Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints (2007)

129 consumer complaints on file.

#10249375November 20, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAVE A 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE PURCHASED NEW WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA P235/45R18 TIRES. THE CAR HAS 23,000 MILES AND I JUST EXPERIENCED MY SECOND BLOWOUT ON THE SIDEWALL OF A TIRE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON SUBURBAN STREETS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249435November 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, EQUIPMENT
2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT - AT 3,561 MILES THE CLUTCH BURNT UP AND THE DEALER DID NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY, COSTING ME $1880.00. AT 14,143 APPROX MILES, THE CLUTCH BURNT UP AGAIN. NOT WANTING A 3RD MITSUBISHI CLUTCH, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE MITSUBISHI DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE FLYWHEEL AS STATED IN HIS INVOICE (I HAVE) AND PUT IN A HEAVIER DUTY CLUTCH. THIS HAS COST ME OVER $4,000 FOR A CAR WITH 14,000 MILES AND BARELY 2 YEARS OLD. I HAVE DRIVEN A STICK ALL MY LIFE AND NEVER REPLACED ONE UNDER 100,000 MILES UNTIL THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234442July 15, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WHEN VEHICLE IS LEFT IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 85 DEGREES, ATTEMPTING TO RAISE OR LOWER THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS SOMETIMES INTERRUPTED WHEN THE POWER TONNEAU COVER DOOR REACHES THE OPEN POSITION, RESULTING IN COMPLETE INABILITY TO COMPLETE THE OPERATION. TONNEAU COVER DOOR REMAINS LOCKED IN THE RAISED POSITION MAKING DRIVING VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE. WHEN PULLING OVER TO RAISE TOP WITH RAIN APPROACHING, THIS BECOMES DANGEROUS, AS RAISING THE TOP TO UP AND LOCKED POSITION MUST BE DONE MANUALLY, A PROCESS THAT TAKES UPWARDS TO ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THE SENSOR SWITCH LOCATED ON THE PISTON FOR THE TONNEAU COVER DOOR IS THE PROBLEM, IT SOMETIMES SHOWS THE DOOR PARTIALLY OPENED IN WARM TEMPERATURES, GIVING A FALSE READING, STOPPING THE MOVEMENT OF THE TOP. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT IS HARD TO RECREATE, UNLESS THE CAR IS LEFT OUTSIDE IN HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE PISTON HAS BEEN REPLACED. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO TSB'S FOR THIS PROBLEM, YET I AM AWARE OF AT LEAST ONE OTHER CAR, SAME MODEL AND YEAR WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM THAT WAS AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP AS MINE AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232984July 2, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
FRONT BRAKES SQUEAL AND SQUEAK BADLY WHEN SLOWLY BRAKING SINCE SEPTEMBER 2006. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER X6 TIMES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. DEALER CONTINUES TO SAY ITS BECAUSE I "RIDE" MY BREAKS. I'VE HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED X2, ROTORS REPLACED X1, BRAKE PAD X3. THE BRAKES TODAY 07/01/08, CONTINUE TO SQUEAL AND SQUEAK, DEALER STATES, THE BRAKES HAVE GOOD PAD, BUT ROTORS NEED TO BE RESURFACED DUE TO "GLAZE" THEY REPLACE THEM IN DEC. 2007 (ITS BEEN 10,000 MILES LATER) AND DEALER SAYS I NEED TO PAY FOR RESURFACING. THE BACK BRAKES MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN IN REVERSE. I REPORTED, BUT DEALER DID NOT FOLLOW UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224534April 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I CALLED TWICE BECAUSE AFTER HAVING MY CAR 3 MONTHS, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED AND SQUEALED BADLY WHEN SLOWLY BRAKING. I GOT THEM CLEANED, AND PAID FOR THIS. THEN I TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A NEW BRAKE PAD BECAUSE THEY FOUND PROBLEMS WITH MY MODEL AND YEAR MITSUBISHI. THEY QUICKLY REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS. WELL I QUESTION THAT, BECAUSE WITHIN A WEEK THE SAME SOUNDS WERE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221064March 13, 2008
AIR BAGS
ME AND MY WIFE WHERE RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT OUR ROLLED INTO A DITCH AND THE AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY..I FELT LIKE OUR LIVES WHERE IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10215461January 20, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD CAME OFF OF TIRE CAUSING CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10190358May 10, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2007 MITSUBISHI VEHICLE THAT HAD STRANGE LOUD SOUNDS OCCURRING EVERY TIME WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED SLOWLY WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC EVERYDAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WITHIN THE SAME MONTH TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP STATED LOUD SOUNDS WERE DUE TO BRAKE DUST BUILDUP. HAD REQUESTED TO HAVE BRAKES REPLACED BECAUSE BRAKE DUST BUILDUP WAS UNLIKELY TO CREATE THOSE KIND OF LOUD SOUNDS AFTER BEING CLEANED BY THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WITHIN THE SAME MONTH. MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP STILL HAS NOT RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM, AND I BELIEVED THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188001April 16, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
BRAKES SQUEAL ON BRAND NEW CAR. COMPANY REPLACED ROTORS AND CALIPERS ON FRONT BUT NOT REAR. CAR MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN IN REVERSE, BUT COMPANY NOT REPLACING REAR HARDWARE. SAYS THIS IS NORMAL BRAKE NOISE BECAUSE CAR IS HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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