2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport · symptom sheet
Transmission hesitates when accelerating
- 35owner reports
- 51,021median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Mar 4, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
35 of the 59 reports of transmission shudder on the 2015 Outlander Sport describe hesitation when accelerating.
Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (59 reports)
Tick what matches of 35 reports
Hesitation when accelerating on other Outlander Sport years
No other Outlander Sport model year has enough reports of hesitation when accelerating for a sheet of its own. See every Outlander Sport year.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside transmission shudder for a car that pauses before it goes. You press the gas, and for a beat nothing happens, or the engine revs and then the car catches up. What makes it distinct from the wider sheet is timing: the complaint isn't a rough shift at speed but a delay right when you need to move.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (17 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the transmission and drivetrain cover the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The affected vehicles are equipped with a constant velocity transmission (CVT) that, in certain driving conditions, may cause a delay in the vehicle accelerating.
During assembly, a clamp for a CVT hose may not have been properly secured, allowing the hose to detach and leak transmission fluid.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 7,800 and 86,429 miles, from the 26 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Won't shift gears, hesitates while driving, won't drive after stopping. Check engine light and transmission service warning light is on.”
Filed Nov 15, 2022
“My car has a major problem with acceleration hesitation in transmisson that has almost caused several accidents. Also whenever I ride down the road and hit the minute bump my steering jerk really bad and it happens on both sides causing me to jerk steering wheel almost run off the road several times.”
Filed Jun 4, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 35 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 35 reports