Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints

2,377 consumer complaints on file.

#765933August 20, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RON MARHOFER MITSUBISHI'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM TWICE AND REFUSES TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER REPAIR. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY AREA BODY SHOPS THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE FROM A BROKEN SUPPORT IN THE FRAME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765964August 20, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF IN THE PROCESS OF NORMAL OPERATION. MATERIALS ARE POOR QUALITY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765966August 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM LEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765818August 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMOBILE WAS PURCHASED WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED OUT THE SITUATION, AND STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. TRANSMISSION FAILED LESS THAN THREE MONTHS LATER WITH TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP STATING SUSSPECT PREVIOUS REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE ON THE CAR WITH THE SIGNS OF SOME WATER DAMAGE. ALSO THE AUTO WAS SOLD WITH AN EXPIRED INSPECTION STICKER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765628August 14, 2002
WHEELS
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I HAVE ENCOUNTERED TYPICAL POTHOLES ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH HAVE DENTED THE ALLOY WHEELS AND RESULTED IN FLAT TIRES. I HAVE HAD TO PAY OVER $2000 SO FAR TO REPLACE THE WHEELS AND TIRES AS WELL AS HAVE THE TIRES BALANCED. MITSUBISHI WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS DAMAGE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ALLOY WHEELS, AS NUMEROUS ECLIPSE OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND THE WHEELS SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE LOWERED MY COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE SO THAT I CAN CLAIM PART OF THIS DAMAGE WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY (RESULTING IN INCREASED CAR INSURANCE BILLS). I HOPE THESE WHEELS WILL BE RECALLED SOON. OTHERWISE, I WILL BE FORCED TO BUY CUSTOM ALLOY WHEELS TO AVOID THE CONSTANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR, CONTINUED OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES, EXTREME INCONVENIENCE, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS TO MYSELF AND OTHER CARS AROUND ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560387August 13, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE PRESENCE OF EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF MOLD IN THE DOORS OF THE VEHICLE. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016260August 13, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
CONVERTIBLE TOP IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ADHESIVE IS LOOSENING, CREATING A STRAIN ON THE STRAPS. TWO LEVERS THAT HELP TOP FOLD ARE BENDING, SO TOP DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765576August 13, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
ALL FOUR WHEEL RIMS BECAME BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS CAUSED THE RIMS TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRES, RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE AIR LOSS WAS RAPID AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND NEARLY CRASHED. DEALER SAID THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO REPLACE THE WHEELS. THESE DEFECTIVE WHEELS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AS WELL AS TO OTHER DRIVERS. I PRESENTLY ONLY DRIVE THIS CAR OVER SHORT DISTANCES AND I NEVER DRIVE WITH PASSENGERS IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS. HOPEFULLY THESE DEFECTIVE WHEELS CAN BE REPLACED BEFORE THERE ARE ANY SERIOUS INJURIES OR FATALITIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765490August 11, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF WHEN OPENED NORMALLY, 2 WEEKS LATER DRIVERS SIDE CAME OFF UNDER SAME CONDITIONS, VERY POOR MATERIAL OR ENGINEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765444August 9, 2002
SUSPENSION
I FIRST NOTICED THE CAR WAS TRYING TO THROW ME OFF THE ROAD WHEN I HAD,HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF I REPLACED THE TIRES AND STILL NOTICED THE PROBLEM OCCURRING I TOOK IT BACK TO THE TIRE STORE IN DENVER WHERE I WAS VISITING THEY SAID THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES THEN IN JUNE OF 2002 I PUT ON A THIRD SET OF TIRES WHICH SEEMS EXCESSIVE AND THE MECHANICS TOLD ME ALL 4 STRUTS WERE OUT AND THIS WAS VERY UNUSUAL I TOLD THEM ABOUT THEPROBLEMS THAT WE HAD HAD IN THE PAST AND THEY SAID IT WAS VERY LIKELY THAT THE STRUTS WERE THE PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINING THEY DID NOT THINK THAT THAT WAS NORMAL TO HAPPEN ON SUCH A NEW WELL CARED FOR CAR. THE ONLY REASON I AM WRITING IS BECAUSE IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DAGEROUS TO BE THROWN AROUND ON THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC. THANK-YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015891August 8, 2002
WHEELS
RIM ON VEHICLE ARE EASY TO BEND WHEN DRIVING OVER NORMAL POTHOLES OR BUMPS AT UP TO 35 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO REPLACE THE WHEELS, THE WHEELS ARE MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765130August 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TESTED A NUMBER OF TIMES; DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE; IN MAY, VEHICLE BEGAN TO KILL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40 AND 65 MPH. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE CAR STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS. IN MID-JULY, THEY STATED THAT A FLASH/RECALL WAS BEING DEVELOPED AND WOULD BE READY IN MID-AUGUST; THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED TO PICK UP MY CAR. DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THIS CAR, I REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE CAR. THEY SAID THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR STORAGE OF THE CAR AND FOR ALL RENTAL CAR COSTS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH MITSUBISHI MOTORS HEADQUARTERS, AND THEY PROMPTLY SENT A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. ULTIMATELY, A FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD TO RETURN THE CAR IN MID-AUGUST WHEN THE RECALL SOFTWARE IS FINALLY DEVELOPED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566878August 2, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER STATED THAT DURING A RECALL REPLACEMENT OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS, THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT SIDE UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS FAILING DUE TO EXCESSIVELY WORN BALL JOINT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER SINCE THESE SUSPENSION PARTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765100August 2, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE TURNING CORNER, STERRING GOES OUT, VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAR AND MAKE TURN. ONCE TURN IS COMPLETED STEERING SEEMS FINE AGAIN. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEAL FOR REPAIR BUT THEY STATE IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN WHILE "THEY" ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. ALSO COMPLAINT ABOUT DRIVERS OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF WHILE OPENING DOOR. AGAIN TOOK TO DEALER BUT EXTENDED WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER SO I HAD TO PAY TO BUY NEW HANDLE AND GET PAINTED. VERY EXPENSIVE!!! *AK S
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015206July 31, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS WORN OUT. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015222July 31, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO LOSING POWER OR SHUTTING DOWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN 40-50 MPH. DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DETECT CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015055July 30, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
ONE FRONT AND ONE REAR RIM WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE BENT. AT THIS TIME THE SECOND REAR RIM IS BENT AND HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015128July 30, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
AT 65MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO CATCH ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015174July 30, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. CONSUMER RECEIVED INJURIES INCLUDING SEVERE BACK AND NECK PAIN, AND LACERATIONS TO THE STOMACH AND SHOULDER AREAS. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8014716July 25, 2002
WHEELS:RIM, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AND AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SHAKE, MECHANIC STATES ALL FOUR RIMS ARE DENTED RESULTING IN VEHICLE SHAKING.*JB CONSUMER STATES THIS ALSO CAUSES THE STEERING TO SHAKE. DEALER HAD TO SECURE CLAMP DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING ANTIFREEZE. BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. SUNROOF WOULD NOT TILT, DEALER RESET THE SUNROOF GLASS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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