Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints

2,377 consumer complaints on file.

#10249375November 20, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAVE A 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE PURCHASED NEW WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA P235/45R18 TIRES. THE CAR HAS 23,000 MILES AND I JUST EXPERIENCED MY SECOND BLOWOUT ON THE SIDEWALL OF A TIRE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON SUBURBAN STREETS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249435November 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, EQUIPMENT
2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT - AT 3,561 MILES THE CLUTCH BURNT UP AND THE DEALER DID NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY, COSTING ME $1880.00. AT 14,143 APPROX MILES, THE CLUTCH BURNT UP AGAIN. NOT WANTING A 3RD MITSUBISHI CLUTCH, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE MITSUBISHI DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE FLYWHEEL AS STATED IN HIS INVOICE (I HAVE) AND PUT IN A HEAVIER DUTY CLUTCH. THIS HAS COST ME OVER $4,000 FOR A CAR WITH 14,000 MILES AND BARELY 2 YEARS OLD. I HAVE DRIVEN A STICK ALL MY LIFE AND NEVER REPLACED ONE UNDER 100,000 MILES UNTIL THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248079November 9, 2008
STEERING
MY SON PURCHASED A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS 1-MONTH AGO IT'S TOO LATE TO SAVE MY SONS LIFE NOW BUT IT WAS SOLD AS IS NO WARRANTY ,THE FINANCE COMPANY REFUSES TO GET ME A HISTORY ON THE SAYS THERE'S NO RECALL BUT THEY ARE OLDER ONES ABOUT THE NUT IN THE GEAR BOX BEING LOOSE AND EVENTUALLY MAKING THE CAR NOT TURN LEFT MY SON DIED 10/23/08 AND AS SOON AS ASK ABOUT THE RECALL THE FINANCE LADY TO CRUSH THE CAR I SAID NO TILL I FIND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL AND IF IT WAS EVER LOOKED AT, THE CAR SHOO BAD AND WAS HARD TO STEER I DROVE IT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED I KNOW E-Z PAY OF GREENEVILLE TN SOLD HIM THE CAR,, CAN YOU HELP? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
2
#10247884November 6, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ROTTED FUEL FILLER NECK. EVAP CODE AND FUEL LEAK DURING REFUELING. NO PARTS AVAILABLE DUE TO HIGH DEMAND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246649October 24, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CONVERTIBLE ROOF DOES NOT FOLD DOWN DUE TO BENT FRAME MEMBERS ON EACH SIDE - CALLED "BENT TOP STACK CONTROL LINKS". THIS PREVENTS THE TOP FRONT BOW FROM CLOSING TIGHTLY AND ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER THE CAB CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE FROM MOLD AND MILDEW - HEALTH HAZARDS. THE HEAD LINER PULLS 1-1/2" FROM THE FRONT BOW AND SAGS SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE SLACK DISTORTING THE VIEW FORWARD AND LIMITS THE VIEW IN THE MIRROR - A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. THE REPAIR SHOULD BE A FACTORY ISSUE AND NOT COST ME MORE THAN $500 FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. IF THIS BAR BREAKS IT WILL FURTHER DAMAGE THE RAG TOP AND QUADRUPLE THE REPAIR COST. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MANY MITZU ECCLIPSE SPYDERS SINCE THEY WERE INTRODUCED. RECALL - RECALL - RECALL. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245382October 14, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1. EVERY TIME IT RAINS THERE IS A LARGE ACCUMULATION OF WATER LEAKING FROM FRONT WINDOW/FRONT VENTS EVERY RAINFALL ON FRONT FLOOR BOARDS; 2. EVERY RAINFALL, SOAKS CARPET FLOOR BOARDS THROUGH TO BOTTOM FRAME OF CAR; 3. MANY, MANY THICK TOWELS ON FRONT FLOOR BOARDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244131October 1, 2008
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHERE MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. LATER UPON CALLING IN A AIRBAG SPECIALIST, THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND THAT BOTH THE FRONT RIGHT AND FRONT LEFT AIRBAG SENSORS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THIS WAS THEN BACKED UP BY THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP. I STILL SUFFER FROM MY HEAD INJURY TO THIS DAY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10243878September 29, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTING NO LONGER WORK ON HIS VEHICLE. HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V305001 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:HEADLIGHTS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243076September 22, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE IS BLACK. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE PAINT BEGAN CHIPPING IN A VERY PROGRESSIVE MANNER. THE DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IT DID NOT HAVE A CLEAR COATING, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE PAINT TO ABNORMALLY CHIP. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242475September 16, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SOME APPROACHING DEER. AS A RESULT, SHE CRASHED INTO SOME TREES AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 148,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10242367September 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OR DIES THAT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER 10 TO 20 MINUTES YOU COULD REVIVE THE ENGINE AGAIN USUALLY HAPPEN EVERY DAY . WENT TO THE DEALER WITH SERVICE BULLETIN THAT MIGHT AFFECT ON IT BUT THEY SAY NO PROBLEM ON IT AND THEY VOID THE SERVICE BULLETIN OR TRY TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241287September 8, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LEFT HEADLIGHT DIMMED. DISCOVERED LEFT HEADLIGHT SOCKET CORROSION AND MELTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241359September 8, 2008
WHEELS, STRUCTURE
