Mitsubishi Repair: 2001 mitsubishi Eclipse Shifting/Reverse PLMS, mitsubishi eclipse, transmission shop

Question
Hi,
i can shift gears 1-5 smooth, clutch is fine but for reverse gear i can sit there and try and put it into reverse like 10 times and maybe on the 11th to 12th time it will go into reverse. and sometime when i start the car up and back out of the garage it works on the first try i dont know what the plm is i need help can you give me any advice? like i said the clutch works fine its just the reverse that sometimes it wont go into gear

Answer
Brandon,
Your shifter cables may need adjustment.  If they are loose, you can have trouble shifting.  You may have a worn sychronizers on your reverse gear.  See if you can shift into reverse when the engine is not running.  If you easily move the gear shifter into reverse when the engine is off, then you may want to have your transmission inspected by a transmission shop.  But since your reverse gear is the least used, and if you can shift into that gear with the engine off, you want to just shift into reverse before starting your car so you don't have to struggle with it.
Good luck!