Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints

2,377 consumer complaints on file.

#10230064June 5, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER LATERAL BALL JOINT BROKE OFF AND TIRE CAME OFF OF CAR CAUSING MY DAUGHTER TO LOSE CONTROL OF CAR. FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART IN 2002 AND RECORDS SHOW THAT IT HAD BEEN CHANGED. EVIDENTLY THE SAME PART WAS DEFECTIVE AGAIN, I BELIEVE. CAR HAD TO BE FLATBEDDED TO REPAIR SHOP AND FIXED FOR $1100. THANKFULLY SHE WAS NOT GOING FAST AS AAA DRIVER SAID HE HAD GONE OUT ON SEVERAL CALLS FOR THIS CAR WITH THE SAME RESULT AND MANY INJURIES OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228756May 23, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:TUBE
I BOUGHT NEW TIRES FOR MY DAUGHTER LAST FALL AND SHE HAS BEEN AWAY AT COLLEGE AND HER CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN MUCH AT ALL. WHEN SHE CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL WE NOTICED 2 HUGE BULDGES AND ANOTHER BULDGE IN BOTH HER FRONT TIRES. THEY ARE NOT WORN AT ALL BUT WE WERE TOLD NOT TO DRIVE ON THEM CAUSE THEY COULD BLOW AT ANYTIME. THEY ARE BRIDGESTONE 250/R17. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227864May 15, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASED A BLACK 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND THE ENTIRE CAR LOOKS TERRIBLE BECAUSE OF PEELING PAINT AND WHITE SPOTS ALL OVER IT. I WAS TOLD BY AN AUTO BODY SPECIALIST THAT IT BECAUSE OF A CLEAR COAT FAILURE. I HAVE TAKEN REALLY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR AND IT IS GARAGED IN THE WINTER. MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAINT MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227571May 13, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS BECOMING LOOSE. A MONTH LATER, THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER FRACTURED AND IS CURRENTLY HANGING ON BY THE WIRING. HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V305001 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL APPLIED TO MITSUBISHI GALANTS. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT RELATE TO HIS VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227646May 13, 2008
STRUCTURE
I WILL HAVE HAD MY CAR 5YEARS IN MID-JUNE. LAST YEAR IN NOVEMBER I NOTICED THAT MY BLACK CAR WAS TURNING A WHITISH GREY BUT ONLY ON THE HOOD AND TRUNK. IN THE SPRING I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW, HE TOOK PICTURES AND SHOWED IT TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER,AND THEY BOTH AGREED THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE PAINT ,AND THAT THE PAINT WAS A PROBLEM THAT YEAR ( 2003 ).THEY PAINTED IT BUT ONLY THE HOOD AND TRUNK. THEN IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR I NOTICED THAT THE REST OF THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS CONSIDERED AN OLD CAR AND OUT OF WARRANTY,BUT IF THE PAINT WAS BAD LAST YEAR DO TO A DEFECT IN THE PAINT IT'S STILL THE SAME CAR WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PAINT AND THEY REFUSE TO HAVE ANY THING TO DO WITH IT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT .CAN SOME ONE PLEASE HELP ME? I LOVE MY CAR NEVER ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT,RUNS GREAT BUT LOOKS LIKE ?!@#$%. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226344April 30, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN PUTTING CAR UNDER FULL THROTTLE, INTAKE MANIFOLD SPLITS AT THE PART WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS CAUSES ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ETC. CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. REPLACEMENT OF MANIFOLD IS $300+ FOR LABOR AND $600+ FOR PARTS. MANY OTHERS WITH SAME ENGINE TYPE (4G64) HAVE HAD EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226210April 25, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH A SHOCK RUPTURE DUE TO RUST. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT IS RARE THAT RUST IN THAT AMOUNT HAPPEN ON THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT GOING TO INVESTIGATE HER CLAIMS. *KB THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED 3 RECALLS FOR HER MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR FOR HER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURES OF THE RECALLS. THE COLUMN SWITCH WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE UNIT WOULD NOT SELF-CANCEL NOR WOULD IT CANCEL MANUALLY. THE SWITCH WOULD NOT RESET IN AN OFF POSITION WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED FREQUENTLY, EVEN WHEN TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE NOT STARTING AND ALWAYS ASSUMED THE PROBLEM WAS THE BATTERY WHICH THE CONSUMER HAD REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LAMP ILLUMINATED FREQUENTLY, EVEN WHEN THE OIL WAS NOT LOW. THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR V6 ENGINE'S, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. RECALL NUMBERS 99V333001, 99V305001 AND 00V225001. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226214April 25, 2008
