Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints

2,377 consumer complaints on file.

#10158879June 2, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO POP HOOD FOR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE. APPARENTLY THE HOOD RELEASE CABLE BROKE OR CAME LOOSE FROM THE HOOD LATCH RELEASE MECHANISM. TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY MAY BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE HOOD AND STATED THAT FRONT BUMPER PROBABLY WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED BY CUTTING IT OFF TO ACCESS THE STUCK HOOD LATCH. THIS WOULD BE A $400 MINIMUM REPAIR, NOT INCLUDING THE OIL CHANGE, WHICH THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158766June 1, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
MY TURN SIGNAL LEVER BROKE AND WAS HANGING BY THE WIRES. MY RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNALS WENT OFF ALTERNATELY AS I WAS TRYING TO MANUALLY TURN THEM OFF BY PRESSING THE BROKEN LEVER BACK IN. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND THAT MY CAR (2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT) HAD A RECALL ON THE LEVER (MITSUBISHI RECALL # 990WND0093 AND NHTSA RECALL #99V305). MY CAR WAS AT A MITSUBISHI DEALER FOR SERVICE ALONG WITH THE BROKEN LEVER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE BROKEN LEVER WASN'T ON A RECALL. I CALLED MITSUBISHI (800-222-0037) AND WAS REFERRED TO A CASE MANAGER AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN# DIDN'T CORRESPOND TO THAT RECALL. SHE SAID THE RECALL WAS FOR CARS MANUFACTURED UP UNTIL OCTOBER FOR THE YEAR AND MINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER (1 MONTH LATER). SHE SAID ALTHOUGH I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEMS STATED IN THE RECALL EXACTLY, MY CAR WASN'T ELIGIBLE. I HAD TO PAY $135.00 TO GET THE LEVER REPLACED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AS TURN SIGNAL LEVERS DO NOT BREAK (ESPECIALLY AT 6 YEARS OLD) AND THE FACT THAT MY MODEL AND YEAR CAR HAS A RECALL ON IT FOR THE EXACT THING I EXPERIENCED BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO STATE THAT I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP BRAND NEW IN 2000. IN 2003, MY CLEAR COAT STARTED COMING OFF AND IS VERY BAD NOW AS MY CAR IS BLACK AND THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE WHITE. ALSO, MY DASHBOARD HAS SEVERE CRACKS ALL OVER WHICH STARTED IN 2004 AND MY GLOVE BOX DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE THE PLASTIC BROKE AROUND THE LOCK BROKE AND I HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN IT WITH SOME TOOLS. I CALLED MITSUBISHI ABOUT THE PAINT WHEN IT STARTED TO HAPPEN BACK IN 2003 AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO "THE ELEMENTS" AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. TO MY AMAZEMENT, I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE WITH THE SAME CAR ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN A FEW BLACK ECLIPSES WITH PAINT/CLEAR COAT PROBLEMS JUST LIKE MINE. I WILL NEVER BUY A MITSUBISHI CAR EVER AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158108May 23, 2006
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY ON A CLEAR NIGHT, NO ROCKS ON THE ROAD WAY, AND ONE VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE AHEAD WHEN MY GLASS SHATTERED. WHEN THE CLOSED SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED IT SOUNDED LIKE A SOMETHING FELL FROM THE SKY ON THE ROOF OF MY VEHICLE, I PULLED OVER TO CHECK WHAT HAD HAPPENED, BUT THERE WAS ONLY THE SHATTERED GLASS ALL OVER THE ROOF AND TRUNK OF MY CAR. I INSPECTED THE SHATTERED GLASS LAYING ON THE ROOF, INTERIOR SLIDE AND TRUNK OF MY VEHICLE FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE SUN ROOF SHATTER, YET THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS DAMAGE. FORTUNATELY THE INTERIOR ROOF SLIDE WAS CLOSED, STOPPING THE EXPLODING SHATTERED GLASS FROM INJURING MY DAUGHTER AND I SITTING IN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS BELOW THE SUN ROOF. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH IF THE INTERIOR ROOF SLIDE IS NOT CLOSED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158008May 22, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERANT PIPE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS ALMOST SITTING ON TOP OF THE RADIATOR BRACKET AND MOVES ONTO THE BRACKET WITH NORMAL VIBRATIONS OF THE CAR. THE AIR HAS BEEN SLOWLY GETTING WARMER UNTIL IT FINALLY QUIT ALTOGETHER; I WAS TOLD THAT ANYONE COULD HAVE MOVED THE PIPE OVER AND CAUSED IT TO BE ON THE BRACKET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156600May 2, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A BLACK 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT AND THE CLEAR COAT IS FADING AND IS TURNING THE CAR WHITE. I HAVE FOUND 7 PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON DEADECLIPSE.COM. MY DEALER REFUSES TO REPAINT IT BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER EVEN THOUGH A BODY SHOP HAS TOLD ME THE CAR NEVER GOT REPAINTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155931April 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
AT APPROXIMATELY 36,500 MILES OR SO NOTICED THE CAR NOT WANTING TO "GRIP" ON TAKE OFF. SEEMED TO WANT TO REV HIGHER RANDOMLY.. OVER A PERIOD OF 2 DAYS WENT FROM NO BIG DEAL TO NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE. I HAVE HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS (2 OTHER PERSONAL VEHICLES ). I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND WARRANTY PROVIDER TO FIND OUT THIS IS NORMAL AND CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR. HAVE BEEN PRICED UPWARDS OF 1000 USD IF NOT MORE TO REPLACE THIS CLUTCH. AND I JUST GOT THIS CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155521April 17, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, PLUGS, AND CABLES FOR THE DRIVER SIDE. AFTERWARDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE SAME COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED FOR THAT HEADLIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155260April 13, 2006
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY TIGHT AND HARD TO TURN. WAS ABLE TO MAKE TURN. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER THAT DAY. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT DECIDED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING POWER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154387April 3, 2006
WHEELS:RIM
MY DAUGHTER HIT A POT HOLE IN HER 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND THE RIM BENT SEVERELY AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153538March 23, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACED. A NHTSA RECALL, #00V421001 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE SUSPENSION HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153288March 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSFER CASE SEIZED. A NHTSA RECALL, #98V069001 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152924March 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 ECLIPSE GT (V6) AND I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION TWICE ALREADY. I LIVE IN MINOT ND WERE IT SNOWS. THE FIRST TIME MY TRANSMISSION JACKED ON ME I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THEIR WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND SO WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN MY TIRES SLID A LIKE AND THE GRAB THE PAYMENT AS THAT HAPPENED I HEARD A BIG THUMP. MY CAR FELT LIKE AN AXLE MESS UP OR THE CLUTCH. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME DO TO THE LACK OF MOVEMENT FROM MY VEHICLE. I WAS NOT THAT FOR FROM ME HOUSE SO I DROVE IT HOME BUT ONE BLOCK A WAY MY TRANNY ENDED UP BLOWING A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CASE. THE HOLE SIZE WAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SOFT BALL. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 15 MPH. SO GET HOME AND I CHECK IT OUT. I FIND GEARS ALL SHATTERED INSIDE AND WHAT EVER HAD FALLEN OUT. SO NOW I BUY A USED TRANNY WITH SOME 65000 MILES ON IT, I HAVE HAD THAT ONE FOR A BOUT ONE YEAR WITH PUTTING 7000 MILES ON THE TRANNY. AGAIN THERE IS SNOW ON THE GROUND. I AM GETTING OFF OF WORK AND THERE IS SNOW ON MY TIRES. THE MANY ROAD IS CLEARED OF SNOW SO I DRIVE OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND MY TIRES SPIN AS I HIT THE PAVEMENT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. THE TRANNY SLIPS IN GEAR SO I GOT IT TO THE SHOP AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD SHATTERED THE SPIDER GEARS. I HAVE SPENT 3000 DOLLARS ON TWO TRANNIES WITH IN ONE YEAR SPAN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152971March 17, 2006
WHEELS:RIM
