Clutch failure.
2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution transmission complaints
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Clutch defective, went out at 9000 miles, had to replace with my own money as dealership said that they will not honor warrenty on my car, but provided no proof or reason why.
Slipping clutch with only 3500 miles.
Under the first few weeks of ownership of my 2003 mitsubishi lancer evolution, my clutch began to slip. I immediately notified my dealer and went in to have it inspected. I spoke directly with the district manager but before any questions he assumed I had abused the vehicle and said they would only check for problems if I paid to the cost of a teardown before anything. I explained that I was still in the "break-in" period and driving very carefully. He did not care and said many people abuse this car, so he still would not try to understand. Furthermore, while being at the dealer for other problems, someone had taken my car for 20 miles without any explaination. I let him know about this and he still insisted that I was abusing the clutch and would only allow an inspection if I paid the labor for a teardown first. Basically, the district manager of mitsubishi was unreasonable and would not listen to my concerns.
I purchased the vehicle brand new with 26 miles. 6 months later and 17000 miles the clutch slipping and not ingauging. It was so bad that the car would not even move. The RPM would just raise, even all the way up to 6500 in first gear with the car not responding. The mitsubishi dealer ship here in town would not even want to cover it or touch it.
I have had problems with the clutch on this vehicle. I have only 7,000 miles on the vehicle. 5th gear synchros went bad. This is not acceptable. The dealership specifically advised they have had numerous complaints about this, and it should be recognized.
Clutch slipped.
Clutch failure 2 times before 6000 miles. 2003 lancer evolution.
Clutch failed under acceleration while merging on freeway. Car has 6300 miles, 3 months old. Dealer quoted almost $1500 for replacement not under warranty.
After purchasing new 2003 mitsubishi lancer evo8 with 1500 dealer miles, an additional 1000 miles was driven when cltuch problem began. Very serious clutch slippage. Returned vehicle to dealer only to be told not under warranty. I have searched the internet to find 12 similar complaints with the federal safety agency on file. I am currently in negotiation with the dealership manager with this problem. I am thinking if they replace this clutch with a factory kit, that this will not happen again.
My mitsubishi evolution 8 clutch stopped working at approx. 12,000 miles. I took my car to my dealer and I was denied a warranty claim. I never done it hard or even took it to a race track.
Clutch failure at right around 10,000 miles.
Clutch started slipping after 4800 miles, had my clutch replaced, $1125.
I've owned my 03 mitsu evolution viii for 1 year and I have put 16,700 miles on the car. The clutch is slipping and it's not covered under warranty. This is ridiculous since it will require 8 hours of labor and a better clutch just to get it where it should have been in the first place. I have done everything with in reason to baby this thing. I just don't understand why it wasn't covered under warranty.
Failure of clutch at around 6,000 miles on a 03' mitsubishi lancer evolution. Mitsunishi claims under warranty that it is covered up to 12,000 miles or 12 months. They wouldn't even look at the clutch or check to see if it was under warranty. I communicated with the head of service shop and he communicated that mitsubishi motors had stated they would not cover problem. After numerous phone calls I didn't recieve any help and was forced to replace bad part myself for over $2000 w/labor. I have seen this in numerous evolutions with them even going out under 1000 miles. Out of 6 friends that own the same car 5 have had to replace clutch and all under 7000 miles.
Premature clutch wear and failure. On my vehicle, a mitsubishi lancer evolution viii, the clutch started slipping at 5700 miles from purchase. The clutch failure occured from normal usage, and this behavior has been exhibited in other evolutions as well. This is unacceptable from a safety standpoint as it can lead to the vehicle becoming inoperable.
2003 mitsubishi evolution clutch defective at 5500 miles. Also 3rd gear syncho is gone. Very weak clutch.
I had bought my car brand new on january 10th, 2004 with about 300 miles on the car already from the day I bought it from fred beans mitsubishi. Since then I have not been hard on my car at all. But about 2,500 miles on the car, my clutch started to stick and I felt that something was wrong. I reported it to mitsubishi and I was told that it was a normal thing these car's do. On march 6th 2004 I was driving normally down the boulevard, when out of nowhere when I am starting to pull away in my car, the clutch sticks down all the way and would not release back. I had to scoop my foot under it and manually pull it back. I barely got it home before the clutch totally died on me. I took it to mitsubishi that following weekend and they told me that they will not cover the clutch because they say all of us youngsters abuse cars and that we will not warranty the part. So I had to go and spend nearly $800 to buy a new clutch and have it installed. I don't feel that I was treated right and for the car to have a clutch go that fast, it must of been a defect. But they just wanted my money.
I have a 2003 mitsubishi lancer evolution bought it brand new and my clutch had to be replaced at 3000 miles costing nearly 1500 dollars and would not be covered under warranty by mitsubishi. It was replaced with a aftermarket clutch I have had no problem with as of yet and it has 17000 miles on it.
The clutch is shuttering / chattering when pulling from a stop in 1st and more so in reverse. This started happening mildly when new and is now much worse at 7000 miles. In reverse the shaking and shuttering is often so bad I must push the clutch back in and start over. This happens on a daily basis.
I own a 2003 mitsubishi lancer evolution with 10,500 miles. The clutch appears to have prematurely worn out as engagement is very rough and causes the car to jump and lurch from a stand still. Coming from a start in first gear is the primary problem. This "clutch shutter/chatter" is very common in the evo viii community and should be addressed. The dealer tells me it is due to a worn clutch plate and is a "wear item" and thus not covered under warranty. The car has not been driven aggressively let alone abused. From the info I gather many evo viii owners are experiencing the same syptoms with even less mileage than mine. This definetely should be cause for a recall!!!! Thanks .
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.
While driving at 65 MPH consumer shifted gears and smelled a burning odor. Vehicle was pulled to the shoulder, and the consumer found that the push rod to the clutch was bend. Vehicle was towed to the dealer, who confirmed that the push rod was indeed bend.
Extremely loud noises coming from transmission/front transfer case. I know of many others with this issue. Mitsubishi needs to look into this severe defect in the evo viii front transfer case!
The clutch wore out prematurely while driving between 45-55 MPH. Vehicle was taken to a dealership, who indicated that the clutch needed to be replaced. This was a common problem with these vehicle.
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