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE THEN STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN HIT THE MEDIAN WALL BEFORE COMING TO A REST ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *KB EXAMINATION OF THE TIRE REVEALED TWO HOLES IN THE SIDEWALL WHICH CAUSED THE BLOWOUT. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HER KNEE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0220-91
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10224559April 15, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CONTINUES TO BE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. INCIDENCES THAT I ASSUMED WERE PART OF REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR ARE ACTUALLY RELATED TO MULTIPLE RECALLS. WHEN I SHARED THIS INFORMATION WITH MITSUBISHI, THEY DECIDED IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT, WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT MY CAR. I PROVIDED NUMEROUS MATERIALS TO SUPPORT MY CONCLUSION, IN ADDITION TO OFFERING PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF MY MOST RECENT SITUATION. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH BOTH MY VEHICLE AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE I RECEIVED WHILE TRYING TO RESOLVE MY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224534April 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I CALLED TWICE BECAUSE AFTER HAVING MY CAR 3 MONTHS, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED AND SQUEALED BADLY WHEN SLOWLY BRAKING. I GOT THEM CLEANED, AND PAID FOR THIS. THEN I TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A NEW BRAKE PAD BECAUSE THEY FOUND PROBLEMS WITH MY MODEL AND YEAR MITSUBISHI. THEY QUICKLY REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS. WELL I QUESTION THAT, BECAUSE WITHIN A WEEK THE SAME SOUNDS WERE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224311April 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
4 MONTHS AGO I HAD THE SLAVE CYLINDER LEAK ONTO MY CLUTCH CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO GO OUT, THEY REPLACED IT BASICALLY TOLD ME I HAVE A NEW CLUTCH. SO RECENTLY I'VE BEEN GETTING ON THE FREEWAY IN 5TH 6TH GEAR AND THE CAR IS REVVING BUT NOT GOING, SO I WENT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER TOLD THEM WHAT'S UP AND WITHOUT EVEN DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM SAID I NEED A NEW CLUTCH, I THEN REMINDED THEM I JUST HAD IT REPLACED 4 MONTHS AGO THEY TRIED TO SAY IT WAS FOR SOMETHING ELSE WHEN IN FACT I REMEMBER HIM CLEARLY SAYING YOU GOT A BRAND NEW CLUTCH. ANYWAY I ASKED HOW MUCH TO FIX IT HE SAID $1,400.00 I THEN ASKED IS IT NORMAL TO HAVE IT GO OUT SO SOON BUT HE IS STILL TRYING TO CONVINCE ME THEY JUST REPLACED THE BEARINGS ON THE CLUTCH. THEN ASKED IF I DRIVE IT HARD. WELL I NEVER RACE IT I DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK THAT'S ABOUT IT, OH AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 16500 MILES ON IT. I THEN CALLED THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE WARRANTY THEY SAID ITS NOT COVERED , I DON'T KNOW IM SO MAD ABOUT THIS I LOVE THE CAR BUT HATE THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224120April 10, 2008
STRUCTURE
I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. I ASSUMED THEY WERE ALL JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR UNTIL MY MOST RECENT INCIDENT - THE COVER TO MY SHOCK, PASSENGER SIDE, COMPLETELY RUSTED EXPOSING MY SHOCKS AND ALLOWING THEM TO POP UP, DENTING MY HOOD AND REMAINING EXPOSED WHILE I DRIVE. SINCE THIS IS SUCH AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM, I BEGAN INVESTIGATING THE OTHER ISSUES AND THEY ARE ALL RELATED TO MULTIPLE RECALLS ISSUED ON MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI TO ALERT THEM TO THE DEFECT(S) AS WELL AS ENCOURAGE THEM TO ALERT OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL. IT TOOK THEM LESS THAN A WEEK TO DECIDE NOT TO INVESTIGATE MY CAR. THEY HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE DAMAGE. I OFFERED TO SEND PHOTOS AND THEY WERE DECLINED. THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT A LICENSED MITSUBISHI DEALER TO INSPECT MY CAR. I THINK THEIR LACK OF INTEREST AND CONCERN IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223460April 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT
