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2008 Mitsubishi Raider problems

Owners filed 8 complaints about the 2008 Mitsubishi Raider with NHTSA between Apr 2014 and May 2017. The most-cited component is air bags (6).

Complaints
8
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Air bags6
  2. Steering1
  3. Electrical system1
  4. Exterior lighting1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Oct 31, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20141
20151
20164
20172

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Air bags

6 reports2 related recalls
“WHEN I GET THE TRUCK WE HAD A DEALER IN LITTLE ROCK AR. THEY CLOSED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY CAN NOT MAKE ARMAMENTS TO FIX THE AIR BAG IN LITTLE ROCK AR AND NOT HAVE TO DRIVE TO A DIFFERENT STATE.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 25, 2017Air bagsODI 10991619

Steering

1 report
“I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO CONTROL OF MY STEERING. I STOPPED AND CHECKED THE RESERVOIR AND NOTICE NO FLUID. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT ANOTHER BLOCK AND PUT MORE FLUID IN THE STEERING PUMP. I MADE IT HOME BY ADDING MORE FLUID. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICE A STEAL LINE WAS LEAKING THE FLUID. I TOOK THE LINE OFF AND NOTICE THAT THEY HAD INSTALLED IT AT A VERY BAD LOCATION WHICH HAD CAUSE THE LEAK THE LINE HAD RUBBED AGAINST ANOTHER LINE AND HAD A HOLE IN IT. IT APPEARS IT HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY PLACED ON THE VEHICLE., THE LINE CANNOT BE PURCHASE REPLACED THIS MODEL WAS DISCONTINUED IN 2009. THEIR ARE NO PARTS FOR THIS THE MODEL VEHICLE. I TALKED TO DEALER AND HE SAID THEY WILL HAFT TO REPLACED IT WITH A NEW DODGE STEERING UNIT. THIS WILL COST AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THIS IS A FAULTY PRODUCT AND THE DEALER SHOULD REPLACE THIS BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUED AND FAULTY PRODUCT.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 8, 2015SteeringODI 10747203

Electrical system

1 report
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI RAIDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE SIGNALED LEFT, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED. THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,566.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 21, 2014Electrical system, Exterior lightingODI 10584016

Exterior lighting

1 report
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 31, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.