Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints

2,377 consumer complaints on file.

#756016December 26, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
SRS LIGHT COMES ON/STAYS ON - DEALERSHIP STATES RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW, NOT ENOUGH RESISTANCE ON THE WIRING. ANOTHER CAR (SAME MAKE/MODEL) IN THAT DAY HAD 2 AIRBAGS REPLACED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001066December 26, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER STATES WHEN IT RAINS, WATER SITS INSIDE THE WATER WELL, AND WHEN ROLLING THE WINDOWS DOWN AND BACK UP THERE IS A WATER FILM ON THEM, IN COLDER WEATHER WINDOWS WILL SOMETIMES FREEZE BECAUSE OF THIS WATER, CONTACT DEALER AND DEALER STATED IT IS COMMON AND VEHICLE IS NOT DEFECTED.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000988December 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSS POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 15 MPH, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#8000989December 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. HOWEVER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
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No
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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
#8000713December 14, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING BELT FELL OFF BECAUSE OF POWER STEERING BRACKET. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, AND CONSUMER HAD TO BUY UPDATED BRACKETS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755529December 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK/FILL CAP MISSING ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. UNKNOWN HOW LONG I DROVE WITHOUT DIP STICK EACH TIME. FIRST TIME I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PURGED, BUT DEALER STATED PLUG MUST HAVE WORN OUT. EACH TIME THE FLUID LEVEL BECAME VERY LOW. I BELIEVE AN INTERNAL PREASURE IS CAUSING THE PLUG TO BLOW OUT. I HAVE SINCE TIED A STRING TO THE PLUG SO THAT I WILL NOT LOSE THE PLUG. UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION DUE TO LOW FLUID OR DIRT CONTAMINATION.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755463December 10, 2001
WHEELS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHEEL IS DENTED. SUNROOF IS SKIPPING AND CHATTERING.*AK (TIRESIZE: 205/17/55)
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899860December 5, 2001
WHEELS
FRPONT PASSENGER FRONT REAR 2 PC WHEELS ARE DENTED, VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755185December 2, 2001
WHEELS
ALL FOUR WHEELS HAVE CLEARCOAT COMING OFF AND SOME HAVE RATHER LARGE DENTS. I FEEL THIS HAPPENS TOO EASILY AND AT FAR TOO LOW OF SPEED. I KNOW OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WICH LEADS ME TO BELEIVE THAT IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899636November 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 15 MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR PROBLEM, AND REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755074November 29, 2001
TIRES
MY SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE RECALL WHICH WE WERE NEVER INFORMED ABOUT. HE WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT AWAY FOR ABOUT 20 FEET WHEN HE FELT A POP LIKE HE GOT A FLAT TIRE AND THEN HE LOST ALL CONTROL OF HIS CAR WHICH DID A 180* SPIN AND SLIF INTO BUSHES AFTER HITTING A SMALL CURB. HIS TIRE WAS SIDEWAYS, WHEN ADVISED THERE WAS ALOT OF DAMAGE I FOUND OUT THEY HAD A RECALL ON THIS MAKE AND VIN# WHICH WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT AND ASKED A MECHANIC IF THIS COULD OF CAUSED HIS ACCIDENT AND WAS TOLD MOST DEFINATELY. MY SON MISSED HITTING A TREE BY 24 INCHES. I WANT HIS CAR FIXED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY TAKEN CARE OF FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE AND TO MAKE SURE HE WON'T GET A SURCHARGE ON HIS POLICY FOR A MANUFACTURERES DEFECT WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. MY SON WENT TO VERMONT LAST WEEKEND AND I CAN'T BARE THE THOUGHT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755102November 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET. OIL GUY TOLD ME IT COULD BE A FACTORY DEFECT BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN THE SAME MODELS. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT WITH NO-CHARGE CLAIMING WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED IN AUG 2001. WE HAVE REALIZED THE LEAK IN OCTOBER 2001. DEALER ASKS $600 TO FIX IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755088November 29, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS FUMES ON THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND A RECALL (REF. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 96V158000 AND 96V158001). AFTER READING THE RECALLS' INFORMATION I REMOVED MY REAR SEAT TO EXPOSE THE SUSPECT AREA AND AN ALMOST UNBEARABLE AMOUNT OF GAS FUMES WAS EMITTING FROM THE FUEL PUMP INSTALLATION AREA. *AK
