Manual Transmission Problems of Mitsubishi Eclipse

2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse spyder gt - at 3,561 miles the clutch burnt up and the dealer did not honor the warranty, costing me $1880. 00. At 14,143 approx miles, the clutch burnt up again. Not wanting a 3rd Mitsubishi clutch, I took it to another automotive shop who informed me that the Mitsubishi dealer did not replace the flywheel as stated in his invoice (I have) and put in a heavier duty clutch. This has cost me over $4,000 for a car with 14,000 miles and barely 2 years old. I have driven a stick all my life and never replaced one under 100,000 miles until this car.

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4 months ago I had the slave cylinder leak onto my clutch causing the clutch to go out, they replaced it basically told me I have a new clutch. So recently I've been getting on the freeway in 5th 6th gear and the car is revving but not going, so I went back to the same dealer told them what's up and without even diagnosing the problem said I need a new clutch, I then reminded them I just had it replaced 4 months ago they tried to say it was for something else when in fact I remember him clearly saying you got a brand new clutch. Anyway I asked how much to fix it he said $1,400. 00 I then asked is it normal to have it go out so soon but he is still trying to convince me they just replaced the bearings on the clutch. Then asked if I drive it hard. Well I never race it I drive to and from work that's about it, OH and the car only has 16500 miles on it. I then called the finance department to find out about the warranty they said its not covered , I don't know im so mad about this I love the car but hate the people behind it!.

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Six months after I bought my used 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS I noticed it was sometimes hesitant to shift into second gear. I placed gear oil in my manual transmission that a certified Mitsubishi mechanic said would be okay. For two to four weeks it was fine. As I was driving to work, I am stopped a at red-light. When I proceed to go on green I attempt to shift from 1st to 2nd at about 3500-4000 r. P. M. , I am unable to engage 2nd gear and have to shift immediately to 3rd. I have contacted my local Mitsubishi dealer service department and have been told that it is a bad synchro. I have no warranty and have to pay the full cost of repair.

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I bought my 98 Eclipse, standard, in 2003, not even a year after I had it it died on me on the freeway one day. Turned out it was the speed sensor that got me stranded in the middle of no where. About another 6 months later the found an oil leak on the head gasket that was making me misfire, that was fixed. The car was fine until about 2 months ago when the engine went out on me because apparently the engine oil and coolant were somehow mixing, my hoses were out, so was my water pump, O2 sensor and fuel pump sensor, all at the same time. Well I had major work done everything was put in new, about a month later my driver door handle falls off, that cost me 150 dollars! one month after that, now, my speedometer stops working all of a sudden and 2 weeks later my transmission goes out. Also my clutch is going out. So now I cant drive the car any higher than 5th gear because it throws my gear out!!! since I still owe 6k on the car I have no choice but to fix it. Which is going to end up costing me, in all I've spent and am about to spend, as much as I still owe on the car!.

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Constant over heating and fluid coming out of the radiator cap, also severe shaking in the sterring wheel and 4th gear. What is that all about?.

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2003 Eclipse emits rattle from the clutch/transaxle since about 30000 miles.

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I have only had the car for a little over a year. I have absolutely loved the car besides having to take it in within like 3 months to replace a deffective transmission. I have am a person that have been in many close accident calls throughout my life so I am not a person who takes the car to the limit whatsoever. I have had defective cars all my life. My first car I was in a near death call in my first accident when a man in a rush decided to try to pass me while I was doing a u-turn. My second I bought for $4000 and put over 2k in it trying to get it fixed and running. My third car I bought was a Toyota camry. It was a great car but also had to put $1,500 into a car I bought for only lik 5k, when the manufacturer told me that they couldnt fix the problem and I had wasted every dime I had on this car. My last and present car is my 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse gt. My mother didn't like all the problems I was having with all of my previous cars, so when I received an academic scholarship to any school in florida she went out and bought me the Eclipse. To get back to the problem at hand, at 10,000 miles I started having problems with my clutch. The car will severely jerk when switching gears every time I start the car. I took the car into my local Mitsubishi dealer and they told me it was not under warranty which didn't make sense. The car was under 12k miles and I thought there was a warranty up till then. Anyways, I am not the person to argue so I said "ok" and went on my way. Well, it has gotten worse and I believe could have played a large part in my only other accident. But the bad thing is that now I am at 14, 438 miles, which either way is over the 12k mile warranty if there was one. I have all original receipts to prove that I started having clutch problems before I hit 12k miles and I am not sure if I can do anything. I got a quote of over $1,000 to buy the clutch and install it. What can I do?.

