Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints

2,377 consumer complaints on file.

#10004959January 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE BURNS OIL AT APPROX. 1 QT PER WEEK, ALSO HAS POSSIBLE LEAKS IN ENGINE WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES ON ENGINE. THE CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED TWICE FOR SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS STILL HAPPENED AGAIN. HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES FOR LIFE OF ENGINE. TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES STAYS ON LEVEL 2 AND 3 FOR UPTO 20MINUTES AT 60MPH DOES NOT CHANGE AND SHIFTS HARD WITH SLOW OR FAST ACCELERATION. LEAKS TRANSMISSION FLUID, HAS FUEL THROTTLE LEAKAGES AND CONTROL LEAKS FROM 45,000 MILES UP TO NOW THURSADY, JANUARY 30, 2003.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008571January 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NAR 02/13/2003. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD CATCH TO START. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES AS THE CONSUMER TRAVELED DOWN A HILL THE VEHICLE WAS JUST SHUT OFF BY ITSELF, IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST 30 SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO START AGAIN. IT TOOK THE DEALER SEVERAL TRIES TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUMER PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUSE BOX, FUEL PUMP RELAY, PRONGS AND WIRES WHICH CAME FROM THE FUSE BOX TO SHUT THE RELAY OFF SO THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN OUT OF GAS, THEY ALSO HAD TO ORDER A ENGINE HARNESS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003475January 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS THINGS REPLACED AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THEN FOUR TIMES FOR THIS SAME REASON. I KNOW THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER BY NAME. IT'S A SHAME THAT THIS HASNT BEEN A RECALL. I GUESS THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE ACCIDENTS FIRST!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003298January 23, 2003
WHEELS:RIM, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAVE 17 INCH ALLUMINUM WHEELS ON A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING RIMS BEND AND TIRES LOOSE AIR RESULTING IN WEAKEN TIRES AND BLOWW OUT UNDER NORMA DRIVING CONDITIONS. NOT SAFE. MUST CHECK TIRE PRESSURE DAILY. METAL USED IS SOFT AND ALLOWS SPACE BETWEEN TIES AND RIMS. TIRES FAIL. ONE TIRE BLEW ON HIGHWAY DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM TO ME AND PUBLIC. RIMS ARE TOO SOFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003096January 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
DEALER REFUSES TO AKNOWELDGE THE TRANSFER CASE RECALL ON MY 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002884January 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT A 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND ON THE WAY HOME IT BROKE DOWN COMPLETELY. I RESEARCHED THE CAR AND FOUND EVIDENCE THAT THE ODOMETER HAS EITHER BEEN DISCONNECTED OR ROLLED BACK. THE REASON THAT I SAY THIS IS BECAUSE ON WWW.CARFAX.COM IT REPORTS THAT IN 2001 WHEN THIS PERSON PURCHASED THIS CAR IT HAD 51,717 MILES ON IT. THEN IT SAYS THAT OVER A YEAR LATER IN 2002 THAT THE CAR REPORTED 51,719 MILES ON IT. WHAT ARE SOME OTHER THINGS I CAN DO TO MAKE MORE PROOF OF THIS HAPPENING. WHAT CAN I GET OUT OF THE SELLER IF THIS IS THE CASE... ALL MY MONEY BACK? MORE THAN MY MONEY BACK? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, I ALSO COPIED AND PASTED THE CARFAX PAGE WITH THE ODOMETER READINGS. GET BACK TO ME ASAP. THANK YOU GOOD NEWS! CARFAX SEARCH RESULTS ON THIS 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GST ([XXX]) DID NOT UNCOVER A POTENTIAL ODOMETER ROLLBACK. CARFAX ANALYZED THIS VEHICLE'S REPORTED ODOMETER READINGS TO DETERMINE IF ANY READING IS LESS THAN A PREVIOUSLY REPORTED READING. DATE REPORTED: ODOMETER READING: 06/10/1996 475 REPORTED ON 05/08/1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07/09/1998 16,989 REPORTED ON 06/25/1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 08/10/1999 32,576 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/16/2000 33,596 REPORTED ON 10/26/1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11/14/2001 51,717 REPORTED ON 07/23/2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/04/2002 51,719 REPORTED ON 12/04/2002 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002885January 18, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
WHILE DRIVING IN BOSTON, MA AROUND RUSH HOUR, A SMALL POT HOLE WAS HIT. CAR WAS NOT TRAVELLING AT MORE THEN 25MPH. THE RIM BENT CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. RIM NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002594January 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002607January 13, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
