Mitsubishi Lancer Recall due to faulty airbag

HashanJay · September 6, 2016

Hi,

It's being a while since my last post. But this isn't about an issue with my car . Two days back, I received a call from Unit#d Mot#rs (Mitsu Agent) on an air bag inflator unit upgrade which is FREE ! I contacted @trinity (the lancer geek) but he was unaware of this. When I Googled it then it was there/ It's a recall as per Mitsu site.

http://www.mitsubishicars.com/recall

I think the biggest problem agents have is that they don't have a database of Lancer owners. Since a very few take vehicles there for service etc. If someone owns a Lancer 2005 - 2007 better to talk to the agent and get it fixed. I'm going there tomorrow, so I will keep you posted...

Cheers,

Edited September 6, 2016 by HashanJay

Davy · September 7, 2016

Thanks for sharing @HashanJay. Tagging a few more CS owners that I can think of.

@s.madura, @vidura, @Dushyantha, @Chathurike, @carson, @Jor-el, @amilaart, @Ashein

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kush · September 7, 2016

Mmm.. i got a call few weeks back from U***** M***** inquiring whether i still have my 2007 EX which i sold 5 yrs back.

May be this is the case

Jor-el · September 7, 2016

On 9/7/2016 at 5:40 AM, Davy said:

Thanks for sharing @HashanJay. Tagging a few more CS owners that I can think of.

@s.madura, @vidura, @Dushyantha, @Chathurike, @carson, @Jor-el, @amilaart, @Ashein

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Thanks Davy. I think this is due to the wordwide Takata faulty airbag inflator recall (which claimed 11+ lives so far!)

Will contact UM

Dushyantha · September 8, 2016

On 9/7/2016 at 5:40 AM, Davy said:

Thanks for sharing @HashanJay. Tagging a few more CS owners that I can think of.

@s.madura, @vidura, @Dushyantha, @Chathurike, @carson, @Jor-el, @amilaart, @Ashein

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Thanks @Davy and @HashanJay for sharing the info . went there to replace my timing belt and got the airbag inflator also replaced while at it . They had to remove the whole dashboard , but didnt take much time .

Davy · September 8, 2016

On 9/8/2016 at 2:08 AM, Dushyantha said:

Thanks @Davy and @HashanJay for sharing the info . went there to replace my timing belt and got the airbag inflator also replaced while at it . They had to remove the whole dashboard , but didnt take much time .

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Oh. I thought it was an issue with just the airbag in the steering. Was it both driver and passenger airbags or the G sensor towards the middle of the dashboard?

Dushyantha · September 8, 2016

On 9/8/2016 at 2:48 AM, Davy said:

Oh. I thought it was an issue with just the airbag in the steering. Was it both driver and passenger airbags or the G sensor towards the middle of the dashboard?

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nop only the passenger side airbag inflator was replaced .

looked something simmilar to this

Davy · September 8, 2016

On 9/8/2016 at 5:42 AM, Dushyantha said:

nop only the passenger side airbag inflator was replaced .

looked something simmilar to this

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Right. I was under the impression that the problem was with the Driver's airbag. Anyway, thanks for the clarification.

s.madura · September 8, 2016

Thanks trinity, Davy& Heshan and others for letting us know.

i just checked with UM and they confirmed me mine not under the recall list. further they mentioned they have received set of chassis numbers from Mitsu which are subjected to this recall.

HRS · September 9, 2016

Just now I contact UM and my LANCER is under recall list. However, manufacturing year of the car is 2008. Thanks for sharing the information Hashan..

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HashanJay · September 9, 2016

Sorry guys, it has been a busy week. Good to hear that some got it fixed... Safety is pretty important

@Dushyantha: Yeah, they've replaced the passenger airbag inflator unit (the guy who took over the job told me that). I kept the car there and collected at the end of the day.

