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2004 Mitsubishi Lancer visibility & wipers problems

The 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer has 23 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 24% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

23

Visibility & Wipers complaints

24%

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

THE AIR AND HEAT FLOW KNOB BROKE OFF AS I TURNED IT FROM COLD TO HEAT THIS MORNING. NOW I CANT HEAT UP THE CAR IT IS STUCK ON COLD. DUE TO THIS THE DEFROST WILL NOT WORK EITHER. I HAVE NO HEAT IN MY CAR AS OF THIS MORNING DUE TO THE KNOB BREAKING OFF AS I TURNED IT. PART OF THE WHITE PLASTIC PIECE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · September 11, 2012

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer have?

NHTSA has 23 complaints about the 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer visibility & wipers — 24% 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.