Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints

2,377 consumer complaints on file.

#10555257December 9, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING ON SNOW AS BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ABS KICKED IN AND THE VEHICLE SLID. AT THAT POINT ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AT THE PEDAL WAS LOST AND FAILED TO RETURN. BRAKING REQUIRED FULL ENGAGING PEDAL AND HAD LITTLE TO NO PRESSURE. ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER ALL BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE RETURNED. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, ANYTIME I HAVE TO BRAKE HARD THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENS, AND HAS COME CLOSE TO CAUSING A COLLISION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN BRAKES ARE ENGAGED AND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL HITS A BUMP. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AT THE PEDAL IS LOST, HOWEVER AFTER ABOUT 2 DAYS IT IS FINE AGAIN. ALSO EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS A WHISTLE SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. THERE ARE MANY OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MANY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS BUT STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR OWNERS, AND SOME HAVE SUGGESTED GETTING RID OF THE VEHICLE ALL TOGETHER. THIS ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE CAN BE READ ABOUT FROM MANY OWNERS AT SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS: CLUB 4G: HTTP://CLUB4G.ORG/BOARD/PROBLEM-REPORTS/31276-SPONGY-BRAKE-PEDAL-WHISTLE-RELEASE.HTML#POST1321818 CAR TALK: HTTP://COMMUNITY.CARTALK.COM/DISCUSSION/2284516/2006-MITSUBISHI-ECLIPSE-BRAKE-PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554126November 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550345October 31, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND FELT ABNORMAL. AN ABNORMAL SIREN THEN SOUNDED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ABS MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549285October 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I NOTICED THAT AS I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDDLE DOWN AND LET OFF THERE IS A WHISTLE SOUND AS THE BRAKE PEDDLE IS COMING BACK UP. THIS ISSUE IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE.THE MORE THAT I DRIVE THE CAR, THE LESS EFFICIENT MY BRAKES ARE WORKING TO ACTUALLY STOP THE CAR. MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAID IT COULD BE EITHER THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER OR THE ABS CONTROL WHICH IS VERY UNCOMMON FOR A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILES.???? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548962October 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CONGESTED ROAD, I TRIED TO COME TO A STOP AND THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. I TRIED PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. AT THAT POINT I AVOIDED A COLLISION BY GOING ON THE MEDIAN AND DOWN SHIFTED. THE CAR, LUCKILY, IS A 5 SPEED. MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS A MONTH OR SO BEFORE THAT, SO HE CHECKED TO BE SURE THE LINES WERE BLED CORRECTLY. WHICH THEY WERE. THIS WAS THE FIRST INSTANCE. TODAY WAS THE SCARIEST. IT WAS RAINING AND I WAS GOING 45 IN THE MIDDLE LANE. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY AND I TRIED, TOO. THE FRONT END KIND OF HOPPED UP A FEW TIMES AS I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND E BRAKE. AGAIN, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY THAT I DIDN'T HIT HIM. BEING WARY AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I STAY FAR BACK FROM OTHER CARS. EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS, I HEAR A WHINING SOUND WHEN THE PEDDLE IS PUMPED AND UNTIL THE PEDDLE COMES BACK ALL THE WAY UP. THIS YEAR SHOULD BE RECALLED, TOO. TALLAHASSEE HAS NO DEALERSHIP, SO MY CLOSET OPTION IS ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542198September 5, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY CAR WAS HIT BY A DRIVER WHO RAN A RED LIGHT WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. THE OTHER DRIVER HIT ME AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THANK GOD MY SEAT BELTS WORKED PROPERLY AND I ESCAPED THE ACCIDENT WITH VERY MINOR INJURIES. IT IS QUITE A CONCERN THE AIRBAGS FAILED. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY FEELS IT IS A TOTAL LOSS. THIS SEVERE OF AN ACCIDENT SHOULD HAVE TRIGGERED THE AIR BAGS. I THINK AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONDUCTED ON 2007 AIRBAGS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10531754July 25, 2013
CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A BABY TREND CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER: TJ94128 (NA), AND MANUFACTURED JULY 7, 2012. THE CHILD SEAT WAS BEING USED IN A 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHILD SEAT LOWER LATCH CONNECTOR FAILED TO LOCK DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THE BASE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHILD SEAT WOULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523966July 9, 2013
STRUCTURE
I BOUGHT AN USED 2003 ECLIPSE AND AT THE TIME I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW BADLY CRACKED THE DASHBOARD WAS. TO MY SURPRISE, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN USED DASHBOARD IN GOOD CONDITION...EVERY SINGLE 2003 ECLIPSE I'VE FOUND AND SEEN HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE ONLY SOLUTION MITSUBISHI OFFERS IS TO REPLACE IT WITH A BRAND NEW (YET SAME POOR QUALITY) PART. HOW CAN WE (ECLIPSE OWNERS) GET A FULL OR PARTIAL CREDIT FROM MITSUBISHI, EVEN IF THE TEMPORARY SOLUTION IS TO INSTALL A SIMILAR PART? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522952July 2, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS, ENGINE, AIR BAGS
ROOMMATE DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITH MYSELF IN PASSENGER SEAT. STRUCK A DEAR MONDAY MORNING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH. VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO A DITCH AND ROLLED AT LEAST 1 TIME INTO A MARSH ON LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE RECEIVED MAJOR: FRONT, BOTH SIDE, REAR AND ROOF DAMAGE. NOT ONE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512693May 19, 2013
WHEELS
DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET (APPROX. 20 MPH). CAR SHIFTED SLIGHTLY TO RIGHT AS I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE. CAME TO STOP SIGN AND REAR RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF. THE HUB CRACKED AND BROKE OFF AT BEARING.. IT WAS A VERY CLEAN CUT AS THOUGH THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE HUB. CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. $300 REPAIR BILL. REPAIRMAN SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE IN THE 40 YEARS HE HAS BEEN REPAIRING CARS. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED AS ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511664May 13, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN BRAKING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXPERIENCED A LONGER THAN NORMAL PEDAL STROKE RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE 2006 ECLIPSE HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. 2007-2008 ECLIPSES SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL ONLINE POSTS DESCRIBING THIS PROBLEM ON A 2008 ECLIPSE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509122April 22, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME FRACTURED NEAR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG AREA, EXPOSING A PORTION OF THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508327April 15, 2013
AIR BAGS
DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED BRUISING AND LACERATIONS TO NECK AND CHEST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10499895February 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AFTER A BUMP ON THE ROAD. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. PEDAL NEEDED TO BE PUMPED A FEW TIMES TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493134January 16, 2013
AIR BAGS
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491944January 9, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A 2003 STERLING SILVER METALLIC ECLIPSE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN 2002. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PAINT ON MY HOOD, ROOF AND TRUCK HAVE STARTED TO DELAMINATE AND THE PRIMER IS STARTING TO SHOW THROUGH. I ONLY HAVE 73,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF OTHER 2003 ECLIPSES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, IN THE SAME COLOR AS MINE AND ALSO IN BLACK. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY ECLIPSE AND WAS TOLD THAT MITSUBISHI WAS HAVING A PAINT ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL. I AM HOPING THAT MITSUBISHI WILL STAND BEHIND THEIR NAME AND MAKE THIS RIGHT. I ALSO PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO IN 2002 AND THAT PAINT JOB LOOKS LIKE THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT 2 OF THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491694January 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE REPEATEDLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE BRAKES WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V299000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: MASTER CYLINDER). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490079December 26, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE, ONE HEADLIGHT DIMMED AND THEN WENT OUT COMPLETELY. REPAIRSHOP WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR BECAUSE HEADLIGHT SOCKET WAS MELTED. REFERRED ME TO MITSUBISHI DEALER. BEFORE REPAIR COMPLETED, THE SECOND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE ON SUBSEQUENT EVENING. FOG LIGHTS WERE ALSO NOT OPERATIONAL. ONLY PARKING LIGHTS OPERATIONAL. IT APPEARS FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC LIGHTING SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488969December 17, 2012
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME FRACTURED NEAR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG AREA, EXPOSING A PORTION OF THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS COMING UNGLUED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487339December 4, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKES LOST PRESSURE AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR THE CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AS I WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY AT THE TIME AND THERE WAS NO-ONE IN FRONT OF ME, NOTHING AWFUL HAPPENED. AFTER THAT, THE BRAKES WERE FINE UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER. BECAUSE IT WAS SO QUICK AND SPORADIC I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS I WAS IMAGINING IT! THEN IN 2011 IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC BUT BY THE TIME I GOT TO HIM, THE PROBLEM HAD STOPPED, HE COULDN'T REPLICATE IT AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THEN ON NOVEMBER 30TH, 2012 IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME I COULDN'T STOP AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND SAILED RIGHT THROUGH THE LIGHT COMING TO A HALT EVENTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT NO-ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND NO-ONE ELSE HAD STARTED MOVING IN THE OTHER DIRECTIONS. AT THAT POINT I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKING SYSTEM. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC. TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT, HE EVENTUALLY CHECKED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ISSUED IN 2005 FOR MY MAKE, MODEL & YEAR FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS (RECALL #SR-05-003). HE CALLED MITSUBISHI TO SEE IF I WAS COVERED AND FOUND OUT THAT MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED!! AT THAT POINT, THEY TOLD HIM I WOULD BE COVERED UNDER A "WARRANTY EXTENSION". I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS NEEDING A REPLACEMENT MASTER CYLINDER. THEY CONTACTED MITSUBISHI HEADQUARTERS AND I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE DECLINED MY REQUEST TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND HAVE THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AT THEIR COST (AND NOW NO MENTION OF THIS "WARRANTY EXTENSION" THAT THEY TOLD MY MECHANIC). OBVIOUSLY MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED YEARS AGO - I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND FOR YEARS WITH A FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEM!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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