MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 1998 : Problems

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Automatic Transmission

ODI ID: 751508 NHTSA Complaint ID: 314162

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 1998 ECLIPSE 98

Component/Parts: Automatic Transmission

Failure Date: October 06, 1999 Complaint Date: September 01, 2001

City/State: WILMER, AL (Alabama)
Crash: NA Fire: No Injured: 0 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: transmission slipping and down shifting/ tach red lines before shifting/ burnt transmission fluid at 19000 miles on that fluid also my spark plugs were burnt/ changed fluid ,fluid has now turned yellow miles on fluid 7942/ car is running ver poorly/dealer cannot find the problem seemed very upset because i didn't have the car serviced there.will change trans fluid today the last time i changed the fluid it did shift better for a short period. *ak .