When depressing the clutch while in motion the gear would not shift properly or not at all into first/second or third gear. This almost caused a vehicle crash. They informed consumer that the vehicle was not covered under a recall. The clutch problem was a daily intermittent problem. The a/c had gone out as well.

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The design of the manual transmission, the transmission synchros and the clutch mechanism has been faulty which causes the following parts to fail a lot earlier than any normal vehicle. - the clutch plate gets worn before time - the throw out bearing (tob) has a rattle - the clutch has a rattle - there is very hard gear shift into the 1st and 2nd gear. The 2nd gear is very hard, especially when its cold start. (that is not particularly cold at the end of the month of March in houston, texas) - it is also due to the "poor" synchronizers in the transmission box - this has been reported by a lot of Mitsubishi Eclipse gt v6 users for the 3rd generation I. E. 2000+ Mitsubishi Eclipse cars with a manual shift - this is due to substandard transmission and clutch quality from Mitsubishi.

Vehicle has 90,000 miles and is 1998 manufacturing date. Engine and transmission are both completely irreparable. No evidience of low oil level or other maintenance neglect which led to the catastrophic failure. Vehicle is out of warranty and is now scrap. Although failure is out of warranty, a complete vehicle failure at 90,000 miles is not normal or acceptable.

Selecting the second gear of my car often causes undesirable "grinding" and under no circumstances can that gear by used. This is a safety issue because I do not have power on demand and could cause an accident if the gear does not go in properly.

My clutch had to be replaced at only 14,500 miles. Problems were evident at around 10,000 miles and became considerably worse in time. I have driven a manual transmission for 15 years and have never raced and did not ride the clutch. My last car's clutch lasted in excess of 100,000 miles without fault. The service manager at my dealership told me that it appears to be a factory defect. However, since the warranty on the clutch expires at 12,000 miles, I have to pay for the part. The problem became obvious when my transmission spun as I tried to go from a stop up a hill. My car basically became stuck in traffic on a dangerous section of roadway and it was luck that I was not involved in a side-impact collision. If this had happened on a railroad track or a drawbridge, I see this problem as potentially life-threatening. It is my understanding that many people have reported this problem to Mitsubishi motors and that they are working on a possible replacement clutch. Their efforts are too late for me. I urge the NHTSA to require that Mitsubishi motors replace defective clutches free of charge or reimburse those (such as myself) who had to pay out of pocket to repair what is obviously a factory defect.

Consumer states that while driving at any speed and no warning the vehicle will stall and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. Dealer notified. Mr.

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Detent ball/spring and insert key (dog) jumped out of 3rd/4th gear inner synchro hub causing gearbox failure, warranty denied by manufacturer/dealer.

Transmission pops out of gear this is the 3rd time.

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After driving the vehicle and left it parked, fire broke out in the engine compartment due to a transmission leak.

Consumer states this is his third transmission in 2 years.

After parking vehicle and shifting into reverse, gears will not shift intermittently. Once the vehicle has been turned off and upon getting back in to start, the gear shift will not go into reverse. Consumer has to jiggle the gear shift. Vehicle has been in for service three times. The first time the fluid was changed but it didnt help. The last time consumer was told they couldn't help him because all of the manual shifters did the same thing.