well i got my car back today from mitsu because of the paint problems i have been having and im cruising down the road i hear a sound that is like a flat tire, and the car dies. no power steering or anything. i managed to coast into a parking lot, popped my hood and my surpentine belt was gone. i got it towed home and pulled off the passenger side wheel to see if what happened, come to find out looks like the belt somehow schreded itself and got behind my crank pulley... and broke a piece of the timing belt cover. looks like it got all into the timing belt because its all tangled in there. i put the wheel back on and put the car back on the ground. it will be towed to the dealership once again to be looked at.

chances are it will somehow end up my fault but i am fighting it to the death.

this is the last straw for the ralliart, time to buy a new truck

 

wow man bummer deal. Good luck to you.

 

well the car being so new and no significant engine mods being done to it they can not claim that it is a wear and tear item... as this means that they are saying that you should be prepared to replace this item every so often (however many miles you have done since new) which is in by no way acceptable from a consumers point of view - also do they (mitsubishi have a road side assistance policy... if an item is seen as being a factory or workservice fault they will come by and fix and return to service center at there expense not yours... hope you have kept reciepts especially if you have just picked up car and driven it home - I believe that they are responsible for ensuring that the car is in a road worthy condition - I would think that handing keys over to a customer that is about to drive out onto the road in an unsafe car is not safe work practices

anyway good luck with it I hope it all works out

 

well the car is an 06 bought it in march and it now has 5800 miles on it. i dont think a timing belt should have to be replaced at that milege...

 

At least you don't have the UD Pulley on it yet. It would make the dealer VERY happy to tow your car in and see an aftermarket pulley on there with the shredded belt.

 

^^^ true true....man that sucks, i can't believe that in less than 6000 miles it snapped...hope it all works out well for you.....

 

Some cars are built on a Monday and others are built on a Friday...best of luck!

 

dude wow? im pretty sure u got a ralliart the dealer messed around with or sumthin. How many miles were on it when u first received it?


Either that or u dont take care of ur car?? but i doubt thats it.

That suxs dont kno bout the 06's but i have an 04 with 15k+ miles and it everythin seems smooth.

 

the car had 137 miles on it when i recieved it because it was transfered between 2 dealerships in the 6 months it was sitting on the lots. thats what i was told atleast. anyways...

the service writer is really cool, the car was taken on a flatbed this morning and she was like "you must not like driving your car very much, or you have really bad luck."

after i told her what happened she said im not the only one it has happened to. i didnt tell her that i pulled the wheel off or anything i just told her the belt snapped and now its gone. she said it will be done today but she never called me back so it looks like i will wait til monday to find anything out. i think they might have found the problem with the belt behind the pulley and might try to cover it up?

 

Wow that sucks. Hope everything goes well. Dont let the stealership mess with you, show em your pissed and mean business.

 

so its now wednesday and they still have not finished my car

 

So maybe the timing belt jumped when the serpentine belt jammed in there, and trashed your valves, head, and pistons. If they have to order those parts, it'll take time to get 'em and install.

Have you talked to them about it?

 

Most likely. Did they give you a free loaner?

 

talked to the service manager today and yes, the timing belt jumped too she said they ordered the parts to replace it but im not sure what all is getting done. she said the parts should be there tommorow but im not going to hold my breath, and im going to call and get a rental car tommorow, because its getting ridiculous.

 

They should provide a loaner for this type of service. I assume you are the first owner of your car, therefore they should.

Make them give you a date....don't let them jack you around irregardless how long it takes.