2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“While driving from the highway on an off ramp at 50 MPH, engine (RPM) started bogging down, then both front tires locked up to a screeching halt. I almost slide off the ramp and almost got rear ended by a semi truck behind me. Front tires were locked up, would not move out of the road and would not come out of gear. Had it towed to repair shop and was quoted $3,000 just to pull the transmission for diagnostics. Was told transmission failed and vehicle would not be worth the money to fix because front strut towers both were rusted. …”

“On 2/21/10 early sunday morning I was driving on the freeway at approx. 55mi/hr when my Mitsubishi eclipse just stopped. It would not go forwards or backwards. There was no noise or sound of any kind to indicate something was wrong. I had to coast to the side of the freeway and sat there for 3 1/2 hrs for a tow truck. Car was taken to south park Mitsubishi in bethel park. It was diagnosed as a total transmission failure and needed to be replaced. My car had only 57183 miles and I wanted the transmission rebuilt. They would not do that. I had the car towed to aamco. …”

“After 39,000 miles on my 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, the manual transmission is experiencing problems. Specifically, the car has trouble shifting into first and second gears (worst when cold), studders when first accelerating, and makes a continuous rattling noise when the clutch is not engaged. These problems are apparently the result of a defect in the transmission involving the clutch plate/throw-out-bearings/synchronizers. I have learned of hundreds of other people who have the same problem, same symptoms, and same cause. …”

“Since I purchased my car back in november of 2001, a 2001 Mitsubishi spyder gt, I have had problems with my clutch slipping when starting in 1st gear, with extreme stuttering and shuttering of my vehicle and have informed my dealerships (woburn Mitsubishi woburn, ma and peter fuller-watertown ma) of the problems in writing. They all blow me off telling me that nothing could be wrong this early on, with so few miles on the car. Well the car is still stuttering, even has stalled out, even when giving plenty of gas. If this were to happen over train tracks, in the middle of an intersection, etc. …”

“The clutch is wearing out fast, it seems every 1500 miles a new clutch is needed, to me it the horsepower of the engine can only be brought to the road at the expense of excessive flywheel and clutch wear.”