Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 85 | 08/01/2002 | 636855 | Bulletin review regarding tsb-02-23-004 - revises bolt tightening torque values for transmission output shaft retainer and transmission oil pump. *tt | 11/14/2002 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 0523004 | 07/01/2005 | 0523004 | 10016754 | 2-3 shift flare. *tt | 10/04/2005 |
| 0323001 | 01/01/2003 | 10001035 | Automatic transaxle (a/t) standard hydraulic pressures - service manual revision. *tt | 04/11/2003 | |
| TSB0223004 | 07/01/2002 | TSB0223004 | 635099 | This bulletin revises the tightening torque values for the transmission output shaft retainer bolts and the transmission oil pump mounting bolts. *tt | 10/18/2002 |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 137 | 05/01/2007 | 10021743 | Reprogramming the pcm drivability or sensitivity issues can be corrected. *kb | 06/18/2007 | |
| 05002 | 12/01/2005 | 05002REVII | 10017671 | Emissions recall campaign - incorrect parameters in the pcm software that may allow a malfunction in the vehicle speed sensor to go undetected by the on-board diagnostic system (obd). *tt | 11/18/2005 |
| 0313009 | 12/01/2003 | 0213006 | 10005270 | Powertrain control module programming for diagnostic trouble code p0507. *tt | 02/18/2004 |
| 83 | 06/01/2002 | 636921 | Bulletin review regarding tsb-02-13-008 - corrects electronic control module (ecm / pcm) power train control module backup power supply circuits. *tt | 11/15/2002 | |
| 85 | 08/01/2002 | 636818 | Subject regarding powertrain control module (pcm) reprogramming for diagnostic trouble code p0507. *tt | 11/14/2002 | |
| 0213008 | 05/01/2002 | 0213008 | 634602 | Subject regarding corrected electronic control module/powertrain control module back up power supply circuits. *jg | 10/03/2002 |
| 0213006 | 03/01/2002 | 634609 | Powertrain control module programming for diagnostic trouble code p0507. *jg | 10/03/2002 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||||
| 0323006 | 10/01/2003 | 0123010 | 10004448 | Torque converter shudder, surge, and/or vibration (possibly intermittent) when driving 35-50 mph at steady throttle. *tt | 12/15/2003 |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 0321001 | 05/01/2003 | 10002358 | Clutch release cylinder leaking condition. *tt | 08/26/2003 | |
| 83 | 06/01/2002 | 636894 | Vehicle technical information regarding the clutch release cylinder. *tt | 11/15/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/01/2004 | 36000 | 10 | 11/26/2003 |
| 2002 mitsubishi lancer es . have had four (4) accidents with this vehicle from date of purchase to present approximately 13 months in 2/2004 the automobile started stalling, and during the stall it would accelerate, and the brakes would not function during this. also, the transmission made revving sounds periodically.i made an appointment at the mitsubishi dealer ?bellsouth mitsubishi? in sayreville njin feb 04? and explained the problem to the service dept.the put the car on a machine for tests and no errors were found. i then notified the sales person that sold me the car they requested me to leave it for 4 hours to run tests etc? they could not duplicate the problem. 12/17/04 when the vehicle stalled at a stop sign and accelerated into the truck ahead of me causing significant damage to the front ,the bumper, and hood of my car. since then the engine and transmission is making more loud revving sounds since that incident. it seems to be worsening.on 12/30/04 at a stop light the car accelerated while my foot was on the brakethe vehicle was in park?the motor revved up very loudly and the car shook for about 30seconds to a minute then went back to ?normal? i called the bell mitsubishi in rahwaynj.immediately and they road tested the vehicle and could not duplicate the problem.12/31/04 i took the car back into bellsouthmitsubishi in sayreville,njthey put the car on a machine ?sorry the problem could not be duplicated?the vehicle also has a much extended stopping distance causing 2 separate accidents the car accelerates suddenly, takes long to slow down to a stop in 2/04 during a snow storm i was driving appx 25mph the brakes took to long to apply and i lost control of the car .in the rain the car failed to stop again when brakes where applied and started to skid into the car in front of me. i tried turning the steering wheel away to avoid collision the steering was not responsive therfore resulting in collision. airbags didn't deploy in any accident. *ak | |||
| 20000 | 1 | ||
| While sitting at an intersection vehicle suddenly surged out into traffic. mechanic determined that transmission needed to be replaced. *ak | |||
| 01/27/2004 | 1 | 07/01/2003 | |
