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I've now owned my 2014 Outlander PHEV for 6 years, it was 2 years old with 3000 miles on the clock when I bought it. It was previously owned by the Colt Car Company (Mitsubishi UK RIP) It's now done 40,000 miles. So the 8-year battery warranty is no longer there to comfort me through those long...

I'm thinking of buying a Ring RPPL200 Micro Car Battery Jump Starter just in case my 7 year old PHEV 12v battery decides to die on me without warning - as I believe the 12v battery can do when it gets a bit aged. I'm aware of what happens when the 12v does go flat as I've previously managed to...

The driver's side (UK RHD) door mirror has just stopped fully opening on my 6 year old GX4h PHEV. I initially noticed that it wasn't in the fully open position and thought that somebody had knocked it half closed walking past, but then I realised that it wasn't opening fully in the first place...

Very strange thing happened today - I've just fitted my winter wheels and tyres (as you do in Scotland in November), switched over the TPMS tyre valve sensor in to position '2', and all works ok. But now, when I use the turn signals I get a 'bing-bong...bing-bong' in time with the turn signal...

We've talked about it, we've heard about it happening elsewhere in the world, and now here it is!....

If there's anybody out there like me, who owns their PHEV and wishes to try and preserve it for as long as possible, I noticed about 2 years ago that a lot of gritty road detritus builds-up behind the front mudflaps. This will of course include salt. The photo below shows the extent of 6 months...

My GX4h PHEV is finished in plain white, none-metallic paint. Despite the fact that it only had 3000 miles on it when I bought it from a main dealer, the bonnet has polishing machine marks on it - caused no doubt by an over enthusiatic 'valeter' who clearly shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a...

My PHEV has a recent history of air con losing pressure somehow. In September 2017 the air con snowflake symbol started flashing and the air con didn't blow very cold. It had 189grammes of gas removed and 600grammes put back in. No leaks were apparent at this time. Worked ok after that. But then...

September 2017 got a 20mm crack in my windscreen (bouncing stone - recently resurfaced road) right in driver's view, so had to replace screen as MoT failure beckoned (much disputing with Admiral Insurance followed as Mitsubishi First said my insurance would cover its replacement at a Mitsubishi...

I recently managed to completely flatten my auxiliary battery (inadvertently left too much switched on while I was changing a flat tyre in 'challenging' circumstances, hey though at least I had a spare wheel and tyre! - see 'unequal tread depths' post). Even the hazards wouldn't work, just...

I'm sure this subject has come up before in regard to the Outlander PHEV and indeed all other 4X4s. I can confirm it becomes more interesting when you find yourself in the unfortunate position of having to come to terms with the potential cost, when it happens to you. I've just been to Scotland...

I'm about to move house, so I want to have my Rolec 32amp 'fast' charge point removed (so I can take it with me) and replaced with 3-pin socket, so I can continue to charge my PHEV using the Mitsubishi supplied 3-pin charge device, until I actually go. My Rolec is connected to a dedicated 32amp...

I have mentioned this phenomenon before but, does anybody know of any UK insurance provider which is totally on board and in agreement with Mitsubishi First when it comes to agreeing to use genuine Mitsubishi parts and main dealer repair facilities? I ask this as I'll have to renew my insurance...

It was very hot today where I live - 30 degrees celsius. Swiched on the air con and manually set it to 15oC which is the coldest setting available on my menu. Didn't seem to emit what I'd describe as an icy blast though. How cold does yours get - would you describe it as in any way 'icy'? I'm...

I would have put this question on 'Off Topic' but it looks like not many people look at 'Off topic' very often. Everytime I login via Mozilla Firefox (Apple computer, recently downloaded new version of Mozilla firefox) I now get the warning: 'This connection is not secure. Logins entered here...

Strange thing happened a couple of times in the last two days. PHEV (2014 GX4h 'clear light lenses') was plugged-in to Rolec and fully charged - so Rolec had blue light on (the light 'clunks' to green if it's charging). Small, red 'charge' light indicator on dashboard was flashing on and off (I...

Just been on GoCompare.com (Go Compare! Go Compare! etc... I can here you singing it now - and how annoying it is) to trudge through the annual process of trying to outwit the hopelessly confused world that is insurance. My two car renewal with Admiral has come in this year with a...

I was considering the extent of potential damage that could occur should my PHEV need to be 'recovered' (maybe just slid of the road in ice, or stuck on wet grass for instance). The manual states that the PHEV should not be towed as damage to the drive systems could result. I wonder to what...

I expect this may have been clarified before but, my 2014 GX4h has an un-badged MMCS (ie, I don't know what make it is - some of them seem to have manufacturers logos on them, but not mine) which has a display feature within it which is supposed to illustrate charge cost history, but it doesn't...

It occured to me this morning as I accelerated on to the A1 near my house (to avoid being squashed by a big lorry), presumably the engine kicks-in when the gauge gets in to the 'power' zone, as far as I know I was only in electric until that point, so surely the engine goes from stone cold to...