2005 Mitsubishi Endeavor Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I was using an exit to merge into the highway and when I merged, the vehicle completely lost power. I could hear the engine working but no power to the vehicle. A semi almost totaled me but thank god it merged thanks to another driver. The rolled barely making it to the side of highway and found out the transmission blew out. I want to make this perfectly clear: I do routine maintenance conducted at professional shops for all oil changes and or other issues religiously and the miles on vehicle aren't high. In other words, I almost lost my life because of this with no working vehicle to add. …”

“2005 Mitsubishi Endeavor, I bought the car brand new, I have had the car for a year. On 12 oct 07, I went to get into my car and it wouldn't start, apparently the weld on the torque converter did not hold. The shop I took it to said that it had to be a defect, especially since the car wasn't that old.”

“I was pulling into an apartment parking lot at 3 miles per hour or less applied brake and car surged forward. I applied more pressure to brake and the car surged again and would not stop. This caused me to crash into a unoccupied parked car which banged another unoccupied car parked next to it. All 3 cars were damage. My car and the car I hit sustained front end damage. The third car was scraped along the driver side door and rear panel. There was a witness to this accident that told the responding california chp officer that he saw my car experience two surges as I slowly entered the parking. …”

“1. My 2005 Endeavor has 11,000 kms, covered by the warranty (it has less than a year since I bought it. Lst friday I was driving normally to my work when I felt thumps and if it were pulling back and forth. I don't know how but I managed to park, and when I did something under it ripped off and a huge spot of oil appeared. It leaked all the transmission fluid on the pavement. This could have been lethal if it were on a road, according to the mechanic. Now Mitsubishi refuses to recognize warranty. The cause was a broken hose of transmission fluid which caused the leakage.”

“The contact owns a 2005 Mitsubishi Endeavor. While driving 40 MPH, the transmission suddenly locked. Prior to the failure, the contact noticed that the dashboard shift indicator light would flash whenever the vehicle was placed into drive. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 70,000.”