Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints

2,377 consumer complaints on file.

#892335July 10, 2001
VISIBILITY, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH MOLDING AROUND WINDSHIELD CAME OFF. ALL THAT REMAINED OF MOLDING WAS AROUND THE EDGE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. CONSUMER SLOWLY DROVE TO DEALER WHO REPLACED MOLDING.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892343July 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
AFTER OPENING BOTH FRONT WINDOWS THEY WOULD CLOSE WITH A WHITE FILM ON THEM. CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE OUT WINDOW. DEALER TOOK DOOR ASSEMBLY APART, AND RETURNED VEHICLE AS REPAIRED WITHOUT TELLING CONSUMER WHAT CASE HAD BEEN.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED DOWN, THEY SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO BREAK, WINDOWS HAVE NEVER BEEN FIXED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892397July 10, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A MINOR BUMP ON ROAD RIMS WOULD BENT. RIMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892239July 9, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH DOORS ARE LEAKING A GLUE LIKE SUBSTANCE, AND IT IS CAUSING DOORS TO STICK. CONSUMER FEELS THAT IN AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER 5 TIMES, AND EACH TIME DEALER CLEANS OFF GLUE SUBSTANCE, THEN, WITHIN A WEEK STICKING STARTS AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891960July 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO DOWNSHIFT TO 2ND OR 3RD GEARS. ALSO HAD TO SHUT OFF CAR TO GET GEARS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THEN, SAME PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747716July 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
LEAKEGE INTO TRANSMISSION FROM COOLANT SYSTEM AND EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN GENERAL COOLANT SYSTEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891886July 2, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER STOPPED SUDDENLY AND BRAKES/ STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. ALSO, VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891887July 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER STATED WHEN STOP SUDDENLY AND BRAKES/ STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER ALSO STATED CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STATED NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE VIN#
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747513June 28, 2001
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON & OFF SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 6000 MILES THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS REPLACED SEATS FOR THE SIDE AIRBAGS THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON & OFF THE CAR HAS RECENTLY BEEN IN A COLLISION THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY BEFORE I PICKED UP THE CAR THE SHOP MANAGER SAID THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THE DURAM? BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS COMING ON & THEY HAD PUT THE WRONG ONE IN FOR ONLY FRONT AIRBAGS? I STILL BELIEVE IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM WE HAD BEFORE THE CAR WAS WRECKED. THE SECOND COMPLAINT THE WHEELS (RIMS) BEND AT EVERY 2000 MILES WE EVEN HAD A BLOW OUT AT 10 MILES AN HOUR IN TOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002621June 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OIL LEAKS, ANTENNA PROBLEMS, FUEL PROBLEM, MEANING THE CAR DOES NOT RUN CORRECTLY. NOW THE CAR DOES NOT WORK AT ALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747294June 23, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
DRIVER WAS TURNING CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 5MPH WHEN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO SIDE SWIPE ANOTHER CAR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN 6/29/99 FOR RECALL SR-99-007 AND FOR SECOND RECALL ON 4/13/01 FOR SR-01-007, LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT. DEALER WAS INFORMED OF STEERING PROBLEM WHICH SEEMED TO OCCUR WHEN RAINING. ACCIDENT OCCURED AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF INTERMITTENT RAIN. IRONICALLY, RECEIVED LETTER ON THE SAME DAY AS ACCIDENT FROM LOCAL DEALER STATING "WE UNDERSTAND THE INCONVENIENCE THAT CAME ALONG WITH YOUR RECENT SAFETY NOTIFICATION LETTER. MITSUBISHI MOTORS IS CONCERNED FOR YOUR SAFETY AND I URGE YOU TO BRING YOUR VEHICLE IN FOR A FREE INSPECTION. WE WANT YOU TO FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT OWNING A MITSUBISHI AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING YOUR SAFETY AND TRUST. "*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890886June 21, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S RESTRAINT RIPPED, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#747197June 21, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH VERY LITTLE MILEAGE- THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD THE CAR DIE ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. 