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
#899283November 20, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR IT TO COME TO A STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754547November 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I BELIEVE THE STALLING CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE, DEALER DOES NOT, IVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE STALLING, THEY SAY IT DOES'NT STALL WITH THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754409November 12, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CLUNKING SOUND IN SUSPENSION WHILE TURNING AND REVERSING AT MINIMAL SPEEDS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND REP TEST DROVE VEHICLE STATING IT WAS MINOR AND THAT IT IS EXPECTED BECAUSE NEW VEHICLES DO NOT STAY NEW FOREVER. MITSUBISHI ATTEMPTED REPAIR 4 TIMES AND FAILED ALL. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS BUSHINGS. REPLACED BUSHINGS TWICE. NO RESOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754414November 12, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
THE ALLOY RIMS DESIGNED FOR THIS CAR ARE EXTREMELY SOFT AND ARE DAMAGED VERY EASILY. THEY ARE ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEELS BEING DAMAGED. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT ALLOY WHEELS ARE MORE EASILY DAMAGED THAN STEEL WHEELS, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. ALSO.....DEALER DID NOT ADVISE ALIGNMENT AFTER REPAIR, CAUSING OVER $500 IN TIRE DAMAGES A MONTH LATER, AND A BLOWOUT. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHEELS, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ASSUMED THAT I UNDERSTOOD THE EFFECTS OF THE WHEEL DAMAGE WITHOUT THEM BEING EXPLAINED TO ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754205November 7, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE LEASE THE VEHICLE FROM MOTOR WORLD, MY SON AND MYSELF HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS WITH THE CAR THAT WE FEEL ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CAR NOT STEERING PROPERLY, OR ACCELARATING PROPERLY. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA AS WELL AS THE DEALER AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS SUPPOSEDLY FIXING IT AND WHEN I GOT IT HOME I HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND THE WHOLE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS FALLING APART. I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AND IT HAD A CRACKED MOTOR MOUNT AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THAT. I HAVE THE CAR BACK FOR 2 WKS NOW AND IT IS MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISES AND IT HAS TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERS AGAIN FOR THE 5TH TIME. THERE IS SOMETHING RADICALLY WRONG WITH THAT CAR AND THAT IS WHY WE HAD THE ACCIDENTS. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA AND I TOLD THEM ABOUT A RECALL MY STATE FARM INSURANCE SAID THEY GOT FROM YOU FOR THE STEERING BOX WHICH COULD CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO TURN TO THE LEFT WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SON AMD MYSELF, HAD WE BEEN ON A HIFHWAY WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.MITSUBISHI WAS SUPPOSED TO SEND SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THE CAR WHILE IT WAS STILL AT THE BODY SHOP BUT THEY NEVER DID. NOW THE CAR IS MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISES AGAIN AND NOONE WILL HELP ME. I'M AFRAID MY SON WILL BE HURT IN THAT CAR OR I WILL.IT'S A 2001 CAR AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S 10 YEARS OLD. NOW I'M TAKING IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN ALLENTOWN PA. TO SEE IF THEY CAN AT LEAST MAKE IT SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE. WHEN I ORIGINALLY CALLED MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA THEY SAID THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO GIVE ME A DIAGNOSIS AS TO WHY WE HAD THE ACCIDENT ,NOONE EVER GAVE ME A DIAGNOSIS ANY OF THE 3 TIMES. THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME TO GO TO HELL THIS MORNING OVER THE PHONE. I TOLD THEM I'D HAVE TO GET A LAWYER AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD. I TRIED TI TRADE UP FOR A 2002 JUST TO FEEL SAFE BUT MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA WOULDN'T APPROVE MY CREDIT FOR THE NEWER CAR LEASE .IHAVE LOTS MORE TO TELL IF SOMEONE CALLS ME. THANK-YOU
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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