I HAVE A BLACK I GUESS YOU CAN CALL IT BLACK AND WHITE 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CLEAR COAT IT COMPLETELY OFF AND THE BLACK PAINT IS JUST ABOUT GONE. I HAVE RUST SPOTS COMING THROUGH NOW. IT FIRST STARTED ON THE HOOD ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW IT IS EVERYWHERE. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF MY RIMS BECAUSE THEY WERE BENT. NOW I HAVE A SHIMMY IN MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN I GET UP TO 65MPH THIS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO ALSO. I HAVE GOTTEN NEW TIRES AND RIMS ON IT HOPING THAT WOULD HELP THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS JUST AS BAD AS IT WAS LAST YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239041August 20, 2008
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45R18. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2007 AND BY DECEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE RIPPED AT THE SEAM. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. IN JULY OF 2008, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE RIPPED. ON AUGUST 20, 2008, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH THE TECHNICIAN AT THE PLACE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. ALL OF THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED EXCEPT FOR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,583.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239069August 20, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 30 MPH, THE TURN SIGNAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE TURN SIGNAL WAS STILL STUCK. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 151,475.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238903August 19, 2008
STRUCTURE
MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAS STARTED CRACKING DOWN THE DASH AND IS GETTING INCREASINGLY WORSE ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238488August 16, 2008
STRUCTURE
AFTER HAVING MY CAR WASHED AND DETAILED IN LATE MAY OF 2008, I NOTICED A WHITE DETERIORATION OF PAINT ON THE HOOD. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE DAMAGE HAS SPREAD OVER THE HOOD AND THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE LIKE A FUNGUS. I RECENTLY WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF MITSUBISHI OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. MOST HAVE STATED THAT MITSUBISHI HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT AS THE CAR IS "NO LONGER UNDER THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY PERIOD". MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS HAVE NOTED THE COST OF REPAIR AS HIGH AS $3,500 - 9,000 TO REPAINT THE CAR. TO REPAIR THE CAR COULD BE MORE THAN THE KELLEY BLUE BOOK VALUE FOR SOME OWNERS. I HAVE FOUND NO INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED, HOWEVER, A GENTLEMAN IN PA IS ORGANIZING CONSUMERS TO INITIATE A CASE. THERE ARE SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED (IE: DEADECLIPSE.COM; MITSUBISHISUCKS.COM) AS A FORUM FOR HUNDREDS OF DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS TO VOICE THEIR DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE COMPANY/PRODUCT. IT SEEMS UNUSUAL THAT WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS CIRCULATING ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT (CLEAR COAT PAINT) ON MANY OF ITS MODELS, THE NHTSA HAS NO RECORD OF INVESTIGATION OR RECALLS. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND INITIATE A FORMAL INVESTIGATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238140August 14, 2008
SUSPENSION, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A SAFETY ACT THAT WOULD REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS; HOWEVER, AFTER HE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT IT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT DUE TO THE TIRE ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE DID NOT NEED AN ALIGNMENT WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BALL JOINTS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND ANOTHER MITSUBISHI DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT FOLLOWING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BALL JOINTS. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237080August 5, 2008
STRUCTURE
I OWN A BLACK 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. ON OR ABOUT JUNE 1, 2007 I NOTICED A MYSTERIOUS WHITE SPOT FORMING ON THE ROOF OF MY CAR. WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, THE WHITE SPOT TURNED INTO SEVERAL WHITE SPOTS AND NOW CURRENTLY ON AUGUST 5, 2008 THE ENTIRE ROOF IS COVERED IN WHITE AND ONE HAS EVEN TURNED TO RUST. I CONTACTED A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR IS NOT COVERED AFTER 36,000 MILES. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT DOES MILEAGE HAVE TO DO WITH PAINT? I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MITSUBISHI VEHICLES PRODUCED AROUND 2003 AND THAT THE ISSUE IS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE PRIMER USED BY THE COMPANY. SO WHY DOESN'T MITSUBISHI FESS UP TO THEIR PROBLEM AND FIX THE MESS? THERE ARE THOUSANDS IF NOT MILLIONS OF DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS WITH NEWER VEHICLES THAT LOOK HORRIBLE. IN MY CASE, I OWN A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE THAT I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THAT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY WORTHLESS. I AM ASHAMED TO OWN THIS VEHICLE, IT LOOKS LIKE I DON'T TAKE CARE OF MY CAR. WHEN IT ALL ACTUALITY, THIS IS NOT MY FAULT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER. I WOULD LIKE MITSUBISHI TO REPAINT MY CAR AT NO COST TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236614August 1, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RE-START. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING REASON FOR NO FUEL SUPPLY, FOUND BURNT CONNECTOR PIN ON FUEL PUMP HOUSING. FUEL PUMP TESTED GOOD. HEAT FROM POOR CONNECTION HAS MELTED THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING. I CAN SMELL GASOLINE VAPORS. SPARKING CONNECTIONS OR HOT, MELTED PARTS IN THIS AREA IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE PHOTOS TO DOCUMENT DAMAGE. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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