There are 3 stored owner reports matching the fuel system leading-label group for the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. THE SMELL IS STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE ANY PERSON IN VEHICLE LIGHTHEADED AND HAVE A HEADACHE. EVEN AFTER TURNING OFF A/C AND ROLLING DOWN WINDOWS YOU CAN STILL SMELL THE FUMES. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS COMPENSATION. *JS
CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER WHEN STOPPING/ACCELERATING AND IN REVERSE; CAR WOULD APPEAR TO STALL OUT. *TR
2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION X GSR THE CAR HAS A PROJECTED MPG PER TANK OF 280. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FROM MILE 4 ON THE ODOMETER & HAVE NEVER GOTTEN OVER 195 MI PER TANK. I CONTACTED ANAHEIM MITSUBISHI WHERE I PURCHASED BY VEHICLE & THEY KNEW NOTHING OF THE ISSUE & COULD NOT ASSIST BUT ONLY TOLD ME AFTER I HAD GONE THERE 2 TIMES FOR ASSISTANCE/CORRECTION ON THE ISSUE. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO SOUTH COAST MITSUBISHI & THEY KNEW OF THE ISSUE & STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ECU FLASH THAT WOULD CORRECT THE AIR/FUEL RATIO &A FEW OTHER ISSUES. AT THE TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RUBBING & THAT ISSUE WAS FIXED BUT I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR CONSUMING SO MUCH FUEL. I HAVE RESORTED TO LESS DRIVING, UNTIL SOMEONE CAN ACTUALLY PROVE TO ME THE ECU HAS BEEN FLASHED OR UNTIL MITSUBISHI ACTUALLY FIXES THIS ISSUE FOR REAL. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.