2004 Mitsubishi Lancer visibility problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer — 26% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“This is with reference to the climate control panel, the knob to turn system temperature from cold to heat, with time the knob got stiff and it was very hard to turn from cold to heat, for years I have had to play with it every time I needed to use it to switch to the temperature I desired…”
filed Feb 17, 2015
“Climate control panel/system got stiff to turn from cold to heat and eventually the knob/stem of climate control panel broke. Now it is impossible to defrost windows which results unsafe driving. I have happened to know from internet that this incident happened to many mitsubishi lancer 2002-2005…”
filed Oct 28, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Visibility problems in other Lancer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 Lancer | 1 | 3% |
| 2011 Lancer | 1 | 3% |
| 2010 Lancer | 4 | 8% |
| 2009 Lancer | 3 | 3% |
| 2005 Lancer | 1 | 4% |
| 2003 Lancer | 71 | 36% |
| 2002 Lancer | 25 | 17% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 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.