Mitsubishi ECLIPSE transmission problems
135 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
1,801 owner complaints analyzed
30 distinct recall campaigns
70,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1989 to 2012 model years. Data snapshot: . 687 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
135 of 1,801 complaints match this topic (7.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10212784 · 2007-12-17 (December 17, 2007)
1990 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT HAS BROKEN TWICE IN HIS VEHICLE. HE STATES THAT IF THIS BREAKS IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE JUST STOPS AND SHUTS OFF. *KB
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Owner report 555682 · 2000-10-02 (October 2, 2000)
TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPING. *SLC
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Owner report 732010 · 2000-09-20 (September 20, 2000)
AFTER MAKING A COMPLAINT OF NOISE IN MY DRIVETRAIN AND THEN HAVING THE TRANSMISSION AND TRASFER CASE SERVICED AT A MITSUBISHI DEALER WHO LATER TOLD ME THAT THIER MECHANICS WERE NOT FACTORY CERTIFIED AND WAS TOLD AFTER MY CAR DEVELOPED A PROBLEM THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED ONE HUNDRED MILES TO GREENWOOD INDIANA WERE THEY HAD A FACTORY CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO INSPECT MY CAR MY TRASFER CASE ON MY CAR FAILED TWICE ON FIRST FAILURE THE CASE WAS REPLACED ON THE SECOND FAIURE THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 150 MILES FROM WER…
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Owner report 960548 · 1995-02-24 (February 24, 1995)
PREMATURE WEAR OF TRANSMISSION GEARS DUE TO DEFECTIVE MACINING. *AK
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Owner report 976469 · 1995-12-12 (December 12, 1995)
POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES. TT
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 976469 at NHTSA ↗