Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints

2,377 consumer complaints on file.

#10610567July 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS GETTING TO A RED LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. CARS WERE COMING SO I PRESSED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND LET THEM PASS. THE BRAKES STARTED TO CATCH THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DIDN'T STOP. I SLAMMED THE GAS TO TURN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR WAITING TO TURN IN THE LANE IN FRONT OF ME. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A LONG LINE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME MODEL AND YEAR CAR AS ME, HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS SAME ISSUE AND THERE IS NO RECALL. I HAVE MY BRAKES CHECKED AND BRAKE PADS CHANGED REGULARLY WHEN NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609537July 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH SPONGY BRAKES I HAVE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON THE ISSUE AN A LOT OF OWNERS WITH MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE HAD WHEN YOU GO TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES ITS TAKES TONS OF PRESSURE AND THE ISSUE IS THE FIRST TIME YOU SLAM ON BRAKES TO AVOID AN ISSUE THE ABS NEVER RESETS AND STARTS TO LEAK I HAVE REPLACED ALL BRAKES AND STILL EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALL BECAUSE HAVING SPONGY BRAKES IS DANGEROUS AND SCARY THAT YOUR BRAKES MAY GIVE WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608938July 8, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SITTING IN GARAGE OVER WINTER, CAR DEVELOPED LEAK/CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK THAT ALLOWED FUMES FROM TANK TO FILL GARAGE. CAR NOT BEING DRIVEN AT THE TIME. FUEL DID NOT LEAK ONTO FLOOR OF GARAGE. RECALLS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DONE ON FUEL SYSTEM FOR THIS MODEL. APPARENTLY CRACKS IN THE FUEL TANK OF THIS MODEL ARE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY IF CAR IS OR WOULD BE AROUND OR NEAR TO ANY SPARK SOURCE OR OPEN FLAME. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET CAR REPAIRED AT MY OWN COST. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608702July 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS HEADING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT ON MY CAR. MY CAR HAD FRONTAL IMPACT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IF I WAS GOING THE ACTUAL SPEED LIMIT WHICH IS 55 MPH, THE DEER COULD HAVE WENT THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD AND WHERE THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF MY HUSBAND AND I COULD BE DEAD. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597436June 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE APRIL 2013 AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AROUND 6 MONTHS AFTER. IT TAKES WAY TO LONG TO STOP, PINGING NOISE WHEN CLUTCH LETS OUT, AND AN AWFUL SCREAMING AIR SOUND AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKES ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. TOOK IT TO THE ONLY MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP HERE IN TOWN AND WAS AN ESTIMATE OF $850 TO FIX THE MASTER CYLINDER, POWER BRAKE BOOSTERS, DE-GLAZE BRAKE PADS, AND TURN THE ROTORS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ALSO MITSUBISHI, BUT WAS TOLD BY BOTH MY VIN# WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL #05V299000 OR RECALL 05V247000. MY CAR ONLY HAD AROUND 36,000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED USED AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AROUND 45,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER OF THESE PARTS NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595687June 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKES GOT SPONGY ONE DAY AFTER I BRAKED HARD, THERE WAS A WHISTLE ON RELEASE AND THEN WERE FAR LESS EFFICIENT. SOMETIME I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. THE PEDAL STARTED TO ENGAGE THEN DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK AT ALL UNTIL I WAS ALMOST AT THE FLOOR. I HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AND BREAKS TESTED MULTIPLE TIMES AS WELL AS BRAKES BLED AND NOTHING HELPED. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE MECHANICS CHANGE OUT PARTS AND LOOK AT IT BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO REQUIRE A LOT OF EXTRA STOPPING TIME AND DISTANCE. IT'S VERY HARD TO STOP IN TIME IF YOU HAVE TO STOP SHORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593210May 21, 2014
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE BRAKES AFTER THE BRAKES WHERE APPLIED AND RELEASED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELT AND THE SRS WARNING LIGHTS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,040. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586728May 6, 2014
STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BECOME INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND LACERATIONS TO THE HANDS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10585172April 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WHILE TRAVELING OVER A BUMP,DIP OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR LOSES ITS STOPPING POWER. YOU LOSE YOUR BRAKES! YOU HAVE TO QUICKLY PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET PRESSURE BACK SO YOU CAN STOP. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. JUST LOOK AT ALL THE POSTS ON THE INTERNET. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR TO LOSE IT BRAKES BECAUSE YOU WENT OVER A BUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579472April 13, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD TO MAKE A HARD STOP DUE TO A DEER JUMPING OUT IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THAT MY BRAKES WERE SPONGY AND NOT SMOOTH WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP. I WOULD ALMOST HAVE TO PRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD TO STOP. THERE IS ALSO A SQUEAK NOISE WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL. EVERY TIME I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHILE LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THIS ISSUE WITH NO REAL SOLUTION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578287April 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V299000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575405March 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING FROM THE HIGHWAY ON AN OFF RAMP AT 50 MPH, ENGINE (RPM) STARTED BOGGING DOWN, THEN BOTH FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP TO A SCREECHING HALT. I ALMOST SLIDE OFF THE RAMP AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME. FRONT TIRES WERE LOCKED UP, WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF GEAR. HAD IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS QUOTED $3,000 JUST TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION FOR DIAGNOSTICS. WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION FAILED AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE WORTH THE MONEY TO FIX BECAUSE FRONT STRUT TOWERS BOTH WERE RUSTED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND I WILL TRY TO PERFORM THE REPAIR MYSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575199March 27, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL FILLER NECK RUSTS SEVERELY AROUND THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE CAUSING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL TO LEAK ON THE GROUND AND GASOLINE VAPORS TO ESCAPE. THE FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY IS CONSTRUCTED OUT OF METAL AND INCLUDES A LARGE TUBE/PIPE FOR THE FUEL TO ENTER THE GAS TANK, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER METAL PIPES. THE FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY EXTENDS FROM THE FILLER DOOR, WHICH IS SITUATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER QUARTER PANEL, DOWN AND ACROSS TO THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS SITUATED IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THERE IS A PARTICULAR POINT WHERE THE PIPES IN THE ASSEMBLY MAKE AN APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREE BEND, MOVING FROM A DOWNWARD ANGLE TO AN ANGLE THAT IS MORE PARALLEL WITH THE GROUND. AT THIS BEND OR ELBOW, THE MANUFACTURER PLACED A THICK METAL SHIELD, PRESUMABLY TO PROTECT A WEAK POINT. THE SHIELD BOLTS TO THE BODY OF THE CAR IN FOUR PLACES AND CUPS THE FUEL PIPES IN A SEMI-CIRCLE AROUND THE BEND LEAVING AN APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF INCH GAP BETWEEN THE PIPES AND THE SHIELD. THIS SHIELD AND PIPE ASSEMBLY IS SITUATED DIRECTLY BEHIND AND SLIGHTLY INBOARD OF THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE, HOWEVER, IT REMAINS EXPOSED. BECAUSE OF THE GAP BETWEEN THE PIPES AND THE SHIELD, AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE SHIELD IS ANGLED UPWARDS, AND BECAUSE THERE IS NO COVER OR OTHER PROTECTIVE DEVICE TO SEAL THIS GAP, THE SHIELD COLLECTS DIRT, DEBRIS, GREASE, AND MOISTURE. PRESUMABLY, THE REAR TIRE THROWS THIS FOREIGN MATERIAL AROUND WHICH THEN COLLECTS IN THE SHIELD, BUILDS UP, AND CONTACTS THE PIPES, CAUSING THEM TO RUST. EVENTUALLY THE PIPES RUST COMPLETELY THROUGH CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ON THE GROUND WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS REFUELED. THE HOLES IN THE PIPES ALSO ALLOW GASOLINE VAPORS TO ESCAPE AND IMPAIRS THE EVAP SYSTEM. DESPITE THE BUILDUP AND CONTINUAL CONTACT OF FOREIGN MATERIAL IN THE SHIELD, THE SHIELD ITSELF DID NOT RUST AT ALL CREATING A PERFECT COLLECTOR TO GATHER FOREIGN MATERIAL AND CAUSE THE RUST TO FORM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574308March 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DURING A MOMENT WHEN I HAD TO HIT MY BRAKES HARD AS ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT