NHTSA recall 01V011001
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 01V011001 |
| Manufacturer | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| Reported | 2001-01-16 |
| Owners notified | 2001-03-26 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES |
| Units potentially affected | 277227 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. A HOSE WAS MIS-MANUFACTURED AND COULD WEAKEN OVER TIME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.
What can happen
FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE COOLER HOSES CAN CAUSE TRANSAXLE DRIVEABILITY PROBLEMS AND SMOKE IF THE OIL CONTACTS THE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOSE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION MAILING WILL BE PHASED OVER A FIVE-MONTH PERIOD STARTING MARCH 26, THROUGH JULY 23, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
Notes
ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE | Built 1999-04-01 to 2001-01-31. |
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| 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE | Built 1999-04-01 to 2001-01-31. |
| 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER | Built 2000-01-01 to 2001-01-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT | Built 1998-03-01 to 2000-12-31. |
| 2000 MITSUBISHI GALANT | Built 1998-03-01 to 2000-12-31. |
| 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT | Built 1998-03-01 to 2000-12-31. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 137 | 2007-06-18. Service bulletin. REPROGRAMMING THE PCM DRIVABILITY OR SENSITIVITY ISSUES CAN BE CORRECTED. *KB |
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| 0523004 | 2005-10-04. Service bulletin. 2-3 SHIFT FLARE. *TT |
| 05012004 | 2005-05-02. Service bulletin. 2-3 SHIFT FLARE. *EH |
| 0323006 | 2003-12-15. Service bulletin. TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER, SURGE, AND/OR VIBRATION (POSSIBLY INTERMITTENT) WHEN DRIVING 35-50 MPH AT STEADY THROTTLE. *TT |
| 889 | 2003-10-09. Service bulletin. ERROR MESSAGE - CANNOT REPROGRAM POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) FOR P0300. *TT |
| 0323001 | 2003-04-11. Service bulletin. AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE (A/T) STANDARD HYDRAULIC PRESSURES - SERVICE MANUAL REVISION. *TT |
| TSB0223003 | 2002-10-18. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN REVISES THE TIGHTENING TORQUE VALUES FOR THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT RETAIN BOLTS AND THE TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP MOUNTING BOLTS. *TT |
| 0213015 | 2002-10-01. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMING FOR COLD ENGINE MISFIRE. *JG |
| TSB0123009 | 2001-10-17. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS REVISED SERVICE PROCEDURES RELATED TO THE NEW INTEGRAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (AFT) TEMPERATURE SENSOR / SOLENOID HARNESS. *TT |
| TSB0123010 | 2001-10-17. Service bulletin. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF SHUDDER, SURGE, AND / OR VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING 35 - 50 MPH AT STEADY THROTTLE. THIS CONDITION MAY BE DUE TO THE BREAKDOWN OF THE SPII A/T FLUID, CREATING A TORQUE CONVERTER DAMPER CLUTCH SHUDDER. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.