Mitsubishi warranty work is a fucking Joke...

[PANDA]

I brought my moms 06 Lancer with 45K to Schaumburg Mitsubishi this morning for a few issues and they blamed everything on lack of maintenance.

Issue: Throttle sticking. Happens randomly, sometimes at a stoplight or while driving the car with stay at a rpm and you need to put it in neutral to get it togo back to normal.

Dealer Fix: Remove aftermarket floormats. Recommend clean throttle body. Should have been done at 30K. They cant take a few sprays of TB cleaner and clean it out!!!

Issue: High Idle

Dealer Fix: Recommend Change plugs. Should have been done at 30K

Issue: Trans shifts rough on the 1-2 shift and downshifts.

Dealer Fix: Add 1 quart of trans fluid. Should have changed fluid at 30K.

Issue: Heat is not that hot.

Dealer Fix: Heat seems fine, recommend coolant change, should have done that at 30K.

Anyway, they want $520 to change the coolant and trans fluid, and a thermostat, and $160 to change the plugs. Its probably $50 in parts! My mom owned the car since 39K so most likely that stuff hasn't been changed. What a joke. The Chrysler dealer fixes everything I bring in my dads car for even if they cant replicate the problem they fix what should be fixed if it was occurring. Rough idle? Even after they told me the SRT8 idles rough stock they change the plugs anyway no questions asked. I don't know why they wont do this "maintenance" on the car, don't they get reimbursed by mitsu anyway?

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[PANDA]

http://www.mitsubishicars.com/MMNA/jsp/owners/regular.do

God damn look at that maintenance schedule.

 

[Euro]

wow that's kinda shitty. You should've told them we bought the car at 39k and you dumbfucks should've done all of this maintenance when the car was on your lot!(if it was bought at the same dealer)

 

[Runtz52]

what happened to japanese cars being superior to american cars, and i thought they had less maintenance, hmmmm

 

[Oreif]

First thing is to take it to another dealership and have them look it over.

Not all dealership service departments are competent.

 

[PANDA]

Id like to see them prove the car wasn't maintained.

 

[Dasfinc]

what happened to japanese cars being superior to american cars, and i thought they had less maintenance, hmmmm

Actually IIRC the current lancer motor was developed between Mitsu and Chrysler.

 

[Mickey]

Lol, and Mitsubishis are garbage.

 

[Euro]

Actually IIRC the current lancer motor was developed between Mitsu and Chrysler.

it still isn't anything I'd brag about

 

[PANDA]

Lol, and Mitsubishis are garbage.

Tell me its garbage when you got $2500 into a clean title, 06 Lancer with 40K miles.

 

[Mickey]

Tell me its garbage when you got $2500 into a clean title, 06 Lancer with 40K miles.

I'm just saying Mitsus have never been known for their reliability or quality. Are you telling me you guys paid 2500 for this car? Wrecked? I don't remember.

 

[KaMaSuTrA]

Take it to another dealer and see if you get the same treatment. Mitsu is in the red right now and they're cutting corners everywhere.

 

[PANDA]

I'm just saying Mitsus have never been known for their reliability or quality. Are you telling me you guys paid 2500 for this car? Wrecked? I don't remember.

A tree fell on it at the dealer. $2500 into the car including the price of the car and the repairs. Replaced the rear window and trunk.

Eat your heart out dasfinc.

 

[Dasfinc]

A tree fell on it at the dealer. $2500 into the car including the price of the car and the repairs. Replaced the rear window and trunk.

Eat your heart out dasfinc.

And you wonder why its junk , and you wonder why the dealer doesn't give a shit about your problems? They took a HUGE hit on the car already, what makes you think they'd want to have ANYTHING to do with that car?

 

[bikrboy128]

plugs at 30k? what the fuck?

 

[Euro]

what makes you think they'd want to have ANYTHING to do with that car?

because its their job? It's nobody's fault that a tree fell on it.

 

[Dasfinc]

because its their job? It's nobody's fault that a tree fell on it.

But the warranty alone on that car is probably worth over a grand if they had sold the car used and not totaled.

The dealer I'm sure doesn't have a fondness for the car, regardless of 'if its there job or not'

 

[PANDA]

And you wonder why its junk , and you wonder why the dealer doesn't give a shit about your problems? They took a HUGE hit on the car already, what makes you think they'd want to have ANYTHING to do with that car?

Its junk because we got a car that is worth 10K plus for $2500? I don't think you know what you are talking shit about. A few tree's fell from a storm and damaged some cars at a dealer in Lombard. My dad does work for them and they asked if he wanted to buy the car, I guess they didn't want to deal with it. He put a few hundred into it (rear window and trunk) and gave it to my mom so she wont have to drive 15mpg Durango. I took it to Schaumburg Mitsu to get some issues addressed, they told me they were maintenance related. Car has a clean title, accident free car-fax, and a warranty, its far from totaled.

 

[EmersonHart13]

Fix it yourself for far cheaper? Those are all basic items, do it in the driveway!

 

[Bru]

Fix it yourself for far cheaper? Those are all basic items, do it in the driveway!

X2. As long as you provide proof that it's been done through receipts they can't void the warranty.

 

[PANDA]

Fix it yourself for far cheaper? Those are all basic items, do it in the driveway!

That's probably whats going to happen after the crazy prices they give me for simple repairs. I'm going to have some LOL's when I go pick up the car.

 

[EmersonHart13]

And P.S. your Dad got a steal on that car, nice pickup!

 

[PANDA]

$520 to change trans fluid and coolant. What do they have to remove the trans todo this shit? Is the coolant liquid gold? $160 for plugs on a 4-banger!!!!

 

[andcbii]

how many miles is the warranty good for?

 

[PANDA]

how many miles is the warranty good for?

Basic: 5 yr. / 60,000 mi.
Drivetrain: 10 yr. / 100,000 mi.
Roadside: 5 yr. / Unlimited mi.
Rust: 7 yr. / 100,000 mi.