Four problems related to transmission stuck in gear have been reported for the 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving at 30 mph and trying to change gears transmission became stuck in third gear. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.
The speed sensors are bad on the car causing the transmission to be stuck in second gear. This is the second time this happened. Both incidents were reported to the dealership and the first time they said there was nothing wrong. Now this time they said that it's not covered on the warranty.
Transmission blew up at 43,000 miles. 2nd transmission keeps having problems. Jerks into gear and sometimes gets stuck in gear. Oil pan has a leak has been fixed two times now.
Transmission got stuck on 2nd gear, then another occasion in 3rd gear, cause: blown circuit/sensor. . . . Air cond. Does not turn on at all at times, not even the fan, turns on by itself after driving for about 30 mins, cause: a/c fan motor. . . . . Car pulls to the right, even after several alignments and tire adjustments, cause: unknown, still exists.