RE: New owner w pics and some questions
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RE: New owner w pics and some questions - 5/3/2007 5:00:54 PM
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BoldlyGoingNowhere
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I personally think it's the transmission since I've only noticed it in full auto and full auto mode is defnitely optimized for economy (which I've been quite pleased with in town). I think it's in too high of a gear and is downshifting before applying any throttle input.
Well, at first I thought it was tranny downshift lag.
Then I put it in manual shift and watched it come down into 2nd, I left it in 2nd long enough for it to sort itself out then pressed on the gas and it still hesitates followed by over throttle.
I need to try downshifting manually into 2nd, and turning off the ASC.
Theres lots of 15mph twisties between my house and the dealer so Ill play with it on the way there.
I get some hesitation off stop but that bit seems to be normal for the type of set up. The lag in second is different.
Im taking it to the dealer tonight and see what they say and possibly drive a different outlander.
I have driven a Jeep Compass and that funky belt drive tranny has some lag but it gave me more of the feeling of accidentially pressing on the brake instead of the gas (if that makes sense). it seemed like it had to wind up to go anywhere.
When you get the hitch will you post a pic of it. Im debating whether to go oem or have my regular hitch guy do it for me when theyre available in a few weeks. Hes awesome.
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RE: New owner w pics and some questions - 5/3/2007 5:23:12 PM
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davidmitsusrock
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why hello and welcome...
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RE: New owner w pics and some questions - 5/3/2007 9:38:12 PM
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maharajah
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First, welcome BGN. Second, I'm extremely sensitive to transmission lag, and it's something I intentionally looked at when test driving all the vehicles before the Outlander.
From my testing, it appears that 6-speeds have greater lag than 5-speeds; makes sense, more gears to go through and the oil pumps are not heavy duty.
However the Outlander's lag was significantly less than other manufacturers'. For example, the 6-speed on the Camry is just awful, about 2 seconds. My estimates on the Outlander put it's lag at around 1/4 to 1/2 second. And yes the longer 1/2 second does appear at 2nd or 3rd. That's why I love the paddle shifters on the XLS, much more convenient than the gear shifter; makes for fun 90 deg. turns.
If you're seeing 3+ second lags; either something is not quite right with the tranny, or maybe you can disconnect the battery and have it "relearn" your driving style, or it could be that our driving styles are significantly different enough that I'm not seeing that 3+ sec. lag.
< Message edited by maharajah -- 5/3/2007 9:39:31 PM >
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RE: New owner w pics and some questions - 5/3/2007 11:00:48 PM
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maharajah
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Yeah, that sounds extreme. At least the tech was able to reproduce and acknowledge it.
Just a FYI, my build date is November and I do not have this issue.
Keep us updated on what the Mitsu tech discover.
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Nope no racing here, my mom did when I was a wee youngen. She raced my dads stock '63 vette. My dad worked on it but I dont remember helping him or hanging around. My favorite ride is a car that handles well. 
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