Problems with 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution POWER TRAIN

Premature clutch wear on new vehicle. experiencing clutch slippage at 3000 miles. this problem has been noted by many other drivers of the same vehicle. the manufacturer (mitsubishi) has not equipped the vehicle with a strong enough clutch. *nm

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. *ak

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. *la

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.*ak

Clutch started slipping after 4800 miles, had my clutch replaced, $1125. *ak

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.*ak

Ecu registers p0300 (multiple cylinder misfire) obdii error code. error code is thrown, ses light comes on, and car stumbles until throttle is released. this typically occurs at light throttle or cruising (steady) throttle. it can occur under load (acceleration) but never occurs on deceleration. known facets of this problem thus far are: 1) mitsubishi is aware of 2 issues: sticky (dirty) injectors and a transmission harmonic resonance, which throws the knock sensor 2) the car is undriveable when this occurs until the throttle is released. 3) my vehicle in particular is almost 100% undriveable on the highway due to this problem recurring every 10-15 seconds during any sort of highway driving period. 4) it _is_ a safety issue as i have had this occur under light acceleration attempting to merge into traffic, only to be met with what feels like a wall when the error code is thrown and the ecu retards the timing because it is detecting knock (which is not actually occurring). 5) mitsubishi (mmna) is apparently aware of an ecu reflash fix for this problem (the harmonic resonance issue, not the injector issue). they have claimed that the flash will be out "within 3-6 weeks" since november 2003, and it is still not out nor available. i have been told it is held up in epa certification. this problem has occurred for me literally hundreds of times, and no dealership has been able to fix it because mitsubishi will not authorize any warranty work on my vehicle for this problem, citing that "a fix is already on the way, wait for it." *nm

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. *la

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. *ak

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.*ak

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. *ak

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 nhtsa complaint id: 464401 entered march 23, 2004.*ak

Clutch failure 2 times before 6000 miles. 2003 lancer evolution.*ak

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.*ak

I've had a throw out bearing metal to metal rubbing noise from the day i bought my 2003 mitsubishi evolution viii. i went back to the dealer to ask if i should be concerned. i was straightforward told not to worry unless the noise gets worse. since then my clutch has begun to chatter in cold weather violently, and occationally in warm or hot weather. my pedal throw has been very far from the floor from day one and i just assumed this was the nature of the car. i later found from a former employee of the exact same dealership that upon receiving the very first shipment of evolutions, both vehicles received were taken out and driven by all the managment and employees at the dealership and violently abused and pressed further then they were ment to be used for. i have two separate people with matching stories who worked at the same dealership tell me that my car was one of the two vehicles which they took out for a joy ride. so my clutch problem is either a: a defective design, or b: abuse fro mthe dealership. *ak