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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JA3AH86C86U••••••2006 Mitsubishi LANCER EVOLUTION
This build draws 2.4× more complaints than the average 2006 Mitsubishi LANCER EVOLUTION build (4 vs 2).
4on this build
18on the model
11builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 1Engine And Engine Cooling 1Power Train 1Equipment 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainFeb 2010
I first noticed that my 2006 mitsubishi lancer evolution mr started to make a grinding/scrapping noise that seemed to be generating from the timing belt area. The car had approximately 30,000 miles on the odometer. It seemed to be a noise that was present at idle and upon cold…
Engine And Engine CoolingSep 2009
I 1st started hearing a metal scraping noise coming from the drive belt area around 20,000 miles on the odometer of my 2006 mitsubishi lancer evolution ix mr. After researching this online, I found this to be a common/frequent problem reported by many other owners of the same…
Unknown Or OtherJun 2009
1. Driving 2. Irritating ticking from passenger side of engine bay. Seems to cause wear and tear on belts on engine. So far no consequences as belt hasn't broken. 3. No part have been replaced as of yet. 4. In short it seems almost all evo ix's are affected by this belt wear on…
Electrical SystemMar 2008
1. SRS light, horn going off for no reason, any and all dash functions going off for no reason. 2. Water leaking in cabin due to improper seal of a wiring harness that goes through firewall. Caused wiring harness to be corroded and need to be replaced. 3. Dealer replaced all…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JA3AH86C86U066275 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.