| Accelerator pedal or the transmission. i was backing up and the car revved really high and crashed me into a pole. i then tried to pull forwards and the car revved again and lunged forward, smashing into 2 cars. i did not even have my foot on the gas at the time. i had my foot on the brake and the only way that i could make the car stop was to put it in park. i had no damage to my own car but did cause quite a bit to the other cars. i had a friend who is a mechanic look at my car and he seems to think there is something wrong with the transmission. i only bought the car 7 months ago at a dealer and the transmission fluid is already dark brown. i'm not sure why this would be, i have had 3 oil changes on my car since i bought it and i've only put 9000 miles on it since i bought it 7 months ago. there should not be that kind of wear on the tranny after that little of use. i know that i did not accelerate so if the car is doing it on its own, i really don't want this to happen again.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 08/31/2003 | 1 | ||
| Car shifts very hard, not like how a 4 cylinder engine should. has a popping sound to accompany the hard shift. several instances where the vehicle has grinded between shifts. engine had reved to 4000-5000 rpm's for approximately 3 seconds before finally shifting into gear. this is an automatic transmission and should not be doing this with 19000 miles and it is only a year old. has taken off on me once, where i had to swerve to avoid slamming into the back end of a car with children in the backseat. i took it to the dealer several times but the problem could not be duplicated. meanwhile every time i get into the car, the shifting gets worse. tech line says there is no problem, and told the dealer that dropping out the trannie would accomplish nothing and would be a waste of time.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | |||
| 11/01/2003 | 1000 | 100 | 09/02/2002 |
| I bought a new 2002 mitsubishi lancer and after one month started having problems with surges from the transmission. i took it back to the dealership but since it wasnt doing it at regular occurences, they found nothing wrong by driving it. about 6 months later the problem worsened so i took it back to the dealership. again the car was driven but they could find nothing wrong and blamed it on the tires. i felt insulted as though i couldnt tell what was going on in my car. i finally gave up and decided if the problem caused damage, maybe then they would listen to me. the problem continued for 2 years until i gave up and once again took it to the dealership. they told me that i would need to have the transmission and fluid changed before checking it for further problems covered by the warranty. the cost of this would be $170.00. i felt this was unfair since i had brought the car in for this problem only one month after the purchase . i called mitsubishi motors and spoke to maintenance who told me the same thing. i then asked whether my warranty would be voided if i had it done somewhere else for a fraction of the cost. she assured me it must be done by a mitsubishi dealership. i told her of 4 other poeple with the same car having the same problems but she told me that each car was individual and it didnt mean that it was the same issues causing the problem. i have gotten no resolve over this and feel its not fair to have to pay such a high price for a problem which should have been repaired in the beginning. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - FLOOR SHIFT | |||
| 03/11/2003 | 18700 | 1 | 08/03/2002 |
| Car accelerated to full throttle and took off while transmission was in park. local dealership mitsubishi of orange park jacksonville fla kept car for from 3/11/03 until 3/25/03 to try to make car duplicate situation but to no avail. they kept in touch with mitsubishi tech support but nothing could be determined to why car did such a strange thing. this has been known to happen on cars while in motion, especially on older models. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||
| 03/01/2005 | 8 | 10/01/2001 | |