ME OFF MY BRAKES LOST FULL PRESSURE. TODAY MY BRAKES CONTINUE TO FEEL UNSAFE AND I HAVE READ THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IN THESE CARS IS BAD. SAME LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE AND ACTIVATION HAPPENS WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568296March 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN THE MORNING, I DROVE THIS MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2005 TO WORK(35 MILES AWAY FROM HOME), IT WAS OK. AFTER WORK, I DROVE BACK TO MY HOUSE, ENTERED OUR GARAGE, I GOT OFF THE CAR, I SAW A SMALL FIRE ON THE RIGHT FRONT LIGHTING PLACE, THEN I QUICKLY BACKED MY CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE FIRE WAS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER, MY WIFE AND I USE A LOT OF WATER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT... THIS FIRE BURNED OUT THE FRONT LIGHT, BULB, SOME WIRE, AND SMALL PIECE OF RIGHT FRONT BUMPER... THEN I TRIED THIS CAR AGAIN, I COULD DRIVE IT, BUT IT HAS NO TURNING SIGNAL. I DROVE THIS CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT CAR SHOPS, ONE IS A LOCAL CAR SHOP, THEY WORKED ON MY CAR FOR 1 MONTH, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. THEN I DROVE THIS CAR TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER, THEY WORKED ON MY CAR FOR 2 MONTHS, THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE EXACT PROBLEM... RIGHT NOW THIS CAR IS STILL WITH NO TURNING SIGNAL, AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565891February 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT, HIT BUMP, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE, DEPRESSING THE PEDDLE HAD LITTLE TO NO EFFECT ON SPEED. HAD TO STOP VEHICLE USING TRANSMISSION AND EMERGENCY BRAKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR STATION IN THE PARKING LOT, CAR SAT FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE TECHNICIAN COULD INSPECT CAR. BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. MECHANIC FOUND NO EXTERIOR ISSUES. NO PARTICULATE IN FLUID, FLUID WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS, LINES INTACT. MECHANIC FOUND NO CAUSE OF LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. BRAKES STILL SLIGHTLY SPONGY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563878February 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT AND SPONGY AND MAKE A WHISTLING NOISE. I HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE BRAKES AND DRUMS REPLACED TWICE AND MASTER CYLINDER REPLACE AND THE ISSUE IS STILL THERE. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD EXPERIENCED IT AND THERE IS A HUGE GROUP OF ECLIPSE OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562455February 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
UPON APPLYING MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND A HISSING NOISE COMING FROM THE PEDAL AREA. HAD DONE THIS BEFORE AND THEN IT WAS OK. STARTED DOING IT AGAIN AND HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED. WAS FINE FOR A WHILE THEN STARTED AGAIN. HAD ASE MECHANIC INSPECT MASTER CYLINDER, BLEED BRAKES AND BRAKE BOOSTER. STILL ALL THE SAME. I KNOW THEY RECALLED LANCER FOR THE SAME ISSUES. AND ALSO 2005-2207- ECLIPSE. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. CANNOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THIS CAR DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559430January 11, 2014
AIR BAGS
ANOTHER DRIVER WAS TRAVELING WEST AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT. I WAS TRAVELING EAST WHEN THE OTHER CAR TURNED FROM A DIRECT LINE AND HIT THE FRONT OF MY CAR. MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS, SIDE AIRBAGS, AND SIDE HEAD CURTAIN AIRBAGS. AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559284January 9, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
IN NOVEMBER 2013 AFTER DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS LEFT REAR EAGLE RSA FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NO KNOWN CAUSE OF FAILURE OTHER THEN IT JUST BLEW OUT ALL OF THE SUDDEN. TIRE WAS REPLACED ABOUT A WEEK LATER WITH ANOTHER EAGLE RSA. LAST NIGHT (JANUARY 2014) WAS DRIVING IN SNOWY CONDITIONS AND THEN GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN AGAIN THE TIRE BLOWS BUT THIS TIME THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF CAR BUT STILL THE REAR WHEEL. DURING THIS BLOW THE CAR SWERVED MOMENTARILY BUT I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND THEN I HEARD THE NOISE INDICATING IT HAD BLOWN. IN NEITHER CASE WAS THERE AN INDICATION ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TIRE BEFORE IT BLEW INCLUDING THE TREAD DEPTH. BOTH TIRES HAD BEEN ON THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR (CAR WAS BOUGHT NOV/ DEC 2012 AND NEW TIRES WERE ON THE CAR WHEN BOUGHT) AND HAD LITTLE WEAR ON THE TREAD DEPTH WHEN THEY HAD BLOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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