2012 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport has 4 recalls, the most serious involving the liftgate struts, which can corrode and lose pressure suddenly, causing the rear gate to drop without warning and strike anyone underneath. Two recalls cover the windshield wipers, and both stem from water working its way in between the hood and windshield. In one case, a wiper linkage ball joint corrodes and can separate, leaving the wipers unable to move. In the other, water enters the wiper motor itself and causes internal corrosion that can kill the motor entirely. Either failure leaves the driver without wipers in wet conditions. The fourth recall affects a narrow range of vehicles built over about five weeks in late 2011: the turn signal's auto-cancel function may not shut off the signal after a lane change or turn completes, leaving the indicator flashing longer than intended.