| In october of 2003, a technical bulletin was issued on my car. the bulletin reads: 2002 mitsubishi lancer 02 - blower [part 138110] tsb no: 0355008 nhtsa id: , october 01, 2003 : replacement: summary: debris (such as leaves, etc) entering the front cowl area may clog the evaporator housing drain tube. if this occurs, the evaporator housing may fill up with condensation and overflow into the passenger compartment, and into the blower mot...in the first quarter of 2005, i paid my local mitsubishi dealer $310.50 to replace my blower motor because debris had clogged the motor causing it to short out and resulting in leaving my passenger floor board under an inch of water. my car now, is out of warranty. however, if i had known there was a problem, i could have bought a filter to prevent this problem. my question is: at what point does nhtsa make technical service bulletins into recalls? it is absolutely absurd when my dealer informs me that tsb's are only fixed if a customer complains about the car. it's just plain wrong for mitsubishi to know there is something potentially wrong with your car and not inform you of it. for instance there is another bulletin on the temperature control knob in my car. now, i read these tsb's and it just so happened that mitsubishi was aware of the problem when my car was under warranty. i had to replace the cv boot, the valve covers and seals, and when i got the blower motor replaced i had to replace the thermostat and redo my coolant. i'm also currently having a problem with my cruise control. every time i crank my car up, my cruise control is already on. i turn the cruise control off, and turn my car back on, and the cruise control is on again. i was two days before paying $600 for the torque converter to be replaced, and finally a recall was issued, thank god! how many things have to go wrong with my car for it to be deemed a lemon and made to be sent back? lord, somebody please reply back to me and tell me what to do!?! *nm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 12/18/2006 | 68000 | 1 | 07/08/2006 |
| 2002 mitsubishi lancer, 5 speed manual. the car is a daily driver, and is never driven hard. it just turned 68,000 miles. driving in a parking lot to a restaurant, the car makes a loud noise and rolls to a stop. it restarts but will not go anywhere in any gear. i lost all gears. i had it towed home, and i see nothing obvious. i ended up at a transmission shop where i paid to have it taken apart and they found the transmission itself was ok, but the axle shaft had broken inside of it. the transmission still had to be disassembled to retrieve the broken piece. a new axle cannot be found for this car anywhere but the dealer where they wanted 750.00. the transmission diagnosis was 300.00. parts i had to replace upon reinstalling, was 488.00. i have all documentation. i had to borrow and rent cars for 10 days until i had my parts, of course they had be ordered. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/24/2007 | 3 | 09/10/2002 | |
| Purchased car brand new in 2002, daily driver nothing special. had to replace full clutch assembly in 2004 due to massive mechanical failure (cost 900$ out of my pocket) not even 1 year later, clutch fails again due to mechanical failure (680$ to repair) now in 2007 i am looking at another busted clutch, the slave or master cylinder gave out while driving. there is no reason for this car to need a clutch job 3 times in 4 years...... *tr | |||
| 12/13/2006 | 122000 | 2 | 12/17/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while accelerating from a stop, the clutch felt as if it had lost pressure. this caused a hesitation in the manual transmission. the vehicle was not seen by a dealer. also, the contact stated the front brake pads wore out too quickly. the brakes had to be changed 7 times in 5 years due to wear on the pads. the vehicle was previously taken to a service dealer, where the dealer was unable to determine the problem. | |||
| 10/29/2006 | 44000 | 1 | 06/30/2002 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 70 mph, the vehicle's clutch burned up. the vehicle had not been to a service dealer to determine what caused the issue. | |||
| 01/15/2006 | 55000 | 1 | 02/10/2002 |
| 1- gears began to grind, then became impossible to engage gears at all 2- clutch slave cylinder went bad under normal driving conditions 3- slave cylinder went bad causing clutch to go bad- $1200 repair with only 55k miles (((not covered under warranty))). *nm | |||
| 09/29/2004 | 49995 | 1 | 11/29/2001 |
| Pushed in clutch pedal, heard a loud pop, and clutch pedal went to the floor. the clutch would not disengage. i was able to pull into a parking lot were the car stalled. got the vehicle towed to dealership. dealer stated seals inside slave cylinder blew out and coated the clutch disc, pressure plate, and flywheel with fluid. replaced slave cylinder and pressure plate, and resurfaced the flywheel. i had to pay $1009.35 to get the vehicle back. *nm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||
| 06/13/2006 | 60215 | 1 | 10/22/2005 |
| I was driving in heavy, stop and go traffic, when my clutch suddenly wouldn't disengage. i was unable to shift into gear, i killed the engine, put it in second, and started it back up, just enough to get back home. right now the car in nearly undrivable, and this apparently has happened to a lot of other people. *jb | |||
