2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Dec 12, 2008 · Transmission · 48,000 miles · CA

2003 mitsubishi lancer evolution. Loud grinding noises coming from the transmission within a few thousand miles. Cars under 8 thousand miles having to replace clutches and transmissions. Gears popping into neutral. Dealership accepted warranty and is currently working on the car. Car was returned a 2nd time to be looked at again.

Filed Jan 11, 2008 · Transmission · 26,000 miles · CO

I bought my 2003 mitsubishi evo shortly after returning from a tour in iraq in 2006, after a short time of driving the car I noticed a grinding sound coming from the car when I let the clutch out in 1st gear, and now reverse as well. I bought the car under original factory warranty and went as far as to purchase the platnum extended warranty. After replacing thousands of dollars in parts on my car it has come down to the clutch, which is a wear item and not covered. The more disturbing portion of this is that I was told on my second visit to the dealership for this problem that the car was sold to me with an aftermarket clutch, and that should have voided the original factory warranty in the first place, to include my extended warranty as well. Now I am stuck with this problem and have to look for legal assistance.

Filed Feb 19, 2006 · Transmission · MO

03 evo heard grinding noises in my tranny or transfer case area @ 15k miles.. Took to dealer and they told me they won't check it if its not broken..they did replace a drive shaft but noise was still there.. My clutch is now slipping @ 24k..

Filed Jan 13, 2005 · Transmission · 15,000 miles · NC

1) I am in the military deployed to afghanistan... 1 month before I deployed my stock clutch was slipping. This is not covered by mitsubishi's warranty. I was reading on my forums and there were at least 2 to 300 people experiencing the same problem all around 5000 miles on the car regardless of how the car was driven. I purchased a new clutch, $1300 and had the dealership install it for $800 figuring that they would warranty there work. I deployed to afghanistan, came back and about 2 months of driving the car my car was making a hi squealing noise. The problem was diagnosed as the clutch. Although they did no other inspection. I ordered a new clutch had them install it... Same problem continued. So I paid another 700 for a new clutch for no reason. Then they rediagnosed the problem as the rear differential. They replaced that under warranty... Problem was fixed. I was babying the car for a week or so because of the clutch break in period is suggested 1000 miles. While doing 60 MPH on the highway the car noise came back just as bad as before... Called mitsubishi and they refused repair by order of the district rep. 2. The noise has progressively gotten worse and has caused my car to be sluggish now. I would like my drivetrain to have a thorough inspection and fixed where necessary. I would also like to be reimbursed for my clutch that I had to buy that wasn't faulty to begin with. I also think mitsubishi needs to adhere to a warranty on there drivetrain. Regardless if you install an aftermarket clutch in your car, the drivetrain should be covered. Who in there right mind would pay for the installation of a new stock clutch and fly wheel if its just going to go bad at the same time you need your oil change.

Filed Jul 15, 2004 · Transmission · 12,000 miles · NJ

I had 12000 miles on my car it is 7 months old. I am the original owner and iv been driving manual cars for over 8 years. Never had any transmission problems be for they had to replace some syncros because it would grind between fourth and fith gears at highway speeds. And they also made a comment on how worn my clutch is and that my fly wheel is scored. Every now and then when I start off I smell my clutch burning and smoke comes out of my exhaust and they say its from abuse when its not.

Filed May 4, 2004 · Transmission · 2,400 miles · CO

I have a 2003 mitsubishi lancer evolution-8, and at approximately 2,400 miles I began having problems with my transmission, and no modifications had beed done to the car. It started out as a 4th to 5th gear shifting problem(grinding). It seems like it's RPM sensitive. I had the dealership look at it, and they said it wasn't bad enough need fixing, however, did aknowledge after they drove it that there was something "out of place" with my transmission and did experience the same problem that I was having. I have had the car in three times for this, but it is obvious that they have no desire to fix this. Then around 4,500 miles it started to have problems going into second gear, and third gear with a very notchy and rough engagement. I now have 12,500 miles on my car and the shifting is getting much worse. After browsing the internet, I found many letters and documents of people with the same transmission problems on this year and model of car with the end result being that the owner of the car is at fault and not the manufacturer/dealer. One reference # is 10063730 the federal safety agency complaint id: 464401 entered march 23, 2004.