There was a metallic noise coming from the engine bay when the AC was on, I mentioned that to them in the morning when I hand over the car. They were good enough to check that. According to them, it's a pulley (AC compressor) which is at end of its lifetime. The replacement from agent costs 36000 for pulley itself. He told me that it could be fixed from good AC repair workshop..

Davy · September 10, 2016

On 9/9/2016 at 4:46 PM, HashanJay said:

Sorry guys, it has been a busy week. Good to hear that some got it fixed... Safety is pretty important

@Dushyantha: Yeah, they've replaced the passenger airbag inflator unit (the guy who took over the job told me that). I kept the car there and collected at the end of the day.

There was a metallic noise coming from the engine bay when the AC was on, I mentioned that to them in the morning when I hand over the car. They were good enough to check that. According to them, it's a pulley (AC compressor) which is at end of its lifetime. The replacement from agent costs 36000 for pulley itself. He told me that it could be fixed from good AC repair workshop..

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When I had mine, the pulley was so loud and too far gone to repair. Actually I got it repaired once bit it resurfaced again. Ended up replacing the compressor with a recon one I got for 9000 from Mahinda.

trinity · September 10, 2016

I too had that pulley issue for along time . Repaired it once and then replaced the compressor. It cost me just 6k at euronippon

HashanJay · September 10, 2016

I guess I need to get it fixed before things go beyond repair. Thanks for the advice @trinity & @Davy You guys have been always helpful !

Chathurike · September 13, 2016

On 9/7/2016 at 7:00 AM, Jor-el said:

Thanks Davy. I think this is due to the wordwide Takata faulty airbag inflator recall (which claimed 11+ lives so far!)

Will contact UM

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thnx bro. but my one dosnt have air bag. one of my best friend bought 2007 model last week. i will inform him.

HRS · September 18, 2016

I would like to give you a little advise. They are removing whole dashboard and placing removed items (such as audio set up..) inside the car without placing any protective cover in the seats. Therefore, the probability of harming the condition the of the interior is very high... it happend to me.. there were few black marks in my rear seat after replacing the unit. However, they did a quick job and has assembled the removed parts perfectly. This information will be useful if anyone has planned to do the replacement in near future.. better to go there with some covers to safeguard your interior... :huh:

nagaya · September 26, 2016

They didn't call me yet, I think it is better to call them and ask, any specific number to call them ? Mine is CS3 manufactured 2011

Thanks for the info.

HRS · September 30, 2016

call Sisira : 0773035232

ajm · June 26, 2017

Looks like Takata is no more

http://europe.autonews.com/article/20170625/COPY/306259981?template=mobile02&X-IgnoreUserAgent=1

Quiet · January 10, 2018

For Mitsubishi owners

Davy · January 10, 2018

"Free upgrades" lol. All of these are recalls and they're meant to do these for free anyway. Like I saw recently on Facebook, "marketing nam ithin Lankaawa thamai".

HashanJay · January 10, 2018

On 1/10/2018 at 8:50 AM, Davy said:

"Free upgrades" lol. All of these are recalls and they're meant to do these for free anyway. Like I saw recently on Facebook, "marketing nam ithin Lankaawa thamai".

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I think they need to replace the airbags unit and other replacements are the motivation factors

nagaya · April 29, 2018

On 1/10/2018 at 7:04 AM, Quiet said:

For Mitsubishi owners

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Just saw this will they replace even now ?

Hyaenidae · April 29, 2018

On 4/29/2018 at 4:50 AM, nagaya said:

Just saw this will they replace even now ?

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I got the signal light switch and wiper switch lubricated last month FOC. Contact the UNIMO workshop which does routine maintenance on your car, when I called that hotline they said my VIN number wasn't subjected to any recall but when I called the workshop they confirmed that mine has been recalled too.

CARRIED OUT WORK AS PER CAMPAIGN BULLETIN

BAD CONNECTION ON TURN SIGNAL AND WIPER STALK
REMOVED, GREASED TERMINALS, REFITTED

ALL OK