Ok. I have a 01 Eclipse gt automatic.
Transmission already went out and got rebuilt in Feb.
Has a 18 month warrenty on it.
Well I noticed oil leaking, and then notice some slipping of the gears(sorry I dunno the technical lingo)
Well I got my car back today, and I was at a stop light and then my engine just died, the engine oil came on and the car was on but the rpm was 0 and it wouldn't go anywhere.
This has never happened, but when it drives it drives, only may have this issue at stops or when I slow down.
Its the weekend so I can't take the car back, so wanted to know what you guys thought.
Does it sound like the transmission or something else.

thanks for the help.

6/30/2006 7:50:18 PM

your first mistake is that you bought a mitsubishi.

6/30/2006 8:17:30 PM

^ no thats my mom's mistake, but I do very much agree, I won't get another one in my life.

6/30/2006 8:18:22 PM

have it towed to their front door

thats about all you can do unless you got a number to reach them at

6/30/2006 8:29:15 PM

ya i know its annoying, engine isn't dead, I can drive the car but I got to quickly rev it and then quickly put it in drive, and that doesn't work all the time... I wanna make sure its the tranny and not another prob.

6/30/2006 8:40:28 PM

Doesn't sound like tranny to me. Sounds like Idle air control.


woops...UNLESS the torque converter is not unlocking when coming to a stop, and thus stalling the engine.

Do you have to keep the engine going with the gas pedal even when it's in park?

[Edited on June 30, 2006 at 9:19 PM. Reason : more...]

6/30/2006 9:18:41 PM

^ yes, because if I don't I'll have to put it in park and restart my car.

6/30/2006 9:42:24 PM

will it idle at all in park or nuetral? or do you have to keep your foot on the gas is what he's asking

7/1/2006 5:15:36 PM

foot on the gas, if i don't it will drop to 0 RPM and cut the engine off.

7/1/2006 6:15:53 PM

IAC, been on a problem part on every mitsu I've ever seen.

7/1/2006 6:17:59 PM

^yep

7/1/2006 6:48:09 PM

and that is....? and would it have to do with the transmission at all? b/c i still have warrenty.

7/1/2006 6:50:00 PM

nope, it basically a little electronic vavle that regulates the air going into the engine at idle to keep it at the right rpm, kinda expensive, but easy to change

7/1/2006 6:52:34 PM

Quote :

"UNLESS the torque converter is not unlocking when coming to a stop, and thus stalling the engine. "

7/2/2006 12:20:09 PM

3G Eclipses have such shitty build quality

my buddy's rear main seal on his GT went out at 60k. I knew the manual gearboxes were kinda crappy but I had no idea the automatics were even worse

7/3/2006 2:50:42 AM