Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints

2,377 consumer complaints on file.

#10667286December 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
UPON TRYING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES BECAME EFFECTIVE. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT OTHER CARS WHEN STOPPING. I REPORTED THIS TO MITSUBISHI AND TOLD THEM I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE PART OF AN OLD 2006 WARRANTY RECALL BUT THEY CLAIMED MY VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE 2006 RECALL, YET IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS OF MULTIPLE YEARS OF ECLIPSES 2006 AND BEYOND. THIS IS A DANGEROUS BRAKING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664136December 14, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
WAS DRIVING AND AS I WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663500December 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAUGHT FIRE OVER NIGHT WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY. WOKE UP THE FOLLOWING MORNING TO FIND THE DASH BOARD MELTED, WINDOWS SMOKED OUT, FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR BURNT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661060November 26, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HIT SOME ICE AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES MADE A SOUND AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NOW THE BRAKES ARE SPONGY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I FOUND A WEB SITE CALLED CLUB G FORUM AND THERE WERE DOZENS OF OTHER ECLIPSE OWNERS ALL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MAJOR DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660731November 24, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY AND BRAKES ARE NOT RESPONSIVE. WITH NO WARNING THE BRAKES WILL NEED TO BE PUSHED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR. THIS WILL OCCUR FOR ANYWHERE FROM A DAY OR TWO TO A FEW WEEKS. SYMPTOMS WILL DISAPPEAR AND OCCUR ROUGHLY ONCE EVERY 2 OR 3 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653433November 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE AIR BAGS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AGAIN. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 7,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652926November 5, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
DASH HAS SPLIT APART AT SEAM ON PASSENGER SIDE IN FRONT OF AIRBAG I FEEL THERE IS A DEFAULT IN THE AIR BAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651940November 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING THE CAR EARLIER TODAY AND HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, LIKE IT HAS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THIS TIME WHEN IT HAPPENED THE BRAKE ARE NOT RETURNING TO NORMAL, ALWAYS BEFORE WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL IN A DAY OR TWO. WHAT REALLY CONCERNS ME IS ALL OF THE COMPLAINS ON LINE BUT NO RECALL YET??? THIS IS VERY ALARMING. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THE CAR, ALL I SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIND ON LINE ARE USED ABS PUMPS AND A USED PART SEEMS LIKE A BAD IDEA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650912October 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
RECENTLY, RELOCATED TO FLORIDA WITH IN 18 MONTHS I NOTICE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS PROTRUDING OUT FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY IN SW FLORIDA. ORIGINALLY HAD CAR IN NEW YORK AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT EXPLODING WHILE I AM DRIVING. NOTICE ON RECENT RECALL CONCERNING AIR BAGS DIDN'T INCLUDE MY MAKE AND MODEL. THIS 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GST IS MAKING A TRUE STATEMENT ON THE ABOVE AIR BAG ISSUE AND ALL STATEMENTS ARE TRUE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE ABOVE MAKE AND MODEL IDENTIFY SAME ISSUES WITH AIR BAG BEING EXPOSED TO HIGH HEAT CLIMATES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER I BELIEVE THIS MAKE AND MODEL SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST, THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650306October 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. WHEN I ACCELERATE THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. I CHECKED FLUID AND EVERYTHING. I DROVE IT AGAIN AND HAD TO MAKE NOT EVEN A SUDDEN STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND ALMOST DID NOT STOP.I HAVE READ ALL OVER THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME THING ON THIS SAME MODEL CAR. NOT SURE WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT YET. I HAVE TWO SMALL YOUNG CHILDREN AND AM AFRAID I ONE DAY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKES THERE IS AN AIR OR WHISTLE SOUND COMING FROM THEM. THE PADS AND ROTORS ARE GOOD AND THE CAR IS A 2008 WITH 88,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN HARD DRIVEN. NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND IF THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER IS $139 PLUS FRIGHT CHARGE FROM OUT OF STATE AND THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633664September 16, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULICS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000....UPDATED 10/08/14 *BF UPDATED 5/13/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632395September 11, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632178September 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER A SUDDEN STOP DUE TO PEDESTRIAN JAY WALKER IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES BECAME ALMOST IRRESPONSIVE, THE FEELING IS SPONGY AND THE PEDAL MAKES A WHOOOA SOUND WHEN RELEASED. NOW THE PEDAL TRAVELS ALMOST TO THE END BEFORE THERE IS ANY BRAKE RESPONSE.. THERE NO LEAKS OR ANY OTHER ATTRIBUTED TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKES, THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE NOW AND MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER, LINES, AIR IN THE SYSTEM AND THE PADS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION.. THIS CAR HAS BECOME VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631201September 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND HIT MY BRAKES TO AVOID A CAR STOPPING ABRUPTLY. MY BRAKES WENT SOFT AND I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. MY BRAKES REMAINED VERY SOFT WITH LITTLE TO NO BRAKING POWER FOR AT LEAST A DAY. