# 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander - is it the CV axle?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-mitsubishi-outlander-is-it-the-cv-axle/165882>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** outlander, mitsubishi\
**Created:** [June 16, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-mitsubishi-outlander-is-it-the-cv-axle/165882 "2020-06-16T18:23:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Tiredofmitsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90db22/32.png) [@Tiredofmitsi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tiredofmitsi)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-mitsubishi-outlander-is-it-the-cv-axle/165882/1 "2020-06-16T18:23:45Z")

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I my wife has a 2003 Mitsubishi outlander awd and my son was driving it and it lost power then made a grinding sound coming from the front i was told it could be the cv axle but it looked ok when i pulled it but the passenger side tire will spin forward with the driver side tire on the ground my guess is something is wrong in the transmission but i wanted to see if anyone has a better idea

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**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-mitsubishi-outlander-is-it-the-cv-axle/165882/2 "2020-06-16T19:09:35Z")

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Did the engine stop running when that happened, and will it start now?

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-mitsubishi-outlander-is-it-the-cv-axle/165882/3 "2020-06-16T21:52:06Z")

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Did the check engine light come on beforehand? There could have been a massive engine failure caused by overheating or lack of oil. The front differential could have failed. All guesswork from here.

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**Author:** ![Tiredofmitsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90db22/32.png) [@Tiredofmitsi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tiredofmitsi)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 7:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-mitsubishi-outlander-is-it-the-cv-axle/165882/4 "2020-06-17T07:10:28Z")

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No to all of that it still starts fine no overheating or low oil just terrible grinding sound when you put it in gear wich has me thinking its a much more serious job than im willing to tackle

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-mitsubishi-outlander-is-it-the-cv-axle/165882/5 "2020-06-17T12:32:19Z")

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If the wheel spins with the other side on the ground AND the transmission in Park… that is a transmission failure. You didn’t say if the car was in park when you did this.

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**Author:** ![Tiredofmitsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90db22/32.png) [@Tiredofmitsi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tiredofmitsi)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-mitsubishi-outlander-is-it-the-cv-axle/165882/6 "2020-06-17T17:21:33Z")

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Yes in park as well i figired it wouldn’t be something simple i appreciate the responses