Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints (1999)

131 consumer complaints on file.

#8017627August 30, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF WHILE OPENING THE DOOR. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*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
#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
#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
#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
#8014628July 24, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF WHILE GETTING INTO VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013600July 10, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ADHESIVE WAS DRIPPING FROM PASSENGER'S DOOR AND DRIVER'S DOOR TO BOTTOM OF DOOR PANEL. DEALER HAD NO SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566486July 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A RATTLING NOISE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, VEHICLES WARRANTY DOES NOT END UNTIL 60000 MILES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012089June 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE AT A REPAIR SHOP FOR OTHER REPAIRSTECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010759May 30, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
CONSUMER STATES THE RIM IS CAUSING LOSS OF AIR IN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762328May 27, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER HIGHLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THEN VEHICLES LIGHTS IN DASH TURN ON AND OFF, WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF, AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER AT 75 MPH. BATTERY APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED. BATTERY ACID OVER ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WILL NOT START AFTER NEW BATTERY IS TRIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009736May 13, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS GETTING INTO AUTOMOBILE, SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN DOOR AND BOTH HANDLES FELL OFF. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE TEMPERATURE WAS VERY HOT AND THE DOOR HANDLES JUST FELL OFF, ALSO THE WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL UP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009584May 10, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
MATERIAL OF RIMS IS TOO SOFT, 3 OF 4 RIMS ARE BENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008826April 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN THIRD GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761044April 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRANKSHAFT/ PULLEY FAILED, INNER & OUTER RINGS SEPARATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008782April 16, 2002
SEATS
THE SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE PERSON INDICATED THAT SEAT BROKE DUE TO OVER HEATING DURING THE WELDING. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE WELDING IS PERFORMED BY ROBOTS, AND I WONDER HOW MANY SEATS WILL BREAK BEFORE THE THREE YEAR PERIOD. ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****760780. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760515April 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON 2/6/02 I TOOK MY CAR TO ANAHEIM MITSUBISHI WITH POSSIBILITY THAT TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND ALMOST DIES WHEN I COME TO A STOP. MITSUBISHI STATES "HOOKED UP THE MULTIPLE UNIT TESTER AND FOUND NO CODES STORED, TEST DROVE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE COMPLAINT. ADVISE CUSTOMER. NO OTHER WORK DONE." ON THIS DATE MITSUBISHI DID THE 18 MONTH / 22500 SERVICE, WHICH CONSIST OF BRAKE INSPECTION/TIRE ROTATION, MAINTENANCE SERVICE, CHANGE OIL AND FILTER AND INSPECT ALL FLUID LEVELS. ON 2/20/02 I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO ANAHEIM MITSUBISHI FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, VEHICLE HAS A ROUGH IDLE AFTER COMING TO A STOP IN GEAR, IDLES UNDER 750 RPM, DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. MITSUBISHI STATES "TEST DROVE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONDITION AT THIS TIME. NO OTHER WORK DONE." ON 3/29/02 I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO ANAHEIM MITSUBISHI FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, VEHICLE ALMOST DIES OUT AT IDLE, HESITATES AND RUNS ROUGH. IDLE FLUCTUATES FROM 750 RPMS TO ALMOST 0 RPMS AT STOP WHEN INCIDENT OCCURS. FUEL FILTER/INJECTORS? MITSUBISHI STATES THERE IS 3 TO 4 POSSIBLE REASONS THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AND NOT SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER, ONE BEING THE THROTTLE NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. MITSUBISHI CLEANED THROTTLE AND TOLD ME IF THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM TO BRING THE CAR BACK AND THEY WOULD ELIMINATE THE 3 OTHER POSSIBILITIES. ON 4/4/02 I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO ANAHEIM MITSUBISHI FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, I TOLD THEM WHILE THE THROTTLE CLEANING HELPED AT FIRST IT DID NOT SOLVE MY PROBLEM AND I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER (GEORGE) THAT I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR BACK 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT STILL WASN'T FIXED AND THAT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO SHOW UP ON THEIR COMPUTER, SINCE IT HASN'T BEFORE AND IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. I THEN ASKED GEORGE WHY NOBODY INFORMED ME, ON 2/6/02 WHEN THE CAR WAS FIRST BROUGHT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY CHANGED THE OIL, THAT MY TOP RADIATOR HOSE HAD BEEN LEAKING OR WHY NO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757332January 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE CAR SHAKES WILE BRAKING @ OR AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. DEALER REPORTED THE CAUSE AS ROTOR RUN OUT ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND TURNED ROTORS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. SOON AFTERWARDS, I REPORTED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING AGAIN AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS OK AND TO BRING THE CAR IN WHEN THE SHAKING GETS REALLY, REALLY BAD. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK WHEN THE SHAKING GOT REALLY, REALLY BAD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY BRAKES BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ENOUGH THICKNESS ON THE ROTOR TO TURN THEM ANYMORE. THE DEALER GAVE ME A HARD TIME ABOUT REPLACING THE BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY, BUT FINALLY REPLACED THEM AS A GOODWILL REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS, SHIMS, CLIPS AND PADS IN JULY 2000. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS TWICE IN 2001 AND ONCE THEY WERE CRACKED. THE MECHANIC AT MIDAS TOLD ME THAT HE HAS NEVER SEEN CRACKED BRAKE PADS BEFORE. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BRAKE PADS, BUT SOME KIND OF MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM SUCH AS CALIPERS. THE COMPANY HAS TRIED TO USE ANY EXCUSE THEY CAN TO NOT TAKE BLAME, LIKE SAYING THAT IT'S BECAUSE OF MY DRIVING OR BECAUSE I LET MIDAS CHANGE MY BRAKE PADS IN 2001. MIDAS HAS AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION IN THE BRAKE AREA AND THEY DON'T LIE AND COVERUP WHAT THEIR FINDINGS ARE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757335January 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEARS ON CAR WEREN'T SHIFTING ON ACCELERATION;STAYED IN LOW GEAR. TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD INPUT SENSOR WITH PIECES OF METAL AROUND IT. DURING A TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE THE SAME DAY, THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS FOUND ON THE PANEL. DURING FURTHER INSPECTION, IT TURNED OUT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND THE CLUTCHES WERE BURNT. ALSO, THERE WAS AN OUTDATED DRUM HOUSING DESIGN ON THE CAR THAT HAS BEEN UPDATED IN NEWER MODELS BECAUSE FAILURES WERE FOUND IN THE OLD DESIGN (WHICH WAS IN MY CARE). I HAVE A LETTER OF FINDINGS FROM THE TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT INSPECTED THE CAR AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN MY ECLIPSE FAILED QUICKER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. MITSUBISHI SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL ON THE OLD DRUM HOUSING DESIGNS THAT ARE PART OF THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY MY TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757171January 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INITIAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION RESULTED IN TOW ON MAJOR HIGHWAY; REPLACEMENT FAILURE RESULTED IN TOW ON MAJOR HIGHWAY; STILL NO RESOLUTION TO PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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