2003 Mitsubishi Outlander recall: speed control
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain sport utility vehicles, during extremely low temperature conditions, ice CAN build up inside the engine throttle valve. This ice build-up could cause the accelerator pedal to stick or not to return to idle after accelerating.
💥 The risk
Failure to return to idle could result in a vehicle crash without warning.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will reprogram the engine control computer to eliminate this condition. Owner notification began on january 29, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi at 1-800-222-0037.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V028000
- Manufacturer recall #
- SR-03-001
- Manufacturer
- MITSUBISHI AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 31,000
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-0037
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 29, 2003
- Built
- Aug 20, 2002 – Jan 30, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Mitsubishi recall bulletin no. SR-03-001. Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).