Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints (1999)

131 consumer complaints on file.

#756169December 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WHICH I'M CONVINCED LEAD TO THE UNEVEN WEAR OF THE FRONT TIRES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT NNOONE IN THE SERVICE DEPT. REVEALED TO ME ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE CORDS WERE SHOWING THROUGH ON THE FRONT TIRES AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I'M ALSO CONVINCED THAT THE BALL JOINT DEFECT RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. BOTH THE TIRE REPLACEMENT AND THE BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT WAS AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO ME BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBLITY. (DOT NUMBER: M6D2 TIRESIZE: 205-55R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755660December 14, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH DOORS LEAK WATER ONTO DOOR SILL. ALL SEALS REPLACED 3 TIMES BY DEALER. LEAK STILL OCCURS. IF CAR IS JACKED UP ON ONE SIDE WATER LEAKS THROUGH SPEAKER COVER ONTO FLOOR. HOPLESS TO FIX CORRECTLY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754865November 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO, RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL REPAIR. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. TOOK A TRIP AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE WHEEL CAME DETATCHED FROM THE SUSPENSION, BREAKING AXLE AND BRING THE CAR TO A HALT AT THE LIGHT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP, WHO HAS TAKEN CARE OF ALL EXPENSES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE NOW, HAD THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A DEATH. I AM TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE AS A CONSUMER IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898113October 24, 2001
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO TURN STEERING WHEEL COULDN'T DO IT. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT TUNRN IN THE DIRECTION THAT CONSUMER TURNED WHEEL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004708October 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETLY DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752200September 14, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, THE CAR FREQUENTLY IDLES LOW (~500RPM) WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. CAR HAS NO POWER AND WILL SOMETIMES STALL WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS. CAR HAS A 5SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION. HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 14 TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE WITHOUT RESOLUTION. TYPICALLY, THEY RESET THE "CURB IDLE" WHICH RESULTS IN THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON 15 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO REPLACED THE IAC MOTOR AND THE MFI RELAY. LAST TIME, THEY ADJUSTED THE TPS SWITCH AND THE BASE IDLE. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751913September 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILED BECAUSE INNER AND OUTER RINGS SEPARATED. DEALERSHIP CONTACTED AND REPORTED THAT THEY ARE SEEING THIS ON A FREQUENT BASES. MECHANIC AND DEALERSHIP AGEE THAT INSUFFENCIENT GLUE USED TO SEAL RINGS TOGETHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751325August 29, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR HANDLES ARE POORLY DESIGNED. THEY BREAK VERY EASILY AND CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750721August 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER SIDE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND CAUSING DOOR TO BE INOPERABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE IN AN EMERGENCY THIS COULD BE FATAL TO OCUPANTS BEFOR THE REPAIRS COULD BE DONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN MY HAND LEAVING THIS DOOR OUT OF SERVICE GOOD THING THE DOOR WAS AJAR OR WE WOULD HAVE TO WALK AS CAR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE THE DOOR HANDLES ARE PLASTIC AND BECAME BRITTLE IN 2 YEARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892239July 9, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH DOORS ARE LEAKING A GLUE LIKE SUBSTANCE, AND IT IS CAUSING DOORS TO STICK. CONSUMER FEELS THAT IN AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER 5 TIMES, AND EACH TIME DEALER CLEANS OFF GLUE SUBSTANCE, THEN, WITHIN A WEEK STICKING STARTS AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561286May 21, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED, IT APPEARS THAT THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS LOCATED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744080April 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANCE. THE DRIVER GOT OUT OF THE CAR WHEN IT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHTON FIRE. TRUE CAUSE AND ORIGIN OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOW AS MITSUBISHI DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK WITH US, OR EXAMINE THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742921March 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BLEW UP AT 43,000 MILES. 2ND TRANSMISSION KEEPS HAVING PROBLEMS. JERKS INTO GEAR AND SOMETIMES GETS STUCK IN GEAR. OIL PAN HAS A LEAK HAS BEEN FIXED TWO TIMES NOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742525March 16, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES TO REAPIR LEAKS..STILL LEAKING...FRONT SEATS BOTH PASSANGER AND DRIVER ARE REPEATEDLY SOAKED AND CAR NOW HAS MILDEW & MOLD PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882790March 12, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY, AND HAD HOLES 1" TO 3" DIAMETER BURNED IN THEM. CONSUMER TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CROSSED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER. DRIVER INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#560005February 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING THE CLUTCH BROKE INTO PIECES/DISINTEGRATED, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881675February 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENDLY LOST POWER, AND WAS BARELY RUNNING AT 400-500 RPMS, AND THEN IT WILL WORK AS NORMAL. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES WHEN THE VEHICLE STALL THE THIRD TIME BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740234January 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEED SENSORS ARE BAD ON THE CAR CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. NOW THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT IT'S NOT COVERED ON THE WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784992January 24, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
THE STEERING RACK AND AND GEAR FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HANDLE POORLY AROUND CURVES, DEALER HAS REPLACED, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES THIS ONE IS BROKE TOO, THERE IS A LOUD PINGING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING GEAR. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877257January 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE HAS DIED A COUPLE OF TIMES. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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