my LRS has 3100 miles on it, took it in for the first oil change, my transmission was leaking fluid...

took it to the dealer and they said it was a factory defect and something in the transmission warped. I was told my LRS was the 2nd one that happened to that they've seen. Luckily i'm under warranty and it was covered.

My LRS is bone stock, and I baby it, haven't even taken it above 75mph!!!

Heads up!

 

happens, nothing overly important to take away from this.

It happens in all makes brands and models. Sorry you were the unlucky one though.

LRS is such an odd acronym... RASB or just RA woulda confused me less haha.

 

Happened to my friend here in Canada, here is the explanation from the dealer,
Parts are manufactured in japan, and are brought here in north america by plane to be assembled here as a car. The tc-sst is supposed to be be placed in the pressurised chambers of the air plane but sometimes the staff doesn't put it there and so seals works with the variation of pressure from the trip and can cause leak after a certain laps of time..

 

thats 100% false. the car is 100% built in japan. They are shipped fully assembled and arrive as is when you buy it outside of a block heater and some fluids.

 

^^^ That sounds like something they would do for the American made mitsubishi's

 

Sorry just had to comment !

RASB lol i like that

 

the getrag is built in germany , so it does need to be shipped / flown to japan.

 

I am not so sure they would pay to ship by air - i would expect a slow boat.

Only on a exception basis would they air ship. (too $)