Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints

2,377 consumer complaints on file.

#10182303February 12, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WIRING HARNESS FOR HEADLAMPS OVERHEATED AND MELTED, RESULTING IN BOTH HEADLAMPS FAILING. NEITHER REGULAR OR HIGH BEAMS WORK. REPAIR COST $300. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI SHOULD REPAIR THIS DESIGN DEFECT AT ITS OWN EXPENSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182197February 10, 2007
WHEELS:RIM
THIRD TIME WHEELS HAVE FAILED CAUSING RAPID DEFLATION OF TIRE AND SUBSEQUENT CONTROL OF THE CAR. TIRE SUSTAINS NO DAMAGE, BUT LIP ON RIM GETS BENT BACK RELEASING AIR. RIMS ARE TOO SOFT, OR THE CAR NEEDS A HIGHER PROFILE RIM AND TIRE. DAMAGE ALWAYS OCCURS ON FRONT WHEELS DUE TO EXTRA WEIGHT OF ENGINE, ETC. ON FRONT END. AT AGE 62, I'VE OWNED A NUMBER OF CARS WITH ALLOY WHEELS AND CAUGHT A POTHOLE OR TWO, BUT NEVER HAD A WHEEL FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181471February 3, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR IS A 2000 ECLIPSE, BLACK. IN 2006 THE CLEAR COAT BEGAN TO CRACK THEN FLAKE OFF. STARTED ON ROOF THEN STARTED ON HOOD, TRUNK, AND PANELS ABOVE WINDOWS. THE FRONT AND BACK BUMPERS ARE NOT AFFECTED. WITHIN 6 MONTHS THE SPOTS GREW LARGER AND THE CLEAR COAT ON THE ROOF IS ABOUT 70% GONE. CALLED MITSUBISHI, THEY SAID GO TO DEALER. I WENT, THEY TOOK PICTURES. MITSUBISHI SAID AT FIRST THEY WENT BY A CASE BY CASE BASIS, DIDN'T MATTER THAT IT WAS A 2000 MODEL. THEN THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME BECAUSE IT WAS TOO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY. CONTRADICTING STATEMENT FROM THE SAME REPRESENTATIVE. THERE HAVE TV REPORTS DONE ON THE PAINT PROBLEM AND THERE ARE WEBSITES DEDICATED TO THIS PROBLEM. MYMITSUBISHIPAINTPROBLEM.COM THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS MITSUBISHI IS IGNORING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181039January 29, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PAINT ON MY BLACK 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE IS PEELING OFF FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN A 2 YEAR PERIOD. I HAD IT PAINT IN JANUARY 2006 BY A LOCAL MISTUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN CLEARWATER, FL BUT THEY ONLY PAINTED THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK AT THE TIME. SO NOW OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE DOORS AND SIDE PANELS ARE STARTING TO FLAKE AND DISCOLOR. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTUER AND THEY TOLD ME MY WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT SO THERE WAS OUT OF THEIR HANDS. THEY DON'T BELIEVE ITS A DEFECT, BUT THE PAINT IS GOING AND I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. I JUST THING THAT IS WRONG. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179514January 23, 2007
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TODAY AND OUT OF NOWHERE ALL OF MY WHEELS LOCK UP AND I LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. LUCKILY I STOPPED AND DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MUCH WORSE IF OTHER CARS WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND. THIS PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT IT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T. THE RECALL SAYS THAT FLUID LEAKS OUT OF THE TRANSFER CASE AND CAUSES LOCK UP, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THERE IS A RECALL THAT NEVER EXPIRES FOR THIS UNTIL IT IS FIXED ONCE. SINCE IT SHOWS AS FIXED THE RECALL NO LONGER SHOWS AS OPEN FOR MY VIN, MITSUBISHI REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. A TRANSMISSION SHOP ADVISED ME THAT THIS FLUID SHOULD NEVER LEAK OUT ONCE, SO SURELY NOT TWICE IN 84,000 MILES. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND CALLED MITSUBISHI DIRECTLY AND NOBODY CARES THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN AGAIN AND SOMEONE COULD BE HURT. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AND I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO REFILL IT WITH FLUID AND DRIVE IT AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN THIS CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN 1995. IT ALSO HAPPENED TO ME IN MY EAGLE TALON TSI THAT IS THE SAME CAR AS THIS AND IT WAS FIXED UNDER THE RECALL SO I KNOW THIS ISSUE WELL AND ALL OCCURRENCES ARE IDENTICAL. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I NO LONGER FEEL COMFORTABLE RIDING IN A MITSUBISHI IF THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ADMIT WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM. I BELIEVE MY TRANSFER CASE SHOULD BE REPLACED SINCE THE ISSUE OBVIOUSLY WASN'T FIXED CORRECT THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179341January 22, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
WATER LEAKS FROM SUNROOF (WHICH I DO NOT USE) SWITCH, AND FROM SIDE AIRBAGS. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO SELLING DEALERSHIP WITH NO RESULTS. I THEN REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT RESULTED FROM A BAD DRAINAGE ALONG THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE( BESIDE FRONT WINDSHIELD). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179140January 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE, NOTICED SPEED DECREASING ON ITS OWN. WHILE MOVING OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178981January 17, 2007
WHEELS:RIM
TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THE CONTACT HAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ALLOY WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLES TIRES WERE BALANCED ON 1/15/07 AT THAT POINT THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT ONE OF THE ALLOW WHEELS WAS SLIGHTLY BENT AND MAY CAUSE AIR TO LEAK AND THE TIRE TO BE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WANTS TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO MITSUBISHI IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. THERE HAS BEEN NO TIRE FAILURE TO DATE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIMS ARE SOFT AND THEY BEND EASILY. UPDATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178777January 16, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH WORE OFF AT 33000 MILES AND NOT EVEN ONE YEAR. I'VE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL FOR TEN YEARS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE CLUTCH ON MY 97 NISSAN TRUCK. I STILL HAVE THE OLD CAR WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AND NOW A NEW 2006 ECLIPSE BURN OUT AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR. DEALER SAID THAT IT ISN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE ITS WEARABLE BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY FOR 100000 OR TEN YEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178534January 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1992 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION, NEW ENGINE, AND COOLING SYSTEM. **CC *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178218January 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
I WAS IN A CRASH. MY TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178003January 7, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT RIGHT BRAKE ROTOR KEEPS WARPING. REPLACED WITH NEW ONE ONCE WHILE CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY; SAME ONE (AREA) WARPED AGAIN WITH IN 1 YR OF 1ST TIME, HAD RESURFACED, NOW WITHIN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS IT IS WARPED AGAIN. IT IS NOT THE WAY I DRIVE, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 25 YEARS & I HAVE NEVER HAD A WARPED ROTOR ON ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED & I HAD A CAMARO FOR 6 YEARS & HAD 140,000, & NO WARPED ROTOR! WHY IS IT THE SAME ONE EVERY TIME? I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER & EVEN THEY CAN'T FIND OUT WHY THE SAME ONE GETS WARPED. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED BY A VERY EXPERIENCED BRAKE SPECIALIST THAT THE ROTOR WAS DEFECTIVE IN MANUFACTURING, WHICH THE METAL WAS CAST WITH IMPUTRITIES CAUSING THIN & THINK PLACES THAT WITH ANY HEAT WEAR UNEVENLY, CAUSING WARPAGE. MAKES SENSE. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOR BUT I ONLY HAVE 41,000 ON IT, AND I ONLY GO TO AND FROM WORK WHICH IS ONLY 8 MILES FROM HOME WITH ONLY TWO STOPS SIGNS. THERE IS NOT MUCH USEAGE OF MY BRAKES, NOT ENOUGH TO CONTINUE TO REPLACE THE SAME ROTOR! THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEBSITES ABOUT MITSUBISHI CARS & PROBLEMS THAT SOUND EXACTLY LIKE MINE, SO I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, BUT MITSUBISHI WANTS TO BLAME THE DRIVERS FOR MAKING BAD OR SUDDEN STOPS OR RIDING BREAKS, INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. IF I HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THE 8 CARS I HAVE OWNED IN MY LIEFTIME, THEN YES MAYBE IT MIGHT BE MY DRIVING, BUT NEVER TILL THIS CAR HAVE I HAD A ROTOR ISSUE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177830January 5, 2007
STRUCTURE
THE FAILURE IS MY DASHBOARD. THE CARE IS A 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS. THE DASH STARTED CRACKING ALL OVER THE TOP BACK IN SEPTEMBER. AT LEAST 4 OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THE SAME CAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. FORUMS THAT I AM A MEMBER OF ALSO HAVE MANY THIRD GENERATION ECLIPSE OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE AS A DEFECT AND WILL DO NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177619January 2, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASH DUE TO SUN RAYS. THIS DEFICIENCY COULD RESULT IN INJURY DURING AN ACCIDENT. NEW PARTS ARE HARD TO FIND AND EXPENSIVE; USED PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AS WELL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177139December 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED MANY DIFFERENT UNUSUAL INCIDENTS WITH THE 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, BEGINNING WITH IGNITION. ALSO STATES THAT WHEN SHE DRIVES 35 - 40 MPH THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR CONSISTENTLY. THE WEATHER DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. THE CONTACT REPORTS THAT THE MOST RECENT TRANSMISSION HESITANCY FAILURE WAS ON 12/27/06.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176959December 26, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY IN HIS 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WHEN HIS LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD ONLY REACHED A SPEED OF 7 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176015December 13, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SMELL OF GASOLINE AROUND THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE RETURN HOSE AT THE LOCATION OF THE CLAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 03V442000, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175697December 10, 2006
WHEELS
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL GETS BENT WHILE GOING OVER POTHOLES OR RAIL ROAD CROSSING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. IN THE 1.5 YEARS I'VE HAD THIS (2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT) CAR I HAVE HAD TO GET THE WHEEL STRAIGHTENED 3 TIMES ALREADY. THE TIRE LOOSES PRESSURE OVER A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER GOING OVER THE BUMP BECOMING COMPLETELY FLAT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175262December 5, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM BOTH FRONT BRAKES. ALSO, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175113December 4, 2006
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO. THIS IS THE SECOND DASHBOARD THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN THIS CAR, DODGE AND MITSUBISHI WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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