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2003 Mitsubishi Lancer visibility & wipers problems

The 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer has 77 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 32% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

77

Visibility & Wipers complaints

32%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Lancer visibility & wipers complaints by model year77 complaints2002: 27 complaints2003: 77 complaints2004: 23 complaints2005: 1 complaints2006: 2 complaints2008: 2 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 6 complaints2011: 3 complaints2012: 2 complaints2015: 2 complaints2016: 1 complaints2017: 1 complaints
Lancer visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

HEATING/COOLING KNOB HAS BEEN HARD TO TURN SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. EVENTUALLY THE KNOB BROKE OFF. I WAS TOLD BY A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP THAT THEY'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT WHICH WOULD RUN ME ABOUT $300 FOR THE PART. I NOW HAVE TO DRIVE IN FULL WINTER CLOTHES WHEN IT'S COLD BECAUSE I CAN'T…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · November 1, 2008

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer have?

NHTSA has 77 complaints about the 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer visibility & wipers — 32% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.