Automatic Transmission Problems of Mitsubishi Mirage

I own a 1999 Mitsubishi Mirage DE, which I purchased 3/8/02; it has a 1. 5 liter engine and an automatic 4 speed transmission. Within days, I noticed that the transmission shifted abnormally from the 1st to the 2nd gears when the engine is cold. This abnormality can be described as a hesitation or slipping at some times, or a popping, like gunfire, at others. Again, this shifting sensation is more noticeable when the engine is cold. I notified the dealer from which the vehicle was purchased of this problem on 3/19/02. They test drove the vehicle and indicated on the repair slip that they were unsure as to whether or not a problem existed. On April 5, 2002, I discussed this matter again with rome Ford, where this car was purchased. In an attempt to remedy this situation, they sent the vehicle to our local Mitsubishi dealer, paolozzi Mitsubishi in marcy, NY, for an evaluation. The evaluation resulted in the statement to rome Ford that nothing was wrong. On 2/27/03, I encountered yet another unrelated problem with the fan belt loosening and getting chewed up by the pulleys, for which I brought the car directly to paolozzi; for this, they charged me $119. 48 for checking the belts and pulleys, and found the power steering pump pulley misaligned. They removed the pump and bracket, remounted it and installed a new belt. It seems to me that I should not have been charged for this service, as this problem is outlined on a web site as recall #00v311001. I mentioned the fan belt problem because on that same date, I again complained about how the transmission shifts. I was charged $18. 00 for a diagnostic analysis, for which paolozzi stated on the invoice that the transmission shifting is consistent with specifications and that no problems with the transmission were evident. To date, the problem persists, and I am nearing the end of the powertrain warranty, as I now have about 57,000 miles on the car and the warranty ends at 60,000 miles.

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While driving the vehicle at the speed of 25 mph, transmision went out. Dealer has been notified.

While traveling on the highway without prior warning. The pulley belt came off and parts of the engine fell off. The dealership is aware of the problem.

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Still having problems with the cars transmission cutting in and out either at a stop or while driving down the street.

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After buying the car, the first week, the transmission on several occasions would cut out. Took it to the appleway Mitsubishi repair center, and they could not find any problem with the transmission, yet on several occasions it still cuts out, usually right after leaving from a stopped position. The steering wheel and column have a definite vibration between the speed of 70 to 80 miles per hour, yet the repair facility said that they had test drove it at those speeds and informed me that it did not vibrate.

It pothole causing me to run up on the curb. There was not sufficient impact for my body to be thrown forward, but the airbags deployed anyway. Damage to the car is limited to to a crack on the lower left front ground effect and a cracked transmission pan.

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Vehicle shifts into neutral from drive while traveling @ various speeds 100% of the time shifts by it'sself 50% of time 50% of time w/ slightest touch, when car shifts out of grear you loose all control of vehicle & have to force it to go back into drive or lower grear, the button that is suposed to be used to shift doesn't work & the lock mechanism to prevent shifting to neutral/park while car is moving doesn't work - it's is a very dangerous condition.

Slow pickup; engine constanly revs; car jerks into gear; revs until it clicks into gear.

The car is having a problem shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. I took it to the dealership and after running tests they determined I was in need of a new transmission. The transmission was just serviced in January. I was not experiencing any other problems until all of a sudden it started shifting really hard from 2nd to 3rd. It shakes and then bangs into gear.

The car has major loss of power when accelerating, the transmission skips gears when you start going ,the brakes are bad after only 7,000 miles.

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While driving transmission causes problems. When pulling from a stop sign into an intersection , vehicle stalls while the rpm revvshigh until there is a click in the transmission that will allow vehicle to pick up to its normal speed. Dealer has been contacted and refuses to repair . . Et.

Since the third day of purchase, I went back to the dealer and informed the salesman all the problems and he said that the car has a new invert system and it will get used to the way I drive the car. Before the month of purchased, the car stopped while driven and it had to be towered to the dealer. The service people said that the problem was the alarm system. They changed the cables related to the alarm, but after that the car I took the car many times to the service center. The car shift the gears no matters the speed. While stop on the red light, the car give a bump like I had been hit by the car behind me. Many times the engine stop while I was waiting the red light to change or doing a stop signal. Besides the check engine lamp used to turn on and once they cleared the computer. Then when the car was almost out of warranty, they admitted that all the problems were caused by the transmission and proceeded to fixed. This was on July 2001 and the car still goes with the same problems.

When the vehicle is put into gear, the vehicle starts humping, (like a manual trans. ) then cuts off just when is on parking lot or on street driven about 25 mph.

Transmission computer feeds a too lean gasoline mixture causing the car to run rough when accelerating when engine is cold. It runs like an older car would that needed spark plugs. It has stalled out once from this problem and every morning it is a struggle for the car to back up the small incline in my driveway. I am afraid that when I am trying to turn left in traffic it will stop in the middle of the road. I am very careful when I do pull out. It has been doing this since the car was only four months old & Mitsubishi has yet too figure out how to fix it. The dealer has told me that I am not the only person with this problem, yet I see that they are still selling new Mirages like nothing is wrong. I have another appointment on September 9th for them to try again to repair it.

Transmission down shifts very violently with (vibrations).