1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I was going about 65 miles per hour on the freeway, when the transmission started to make a loud revving noise and began to down shift at an accelerated rate. The Eclipse now has a shifting problem to where the car does not have the drive to move forwards nor backwards. I was told by a transmission specialist and close friend, that all my gears were all wiped out all at the same time and that the throttle cable was either loose or broken. He also mentioned that he found in the transfer case, of the transmission, shavings or little pieces of metal or aluminum.”

“Vehicle experienced a leak within the transfer case. Owner contacted the dealer and the manufacturer, and was told that because the vehicle was inspected for the recall once already dealership and manufacturer will not inspect again the vehicle for this defect. Owner was told that this problem was the owner's responsibility.”

“I was driving down the street traveling 30mph when I heard a loud bang!!! My car slammed to a halt in the front yard of some unknown house. Only to see that the front driver side of my car is now resting the wheel well on the tire, the tire about to just fall over, my frame by the door all crushed back from the tire, and my axel on the ground. Had I been on the highway I could have just kissed myself goodbye. I would like to know why Mitsubishi never informed me of this. …”

“My daughter and I were traveling between 60 &65 at 6:30am may 21, 2002 when I noticed a loud noise coming from the bottom of the car, instantaneously the front wheels locked up and the car went into a spin. (the 5 speed transmission through a gear out the bottom of the housing causing the front wheels to lock) I was able to control, in as well, hit a bank causing minor damages to the passenger side fender. (est. $350.00). Prior to this incident, there were no warning signs, completely unaware. …”

“42 days after the purchase of my vehicle(used), I stopped at a stop sign and could not go into 1st gear to pull forward. The car wouldn't go into any gear while the car was running. After having it towed back to the dealership, they told me the clutch exploded. I was treated very poorly at the dealership, they accused me of doing the damage and charged me for the repairs. Exactly one year later the throw out bearing went out on the year old clutch. I went to another repairman after the dealership would not honor the warranty.”