Daughter's Outlander has been getting a transmission fluid overheating light coming on just from driving an hour on the highway when it is 75 degrees outside. Today the dealer tells me it has to be replaced. The chain belt is slipping causing the transmission to overheat. The transmission alone is $8100 before labor. Car has 139,000 miles on it. I've changed the tranny fluid when I'm supposed to but cannot speak to the maintenance on it prior to me buying it with 95,000 miles on it. I'm pissed off about this. Anyone else had transmission problems with your Outlander? I'm getting rid of it and have owned my last Mitsubishi, what a joke.

 

If I was in your shoes, before selling the vehicle, I'd first contact reputable local transmission shops to find out if there are less expensive options such as re-building the CVT. Likely, a trans shop will have dealt with this problem a hundred times before.

Also, obtaining a quote for repair from an independent shop will give you a good idea of what price you can ask for the vehicle if you do sell it.

Here's likely what has to be done (these young guys really know what they're doing!):

I've just seen re-build kit prices on eBay for anywhere from about $700 to $1100 USD.

How many hours does this job take? Here's another great video which I believe you can use to make an estimate after the CVT has been removed from the vehicle:

If the rest of the vehicle is in good condition, a potential buyer is going to do what I've suggested before giving you a very low offer so that if you accept it, after they have the CVT re-built, they will have an inexpensive vehicle to drive for another 139,000 miles.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

 

thanks for replying, I'm definitely going to look into a rebuild now.

 

Please let us know what you find out, because you are far from alone in your situation.

 

How did you go with the rebuild? I am looking to head down the same path