Problems with 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer STRUCTURE

During my last two visit with technician (last one with mitsubishi dealer, and one before with other service place), the vehicle technician notice excessively rusted cross-member. the technician at mitsubishi dealer also put the note in "computerized vehicle report". when i asked the technician about how bad is this and how to fix this, he mentioned that other mitsubishi lancer vehicles are affecting with the same problem and mitsubishi is recalling vehicles year by year, so hope they will recall this model too. and for safety, i need to make sure to keep eye and need to pay attention to any change to vehicle while driving as this may crack and i am end up in accident. *tr*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. while driving approximately 30 mph, the cross member and k frame fractured. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the vehicle was placed on a lift, inspected the vehicle, and diagnosed that there was extensive rust and corrosion. the dealer indicated that the parts needed to be replaced. the vehicle was left at the dealer. the contact was waiting on a response from the manufacturer to determine if the contact would approve the dealer's repair. the vin was excluded from a manufacturer recall. the approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Paint on the sides of the car has thousands of rock chips at only 9000 miles. the car has never been driven through gravel and has not been subjected to extreme road conditions. i first noticed the damage occurring at about 5000 miles and took it to the dealer. the dealer stated that he agreed that it shouldn't be happening and thought it was a defect in the paint. they contacted mitsu usa and were told that they would not reimburse for any corrective action. further investigation has revealed that this is a very common problem with the gts models and is due to a design flaw. because the car is wider at the rear than the front and no rock deflectors were incorporated into the design, the rear of the car is literally getting sand blasted by the front tires. the only recourse i was offered was to have the car repainted at my own expense with no guarantee that it would not reoccur. mitsubishi needs to take ownership of this problem, repair the damaged areas and install rock deflectors at no cost to the consumer. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi lancer. in rainy weather conditions, the contact noticed water entering the vehicle through the driver side cabin. also, the tires have premature tread wear. he took the vehicle to the dealer and a technician replaced all four tires and performed a wheel alignment. several months later, the tire tread displayed abnormal wear again. he took the vehicle back to the dealer and was informed that they would have to realign the tires and replace all four again. the vehicle has not been repaired because the dealer cannot identify the cause of the failures. the failure mileage was 7,500 and current mileage was 19,000.

Paint chipping from normal driving. *tr