2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Transmission Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE WAVE SPRING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THE WAVE SPRING BROKE IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. MITSUBISHI UPGRADED THE WAVE SPRING SINCE THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

NHTSA ID

10323355

Incident

Mar 29, 2010

Mileage

117,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT WAS MADE APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS BEFORE THE LAST FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE WAS STICKING IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER PERFORMED A FLUSH, WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,555 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,498. UPDATED 3/18/08 *CN UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

NHTSA ID

10219382

Incident

Feb 8, 2008

Mileage

71,498 mi

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. *JB

NHTSA ID

10170110

Incident

Oct 6, 2006

Mileage

60,000 mi

I HAVE A 2001 ECLIPSE GT (V6) AND I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION TWICE ALREADY. I LIVE IN MINOT ND WERE IT SNOWS. THE FIRST TIME MY TRANSMISSION JACKED ON ME I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THEIR WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND SO WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN MY TIRES SLID A LIKE AND THE GRAB THE PAYMENT AS THAT HAPPENED I HEARD A BIG THUMP. MY CAR FELT LIKE AN AXLE MESS UP OR THE CLUTCH. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME DO TO THE LACK OF MOVEMENT FROM MY VEHICLE. I WAS NOT THAT FOR FROM ME HOUSE SO I DROVE IT HOME BUT ONE BLOCK A WAY MY TRANNY ENDED UP BLOWING A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CASE. THE HOLE SIZE WAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SOFT BALL. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 15 MPH. SO GET HOME AND I CHECK IT OUT. I FIND GEARS ALL SHATTERED INSIDE AND WHAT EVER HAD FALLEN OUT. SO NOW I BUY A USED TRANNY WITH SOME 65000 MILES ON IT, I HAVE HAD THAT ONE FOR A BOUT ONE YEAR WITH PUTTING 7000 MILES ON THE TRANNY. AGAIN THERE IS SNOW ON THE GROUND. I AM GETTING OFF OF WORK AND THERE IS SNOW ON MY TIRES. THE MANY ROAD IS CLEARED OF SNOW SO I DRIVE OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND MY TIRES SPIN AS I HIT THE PAVEMENT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. THE TRANNY SLIPS IN GEAR SO I GOT IT TO THE SHOP AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD SHATTERED THE SPIDER GEARS. I HAVE SPENT 3000 DOLLARS ON TWO TRANNIES WITH IN ONE YEAR SPAN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10152924

Incident

Feb 1, 2006

Mileage

82,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT BEGAN AS A NOISE AND THEN THE ENGINE AREA CAUGHT ON FIRE. THEY WERE NO UNUSUAL INDICATORS BEFORE THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED VERY BADLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS LEFT UNDETERMINED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S SALVAGE YARD. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER WHERE NOT CONTACTED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE INSURANCE COMPANY PROVIDED THE CONTACT A REPORT OF A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE REPORT STATED A HOSE DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER COULD HAVE CAUSED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES TO LEAK OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THEREFORE, THE FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE COOLING HOSE COULD CAUSE TRANS AXLE PROBLEMS AND SMOKE IF THE OIL CONTACTED THE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10144797

Incident

Nov 24, 2005

MY CALAPANA BLACK 2001 ECLIPSE GT STARTED TO FADE A YEAR AGO. I NOTICED THAT MOST BLACK MITSUBISHI CARS STARTS TO FADE IN 2-3 YEARS. I HAVE A COUPLE OF FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO COMPLAIN HERE BECAUSE THEY ALREADY DONE SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER BUT NEVER HAD A RESPONSE. I ALSO HAVE EXACT PROBLEM AS COMPLAIN NO. ODI ID: 100511429 NHTSA COMPLAINT ID: 448638. AS MENTIONED, THE CAR HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR (WORST WHEN COLD), STUTTERS WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING, AND MAKES A CONTINUOUS RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS NOT ENGAGED. I COMPLAINED TO MITSUBISHI DEALER MANY TIMES BUT THEY REFUSE TO BE RESPONSIBLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10136156

Incident

Sep 11, 2005

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CLUTCH SLIPS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. *AK

NHTSA ID

10079428

Incident

Jun 16, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

THIS IS A MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2001. THIS CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS FOR THE FIRST 2 YEARS. #1. CLUTCH FLUID COMPLETLY LEAKED OUT. CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. #2. MASTER BRAKE CYLIINDER WAS LEAKING AND REPLACED. #3. PCM CHIP REPLACED. #4. WINDOW MOULDINGS FOR FRONT AND BACK WINSHIELDS HAVE COME OFF.*AK

NHTSA ID

10032985

Incident

Jan 17, 2003

Mileage

24,000 mi

NO SUMMARY.

NHTSA ID

768580

Incident

Jul 1, 2002

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TESTED A NUMBER OF TIMES; DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE; IN MAY, VEHICLE BEGAN TO KILL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40 AND 65 MPH. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE CAR STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS. IN MID-JULY, THEY STATED THAT A FLASH/RECALL WAS BEING DEVELOPED AND WOULD BE READY IN MID-AUGUST; THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED TO PICK UP MY CAR. DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THIS CAR, I REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE CAR. THEY SAID THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR STORAGE OF THE CAR AND FOR ALL RENTAL CAR COSTS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH MITSUBISHI MOTORS HEADQUARTERS, AND THEY PROMPTLY SENT A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. ULTIMATELY, A FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD TO RETURN THE CAR IN MID-AUGUST WHEN THE RECALL SOFTWARE IS FINALLY DEVELOPED.*AK

NHTSA ID

765130

Incident

May 15, 2002

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, GEARS WILL NOT SHIFT INTERMITTENTLY. *AK 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. *JG

NHTSA ID

8014165

THE TRNSMISSION OIL COOLER HOSES WERE RECALLED (01V011001) AND REPAIRED BUT THE OVERHEATING SENSOR LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATED. NLM

NHTSA ID

565936

Incident

Dec 1, 2000

AT 55MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, RESULTING IN A COLLISIOALSO, RECALL 01V1011000 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8004765

Incident

Jan 30, 2002