Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints

2,377 consumer complaints on file.

#10053105January 13, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN OUR STREET, MY LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS FAILED. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. MY VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT BEFORE THE FAILURE. I DID NOT REALIZE WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THE TIME, SO I CORRECTED THE PULL BY TURNING THE WHEEL BACK TO THE LEFT. WITHIN SECONDS OF CORRECTING, THE BALL JOINT FAILED. MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS FORCED INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND VERY NEARLY TORN OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SAME DEALER TWICE PRIOR REGARDING THE LBJ RECALL. IT UPSETS ME TO KNOW THAT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR THE SECOND TIME. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THE DEALERSHIP IN QUESTION WAS NEGLIGENT IN ITS INSPECTION AND DID NOT PERFORM THE REQUIRED INSPECTION FULLY. I HAVE, HOWEVER, RECEIVED SOME ASSISTANCE FROM MITSUBISHI. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS BACK AT THE DELAERSHIP DUE TO OTHER PROBLEMS THAT SURFACED AFTER THE CAR WAS RETURNED. THESE PROBLEMS DID NOT OCCUR BEFORE THE LBJ FAILURE. I AM STILL FIGHTING WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS RESOLVED. THE DEALER HAS DECIDED TO SWITCH THE BURDEN OF PROOF REGARDING THESE NEW CONDITIONS TO ME, THE CONSUMER. THIS IS HIGHLY UNETHICAL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052719January 9, 2004
WHEELS:RIM, TIRES
RIMS BEND FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING TIRES TO BLOW OUT, FALL OFF RIMS, LOSE AIR PRESSURE AND CREATE UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052735January 9, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES, WHEELS
I TOO HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH RIMS AND TIRES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIRES AND 1 RIM ALREADY. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR NOW OVER 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE. I AM OFTEN SCARED TO GO OVER 50 DUE TO THAT FACT THAT I FEAR MY TIRES WILL BLOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053502January 7, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
CRANKSHAFT HAS REPOSITIONED ITSELF CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052519January 6, 2004
WHEELS:RIM
MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2000GT- I HAVE GONE THROUGH 5 RIMS AND TIRES IN LESS THEN ONE YEAR. DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUSE. MY FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT THE END OF MARCH AND THEN I HAVE HAD ANOTHER IN DEC 2003. THE RIMS ON THIS CAR ARE WEAK AND THEY BEND, CRACK AND BREAK TIRES. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO HAVE ON THE ROAD. YOUNEVER KNOW WHEN YOUR RIM WILL BREAK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053430January 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
AFTER RECALL 98V069001 REPAIRS FOR TRANSFER CASE WAS PERFORMED THE DEFECT RECURRED, AND TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING. THERE WAS A METAL PIECE IN THE OIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053446January 6, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051499January 2, 2004
WHEELS:RIM
RIM BENT EASILY AFTER HITTING POTHOLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052248January 2, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052224December 31, 2003
STRUCTURE
WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE, IT WAS HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITH THE BACK SETTING TO HIGH UP. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051429December 31, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AFTER 39,000 MILES ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. SPECIFICALLY, THE CAR HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEARS (WORST WHEN COLD), STUDDERS WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING, AND MAKES A CONTINUOUS RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS NOT ENGAGED. THESE PROBLEMS ARE APPARENTLY THE RESULT OF A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION INVOLVING THE CLUTCH PLATE/THROW-OUT-BEARINGS/SYNCHRONIZERS. I HAVE LEARNED OF HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME SYMPTOMS, AND SAME CAUSE. MITSUBISHI SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT DONE SO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051313December 30, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
