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Replying to: piast (Jun 04, 2008 11:05 am) In the last five months I've driven the same roads that I drove for nine years in my Nissan. When I traded the Nissan it had one chip on each front fender. In order to try and establish a baseline standard, albeit simplistic, I cited the example of friends in our ski club whose cars average 5 years and 60K plus, and have 2 to 3 chips compared to my 25. They drive the same roads that I do (literally, but they've driven them 10 times longer). By the time I have 60K on my Outlander, I'll be lucky to have any paint left. I understand how some either simply cannot understand the underlying implication, or how some simply do not want to understand. Whichever boat you are in is no problem with me. I know... perhaps the real problem is that every other manufacturer puts too much workmanship into the finish on their cars. That's just not fair to Mitsubishi! 
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Replying to: bubbawilly (Jun 05, 2008 5:25 pm) I guess common sense one. I drove my Outlander for the last nine months, and I don't have any chips on front fenders, or roof, or hood, or front doors, or bumpers. Nil. I drove it behind salt trucks, dump trucks, landscaping trucks, delivery trucks. Nothing. On dusty roads, on wet roads, on back roads. Null. I went skiing, hauling, speeding and cruising. Nada. What worse, I'm not the only one. Can you imagine that out there, there may be more owners, with more miles, and still without any damage? Some owners experienced chips and damage at the bottom of the rear doors, and that is what we are discussing here for months now. Seams that high ground clearance, flared fenders and lack of body cladding or long mud flaps, combined with sandy or gavel roads can cause some troubles. I still can't see how other areas affected on your vehicle can be related.
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Replying to: piast (Jun 06, 2008 5:09 pm) |
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I searched this board for "paint" and found tons threads for about every manufacturer's paint quality complaints: Discussion Title Last Post Total New Toyota Prius Paint Quality? 6/7/08 16 16 Honda Odyssey Paint Issues 6/5/08 41 41 Suzuki Forenza Troubles 6/3/08 82 79 Toyota Corolla Paint Problems 6/3/08 2 2 Mitsubishi Lancer 2008 Paint Chips 6/3/08 33 13 Pontiac G6 paint problem 6/2/08 2 2 Acura TL Paint and Exterior Care 6/2/08 81 78 Dodge Dakota Paint issues 5/29/08 4 4 2008 Lexus ES 350 Paint Problems 5/28/08 1 1 2008 RAV4 Bad Paint 5/27/08 1 1 Spectra Paint Quality? 5/26/08 51 50 Mazda Protege Rust Problems 5/25/08 2 2 Ford Escape Paint 5/12/08 5 4 Mazda CX-9 Paint and Body Work Questions 5/9/08 13 12 Paint Chips Again 07 Outlander 5/6/08 17 17 Xterra paint for front and back plastic 4/29/08 1 1 Chrysler 300M Care and Maintenance 4/28/08 86 82 2008 Impreza Exterior Paint Problems 4/18/08 Chevrolet Cobalt General Care & Maintenance 4/10/08 121 112 Ford Expedition Rust and Paint Issues 4/8/08 32 32 07 Denali paint chipping 4/7/08 16 11 Santa FE paint job 2007+ 3/11/08 18 17 Nissan Versa Paint and Exterior Issues 2/18/08 4 4 Chevrolet Impala Paint Problems 2/6/08 137 131 Hyundai Elantra Exterior Issues 1/12/08 15 15 Honda Accord Quality Control Issues 12/12/07 3546 3422 Honda Fit Exterior & Paint Questions 10/31/07 43 43 Paint dots on windshield & lights - why??? 7/30/07 5 5 cheap paint jobs 9/29/04 18 18 Paint Problem - long post 8/25/03 14 14 Read this before purchasing an Acura 3.2 CL 3/26/02 71 65 WHITE PAINT PROBLEM 7/21/03 8 8 2003 Tacoma Paint Chips 5/22/03 14 13 Paint Chipping is it the new softer paint or specific makes/models? 7/23/02 18 18 Maxima PAINT quality problems 11/5/01 3 3 Paint Colors: Which are easiest to match for repair of chips? 10/17/01 23 22 GrandPrix paint peeling 9/4/01 2 2 Dodge Paint peeling problem 7/14/01 5 5 1996 buick rivera paint problem on hood. 2/21/01 3 3 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 Paint Defects 7/28/00 2 2 U.S. Paint problems 10/9/98 43 43 |
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Replying to: chelentano (Jun 07, 2008 11:10 pm) |
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TPMS and MMCS After a few miles in the highway in a brand new 2008 Outlander XLS V6 (with the Navigation System) the control cluster flagged the ‘tire’ icon and a text: ‘SERVICE REQUIRED’. Since then this light and text is permanently on. The dealer asked me to take the car back to scan and check the TPMS sensors of the vehicle. However, it appears that the MMCS has a menu to reset/set the TPMS and this can be done at home without taking the car to the dealership. Is this the right action to take? Does anyone have any experience about this problem and has managed to solve it at home just by operating the MMCS menu?
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Replying to: batman47 (Jun 14, 2008 9:11 am)
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i love my 2007 outlander except for one thing that is a constant annoyance. the miles per gallon resets after sitting idle for four hours!!! why don't they fix that!! 
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Replying to: batman47 (Jun 14, 2008 9:22 am) I would like to make some comments about the state of the underbody of the car. Without going into details I will say that there were symptoms of rust/corrosion in the area where the wheel attaches to the rotor. This confirms the comments of a member that said that he found it extremely difficult to take the wheel off of his Outlander after one-year. Equally it is very easy to cross-thread the wheel nuts giving the false appearance that the nuts are threading easily. Take extra care when you rotate your tires. There are visible symptoms of corrosion in the muffle holders and suspension arm edges. I haven’t seen this symptom of rust in a vehicle 3-week old ever. I have a Lexus SC300 and a Hyundai Tucson and you see these rust/corrosion symptoms after 1-year perhaps.
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Replying to: batman47 (Jun 16, 2008 10:08 am) What was the manufacture date of your vehicle?. It may be brand new to you, but could have sat on a lot in another part of the country for a bit. (dealers swap cars around, especially when the buyer is looking for something in particular that does not seem to be available locally). There is also the phenomenon know as "rail rust" when cars are transported on trains. |
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