| 06/28/2004 | 43000 | 2 | 06/03/2002 |
| The day prior to the full failure of the part, i experienced loss of pressure in the clutch pedal in normal driving. the car's milage was approximately 43,000 miles. i was able to drive the car home by synchro-shifting to minimize use of the clutch pedal.*ak the next morning full failure was evident as the pressure had dropped to the point where the car would not start. i was towed to the nearest service station by aaa where the problem was diagnosed as a bad master cylinder in the clutch. the part was replaced the next day and it was revealed that the slave cylinder was faulty as well. the premature failure of these parts lead to three missed days of work and a total parts and labor bill of $770. both the master and slave cylinders in the clutch were replaced with oem mitsubishi parts as no third-party manufacturer had them available at the time. the old parts are not available. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 01/15/2011 | 146100 | ||
| My slave cylinder failed due to leakage from the transmission. as i was driving uphill and tried to shift into 2nd gear the clutch pedal just went straight to the floor and my car got stuck in nuetral. its costing me 1000 dollars to fix it. there is a tsb out on this problem and i don't undertsand why this hasnt been made a recall yet??? it looks like a quite common problem for people and a costly one at that. very unfair that we are having to pay for these repairs when this was a manufacturors defect | |||
| 06/13/2010 | 119036 | ||
| The slave cylinder on my 2002 mitsubishi lancer went out while drivng the car. i was driving on the freeway when this happen and i could no longer get my car to go into gear. i had to get over from the left lane of traffic to the shoulder of the right lane without being able to acellerate becauce my car would not go into gear. i had to cut other drivers off and almost caused an accident. the slave cylinder leaked brake fluid all over the clutch and now that has to be replaced too. mitsubishi knew this was a problem because they changed the design in 2004. i have read about this same problem from others who have the same car. | |||
| 01/07/2009 | 63000 | 1 | |
| Clutch slave cylinder went bad i was stock in the middle of the highway not able to shift into gears. very costly repair forced me to replace clutch plus the cylinder. *tr | |||
| 09/22/2007 | 207908 | 1 | |
| 1/ at about 207000 miles check engine light came on. dealers diagnosis and 2 other repair shops : catalytic converter has to be replaced. cost for this job: $ 1500. i did not replace catalytic converter and was performing normally. this happened first time in my life, that catalytic converter gives up during the life of the car. 2/ at 246,570 miles while vehicle was on, would not go into gear. dealers diagnosis: car needs clutch assembly and resurface flywheel and clutch slave cylinder. cost for this repair: about 1,200 plus tax again 1st time happened to me that car needs clutch assembly work with slave cylinder during the live of the car. 4/ while they checked the car for gear problem they recommended to me to replace timing belt: cost $ 723 plus tax and replacing valve cover gasket: cost $ 264 plus tax i believe they ripping people off, because while replacing timing belt they have to remove valve cover and they should not charge 2x for removing valve cover. this was estimated by mitsubishi-mazda dealership in san bernardino, ca. i'm questioning their prices and ability to properly diagnose and do this repairs based on the statements they made and their prices. after every time this car is serviced at mitsubishi dealer this car have more problems: screws missing, broken parts, engine check light comes on. i need from mitsubishi motor of north america inc. list of good repair facilities where the car can be repaired not sabotaged, where they have knowledgeable technician not monkeys. i had a few cars, but never happened that catalytic converter or clutch needed to be replaced during the life of the car, or i had to spent few thousand of $$ for repairs while maintaining the car properly during it's life. *tr | |||
| 06/03/2008 | 55000 | 1 | |
| I drive a 2002 mitsubishi lancer oz rally and out of nowhere i lost all resistance in the clutch and was stranded with a blown slave cylinder. i did some research and it seems that this is a very common problem and i believe it should be recalled. *tr | |||
| 05/15/2008 | 1 | ||
| Failure of the slave cylinder 5 times in my car twice in 2005 twice in 2006 to 2007 and once presently this part is unbelievable how many time do i have to change this one part and spoke to a mitsubishi rep and said this isn't the first time. 2002 mitsubitshi lancer oz edition. *tr | |||