I JUST PURCHASED A 2002 ECLIPSE FROM A SMALL DEALER. BEFORE I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR, THEY PUT 2 BRAND NEW TIRES ON THE FRONT. THE NIGHT I PICKED UP THE CAR, I HAD TO TRAVEL ON A FEW HIGHWAYS TO GET HOME. AS I WAS GETTING BACK ON THE HIGHWAY, I TRAVELED OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD, BUT I ONLY FELT THE LEFT SIDE GOING OVER IT. A LITTLE WHILE WENT BY AND AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE. I KNEW SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT BECAUSE I SPECIFICALLY REMEMBERED HOW STRAIGHT THE STEERING WAS WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR 25 MIN EARLIER. THE WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING AND I SLOWED UP, AND LOOKED FOR A SERVICE AREA , WHEN I PULLED OFF I LOOKED AT THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE AND SAW IT WAS FLAT.... THEN I WENT TO CHECK THE OTHER FRONT AND IT WAS FLAT TOO!!!THESE WERE DEFINITELY BRAND NEW. I COULD UNDERSTAND THE LEFT TIRE GOING FLAT BECAUSE I WENT DOWN IN THE DIP, BUT NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE.. HOW COULD 2 BRAND NEW TIRES GO FLAT AT THE SAME TIME?? I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO I CALLED 911, A POLICE MAN CAME OUT AND HE HAD A TOW TRUCK COME OUT AND FILL UP THE TIRES. I THEN FOLLOWED HIM TO THEIR GARAGE. THE TIRES HELD THE AIR, BUT I WAS NOT CONVINCED THEY WOULD HOLD. SO THE DEALER TOWED THE CAR BACK TO THEIR SHOP THE NEXT MORNING AND THOROUGHLY CHECKED IT OVER. THEY DROVE 50 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TIRES WERE FINE... THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FLAT TIRES. AND STILL DON'T! SO AFTER READING THE OTHER MITSUBISHI REPORTS WITH SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND EVEN BLOWOUTS I'M CONVINCED THAT THIS CAR HAS DEFECTIVE RIMS AND THAT THEY MUST BEND CAUSING THEM TO DEFLATE THE TIRES. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, I AM PURCHASING AFTER MARKET RIMS TO BE SURE I AM SAFE! THE RIMS ARE STOCK RIMS MADE BY MITSUBISHI! DOESN'T MITSUBISHI CARE ABOUT SAFETY??? SOMEONE NEEDS TO RESEARCH THESE REPORTS, RECALL THESE RIMS OR REPLACE THEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!!!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153059March 17, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. IT WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS NOT A FIRE, BUT THERE WAS A LEAK OF OIL AND ANTIFREEZE DUE TO A BUSTED HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS ALERTED NO OTHER INSPECTIONS WERE MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152851March 16, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER BALL JOINTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151574March 1, 2006
WHEELS
I PURCHASED A 2001 MITSIBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. ALL FOUR OF THE WHEELS HAVE BEEN BENT FROM NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TWO TIRES BLOW OUT DUE TO THEIR LOOSING AIR AND HEATING UP. IT APPEARS THAT THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ARE TOO SOFT AND BEND TOO EASILY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151247February 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
SPEED CONTROL ISSUE, GAS PEDAL STICKING, CAR CONSISTENTLY IDLES BETWEEN 1500 TO 3000 RPMS ENGINE REVVING UP AND DOWN WHILE AT A STOP AND WHILE IN PARK. MANUAL SHIFT VERY STIFF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150605February 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSFER CASE RECALL - 98V069001 SAFETY RECALL WAS REFUSED ON THE CAR. TRANSFER CASE IS MAKING AN INCREDIBLE WHINING SOUND. LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND MITSUBISHI OFFICES SAID THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE RECALL DUE TO THE RECALL ALREADY BEING PERFORMED, EVEN IF THE CAR WAS JUST INSPECTED AND NO CHANGES MADE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150476February 16, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ONE HEADLIGHT WENT DIM A MONTH BEFORE THEY BOTH WENT OUT ENTIRELY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY. UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THE PLASTIC WIRING TERMINAL THAT CONNECTS TO THE HEADLIGHT BULB HAD MELTED AROUND THE SAME WIRE ON EACH CONNECTOR. NO FUSES WERE BLOWN AND ALL THE FILAMENTS WERE INTACT IN THE BULBS. SUSPECT THAT ARCING OCCURRED IN THE DEFECTIVE WIRE CAUSING THE CONNECTOR TO MELT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150212February 14, 2006
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY AND ALL FOUR TIRED WENT FLAT. ROAD SERVICE REINFLATED THE TIRES AND WHEN DRIVING OFF THE HIGHWAY A BLOWOUT OCCURRED. THE OTHER TIRES SHOWED LARGE BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALLS. THE TYPE WAS UNIROYAL TIGER PAW 215/R55 16. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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