2002 Mitsubishi Lancer air bags problems
23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer — 16% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My husband was in an accident and over corrected hit an embankment and a tree and this pushed him back into the road and spin shooting him into another embankment and this resulted in him being forced backwards and into another ditch on the other side of the road hitting a mailbox and another…”
filed May 9, 2017
“To avoid contact with a deer I hit the brakes sliding into a utility pole causing significant front end damage to vehicle no air bags were deployed. *tr”
filed Oct 8, 2012
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Lancer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 Lancer | 1 | 3% |
| 2015 Lancer | 5 | 22% |
| 2012 Lancer | 1 | 5% |
| 2011 Lancer | 2 | 6% |
| 2010 Lancer | 2 | 4% |
| 2009 Lancer | 8 | 8% |
| 2008 Lancer | 7 | 8% |
| 2006 Lancer | 16 | 43% |
| 2005 Lancer | 10 | 42% |
| 2004 Lancer | 19 | 24% |
| 2003 Lancer | 8 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.