lights and engine code P061a

[sk13322]

On way home from work it was 19 degrees a milefrom my home the car went into limp mode and turned on the asc service light andtransmission service light also the check engine light on with code po61A. I looked it up and it said something about torque. Bothother lights went off after two restarts and car sitting for a few minutes. I erased the checkengine light code myself. quick test drive seemed ok. The car has 11160 miles and the only after market things are a auto meter boost gauge and subs in the trunk. I just did the sub work over the weekend but think its unrelated and might be the cold since it hasn't been that cold here since I owned the car 4 weeks lol. Its a 2011 ralliart, I looked on here and seen a few people have had a issue with this but I cant seem to find a deff answer. The closet dealer is hours away and is a pain to get in. Any info would be great, I don't thing its a boost gauge leak because the gauge was reading right the whole time.

[crak]

Sounds like an issue completely different from all of your mods. I recall once I had an issue where I put the wrong value in when flashing. I started my car and got a torque code. Changed the value back and everything was fine.

However, in your case since your car is stock power. Could be A) a hiccup or B) something to be concerned about.

Since the problem fixed itself you should be good. I do recommend taking it in for warranty if it happened again. Even if it means driving some time. They can void warranty if you do not do your due diligence of not bringing it when a issue first comes up. (But they wont know that since you cleared the code) lol.

Good luck!

[sk13322]

yeah im thinking it was just a hiccup. I drove it some last night and no issues. I looked under the hood good today and check all the hoses that ive seen in the forum to check for vacuum leaks and what not. I didn't see or hear anything lose or leaking. if it happens ill hafta get it to a dealer. Thanks

[Lazaidus]

They just issued a recall for that. I just purchased a 2011 ralliart and went back to print the carfax out for record and the tsb popped up

Manufacturer recall/service bulletin issued
Recall # C1311W
REFLASH TO CORRECT P061A DTC CONDITION

Take it to a dealer when you have the chance because if they issued it then it could be a problem later and we all know how Mitsubishi acts when it comes to warranties lmao :eek:

[sk13322]

ok great thanks for the info ill have to contact them and have them look it up with my vin. Im not driving that far for them to tell me I don't need it. This might be my issue but knock on wood it hasn't happened again and It might of been a boost spike from the weather not that un common I guess.

[Jackal]

They just issued a recall for that. I just purchased a 2011 ralliart and went back to print the carfax out for record and the tsb popped up

Manufacturer recall/service bulletin issued
Recall # C1311W
REFLASH TO CORRECT P061A DTC CONDITION

Take it to a dealer when you have the chance because if they issued it then it could be a problem later and we all know how Mitsubishi acts when it comes to warranties lmao :eek:

Do you happen to know which models years this bulletin applies to?

[sk13322]

Only info that I can dig up quick

Recall ID # 98727 - POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Plus Hide Details







Recall Date:

SEP 19, 2013

Model Affected:

2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

Summary:

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (Mitsubishi) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Lancer Evolution vehicles manufactured from December 12, 2007, through March 5, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the clutch master cylinder can fail.

Consequences:

Failure of the clutch master cylinder reduces the ability to shift the vehicle into or out of gear, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy:

Mitsubishi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected clutch master cylinders free of charge. The recall began on November 12, 2013. Owners may contact Mitsubishi at 1-888-648-7820. Mitsubishi's campaign number for this recall is SR-13-009.

Potential Units Affected:

10474

Notes:

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc


Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2013/mitsubishi/lancer_evolution/recalls/#ixzz2oWiJh5FT

[Nast_Nas]

This happened to me also. I'm getting the same p061a code. Calling Mitsu dealer today about it. This has happened on more than one occasion too. I'm wondering if one of the moderators could sticky this. I've searched EvoM and EvoX and there are others that are having this same problem!

[Nast_Nas]

Found the information!! It was released on Dec 19. It affects 08-14 Evo, 09-14 Ralliart, and 09-11 Ralliart Sportback. All cars built before Sept 25 2013. It does have to do with TQ limit threshold. Heres the JPEG please pass the word!

[sk13322]

Great find, ill hafta print it out and bring it to a stealership. like ussal "we" know more than they do abou our cars lol. Thanks again

[sk13322]

I got the letter today in the mail its "customer satisfaction campaign SC-13-004" im going to take mine in Friday.

[Napius]

I got the letter today in the mail its "customer satisfaction campaign SC-13-004" im going to take mine in Friday.

So what happened when you took it in? Did you get the update? In another thread they were saying that the update may lower torque at low RPMs. If you got the update, have you noticed anything different?

[sk13322]

went there and let them update it. I didn't not notice any loss of power or torque. This started happing to me more and more because its been -30 here with wind chill to the point the car was a pain to drive. And anyway of you have a accessport with the update I think they got rid of this issue. I tried talking to the service advisor but I knew more about the car than the people that worked there as ussal. It says that it updates the ecm with the proper permitted torque threshold value. It didn't say if it lowered or rasied the permitted torque value. You could argue either way. But like I said it don't matter if it helps the car drive better and not have this happen. On another note I installed a acessport and stage 1 93 octane tune and holly crap this car is crazy now. Only other mod is a k and n drop in filter. Cant wait till I put in the evo x bov the intercooler and upper piping and catback.