUGH GONE AGAIN BUT THE "CHECK" ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHILE I WAS CLIMBING UP ON A SLOPE THAT IS STEPPING ON THE GAS A LITTLE BIT MORE TO BE ABLE TO CLIMB THE SLOPE. WENT BACK TO THE SAME NAPA AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THIS TIME IT IS STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ASKED ME TO DRIVE IT SOME MORE JUST IN CASE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISAPPEARS AGAIN AND IT DID. NOW I AM SCARED OF DRIVING IT ANYMORE UNLESS I HAVE TO FOR FEAR OF ANYTHING WORSE HAPPENS. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN 2008 WITH ABOUT 35K ON THE ODOMETER AND BOUGHT IT WITH "AS IS" CONDITIONS. I COULD NOT AFFORD A NEWER AND BETTER TRUCK SO I AM STUCK WITH THIS ONE. I HAVE NOW 48K MILES ON THE ODOMETER SINCE JULY, 2008. THE NAPA AUTO REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE NEXT THING THEY COULD TRY IS GETTING A USED TRANSMISSION OR EVEN A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GUARANTEE IF IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

BOUGHT A 2006 MITSIBUSHI RAIDER BROKE DOWN THE FIRST DAY I TOOK IT HOME. SHOULD HAVE TOLD THEM TO SHOVE IT THEN. I HAD A FRIEND THAT WORKED THERE AND TRUSTED HER THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. GOT THE TRUCK BACK AND THE WHOLE SPEEDOMETER BROKE. IT WOULDN'T GO INTO DRIVE OR PARK. JUST SIT THERE LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I DROVE MORE RENTAL CARS AND CARS OFF THEIR LOT THAN I PROBABLY HAVE DROVE THE TRUCK. IT CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I BELIEVE THE LAST COUNT WAS 15 TIMES IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME THING. EVERYONE KEEPS TELLING ME YOU HAVE A WARRANTY DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. WELL IT'S AGGRAVATING WHEN IT KEEPS MESSING UP AND YOU DON'T HAVE IT TO BEGIN WITH BECAUSE ITS IN THE SHOP. I WAS REAR ENDED AND SIDE SWIPE SO NOW THEY WANT TO SAY THAT IS WHY I'M HAVING PROBLEMS AND DON'T WANT THE TRUCK. I DIDN'T WANT IT BEFORE BUT GOT THE RUN AROUND. I DON'T PAY GOOD MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A PIECE OF ?!@#$%. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. LATER WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON NORMAL DRY ROADS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS FAULTY, AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE.

Mileage: 2,500