I DO HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND AT 27,000 I HAD A CLUTCH REPLACED AND A PRICE TAG OF $1,250.00 FOR THE DEALERSHIP THE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM I THOUGHT I WOULD GET A LONG TIME OUT OF THAT REPAIR THAT COST SO MUCH. I WAS ONLY UP SET THAT THE SAME PROBLEM AROSE AGAIN SO CALLED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED INDEPENDENT SHOP THE DIAGNOSTIC THE COMPLETE PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP STATED WAS NOT WRONG, I WAS TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE THAT THE LEAKING WAS CAUSED BY THE SLED AND THAT I NEEDED THE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLE A NEW CLUTCH AGAIN. BECAUSE OF THE LEAKAGE PROBLEM. I FIND THAT THE DEALERSHIP FAILED AND THE MANUFACTURE FAILED TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS. I SEEMS THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $1,6759.95 FOR THE REPAIR OF A CLUTCH NOT ADDRESSING THE LEAK PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223291April 3, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. COMPLICATIONS FROM INJURIES CLAIMED THE DRIVER'S LIFE, MY SON. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10222679March 29, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPUN 3 MAIN BEARINGS, HAS A WORN CLUTCH AT 28,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED THE CLUTCH IN MY '88 MAZDA, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 190,000 MILES ON IT OR ANY OF THE PREVIOUS MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED. MITSUBISHI REPS DENIED THE WARRANTY DUE TO AFTERMARKET PART (COLD AIR INTAKE) THE CLUTCH BEING WORN AND FROM WHAT THEY CLAIM AS "SPIRITED DRIVING." I DID NOT PAY $30,000 FOR A CAR TO TAKE OUT AND DRIVE IT LIKE A MANIAC. THIS IS A CAR THAT I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF AND CHANGE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES RELIGIOUSLY, AND HAVE IT SERVICED REGULARLY. I HAD A DISPUTE HEARING ON THIS MATTER AND THAT WAS A JOKE, YOU BETTER HAVE SOMEONE TO GO WITH YOU THAT HAS IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF ENGINES AND COLD AIR INTAKES. I KNOW THAT THE COLD AIR INTAKE DOES NOT CHANGE THE PARAMETERS OF THE ENGINE SET BY THE MANUFACTURER, SINCE I HAD CONTACTED THE COMPANY THAT DEVELOPED THE INTAKE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MITSUBISHI IN MY LIFE. THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR WARRANTIES OR THEIR PRODUCTS. I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND A MITSUBISHI VEHICLE TO ANYBODY. I WILL ALSO NOT RECOMMEND THE DEALERSHIP TO ANYONE EITHER. THEY WAS OF NO HELP TO ME WHAT SO EVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222349March 26, 2008
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. WE WERE HIT ON THE FRONT CORNER OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. WE WERE GOING 35MPH AND THE OTHER DRIVER WAS GOING ABOUT THAT SPEED. HE WAS TURNING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND TURNED RIGHT INTO US. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WOULD DESCRIBE IT AS HEAD ON BECAUSE IT WAS AT AN ANGLE. THE WHOLE FRONT OF OUR CAR WAS CRUSHED IN. THE BATTERY AND RADIATOR WERE PUSHED UP NEAR THE DASH. I WAS THE PASSENGER. MY SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK UP AND MY AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF. I HIT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND MY KNEES SLAMMED INTO THE DASH. I ALSO TWISTED A VERTEBRAE IN MY BACK AND BRUISED OR CRACKED A RIB. IT'S BEEN OVER 6 MONTHS AND I STILL HAVE TROUBLE WALKING BECAUSE I HAVE TENDINITIS IN MY LEFT KNEE AND I HAVE FLUID ON MY KNEE FROM THE IMPACT. MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING. HIS KNEES HIT THE DASH AND ONE OF THEM STILL BOTHERS HIM. HE HAS INJURIES TO THE TENDONS IN HIS SHOULDER AND HE HAS A 2.8 MM CUT IN HIS THORACIC SPINAL CHORD. HIS AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF EITHER. BOTH OF US HAD HORRIBLE BRUISING FROM THE FORCE OF THE CRASH. I BELIEVE OUR AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. THE GUY WHO HIT US HAD VERY MINOR DAMAGE DONE TO HIS VEHICLE AND HIS AIR BAGS WENT OFF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10221943March 21, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A 2001 BLACK ECLIPSE GT...BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN JAN. 01. AT 43,000 MILES ALL TOP SURFACE AREAS WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF PAINT PULLING FROM THE PRIMER...AT 53,000 MILES THE ROOF WAS DOWN TO THE METAL...TOOK ME MONTHS TO GET MITS. TO HANDLE. THEY ONLY WOULD PAINT THE AFFECTED SURFACES? THEN 20,000 THE REST OF THE SURFACES BECAME AFFECTED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND SAID THEY WERE NOT COVERING THESE ISSUES ANYMORE??IF IT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A DEFECT IT SHOULD BE COVERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221867March 20, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY
BAD PAINT ON 2003 MITSUBISHI. DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MITSUBISHI KNOWS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BAD PAINT AND NEEDS TO FIX ALL COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221064March 13, 2008
AIR BAGS
ME AND MY WIFE WHERE RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT OUR ROLLED INTO A DITCH AND THE AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY..I FELT LIKE OUR LIVES WHERE IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10220434March 7, 2008
STRUCTURE
INCIDENTS: THE CONVERTIBLE TOP LEAKS AND THE SEATBELTS GET COMPLETELY SOAKED WITH WATER EVERY TIME IT RAINS ESPECIALLY IN DOWNPOURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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