Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints

2,377 consumer complaints on file.

#768853October 24, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MITSUBISHI SAID BOTH DOORS NEED TO BE TORN DOWN AND ALL THE GLUE/INSULATION REMOVED AND RECOATED AND IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST A WEEK AND EXPENSIVE. MY CAR CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TO. I HAVE TO KEEP DUCT TAPE ON THE BOTTOM OF BOTH DOORS TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING INTO THE CAR AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I'M EXTEMELY UPSET. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768855October 24, 2002
WHEELS
UNDER MODERATE DRIVING CONDITIONS, BOTH FRONT RIMS HAVE BEEN DENTED RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES AND DETERIORATED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768580October 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8021119October 18, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FRONT BALL JOINT ARE WORN AND THE CONSUMER CAN HEAR A LOUD POPPING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021128October 18, 2002
WHEELS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEELS ARE BENT CAUSING IT TO BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768399October 13, 2002
WHEELS
THE WHEELS HAVE FAILED ON MORE THEN ONE OCCAISION, WITH CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE AND INJURIES. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8020749October 11, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE 2 METAL PIECES IN THE MOVING PART OF HIS COVERTIBLE TOP IS BENT. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE METAL WAS TOO SOFT FOR THAT KIND OF TOP. HE STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM THAT THEY RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM BUT DO NOT OFFER ANY KIND OF QUICK FIX OR RECALL. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020620October 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768266October 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILS. HAPPENS EVERY 3 OR 4 MONTHS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGINE QUITS. WAIT 3 OR 4 MINUTES AND CAR STARTS NORMALLY AND WILL RUN FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS. I THINK THIS COULD COULD CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768247October 8, 2002
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHILE SITTING IN PARKING LOT REAR WINDOW BROKE INTO MILLIONS OF PIECES. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020385October 8, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVED ROAD AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF. CONSUMER HIT A WALL AS A RESULT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768082October 4, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
DEFECTIVE RIMS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767975October 1, 2002
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW SHATTERED IN CONVERTABLE TOP AT 15 MPH AFTER NORMAL ACCELEORATION FROM 0 MPH. WE WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES OR PERSONS PRESENT TO EITHER SIDE OR REAR OF VEHICLE. WE WERE IN A SMALL LINE OF TRAFFIC, 4 PASSENGER CARS FROM OUR POSITION TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED BY MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP BEFORE REAR WINDOW GLASS FAILURE ARE EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT/POPPING OF REAR GLASS AT SPEEDS OF 50+ MPH. PULLING/STRETCH MARKS IN FABRIC OF TOP AROUND REAR WINDOW GLASS, FABRIC HAD BEGUN TO "SHRINK" UPWARDS ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE OF TOP ABOVE FRONT WINDOWS EXPOSING INTERIOR OF TOP. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ITEMS BY MITSUBISHI DEALER THEY CONSIDERED ALL OF THE ABOVE ITEMS NORMAL WEAR ON CONVERTABLE TOP. MITSUBISHI DENIED WARRANTY CLAIM SAYING THAT "WINDOW GLASS DOES NOT JUST BREAK ON IT'S OWN". MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019682September 27, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
THE FACTORY RIMS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE UPON PURCHASE ARE DESCRIBED BY THE OWNER AS "BUTTER". ALUMINUM IS TOO SOFT TO HANDLE NORMAL ROAD DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE RIMS BENT AND TWO OF THE TIRES HAD BLOWOUTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007353September 24, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE THRUST WASHER IS WELDED TO THE CRANKSHAFT IN MY CAR. FOR WHATEVER REASON, THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE THRUST WASHERS THAT CAUSE THERE TO BE AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF PLAY IN THE CRANKSHAFT. THIS CAUSES WHAT HAD BEEN TERMED THE "CRANKSHAFT WALK". AMONG OTHER SYMPTOMS, COMMON AND WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR WAS THAT THE 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION STARTED TO LOCK UP ON ME WHERE I COULD NOT EVEN GET THE CAR IN GEAR. THE MOVEMENT IN THE CRANKSHAFT CAUSED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR TO GO OUT, AND WHEN IT DID, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ME CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, BUT I COULD HAVE. I HAD THE THRUST WASHER REPLACED AND NOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM NOT ALONE. THE FOLLOWING IS A WEBSITE THAT CONTAINS POST AFTER POST OF THE SAME PROBLEM. PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**767675
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767645September 24, 2002
WHEELS
WHEELS ARE SUSEPTABLE TO DAMAGE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITONS EVEN THE SLIGHTEST OBSTICLE ,SUCH AS SPEED BUMP, ROAD WORK ,ECT.. NEVER SEEN SUCH A WEAK WHEEL , WELL BEING AND ALL THE UNSIGHTLY NOISE (FROM OL WARPY) JUST NOT SOMETHING YOU WOULD NOT EXPECT FROM A CAR THATS ONLY AROUND SIX MONTHS OLD AFTER THREE YEARS OF MANUFACTORING THESE WHEELS THEY WOULD RELIZE ALL THE PROBLEMS, OR DID THEY(NEW WHEELS FOR 2003, GOOD IDEA! ) NOW WHAT ABOUT US? NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767554September 22, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767529September 21, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
I AM REPORTING TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS, BOTH INVOLVING THE QUALITY OF THE MANUFACTURER'S RIMS ON THE 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. I HAVE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO DENT BOTH THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR RIM ON MY NEW 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF DRIVING (ODOMETER READ LESS THAN 3600 MILES AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT). I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GST I PURCHASED NEW WITHOUT ANY RIM ISSUES AND TRADED IN AFTER 45,000 MILES FOR THE NEW ECLIPSE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT A STOP LIGHT DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH. I DROVE TOO CLOSE TO A CURB AND MY FRONT TIRE HIT A POTHOLE. THE TIRE INSTANTLY DEFLATED, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACTUAL TIRE, HOWEVER THE RIM WAS BENT IN AT LEAST 2-3 INCHES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY, SO MY COST FOR A NEW RIM WAS AROUND $300, AND THEN THE DEALER STATED THAT I HAD TO GO ELSEWHERE TO HAVE TIRE AND RIM INSTALLED BECAUSE THEIR TIRE MACHINE WAS BROKEN! TOTAL COST OF THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY $320. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURED ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, BUT I AM STILL NOT SURE HOW OR WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURED. THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR RIM IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS AS I AM STILL DRIVING ON THIS RIM TODAY. (THE RIGHT REAR RIM IS DENTED LESS THAN 1/4 INCH AND THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE TIRE OR THE STEERING.) NEITHER MY DRIVING SKILLS NOR THE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED SINCE OWNING THE PREVIOUS ECLIPSE TO MERIT THOSE REASONS AS FACTORS FOR THE FAULTY RIMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019126September 19, 2002
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING VIBRATION TO VEHICLE. GOODYEAR, P21550R1790Y, DOT# M6PCONER. INNER WALL SEPARATED FROM TIRE,. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018783September 17, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
AT 5,000 MILES, THE MANUFACTURED RIMS BEGAN TO COLLAPSE, CAUSING ONE OF THE RIMS TO BEND, AND CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT AND THAT THE RIM WAS DEFORMED. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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