im with you on this one as well , i bought my car from the same dealership as you 2nd n 3rd gears being a lil wacko , but thats the problem with these cars is the trannys , from what ive heard best thing is ride out your stocker as long as you can and save your money and send it to shep for a rebuild , 1000x better than stock.

 

evos are not junk but the transmissions are definatly junk. they always grind and get fu*ed up in like less than 30k miles even if you dont race or drive too hard.
the large number of evos with trannie problems just makes me sick.

 

well I guess my luck ran out. . today whenever I shift into third gear it grinds really bad, whether I shift fast or slow at any rpm. I guess that means my syncro is shot huh The weird thing is, is that I never felt anything today but the grinding is really bad! And my car isnt under warrenty any advice on what to do?

 

i have 20k on mine... been grinding in 2nd and 3rd since day 1. after it warms up theres less grinding but still grinds every other shift.

 

second gear sucks!!

 

mine only happens in 3rd..but thats when im punching it...it doesnt happen much but once in awhile it comes in and grinds sooo bad..

 

This happpening only on the IX's or VIII's also?

 

Someone correct me if i'm wrong, but I think there is a tech service bulletin for 03-04 models regarding synchros. I would bring it into the dealership and see if you can get them replaced. Good luck

 

Update: Just to let eveyone know who has an Evo IX with 5spd.... I had my 3rd gear replaced along with new 3rd gear synchros, and it still ginds lightly. Every shift into 3rd from 2nd grinds lightly unless I'm punching it and accelerating fast. I don't think this is a problem you can have fixed, as it's done it from day one, and now still does it after a new gear and synchro. I believe Mitsu has a design flaw in the tranny and I guess we have to deal with it. Just to make sure this was normal, I test drove another brand new Evo IX off the lot with 9 miles on it and it did the same thing shifting into 3rd from 2nd....so oh well. Let me know if anyone else learns something new....

 

Chaulk up another IX with bad 3rd gear grinding. I have 5600 miles on my IX and it started grinding yesterday worse than my old VIII ever did. And the tranny on that was rebuilt 4 times!!!!

What's worse is that I stopped by a Mitsu dealership today and started talking to them about it and they told me the Regional Rep. is now denying any warranty claims for synchros no matter the mileage. I havn't called corporate yet to verify if this is true or not, but I called another dealership and they said they would definitely take care of it.

 

Wow which dealership? Sounds like they just don't want to lose any money. My 3rd grinds too at 2k miles. My 89 civic shifts 100x smoother than my Evo.

 

Lucky that I stumbled upon this thread, as the 3rd in my IX MR is noticeably more notchy/loud than any other gear. It's strange, about 50% of the time from 2-3 I hear a faint clunking (the thought has crossed my mind that it might be a faint grind, but as I can't even tell because it's pretty quiet, I'm guessing it isn't grinding) and 50% of the time I don't. I don't notice any notchiness when shifting hard (which I don't do very often), only when cruising at low revs. I'm considering bringing it in for warranty but I figure it isn't noticeable enough for them to admit anything is wrong. It's good to know I'm not alone here, anyway.

 

I guess I'm lucky then. 4600 miles on my 5spd w/no issues at at. shifts like all of my other past cars. no grinds,notches,jerks,noises. are you sure you people know how to drive HAHAHA!! j/k

 

I've got 1500 miles on my '06 IX. So far no tranny issues except for a popping feeling when I go out of 1st at higher RPM's.
I powershift the ***** all the time too.

 

thanks for your help man I really appreciate it! I have an appointment next thursday at Mits. for my synchro's. I'll let you guys know how it turns out