2025 Mitsubishi OutlanderRecalls, problems, MPG & safety

“Strong Coolant smell outside the vehicle while driving or idling, starting in Jan 2026. Strong fuel vapors smell inside and outside cabin noticed in Mar 2026. The strong fuel smell inside the cabin is causing passengers to have physical symptoms including headaches, sore throat, sinus irritation, and burning eyes. Clothing and hair is saturated with fuel smell after being in the car, even after short trips. It is significantly worse when temps are high. The coolant smell outside the car is very strong while driving and after driving. Neighbors and friends have witnessed both these smells on multiple occasions over the last 7mths. The dealer admits they smell the vapors and insists it is within normal limits. Two sales people at the dealer admitted to us it was a bigger problem and others had complained too. This takes it from a lemon to a recall but they are refusing to work with us further. It been in the dealer service twice for over 3wks for this, and we are told they have exhausted their options and will not accept it for these issues again.”

“When driving with the adaptive cruise control on, the cruise will shut off without notice at random times. The forward collision warning light then comes on. After driving for some time the light will go out and the adaptive cruise will work again. This repeats many times on a trip randomly. This also leaves the vehicle without forward collision protection and automatic emergency braking. This is very dangerous at highway speed when you lose power driving with traffic. When reported to the dealer, they said it was a known issue without a solution and to not use the adaptive cruise and drive carefully without the forward collision protection active. This has been an issue since the car was new in November of 2024.”

“I rented this vehicle from Alamo/Enterprise at Denver Airport on 9/7/2025, and that day, while enroute to Casper WY hit a large deer on I-24 N in Wyoming where the posted speed limit is 80 mph, which was exactly the speed I was travelling. The deer was struck by the drivers side front of vehicle, causing extensive damage , loss of headlight and many small parts and electronic sensors as there were a number of dangling wires. The deer was killed instantly. My safety concern is that the air bags failed to deploy, which was surprising given the speed and over $17,000 damage estimate from: Enterprise, case # 23039354, contact person [XXX] can be reached at [XXX] at extension [XXX] . The car was drivable, after tying down all of the loose parts and wires and front grill. I feel that hitting a large deer at 80 mph should have set off air bags, but I could be wrong, since the radiator did not leak and the vehicle remained drivable- but I thought it was worth alerting you and being put in your data To see if other Mitsubishi Outlanders from 2025 have same problem.”