NHTSA Complaint #10063875 — 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10063875
Vehicle	2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
Component	POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Date of Incident	March 25, 2004
Date Filed	March 25, 2004
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TX

Consumer Description

THE DESIGN OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION SYNCHROS AND THE CLUTCH MECHANISM HAS BEEN FAULTY WHICH CAUSES THE FOLLOWING PARTS TO FAIL A LOT EARLIER THAN ANY NORMAL VEHICLE. - THE CLUTCH PLATE GETS WORN BEFORE TIME - THE THROW OUT BEARING (TOB) HAS A RATTLE - THE CLUTCH HAS A RATTLE - THERE IS VERY HARD GEAR SHIFT INTO THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE 2ND GEAR IS VERY HARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS COLD START.(THAT IS NOT PARTICULARLY COLD AT THE END OF THE MONTH OF MARCH IN HOUSTON, TEXAS) - IT IS ALSO DUE TO THE "POOR" SYNCHRONIZERS IN THE TRANSMISSION BOX - THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY A LOT OF MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT V6 USERS FOR THE 3RD GENERATION I.E. 2000+ MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CARS WITH A MANUAL SHIFT - THIS IS DUE TO SUBSTANDARD TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH QUALITY FROM MITSUBISHI

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