Just over 52K on 2015 and had complete failure on CVT

[Mirager]

Yesterday, the car started to sputter and felt like the transmission was slipping at takeoff, then would kick into drive and run fine. At various times when I would come to a stop and start to take off again, there would be a hesitation in the transmission actually driving forward.
On my way to the dealership this morning, the car once again began to sputter...it felt like as if I were driving over those slow-down-bumps they put in the road as you are coming up to a stop.
Once stopped, the engine died. I started it back up and as soon as I put it into drive, it died again. I couldn't put it in reverse or drive without it dying.
I had to get a tow to the nearest dealership some 30 plus miles away.
They called me just a moment ago and told me that the CVT failed. Their techline was down at the time, so they couldn't get specific information on it, but their onsight tech said the CVT had 100% failure.
That seems unusual at 52k...mostly interstate miles. Now I'm just waiting to find out when they can get it replaced.

[Fummins]

That really sucks! Your's sounds like the exact same symptoms one of our cars had with much higher mileage. http://mirageforum.com/forum/showthr...-in-the-fleet) It was like it was in direct drive and would stall unless you're moving. We had one start making noise 2 days ago and it's at the dealer waiting to see if they are going to honor the warranty because it's a company car..

[Eggman]

Thanks for the report Mirager. Looking forward to updates.

Here's hoping your dealership takes care of you for this. Hopefully they provide lots of details that can be shared here.

[Fummins]

Unfortunately it doesn't seem like Mitsubishi dealers do any diagnosing other than say its screwed. It'd sure be nice to see what exactly failed.

[Mirager]

The dealership called me this morning to tell me they will be replacing the CVT. They said it won't be ready until next Wed/Thur., but at least they are covering my rental costs until they can get me one of their cars to drive on Monday. Well, I had to get a rental because all of theirs were already out to other customers, so they said they'd reimburse my rental costs.
They didn't elaborate as to the cause of the failure, but I'll ask again when I go in on Monday.

[MetroMPG]

FYI, this is the fourth CVT failure reported here that I know of.

I tagged the others:

cvt failures

[Vanessa]

Hello!

I got a call yesterday from the dealership saying that my transmission is failing...at only 43000 km...I don't have any warranty anymore since I bought my car in december 2013...(3 years warranty). What happened is that the D, R and N started blinking, then the check engine appeared...Anyways they said I have 2 options:

-they are going to ask the japanese company for a good will. This will take 2 months, then if they agree they will wait another 2 months to get the new cvt...they said a new cvt costs 8000$ and I will only pay 2500$. I just want to knw if anyone agree with these prices, aren't they very high for a Mirage? Also they won't even provide me with a renting car...what are my rights here?

-the second option is to replace my cvt with an old one at 1500$...


I really don't know what to do...
very sad
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[Top_Fuel]

...my transmission is failing at only 43000 km... (translation for US - that's only 27,000 miles!!!)

Wow...that may be the earliest CVT failure anyone on this forum has ever had.

...I don't have any warranty
...they are going to ask for a good will.
...will take 2 months
...if they agree...will wait another 2 months to get the new cvt

Wow...so it will take Mitsubishi 60 days to consider a goodwill repair...then even if that works out for you, you'll be without your car for a total of 4 months?!?

...a new cvt costs 8000$ and I will only pay 2500$.
...just want to know if anyone agree with these prices, aren't they very high for a Mirage?

Are you quoting prices in US dollars?

A new CVT from a dealer is very expensive. Here in the United States, a CVT purchased from a Mitsubishi dealership will cost approximately $4500 US dollars. Add another $500 to that for installation. So a CVT replacement would cost someone in the US roughly $5,000 at a dealership. If you are getting a new CVT installed at a dealership for $2500 US dollars (and you don't have any warranty left), that is not a bad deal.

...they won't even provide me with a renting car...what are my rights here?

If you don't have any factory warranty left, they have no obligation to pay for a rental car (at least here in the US). You'd have to find other transportation on your own.

...second option is to replace my cvt with an old one at 1500$...

If time wasn't a factor, the new CVT for $2500 is the better option. Can you manage without a car for 4 months?

[Vanessa]

Thank you for answering that fast! You got it all right! if the goodwill works, 4 months wthout a car... which is crazy like why do they need so much time! I guess I'll find solutions without a car... yes the price are in US $. I just hope they are not lying about the cvt failure, I mean the car is changing speed normally, it's just the d blinking from time to time...ugh

[Top_Fuel]

...the car is changing speed normally, it's just the d blinking from time to time...

Something is telling the car's computer that there is a transmission problem. That's why the D is blinking. It could be a real problem...or it could be a $100 sensor. If you have the car at a competent Mitsubishi dealer, they apparently have determined that it's something that a quick part change won't fix.

It sounds like you could keep driving it. It also sounds like you could use a second opinion...but you are in Lebanon! You probably don't have a wide selection of automotive repair shops at your disposal. And even if you have one available, do they have the computer necessary to read data from your Mitsubishi transmission? A simple code scanner to pull "check engine" codes is not going to work in this case. The shop will need a specific scan tool that usually only Mitsubishi dealers have. Are there any transmission shops in the area?