1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse Transmission Problems

THE OWNER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OUTSTANDING RECALL AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE SERVICE. THE OWNER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOLD THE OWNER THAT THE RECALL FOR THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY. THE OWNER IS TELLING THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE MANUFACTURER RESPONDED BY SAYING "DEAL WITH IT". PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10097394

Incident

Oct 21, 2004

Mileage

152,000 mi

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS OVER DRIVE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10066845

Incident

Apr 8, 2004

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAME TO A SLIDING STOP. OIL WAS EVERYWHERE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED THAT TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8004096

Incident

May 1, 2001

I HAVE DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK/FILL CAP MISSING ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. UNKNOWN HOW LONG I DROVE WITHOUT DIP STICK EACH TIME. FIRST TIME I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PURGED, BUT DEALER STATED PLUG MUST HAVE WORN OUT. EACH TIME THE FLUID LEVEL BECAME VERY LOW. I BELIEVE AN INTERNAL PREASURE IS CAUSING THE PLUG TO BLOW OUT. I HAVE SINCE TIED A STRING TO THE PLUG SO THAT I WILL NOT LOSE THE PLUG. UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION DUE TO LOW FLUID OR DIRT CONTAMINATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

755529

Incident

Jul 10, 1997

VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN FROM RAMP AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

898778

Incident

Oct 1, 2001

RECALL 98VO69001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SR-98-002 WAS ISSUED FOR TRANSFER CASE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION & DIDNT HAVE A PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS LEAKING FLUID FROM TRANSFER CASE. DEALER WILL NOT LOOK AT VEHICLE FOR TRANSFER CASE LEAK PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT TRANSFER CASE SERVING WAS PART OF WEAR AND TEAR WHILE THE CONSUMER STATES IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW AT THE FACTORY AND IT IS THE DEALER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. *YH

NHTSA ID

882688

Incident

May 5, 1998

IN 1998 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER 98V069.001/ TRANSMISSION, TRANSFER CASE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY" INSPECTED " VEHICLE AND SAID THERE WAS NO LEAK, TWO YEARS LATER, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND BOTH REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A RESULT OF DEALER NOT INSPECTING VEHICLE PROPERLY AT THE TIME OF RECALL, TWO YEARS AGO.*AK

NHTSA ID

865413

Incident

Jul 3, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COULD START SHAKING WITHOUT WARNING AND LOSE CONTROL JUST LIKE IN RECALL 98V069000/ TRANSFER CASE. OWNER NOTICED LEAKAGE UNDER THE TRANSFER CASE. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

860366

Incident

Apr 12, 2000

WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT AT 20MPH TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. THEN WOULD SLOW DOWN & PICK UP SPEED. GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK. HAPPENED AFTER TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED DUE TO HIGH IDLING. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY WOULD PULSATE. INTERFERING WITH BRAKING ABILITY DUE TO RUST & WARPING. VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AT 55MPH. VEHICLE WAS UNBALANCED.

NHTSA ID

850963

Incident

Sep 3, 1999

THIS FAILURE IS LISTED IN DATA BASE AS AFFECTING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WHICH IS INCORRECT, THE FAILURE IS APPLICABLE ONLY TO ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES

NHTSA ID

713206

Incident

Sep 1, 1999

THESE PROBLEM(S) MAY BE CONNECTED OR A RESULT OF THE MAIN FAILURE; DIFFERENTIAL LEAK, A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR (CV JOINT?), AWD SEEMS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, AND SO DOES THE SHIFTING LINKAGE (SHIFTER?). *AK

NHTSA ID

703340

Incident

Feb 5, 1999

TRANSFER CASE LEAKS, IT IS LUBRICATING FUEL DUE TO POOR DESIGN.

NHTSA ID

534285

Incident

Feb 27, 1998

RPM DROPPED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, IT SOMETIMES HARD TO SHIFT RIGHT, THERE IS SOME VIBRATION IN THE CAR . *AK

NHTSA ID

808971

EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTIONING OF TRANS. LINKAGE WHEN IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR, SOMETIMES MUST COAST UNTIL GEAR CATCHES, OR JAMS INTO GEAR ON 5 SPEED. TT

NHTSA ID

963759

Incident

Sep 1, 1990