My timing belt slipped at 70000 miles. The timing belt was replaced at 50000 miles by the previous owner.
Crank angle sensor replaced 4 times, by myself and the previous owner.
Transmission will not go into reverse unless I go into 1st gear first.
Clutch pressure drops when I make left hand turns. I have to pick up the clutch pedal with my foot to shift when this happens.
Windows rattle badly.
Replaced the wheel bearing.
Paint chipped off the hood.
Paint fading off the ground effects.
Car cannot be aligned properly.
Brake light, coolant light, and SRS light flash on and off randomly.
Both driver's side and passenger side door do not close properly.
Turbo was replaced under warranty.
Dome light does not work for the driver's side door.
After my timing belt slipped, I had the car towed to Marong Chrysler stealer-ship. They replaced the belt under warranty. They reassembled the belts wrong. The balance shaft belt was 180 degrees out of phase. They could not figure out what the problem was so they sent my car to West Herr Mitsu dealership after 1 and 1/2 months of diagnosing. Mitsu figured out the problem in under an hour. Somehow in transit between dealerships, my taillight was busted. Neither dealership would own up to it.
This car is fast. It responds well to modifications. The all wheel drive gives great handling through turns, expecially coming out of them! Drifting in this car is a lot of fun. There is a wealth of information on the Internet about these cars. Good luck.
What the hell kinda of BAD conditioned vehicle did you get. First off, learn how to maintain your car, this isn't a buy and forget situation. Secondly, I can't emphasize this enough, learn how to maintain your car!!! Don't go to mechanics if you don't have to. Thirdly, most of the time an obvious problem is a symptom of the actual problem. That clutch pedal hitting the floor and sticking to it is a message to you to tell you that your engine is experiencing crank walk. In other words you better get your crank replaced and that little bearing (s) in there as well before the crank has too much horizontal play and snaps the stems of your pistons seizing them right in place.
Helllloooooo!!! Any person with some financial sense will realize that owning a car is not an asset it's a LIABILITY so get used to spending money of fixing it, paying for gas, paying for insurance, paying for etc... it goes on and on...
There were three comments in your review that I have to dispute, for one everyone knows that a timing belt SHOULD be change around 50000 miles and NOT 70000, second of all most manual transmissions work better if you go into 1st gear before you go into reverse and if you are had body problems I would do a background check on the car to see if it has ever been wrecked, unless of course you bought it new.
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