MAIN TUBE CHASSIS FAILURE. 8 INCH MAIN CHASSIS HAS 6 INCH WHEEL WELL SUPPORTS WELDED INTO PLACE. THE WEIGHT OF THE COACH OVER THE 3 AXLE SPAN IS BREAKING THE WELD AND CRUSHING THE TUBING DUE TO THOSE EXTRA 2 INCHES IT NEEDS. ECLIPSE MANUFACTURING REFERRED ME TO LIPPERT COMPONENTS FOR REPAIR OF THE CHASSIS. LIPPERT COMPONENTS, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CHASSIS, HAS DECLINED ANY WARRANTY OR REPAIR SINCE THE 1ST YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. BOTH MANUFACTURES HAVE DENIED ANY CLAIMS. FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY COULD CAUSE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES, INJURY, AND POSSIBLE DEATH. AS OF NOW, THE WHEEL WELLS ARE 2 1/2 INCHES OUT OF SQUARE CAUSING TIRE RUB TO OCCUR AT TIMES. ALSO, THE DOOR IS HARD TO OPEN, THE ROOFLINE OVER THE WHEEL WELLS HAS STARTED TO LEAK (MEANING IT IS SEPARATING AT THE SEAMS INCLUDING THE FRONT CORNERS). THERE HAS ONLY BEEN ONE OWNER SINCE NEW PURCHASE. NO COLLISION DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED AND HAS BEEN USED ABOUT 4 TIMES A YEAR SINCE 2006. IT REMAINS IN STORAGE WHEN NOT IN USE. IT IS STILL IN VERY GOOD SHAPE FOR BEING 11 YEARS OLD. HOWEVER, THE CHASSIS SHOULD BE THE LAST THING TO GO WRONG FOR A TOY HAULER.
2006 Eclipse Attitude
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsUnknown or Other
Filed Jan 13, 201710,000 milesCA
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Other Eclipse models
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No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.