2004 Mitsubishi Outlander Exterior lighting Problems

“After moving to texas the vehicle inspection station alerted me to the severely degraded headlight lens on both sides. I have restored the surface and sealed the cracks numerous times but they are in need of restoration or replacement again. The lens alone is not available and the whole assembly costs over $200.00 each. The car was purchased in december of 2003 at the same time I bought my ford f150 and parked beside the truck every day for more than nine years. The lens on my ford is still crystal clear, no cracks and looks to be new. …”

“Failure of turn signal / emergency hazard lights. Relay switch burned out. Car has 39000 miles and is 20 months . Old dealer and distributor claim not their problem. I claim it is a safety problem and should be covered under warranty.”

“Both headlights on our 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander are cracked in a similar pattern, bottom outer corner to upper inside corner, there are 2 -3 cracks on each headlight. This was not done by rocks, or any collision, considering they are so similar in appearance on both headlights, it must be a defect in the plastic coverings. We have not attempted to replace these, since the estimate to fix this problem consists of replacing the whole headlight, costing almost $600.00 per headlight.”

“Front headlight assembly on both sides are grazed with small cracks- the passenger side has water in it and doesn't evaporate even in extreme heat. It affects the amount of light for visibility when driving at night. Many people have the same issue with the headlights on the 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander. It will evidently take an accident with possibly serious injury for mitsibishi to do something about this. Where can people go to have this defect corrected and not at the car owners expense, since it is an obvious admitted manufacturer defect.”