Clutch Control

I can't say I know much about the design of the clutch, but the idea of having a manual transmission is that you CONTROL clutch engagement and shifts, as opposed to a TCU doing so with an auto.
Anyway, obviously apples to oranges, but...

I would ask that shop if there's a way to adjust the clutch cable. If you're stalling unnecessarily, it may be that your clutch is disengaging abnormally - which could mean a loose clutch cable. And hopefully that's the only reason for that.
Because matching "setup of how power was designed" (my interpretation being "throttle match") is only really applicable to A/Ts. Like you said, it's the driver that compensates for that clutch engagement to match the accelerator engagement in a M/T.

I would, of course, have your Service Dept check it out to see if anything's abnormal. You might even be surprised to find that, perhaps, it's something else that's causing your engine to stall. Like, perhaps, a dirty intake, or corroded terminals (which affects throttle response to a small degree... remember, we're all Drive-By-Wire these days).
Why not use that warranty as much as you can, as opposed to paying for someone to diagnose it

Good luck.

Kevg said:

Just had an ecu rewrite and clutch plate replaced under warranty and the car drives great
No stalling clutch bite and no gear grind or sticking
Just got to push them really hard to get it carried out and yes they have a tech bulletin telling them they can do it but only if you complain

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Hi there
I have a Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 2019. I have notice that it is a struggle to drive up hill, I keep stalling and rev every time I start the car. I took it to the dealer and at my surprise I was told that it is the wear and tear of the clutch and it is not covered under warranty. They told me that they could only fit the clutch cover under warranty but I have to pay for the clutch cylinder and disk for a total of £640. Also that the parts won’t be available until end of November. As a key worker I rely on my car. Now I am there and been using taxi and public transport to go to work. I am physically and mentally exhausted. I work 12 hours shifts plus hours on the public transport. Can anyone help me and tell me what to do? Do you think it will make a difference if I just tell them to fit the clutch cover only. Where can I find the tech bulletin please. I will appreciate if you can please advise me on anything.

You are being taken to the cleaners. Fact No1, there is a software rewrite update for the Throttle Control, which cures the stall problem. Your dealer should know all about this, and would appear to be totally incompetent not to know of this update. A direct call to Mitsubishi UK will confirm that this is available and also what follows re clutch problems.
This update stall has been available for over 2 years now.
Fact No2. Also many people have experienced difficulty in engaging second gear, which sometimes requires a modified clutch assemble to be fitted to rectify the problem. But not in all cases. Again this is a know problem, and a service bulletin is available dealing with this fault plus the job is covered by the warranty programme. Sometimes however, a simple bleed of the clutch operating system, which clears any air which maybe in the hydraulics, is sufficient to cure this clutch related problem. Do not take no from your dealer on either of these subjects, and, if they still will not cooperate, phone Mitsubishi UK and make a formal complaint.
Hope you can make headway on your problem and wish you all the best in getting things sorted out. Some of these dealers need a boot up the. well you know where..
PS
There are a number of posts dealing with this clutch problem and if you look through back posts you will come across them and the action taken by fellow forum members in resolving their particular problems. T.

Hi All,
I'm relatively new to this forum but I note all the posts in this thread with interest.

My wife and I have a 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross First Edition 2WD which we bought as a 10 month old in the summer of 2019 from Leven Mitsubishi in Edinburgh, now taken over by Macklin Motors (Hyundai - Calder Road). Lovely well specified car but we both noticed similar issues to those described above. I have mentioned this to Macklins on the occasion of the last two services, most recently in May/June of this year to be told that there was nothing wrong. Very recently the last straw came for us when my wife attempted a hill start on a steep slope to get no response from the throttle resulting in the car rolling back in to a wall causing significant damage to the rear bumper, but luckily to nothing or no-one else! I attempted to move the car which was still running to confirm a completely unresponsive throttle ie unable to rev the engine above idle. I switched off and then on again and, hey presto, the throttle was back.

I recounted this to the representative (Moira) at Macklins who offered to book the car in for a diagnostic which would cost me £126 if no fault was found, showing little concern for what had happened. Given that the MIL light never came on at the time, and that my OBD tool didn't show any faults I decided not to risk just losing £126 to be no further forward. I have confirmed no loose connections and that the absolute and relative throttle readings looked ok (unfortunately whilst the car was behaving itself) so I'm a bit puzzled other than to be confident that this software update hasn't been applied to my vehicle.

I'm sure a throttle body/potentiometer fault would have been permanent, so I've no real idea as to what this problem is and whether or not it will recur. There are also occurrences of "BSW temporarily unavailable" and unexpected "Brake" messages which I think are probably unrelated but mentioned here for completeness.

Given that my wife has understandably been spooked by this event, and the inability to form a real conclusion the likelihood at this stage is that we will regrettably move the car on. My observations on Macklins, Calder Road are that they no longer care about Mitsubishi, with the exception of an excellent parts representative, causing me to cancel my service plan I had with them.

All comments are welcomed.

Hello Kevg,
I am currently having problems with my dealer and Mitsubishi concerning a clutch failure in my car. I have had my car for 2 years since new and done 14.5k miles. Its a 1500 2WD Petrol 2019 model. I had the software rewrite and gearbox oil change done to help the Stall issue and Gearchange issue, within weeks of receiving the car. I also had strong burning smell in the car, but this was put down to being a new car.
The dealer now wants £750 for a strip-down and inspection leading to £1600 for a replacement clutch if no faults are found. Mitsubishi are adamant that I need to agree to this before anything gets done to prove anything.
I was wondering if you could point me in the direction of finding any reference numbers for 'Service Bulletin's' that are there for the free clutch work.
I mentioned all this and the German petition to Mitsubishi but it didn't alter there position.
I've had another quote from my local garage of £1100 to replace it, but don't know if Mitsubishi would deal with them or if it needs to be a dealer.
Any help would be appreciative!