Recall faulty ECU's for years 91-95 3000GT and Stealth

[TooFast4Radar]

Originally Posted by jandoaudio

Maybe everyone should sell their car and buy a kia with a warranty It is rediculous the number of people who have something go wrong with a SIXTEEN YEAR OLD car and since more than one has broken, expect the manufacturer to replace it. Shit wears out, get over it. The Tcase was a gift for all those who don't check their oil. Just because you could afford to buy the car doesn't mean you can afford to drive it, stop looking for handouts from other people to fix your problems

BTW, I had a 91 RT/TT before my 95 and I replaced the caps in it, no big deal, just a little preventative maintenance. The car was 13 years old at that point, the fact everything still worked as well as it did on a car that complicated was incredible

I totally agree. The TC may be a design issue of sorts since people have sealed the TC themselves and had it leak. Mine has had a very slow leak ever after I resealed it myself 4 years ago. I knew it was leaking long before the recall and just kept an eye on it. It was just one of those things I took along with owning the car. I can see a TC or seatbelts that fail causing a total loss of control of the vehicle or your body during an impact, but an ECU is starting to get a little rediculous.

It really isn't Mitsubishi's fault that they couldn't travel into the future to see what parts would start to fail 13 years after the warranty went out.

[jandoaudio]

It really isn't Mitsubishi's fault that they couldn't travel into the future to see what parts would start to fail 13 years after the warranty went out.

Exactly, Engineering and Economics have to strike a balance somewhere

[roguetrip]

I can say you won't get anywhere. This wasn't a saftey hazzard.

Those years were common for mitsubishi to buy and use rubicon capacitors that where not good, 3SI had issues, DSM has the issues, and also all Mitsubishi Electonic devices has them (TV's, VCR's, and such). I've worked on soo many TV's with the bad capacitors it ain't funny (projection and direct view).

[ProwlerGT]

Originally Posted by StealthES418

Probably gonna take a lot of work since these ECU's aren't exactly cheap. The TC recall took enough work and all we ended up getting was a few seals replaced.

Terry

What kind of lawyers are used for matters such as these?

[ProwlerGT]

Originally Posted by 91vr4n00maxima

stalling and stumbling IS a direct safety concern. there are many recalls right now because of stalling.

getting mitsu to cover a recall? yeah......right.

Good to know.

and

We'll see.

[ProwlerGT]

Another fire hazard ECU thread:
Anyone hungry for some deep FRIED ECU?

and another:
ECU on fire! What part is this?

[92rtawd]

Most of us know about the problem. Spend the $20 to have your caps replaced before they go bad. That's what I did.

It won't do any of us any good if we drive Mitsubishi out of business with a whole bunch of recalls.

Make sure the caps aren't leaking badly before you buy the car. Then have them replaced for $20. Pretty simple.

[Mumbo_Jumbo]

Wouldn't opening the ecu to replace the caps technically void the warranty (even if expired) and them exempt it from the proposed recall?

[ProwlerGT]

Originally Posted by 92rtawd

Most of us know about the problem. Spend the $20 to have your caps replaced before they go bad. That's what I did.

It won't do any of us any good if we drive Mitsubishi out of business with a whole bunch of recalls.

Make sure the caps aren't leaking badly before you buy the car. Then have them replaced for $20. Pretty simple.

But it isn't. Replacing the CAPs isn't the only thing going bad on these ECUs. I hardly think this would put Mitsu out of business because even if it gets passed probably half or less of the affected vehicles will actually get the recall fix implemented. Thats my guess anyway.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by 92rtawd

Most of us know about the problem. Spend the $20 to have your caps replaced before they go bad. That's what I did.

It won't do any of us any good if we drive Mitsubishi out of business with a whole bunch of recalls.

Make sure the caps aren't leaking badly before you buy the car. Then have them replaced for $20. Pretty simple.

I replaced the caps in the TT ecu i bought when I did the initial TT conversion. 1.5 years later it still fried. a few months later the replacement fried, now im on my 3rd which was recently rebuilt.. hopefully this one lasts a little longer, if not.. I may have to go AEM