Sort of--Mitsubishi tunes their Jatco transmissions. They run FAR better than the Nissan CVT's, which are notoriously crap. The mits. CVT's are considerably more reliable.
The infamous CVT problem was from a 2013 Nissan altima. And then the entire Nissan line got defamed by Scotty Kilmer's misinformation. Nissan and Mitsubishi are already on their 4th generation Jatco CVT which are obviously improved.
My toyota cvt failed at 84k. 2k miles after the dealer changed my fluid. My 2001 Mazda protege had 270k miles on its automatic trans and was still going when I sold it. When toyota charges 120 bucks a gallon for their fluid and its warranty lapses at 60k they are just wanting revenue at that point and this is how they get it. The upside of the Nissan and jatco stuff is the fluid is readily available unlike Toyota fluid, which FYI Aisin makes it and is much less expensive for the same exact thing. I’ll never own another car with one if I can’t service it without high tech gadgets to monitor fluid temperature no thanks. Bring back more manual transmission cars I’d rather deal with that than a 5k dollar transmission failing.
Yes,that is my understanding the Outlander has a Jatco made transmission. But software for trasmissin is flashed different,therefore no whining and better shifting.
@@kylemas2005 you're absolutely correct about the software improvement but most Mitsubishi suv like my 2018 outlander have been programmed to feel more powerful than they are, and that snap does weigh on the CVT, but my point is a bad quality and design cant be fixed through software, you can minimize the damage but it will stand no chance against a CVT from honda or toyota or even American brands for that matter. And Mitsubishi dont even freaking want you replacing fluid or filters on them CVTs. The manual doesn't mention anything about that. But certainly mention it for the v6 automatic transmission, that itself Makes it impossible to properly maintain them.
@@kylemas2005 again I have to totally agree with you, but I just like well built powertrains and I prefer to change fluids and filters myself and Mitsubishi dont have much information on their cvt out there, nor do they make changing fluids any simpler by having a dip stick or easy to access filter and drain plug. Again you make a good point that it you dont abuse that CVT and you baby it and spend $1000s of dollars at dealership maintaining it then you may get lucky enough to clock +200k. But I also have a gen 2 prius that been abused with 300k and still going strong. And had a 4runner with 375k before is died. And in a market where toyota dont cost much more than many brands at least brand new. The choice is very easy. But when you compare mitsubishi then it's a different animal. I paid 25k for 2018 outlander LES new, compare that to at least a 35k toyota rav4 or 36k subaro outback, then it is a bargain even if only get 150k out of it.
@@kylemas2005 I got an aamco near me, I just never felt comfortable taking it outside the dealership, I'll give those guys a try. Thanks for mentioning that. My Mitsubishi dealership sucks. And I hate those assholes, I had computer issue with my car last year. My car would drain the battery over night and I had to almost sue their ass to get my cat fixed even under warranty and I pray that I don't have to deal with any major issues again, but I had computer problems with my 2013 Ford taurus in the past as well and that dealership sucked too. Stealerships are there to scam you and rob you, that why I just appreciate any brand that makes it easy for me to do most the maintenance DIY !
@@kylemas2005yes my V4 2018 Outlander doesnt have a dip stick for CVT to get that I'll have to upgrade to a V6 and yeat the manual doesnt th all much about the CVT and again it's just an extra 1000k but that fluid replacement may not be about to keep the damn thing going! I live that 10 years 100k warranty and I hope I keep my car under that for as long as I can
Does it shift? Or stay at 1 rpm while the cvt shifts like a quad. I've driven other cvt cars and they shift like an automatic car. I test drove a 2014 outlander sport awd and the rpms raised to almost 4k, while accelerating, then just stayed there all the way up to 55mph. Is this normal?
I have a 2015 Outlander sport with 117,000 and the transmission is going out. It had recalls on the transmission I took it to the dealership they did the recalls it's still driving like crap now they want to charge me to do diagnostic on it. I just want a different car.
89,000 Miles on my mitsubishi outlander sport and I'm experiencing surging. Via lookup of service technical bulletin dated in 2020, the most likely solution is a CVT replacement or replacement of the belt in the CVT. I have done the maintenace per their specs, which is every 30,000 miles. I'am glad I bought the warranty + from white bear.
with Nissan's you have to change the fluid every 15k which rental places don't do and that causes the wine. They also are much more fragile and attention needing then the Mitsubishi CVT. You should change the fluid/filter in Nissans every 15k and every 20-25k in Mitsubishis.
Old comment but mitsubishi uses the same Jatco cvts that are in nissans. For example the Mirage uses the same cvt Jatco7 that is in the Versa and (Sentra 2013 - 2019) im assuming the outlander uses the same trans as the altima but I am not sure. The Phev outlander does not use a belt cvt though.
Nissan also turbo-charges most of their engines which causes much more strain of the CVT. Mitsu doesn't turbo-charge the Outlander or Mirage so much less strain and longer life if maintained well.
I got a ZG VRX Outander MY09. 244k and still no issues....(for now!) LOL These CVTs sound rather unreliable. When I bought it 2nd hand i couldn't find any infomations about CVT Let's see how much further it will go! The 3ltr V6 Mivec are known to be very reliable (450k + apparently) Cheers guys Mick
I dunno why, but the ones in mitsubishi tend to last longer, maybe it's a firmware on the cvt controller itself that keeping the cvt intact, for real tho, a lot of outlander sport here that still on the original cvt
@mcclintonauto as an uber/left and long haul driver. I usually keep my vehicles for 4-5 years/100k miles max. I rarely spent any money on major services. Just one oil change every 10k miles, and tires roations from discount tires, and I keep on driving.
