Drive Belt Recall for 2008-2011 Lancers

Postby **JustinR** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:52 am

I'm still waiting a call from my dealer, might give them a ring today.

Seffy · Postby **Seffy** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:57 am

Dropped mine in this morning. They said it should be done by about 3. Fair enough I guess? There were like plenty other Lancers that came in the same time I did.

Thank goodness for friends that live nearby. ;_;

Lancer1993 · Postby **Lancer1993** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 5:16 pm

We need some photos of lines of CJs at service centers waiting their turn LOL

Seffy · Postby **Seffy** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 5:32 pm

Lancer1993 wrote:We need some photos of lines of CJs at service centers waiting their turn LOL

I thought about it! LOL

I got the car back at 3.. turns out they couldn't contact me cos they typed my number wrong. Good news is, the drive belt and pulley have been replaced. Bad news is my car has a bit of a problem.

Lancer1993 · Postby **Lancer1993** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 6:29 pm

Now I'm worried for mine, what kind of problem and will Mitsubishi fix it?

Most annoying thing about mine is I just picked it up and I told them about the recall and apparently the sales guys didn't do anything about it while it was in for it's 90k service, which is the big one.

Ashchop · Postby **Ashchop** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 6:46 pm

I work at a mitsu dealer and i do these 3 of these things a day.
We remove the pulley and tensioners and mesure them to see if there is wear on the edges, if there is they get replaced.
Then with the belt, that gets changed to a rubber back type belt.

Im doing my own this weekend

Seffy · Postby **Seffy** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 6:47 pm

Lancer1993 wrote:Now Im worried for mine, what kind of problem and will Mitsubishi fix it? Most annoying thing about mine is I just picked it up and I told them about the recall and apparently the sales guys didnt do anything about it while it was in for its 90k service, which is the big one.

My car somewhat stalled while they went for a short drive as part of a check up... it's a CVT, and it stalled. -.-
It had an idling issue, which they fixed for free (woohoo). But if it pops up again then I'll bring it back in.

The person servicing your car should do checks on yours while they replace the stuff and take note of anything that's amiss. That's how I found out about the issue I got.

Lancer1993 · Postby **Lancer1993** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 8:22 pm

Mines a manual but I will mention the car just had a big service (at a different dealer) and see what they say. I do wonder if they replace the belts at 90k?

belle_tb_ES · Postby **belle_tb_ES** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:05 am

I literally had a nightmare about this last night lol

VRX_08 · Postby **VRX_08** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:54 am

Had mine done yesterday, had the drive belt and pully replaced!

Although I didn't get any paperwork of any kind, did others get paperwork to say it has been done?

Seffy · Postby **Seffy** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 12:00 pm

VRX_08 wrote:Had mine done yesterday, had the drive belt and pully replaced! Although I didnt get any paperwork of any kind, did others get paperwork to say it has been done?

I did but they kept it for future records.

belle_tb_ES · Postby **belle_tb_ES** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 12:04 pm

I'd ask for a copy for your own records. ..just in case

Seffy · Postby **Seffy** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 3:45 pm

Yeah I should've done that.. was in a rush though. :/

Likely going back there to get it serviced anyways.

Lancer1993 · Postby **Lancer1993** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 3:45 pm

Just wondering if they have any warnings for drivers not to go over say 4000rpm until it's been checked and fixed?

What is the worse case if a bet lets go, you loose PS/AC and stuff, it shouldn't break the engine right?

my14Evo · Postby **my14Evo** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 4:06 pm

We got a letter for the RA we used to own. At least MMA are thorough.

Drive Belt Recall for 2008-2011 Lancers

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