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IN A MONTH. THE BRAKES WHEN PRESSED WERE VERY SOFT AND WHISTLED WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT. I RECORDED THE SOUND FOR DOCUMENTATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627119August 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND HESITATED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V247000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V299000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621545August 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP AT THE NEXT STOP SIGN MY BRAKE PEDAL FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO GRAB THEN WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING ME TO PASS THE STOP SIGN. THE NEXT TIME I TRIED TO STOP IT WAS FINE. THEN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER IT ONCE AGAIN DID THE SAME THING WHILE TRYING TO PARK AT THE GROCERY STORE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT A CAR IN THE PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF ME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I CRANKED IT BACK UP THE BRAKES WERE FINE. LEFT IT SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY A FEW DAYS AND NOW THE BRAKES ARE DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN AND WILL NOT FIX ITSELF AT ALL. I HAVE HAD TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR NOW, BECAUSE IT SCARES ME SO BAD AND I HAVE TO MAINTAIN A VERY LARGE DISTANCE FROM THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CLOSED AND THERE IS NOT A DEALERSHIP NEAR ME THAT HONORS FIDELITY WARRANTY THAT I PAID $2000 FOR. CONTACTED MITSUBISHI AND THEY TOLD ME THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY YEAR MODEL FOR THE SAME ISSUE, IT DID NOT EFFECT MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER. THAT'S CRAP, IT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS THE RECALL SAYS AND THEY WON'T FIX THE ISSUE. I CAN'T DRIVE IT THE 65 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WILL HONOR THE FIDELITY WARRANTY, AND THE WARRANTY WON'T PAY FOR TOWING THAT FAR. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXPENSIVE FIX... WHAT CONCERNS ME MORE IS THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP, PAID $2000 FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY I CAN'T USE, AND I CAN'T GET THE CAR FIXED BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT (REASON WHY I BOUGHT THE WARRANTY). AT A LOSS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619056August 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT YET. HOWEVER IF THIS VEHICLE GETS IN AN ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. THE DASH PAD IN FRONT OF THE AIR BAG HAS COME UNGLUED AND IS BLOCKING THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IF IT WERE TO DEPLOY. THIS DASH PAD IS STICKING UP 4 INCHES IN FRONT OF RIGHT DASH AIRBAG. THESE SHOULD BE REPLACED ON ALL AFFECTED UNITS. I HAVE SEEN OTHER BRANDS DASH PADS LIFT AROUND DEFROST HOLES, ESPECIALLY GM IN THE 90S, THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE SEEN WHERE IF THE PAD STARTS LIFTING IT WILL BLOCK THE AIRBAG. THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH PADDED DASHES ( ESSENTIALLY A POLY FOAM GLUED TO PLASTIC WITH A VINYL OVERLAY GLUED TO IT) WHEN THE FOAM STARTS TO DETERIORATE IT TURNS TO POWDER AND COMES LOOSE/LIFTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617355July 29, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CRACKED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED, AS I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAD ASSUMED THAT IT POSSIBLY GOT TOO HOT FROM THE SUN ONE DAY. I WAS APPALLED TO HEAR THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. PARTS OF A CAR SHOULD NOT BREAK IN TWO OR THREE PIECES. MITSUBISHI SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ISSUES. I HAVE TO TAKE A BITE IN THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE, THE FUNDS SHOULD COME OUT OF MITSUBISHI'S POCKET, NOT MINE! I ALSO AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE PAINT ON THE SPOILER. THE PAINT HAS STRANGELY DISAPPEARED AND THE PART HAS TURNED WHITE. IT'S WEIRD! AGAIN, I FEEL THAT IF MITSUBISHI HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR PAINT JOBS, THEY SHOULD FIX THEM! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616237July 25, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND CRASHED INTO HER VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACTS HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND BRUISED HER LEGS. THE CONTACT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOUSE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. DJR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10614854July 20, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE LADY CROSSED TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT MY CAR ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT INCLUDING THE DOOR. DOOR WON'T OPEN AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS TOWED CAUSE IT COULDN'T START AND WASN'T DRIVABLE. SEAT BELTS DIDN'T LOCK SO THE PEOPLE IN MY CAR HIT STEERING, DASHBOARD AND BACK OF THE SEATS. MY CAR WAS HIT IN THE FRONT IN DEC. 5, 2013 AND SAME THING HAPPENED. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND SEATBELTS DIDN'T LOCK. FROM THE ACCIDENT BEFORE I MADE A COMPLAINT WITH MITSUBISHI AND THEY DONE NOTHING. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0

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