NHTSA Complaint #11019040 — 2015 MITSUBISHI LANCER

CVT TRANSMISSION; VEHICLE HAS 45K MILES, NO RECALL WAS RECORDED FOR MY VIN BUT I CLEARLY EXPERIENCE THE STATED SYMPTOMS OF THE COMMUNICATION LOSS BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THERE IS A BRIEF "HESITATION " FAILURE TO MOVE. WHEN HIGHWAY DRIVING, ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS THERE IS ALSO "HESITATION ". MY LAST CONCERN UNMENTIONED BY THE MANUFACTURER IS THE CONSTANT OVER-HEATING OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION. IN MANY FORUMS AROUND THE WORLD IT'S A CONSTANT ISSUE, THE CONSUMER IS FORCED TO REPAIR WITH AFTERMARKET ADD ON TRANSMISSION COOLERS, FLUID CHANGES, ETC. MOST HIGHWAYS AROUND MY HOME REQUIRE 70MPH SPEED LIMITS, I TRAVEL 50 MILES FOR WORK EACH DAY, THE OVER-HEATING HAS COST ME TIME AND MONEY AND LOCAL DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO CONSIDER THE WORK WARRANTY. IT'S A FACTORY DEFECT IN DESIGN AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED VIA MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBILITY.