Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints (1999)

131 consumer complaints on file.

#738470December 29, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TOP HAS BEEN FIXED 6 TIMES WITHIN 14 MONTHS. STILL LEAKS, STANDING WATER IN PASSENGER SEAT FLOORBOARDS. REAR AND FRONT SEATS SOAKED WHENEVER IT RAINS. CAR SMELLS MOLDY, POSSIBLE RUST OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737372December 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
ALL DSM AWD MODELS FROM 1990 TO 1998 HAVE HAD THIS TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM AND SUBSEQUENT RECALL. UPON INSPECTION BY A LOCAL AAMCO SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE, IF ANY, LUBRICANT IN THE TRANSFER CASE (ASSUMABLY A LEAK). THIS SEVERELY DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION, AND THEY'RE ASKING ~$2600 TO REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875290November 21, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736019November 8, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE LEAKS SEALANT-HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES. 1ST EXCUSE WAS THE HEAT WAS MELTING IT (S. TEXAS)--IT'S NOT THAT HOT ANYMORE....ALSO, STEREO CD PLAYER IS NOT PLAYING CD'S--IT SPITS THEM OUT. WILL TAKE TO DEALER AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873791October 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS HAVE TO MACHINED EVERY FEW MONTHS. THEY WERE REPLACED AT BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBET 2000. DEALER HAS NO EXPLANATION WHY. FRONT END RATTLES TOWARD DRIVER'S SIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873063October 16, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734276October 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DETENT BALL/SPRING AND INSERT KEY (DOG) JUMPED OUT OF 3RD/4TH GEAR INNER SYNCHRO HUB CAUSING GEARBOX FAILURE, WARRANTY DENIED BY MANUFACTURER/DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733754October 8, 2000
AIR BAGS
NEITHER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT. PREVIOUSLY THE ALL CENSORS IN THE CAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED I WONDER IF THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. ARE AIRBAGS A PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE?
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#729594August 30, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC; PARKED IN AN "OUTPOUCHING" OF DRIVEWAY; IN PARK WITH PARKING BRAKE ON; CAR WAS NOT ON!!! I WAS IN PASSENGER SIDE REACHING UNDER SEAT; CAR DRIFTED ACROSS DRIVEWAY,CRASHED INTO WOODEN SHED, WAS STILL IN PARK WITH PARKING BRAKE ON AND NOT TURNED ON; MY RIGHT LEG WAS DRAGGED, FOR IT WAS OUT OF PASSENGER DOOR, RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR WAS DRAGGED AGAINST ROCK WALL AS WAS MY LEG; CAR IS TO HAVE SAFETY FEATURE THAT IT MUST BE TURNED ON, STEPON BRAKE PEDAL & DISENGAGE BUTTON ON GEAR SHIFT TO MOVE CAR...CAR WAS NOT ON AND I WAS IN PASSENGER SIDE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#862681May 30, 2000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH AND WHEN USING THE LIGHTER, IT POPPED OUT, LANDING ON DRIVER'S SEAT WHILE DRIVER HAD TO KEEP EYES ON THE ROAD AT THE SAME TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717818January 24, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BLACK SEALANT DRIPPING FROM BOTTOM OF BOTH INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ONTO SILL PLATES. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717722January 22, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE CAR LEAKS WATER THROUGH THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. TRUNK FILLED WITH WATER, SPILLED OVER DIVIDER BETWEEN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND HATCH, TRAVELS UP TO DRIVERS SEAT. WATER PRESENT MOLDED SEATS AND FLOOR. RUSTED WIRING. ICE FORMED AND SEPERATED COMPONENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716687December 31, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OCCURRED FOR THIRD TIME TODAY. ENGINE LOST POWER, ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED, REGAINED POWER. I NOW HAVE TO RETURN TO THE DEALER YET AGAIN AS THIS IS HOW THE OTHER TWO POWER FAILURES STARTED. NOT A HAPPY MITSUBISHI OWNER AND NO TRUST IN MY CARS ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED, A DEFIINITE SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550036December 20, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853944December 9, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING IN FOURTH GEAR VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF FOURTH INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715598December 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN TIRES/BRAKE SYSTEM GETS WET; UPON MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, BRAKES LOCK AND CAR PULLS TO LEFT; SECOND INCIDENT 10/25/99
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852567November 22, 1999
SEATS
DUE TO DESIGN OF SEAT BELTS WHEN IN USE FABRIC WOULD FOLD & BIND UP & GET INTO THE LOCKING MECHANISM,CAUSING IT TO JAM SOLID, RESULTING IN NO MOVEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852756November 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY GRAB AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM EARLIER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852236October 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOP, TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT & THEN JERK FORWARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED & NEEDED TO BE TURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850270October 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL WAS LEAKING OUT OF DOORS AND ONTO THE INTERIOR. CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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