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ForLovexOrMoney Jan 2, 2008 08:07 PM

1400$ For Inspection???
 
So on Saturday I was driving on the free way I was in 5th gear when I tried to shift to neutral it wouldnt go so as I pulled over my car just stopped and all my wheels locked up.

I towed it to the dealer Monday.

Today I get a call from the service Dept. and they told me that they were gonna charge me 1400 dollars to drop the tranny to inspect what they think is the clutch even tho the clutch is new (OEM) tho.

:helpme:

fenriq007 Jan 2, 2008 08:12 PM

thats insane they are trying to rip you off

cssaddictm4 Jan 2, 2008 08:20 PM

Depending on if your car is modded or not, I would bring the car to a reputable shop in your area for a better labor rate. If its not modded, then you should be covered under something called...wait I think it's a warranty :lol: Good luck, sounds like an ACD problem.

EclipseMblue Jan 2, 2008 08:28 PM

sounds like a driveway job to me haha :D

GTLocke13 Jan 2, 2008 08:33 PM


Originally Posted by ForLovexOrMoney (Post 5111944)
Today I get a call from the service Dept. and they told me that they were gonna charge me 1400 dollars to drop the tranny to inspect what they think is the clutch even tho the clutch is new (OEM) tho.

:helpme:

That's crap. My dealer wanted $1000 in labor to replace the clutch, which actually included putting everything back together at the end. I would have laughed in the guy's face if I wasn't on the phone.

If your car is stock with less than 100k on the odo you're still under the powertrain warranty. Even if you've modded the hell out of the rest of the car, as long as you haven't touched the powertrain they're required to fix it for free. See here.

If you're not covered under warranty, put your car on the flatbed and get it the hell out of there. They're a bunch of crooks. Then post which dealership it was so the rest of us know to avoid them. Oh, and report them to the BBB and whatever they have in Cali as far as consumer rights groups go.

GTLocke13 Jan 2, 2008 08:37 PM


Originally Posted by ForLovexOrMoney (Post 5111944)
So on Saturday I was driving on the free way I was in 5th gear when I tried to shift to neutral it wouldnt go so as I pulled over my car just stopped and all my wheels locked up.

By the way, did the clutch feel like it was still working? I could see this if the hydraulic clutch line blew.

SuperchargedGTZ Jan 2, 2008 08:37 PM

mitsu sucks....that is bs....they tried telling me to replace my clutch at 20k...well guess what...at almost 70k now on stock clutch with tons of mods and still going strong.

:mitsu: {thumbdwn}

EVOlution561 Jan 2, 2008 08:38 PM

Wow sorry to hear that, I just bought a stock ix about 3 weeks ago and notice it was grinding 4th to 5th. I have had the car in the dealership for about a week and thank god I had the warranty cover it because those prices are absurd.

btleier Jan 2, 2008 08:49 PM

Mitsubishi is still tryin to pull this crap, huh... that's ad.

JDMCT9MR Jan 2, 2008 09:01 PM

I think they are on drugs!

CrackerJackToy Jan 2, 2008 09:28 PM

I paid a shop $550 and that was with all new fluids. What a rip!

ForLovexOrMoney Jan 2, 2008 09:46 PM

Yeah the car is stock, and it has 18,000 miles on it.

They swear its the clutch when I just got a new OEM clutch.

c_sautter Jan 2, 2008 10:02 PM

What dealership was this at? I'll never take my car to the dealership unless I absolutely have to. They're effin crooks, even when it comes to small crap like oil filters.

ciclops04 Jan 2, 2008 10:24 PM


Originally Posted by ForLovexOrMoney (Post 5112187)
Yeah the car is stock, and it has 18,000 miles on it.

They swear its the clutch when I just got a new OEM clutch.

warranty for sure. dont let them push u around, its warranty.

EricLoveYouMost Jan 3, 2008 02:56 AM


Originally Posted by ForLovexOrMoney (Post 5111944)
So on Saturday I was driving on the free way I was in 5th gear when I tried to shift to neutral it wouldnt go so as I pulled over my car just stopped and all my wheels locked up.

I towed it to the dealer Monday.

Today I get a call from the service Dept. and they told me that they were gonna charge me 1400 dollars to drop the tranny to inspect what they think is the clutch even tho the clutch is new (OEM) tho.

:helpme:


hey you werent on the 15 right before the 10 were you? silver?


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