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Faulty CVT transmission

Postby Maxx » Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:34 pm

Hi
Opinions sought.
Picked up my 2009 VR sport back New years eve.
17 days after purchase, I got a phone call from dealership asking me to bring car in as b4 I purchased, service manager had the car and considered the transmission noiser than usual & had put in for a new one.
I was shocked 2 tell the truth, it wasn't mentioned pre sale,& I wouldn't have gone through with the sale 4 sure.
Took it back 2day, &was told mine was the 1st they knew of with a faulty cvt.
Mitsubishi is not mucking around though &will replace the whole lot & send back to Japan to investigate why!
What do others think of the cvt, and any probs?cheers

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Postby ofey » Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:37 pm

Have had a CVT Olympic ed since 2008 with no problems. I use the paddle shifts loads as well.
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Postby aspir3 » Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:43 pm

I like the CVT. I too use the paddle shifts when I drive around the hills.

I have not heard any issue with the CVT in Mitsubishi or any other car with the CVT .

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Postby DORA_ANNE » Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:54 pm

Hi Linda , Welcome ... I Have a 2008 VR and have owned it for 17 mths now and I Use the Sports mode as well and I haven't had any Problems .

Hopefully your car will be good as new when Mitz Fix it for you .

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Postby dannyboi » Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:12 pm

Was looking at getting the Nissan Xtrail at one point, and I must say that their CVT has been problematic. The problem seems to be screeching noises with the transmission though, and their only solution has been to remove the transmission in full and replace it. It's not an issue in warranty but once you're out of it, it won't be a particularly nice thing to do.

That's where the 10 year powertrain warranty from Mitsubishi is useful.

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Postby Dire » Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:22 am

Its not sounding like you really had a problem with the sound it was making?

'Its noisier than normal' doesn't mean its broken/faulty, some cars are just weird...
But if they're doing it for free then definitely go along with it. Better than having a failure later on. :)

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Postby Maxx » Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:18 am

No problem with the way it sounded to me at all, but Im no car expert.
I did have my don't hold it against me, ford telstar's trans die at 120,000 kms but there wasn't much noise there either, the car just stopped dead at the end of the street!
Cost $3 grand to replace.
I am having trouble getting used to the car not holding on hills/ inclines though because of the cvt.
Using the handbrake more than I ever have at lights etc.
Cheers

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Postby raeburk » Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:31 am

i have had my cvt for a while now and use the paddles fairly often and no problems so far
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Postby Jim G » Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:50 pm

Maxx wrote:No problem with the way it sounded to me at all, but Im no car expert.
I did have my don't hold it against me, ford telstar's trans die at 120,000 kms but there wasn't much noise there either, the car just stopped dead at the end of the street!
Cost $3 grand to replace.
I am having trouble getting used to the car not holding on hills/ inclines though because of the cvt.
Using the handbrake more than I ever have at lights etc.
Cheers


We've had our '08 CVT for 90,000km and no issues so far...

Also no issues having it hold on hills, though - the car has a similar amount of forward "pull" when stopped as any other regular automatic gearbox I've driven.
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Postby bernardo » Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:13 pm

I am driving a ralliart .. and so far so good. I push mine quite hard on sports mode.. On sport mode it can be quite noisy but I love the noise.

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Postby aspir3 » Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:55 pm

bernardo wrote:I am driving a ralliart .. and so far so good. I push mine quite hard on sports mode.. On sport mode it can be quite noisy but I love the noise.


You have a SST not CVT.

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Postby bongo » Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:00 pm

You should tell them you don't want the car. They sold you a vehicle they knew was faulty.

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Postby SAM-24A » Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:03 pm

aspir3 wrote:
bernardo wrote:I am driving a ralliart .. and so far so good. I push mine quite hard on sports mode.. On sport mode it can be quite noisy but I love the noise.


You have a SST not CVT.


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Thankfully they're not all confused and hopefully things will improve with time. :roll:


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Postby dannyboi » Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:00 pm

I've found that the forward "pull" is less than on other cars to be honest.

It's only an issue when the incline is substantially large though, like on a ramp in a carpark. It's fine if it's only your car, but if there are others behind you, you might need to keep this in mind.

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Postby Dire » Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:19 pm

Its called a brake pedal isn't it? :?

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