CONSUMER STATED WATER WAS LEAKING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE ROOF.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002116January 13, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
CONSUMER STATED THE ALLOY RIMS ARE MADE OF EXTREMELY SOFT METAL THAT BENDS EASILY WHICH OCCURS DURING ORDINARY DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE RIMS. SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000870January 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE BURNS OIL AT APPROX. 1 QT PER WEEK, ALSO HAS POSSIBLE LEAKS IN ENGINE WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES ON ENGINE. HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES FOR LIFE OF ENGINE. BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND NEED REPLACEMENT, UNSURE OF WHEN LAST CHANGED. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHIFTS HARD WITH SLOW OR FAST ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002453January 9, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HAD FRONT END COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001476January 8, 2003
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE CONVERTIBLE TOP STRUT ARM IS BENT NOT ALLOWING THE TOP TO OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY. DEALER STATES IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *JG *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002396January 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TS THERE WAS AN ODOR IN THE VEHICLE, THE CLUTCH HAD GONE OUT, THE REAR BRAKES SQUEAKED, AND WATER LEAKED INTO THE INTERIOR ON THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE DEALER SOLD HER AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006811January 7, 2003
TIRES, WHEELS:RIM
RIMS BENT AT SPEED OF 50 MPH CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770826
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10000572January 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
MY 99 ECLIPSE HAS NOW 84,000 MILES. ON NOVEMBER 8 2002 MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOST THIRD GEAR, I HAD IT REPLACED AND NOW THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION HAD THE INPUT AND OUTPUT SPEED SENSORS REPLACED TWICE ALONG WITH THE IGNITION BOX. THE TRANSMISSION I HAVE NOW THE DEALER STATES,"THE CODE READS FAULTY OVER-DRIVE SOLENOID BUT MY TECHNICIAN BELIEVES IT IS INTERNAL." I HAVE HAD ALL THE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OWNERS MANUAL AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006575January 5, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. *****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770819.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006657January 2, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. *MR *SCC *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*70808
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000617December 27, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY CAR IS LEAKING BLACK SEALING ON BOTH DOORS. THE BLACK SEALANT MELTS FROM SOMEWHERE INSIDE THE DOOR PLASTIC COVER AND COMES OUT ON THE BOTTOM. IT HARDENS AND LOOKS LIKE STICKY TAR. TRIED TO CLEAN IT, BUT IT WILL NOT SCRUB OFF OR SCRAPE OFF CLEANLY. FIRST TIME I SAW LITTLE BLACK SPOTS, I BROUGHT IT UP TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK IF THIS WOULD BE A PART OF MY WARRENTY COVERAGE. I READ MY WARRENTY BOOK MANY TIMES AND I COULDN'T FIND THAT TYPE OF DEFECT ANY WHERE LISTED. THE GUY TOLD ME THAT IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY, AND SINCE THE SPOTS WERE SO LITTLE, HE TOLD ME TO GO HOME AND CLEAN IT OFF AND THE SPOTS WON'T COME BACK. NEXT SUMMER CAME AROUND AND IT GOT WORSE. NOW IT LOOKS LIKE A BUNCH OF GLUMPED TAR ALL OVER THE BOTTOM PANEL OF THE DOORS. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME IF I HAD BROUGHT IT UNDER WARRENTY, THEY COULD HAVE REPAIRED IT AT NO CHARGE. BUT BECAUSE I'M OVER MY WARRENTY LIMIT, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A LITTLE OVER $200.00 PER DOOR FOR REPAIRS. I ADVISED HIM THE PRIOR YEAR I HAD CAME AND ASKED, ONE OF THERE SERVICE TECHS TOLD ME IT WAS "NOT" UNDER WARRENTY THAT'S WHY THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED. HE STATED THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET, THAT I WAS GIVEN FALSE INFO AT FIRST AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN GET MY DOORS FIXED UNLESS I PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A DEFECT THAT IS NOT MINE. I HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM BETTER THAN WHAT WAS OFFERED AT THE DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000377December 26, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
MY WHEEL BENT WHEN I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH. THE TIRE WILL NO LINGER HOLD AIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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