1ST TIME WAS ALSO FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH TOOK A WEEK FOR THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND TO FIX IT. I SPOKE TO DEAN WHOM IS A SERVICE MANAGER AT SKYLINE MITUBISHI IN DENVER. HE HAD 2 MECHANICS WORKING ON MY CAR FOR MOST OF THE DAY ON 6/20/01 HE SAID THERE WAS SO MUCH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR THAT THEY WERE STILL BAFFLED AT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY KEPT RUNNING INTO. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME MY CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING IT, LUCKILY NOBODY GOT INJURED IN BOTH INSTANCES WHIC LEFT ME AND MY FAMILY STRANDED FOR HOURS BEFORE EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FINALLY CAME TO ASSIST WHICH IS VERY VERY DISAPPOINTING. ESPECIALLY EITHER WHEN ITS LATE AT NIGHT OR IN 100 TEMPERATURE WHICH IT WAS WHEN THE LAST TIME THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON ME, AND I HAD A 6 MONTH OLD INFANT WHIC H WE HAD TO LOCATE SHELTEER TO KEEP THE INFANT COOL FROM THE EXTREME HEAT OF THE SUN.. I AM SO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SAFETY HAZARD REOCCURING THAT I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO FILE A COMPLAINGT WITH AS MANY AGENCIES AS POSSIBLE, UNTIL THERE IS SOME RESOLUTION. I (WE) DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE MITSUBISHI ANYLONGER I AM GOING TO ASK THE DEALERSHIP TO EXCHANGE MY VEHICLE FOR A DIFFERENT BRAND OF VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747101June 20, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WATER LEAKS THROUGH FIREWALL ONTO PASSENGER FLOOR IN RAIN OR WASH. UP TO 2" OF WATER ON PASSENGER SIDE. WATER DESTROYED FACTORY INFINITY AMPLIFIER UNDER PASSENGER SEAT. DEALER WOULD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND HAS NOT REIMBURSED BUYER FOR REPLACEMENT OF STEREO COMPONENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747157June 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOWER PULLY FELL APART AT 68500 MILES. REPLACED NEW PULLY, TWO WEEKS LATER, NEW PART FELL APART ON THE HIGHWAY RUNNING AT 50 MPH. MECHANICS RE MOUNTED LOWER PULLY THE SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561663June 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HIT A PUDDLE OF WATER AND VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE SLID SIDEWAYS AND WENT OFF THE ROADWAY, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO A REST, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NOW CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL 00V421 REGARDING THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT AND HE FEELS THIS MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF HIS ACCIDENT AND IS REQUESTING COMPENSATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746869June 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
THE CAR WAS RECALLED LAST YEAR,WE TOOK IT TO MURPHY MITSUBISHI IN PELHAM,ALABAMA AND WE WERE REFUSED SERVICE.THREE WEEKS LATER THE CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT BROKE AND MY WIFE HAD AN ACCIDENT COSTING US HUNDREDS IN DAMAGES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746764June 13, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG PREMATURELY DEPLOYED WHICH KNOCKED ME OUT, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OVER CAR AND AFTER THAT I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#746650June 11, 2001
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PRIOR TO EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WAS DETERMINED BY DEALERSHIP THAT AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE HORN WOULD NOT WORK. IN JANUARY 2001 I HAD THE CAR IN FOR A HEAD GASKET AND SKED FOR THE HORN TO BE CHECKED AGAIN AND IT WAS DETERMINED ONCE AGAIN THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE. I SAW IN THE PAPER THAT MITSUBISHI WAS RECALLING CALLS DUE TO FAULTY AIRBAGS (2/01). I REFUSE TO PAY $600 FOR SOMETHING THAT IS DEFECTIVE A 2ND TIME AND I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889880June 6, 2001
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT FOR AIRBAGS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THE SIDE SEATBACK AIR BAG HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AIR BAG COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBACK AIR BAG HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BY MITSUBISHI FOR LEMON LAW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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