I'VE OWNED MY 2001 ECLIPSE GT SPYDER FOR A YESR AND A HALF NOW AND I'VE BEEN HAVING ONGOING TROUBLE WITH THE RIMS BENDING. IN FACT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS A BEND IN THE FRONT RIM THAT I MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF AND THEY SENT THE CAR OUT TO HAVE IT FIXED. I WISH I HAD TAKEN THAT AS AN OMEN AND STEERED CLEAR OF BUYING THE CAR. I'VE BEEN DRIVING THESE NEW ENGLAND ROADS AND HIGHWAYS FOR 15 YEARS NOW AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A RIM BEND SO EASY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051269December 29, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
I READ THE NEWS STORY ON THE WEBSITE FOR 7 ON YOUR SIDE ABOUT THE DEFECTIVENESS OF THE METAL ALLOY RIMS FOR THE '1997 THROUGH 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RIMS AND WANTED TO GO ON RECORD WITH YOU AS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME RIMS ON MY ECLIPSE. NOT ONLY ARE THEY A CAUSE OF MUCH HEADACHE AND FINANCIAL DRAIN ION THIER OWNERS BUT ALSO THEY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND THIS SHOULD BE RECTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051185December 28, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT MY USED 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE IN MARCH OF 2003. IN JUNE OF 2003, MY DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE. MY WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE ME $137 TO FIX IT. I SAID NO WAY AND JUST STARTED CRAWLING THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. IN NOVEMBER 2003, MY PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE LEAVING ME WITH NO WAY TO GET INTO MY CAR. STILL YET, MY WARRENTY WOULDN'T COVER THIS. THEY SAID THIS WAS DUE TO "NEGLIGENCE". BOTH DOOR HANDLES WERE BROKE IN THE SAME PLACE AND ALL I DID WAS OPEN THE DOOR AND THEY WERE BROKE. THEY ARE MADE OF ALL PLASTIC. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE'S HAVE HAD BROKEN DOOR HANDLES. I AM PAYING $252 A MONTH FOR THIS CAR WITH AN EXTENDED WARRENTY THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORTH ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051069December 24, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TWO OUT OF FOUR TIRES HAD BULGES COMING OUT OF THE SIDEWALLS AFTER LESS THAN 14,000 MILES. TOOK THEM TO GOODYEAR AND THEY BLAMED IT ON ME. THEY SAID THE PLYS DELAMINATED BECAUSE I WAS RUNNING INTO TOO MANY POTHOLES (WHICH I WASN'T). I'VE NEVER HAD A TIRE DO THIS BEFORE. I THINK THE RSA'S ARE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE INITIATED ON THESE TIRES, ESPECIALLY THE LOW-PROFILE VERSION. MY TIRE SIZE IS P215/50VR17 , AND CAME STOCK ON MY 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051927December 22, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE MAKING LOUD NOISES. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051839December 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING. DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050707December 18, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WASHER FLUID HOSE FAILED (BROKE) AT HOOD ATTACHMENT POINT, MAKING WINDSHIELD WASHERS INOPERATIVE. UNABLE TO CLEAN WINDOW DURING INCLEMENT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS (SALT, SAND), CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY UNTIL CAN BE MANUALLY CLEANED AFTER STOPPING.*AK POSSIBLE CAUSE INCORRECT/POOR ROUTING OF HOSE IN AND THROUGH BODY PANELING, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND/OR STRAIN ON HOSE WHEN HOOD OPENED, LEADING TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF HOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050669December 17, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
I HAD THE CAR, ABOUT FOR 5 TO 6 MONTHS, AND ONE DAY I WAS HEADING OUT TO A FRIENDS WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY FOG LIGHT WAS BUSTED. I KNEW I NEVER HIT ANYTHING OF THAT SORT OR HAD ANYTHING HIT IT. I TOOK IT TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID A ROCK MIGHT HAVE HIT IT. I WENT ONLINE TO WWW.NEWECLIPSE.ORG, THAT IS THE CAR CLUB FOR ECLIPSE OWNERS AND YOU GO UNDER PROMBLEM REPORTS AND YOU SEE THAT MANY PEOPLES FOG LIGHTS HAVE JUST BUSTED. EVEN IF A ROCK WOULD HAVE HIT IT, THEN IT SHOULD HAVE WITH STOOD IT. AND MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS SAY THAT THE MITSUBISHI TEAM STATES THAT A ROCK MUST HAVE HIT IT. IF YOU COULD PLEASE CHECK ON THIS, THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049713December 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MAIN BEARING FAILURE @ 65,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPLACE, OR REPAIR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I AM ON MY 2ND MOTOR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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