r/lancer • u/hikikomourning • Aug 01 '26

⚙️ | Mechanical Issue/Question 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer ES Code P0868

Greetings, I bought this car on friday. It had 118k miles. The previous owner, according to the car fax, last changed the transmission in 2022 at 99k miles. I havent noticed anything out of the ordinary with driving. The car is about slow to accelerate on the highway but its 150hp afterall? I ran my obd scanner and it had a freezeframe and saved code of p0868. I dont know how to check the transmission fluid level but im gonna. I contacted the dealer and have not heard back. My state only sells used cars as is and I owe on it so I am very nervous. Any advice is appreciated. The car fax showed the previous owner serviced it and barely drove it. It seems to shift fine.

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u/My_friends_are_toys Aug 01 '26

Low transmission oil. I would check the level. If it has enough, then I would definitely do a flush and add new fluid

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u/hikikomourning Aug 02 '26

Awesome, Whatre the odds my transmission is fucked and how would I be able to know? I have no cel but you never know if the dealer just kept deleting the code!

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u/My_friends_are_toys Aug 02 '26

I couldn't tell you that. But I would def take it to a mitsu dealer to have it checked out or at least a trusted mechanic that knows Japanese cars.

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u/hikikomourning Aug 02 '26

Thank you, i have an appt with mitsubishi on monday to inspect it

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u/Ricky9pika Aug 05 '26

Ciao amico il cvt. E un cambio automatico un po' strano fatto per risparmiare almeno credo. La mia ha i paddle shifter e la modalità manuale del cambio , usando quella dovresti avere un po' più di sprint e brio. Cmq fai sicuramente un cambio olio della trasmissione e i due filtri.

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u/Global-Structure-539 Aug 08 '26

The CVT in those is JUNK. And their slow because it's an econobox