Problems with 2002 Mitsubishi Diamante POWER TRAIN

My wife was driving on the interstate when the transmission failed and would no longer propel the vehicle. i have researched the problem and multiple people have had the same problem. i don't understand why no recall has been made. this is a very hazardous issue, especially if you are traveling on an interstate. she had to coast the car over and was rapidly loosing speed, a very dangerous situation. the problem is a faulty part in the transmission called a wave spring. in every f4a51 mitsubishi transmission, this has been an issue. the wave spring breaks, bypasses the filter, enters the pump gears and breaks the pump, ending in transmission failure. it is a costly repair, $1800-$2000. it is a faulty design, and a better aftermarket wave spring was eventually engineered. this should be a recall. *tr

Driving along at 35mph engine rpm suddenly almost red lined lost power and lost all forward and reverse gears.had to tow the vehicle! *tr

The car just stopped. the gears were nonfunctional. *tr

I have a '02 mitsubishi diamante and i have had problems out of the heater core leaking and now its affected my ecu (computer) i call the dealership and they want outrageous prices to fix or even check my car.. i think that since its a problem from the dealer they should recall these cars.. i know i will never buy another mitsubishi and i will never recommend them to a friend.. what can be done about this problem? *tr

I have had the transmission replaced including the torque converter $5000. i am going on my second power antenna $300. the most recent called for a heater core replacement $1050. *tr

January 12, 2005 one cold morning i noticed that the reverse gear did not go in as fast as it should it took like 1 minute to go into gear, when cold it would jolt before advancing in drive. took it to the dealer, they did not find anything, so i picked up that same afternoon, next morning same problem. i took the car back on jan 19, left it over night and they found it took a couple of minutes to go into gear, therefore, they decided to look at the transmission, the car has been at the dealer since 1/20 thru 2/7, after several discussions they have told me it is the heating core dripping on top of the computer damaging the sensors, today 2/8 the car would not go into gear at all. i have had grease with the seat belts, they had to be changed at 3600 miles, the tires (eagle) had to be replaced at 18,000mies, the brakes starting acting up at 6000 miles, the steering started vibrating at 12,000 miles. bottom line this car is a mess, sucks and mitsubishi does not want to be responsible for any of those problems, this is a big lemon!*ak