WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN THE INNER TIE ROD FELL OUT OF THE CAR AND CAUSED NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)
HORN INOPERATIVE. *SD
DRIVER TURNING ON CURVE, MAKING GRINDING NOISES, BEARINGS/TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON VEHICLE, BROKE SOMETHING WHILE GETTING IT INTO GEAR, SPUN VEHICLE AROUND.*AK
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 45MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY. *AK
OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHEN OWNER TRIED TO OPEN DOOR. *DSH
WINDSHIELD WIPER FUSE BLEW WHEN REAR WIPERS ARE ON AND WASHER SPRAYER IS IN USE. *SD
AIR BAGS; FAILURE ON THE AIR BAG UNIT LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON. *AK
FAILURE ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM, CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE AT TIMES, THE BRAKES ARE ALSO STICKING. *AK
DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT; VEHICLE SLID INTO SIDE OF ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE; SLIPPY SURFACE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 40MPH, SUDDENLY TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED HOLE, THEN BLEW APART ALL OVER ROAD, FLUID AND PIECES, STANDARD 5 SPEED, NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM, INCLUDING ROTORS, PADS, AND CALIPER. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, 5 SPD-TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE SHIFTING W/PARTS DROPPING OFF AND TRANS FLUID LEAKING EXCESSIVELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
PURCHASE CAR NEW CONSUMER FOUND OUT THE CAR WAS WIRED WRONG . TT
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH INSTALLED INPROPERLY, CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. *TT
FUEL INJECTORS FAILED. *SD
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT. TT
THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING BELT KEEPS COMING OFF AND CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE POWER STEERING BELT CAME OFF THREE TIMES . TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STICKING WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE GEAR, VEHICLE HESITATES AND THEN LURCHES FORWARD. TT
REPLACED ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, ALSO REPLACED COMPUTER HEAD
ENGINE SENSORS FAILED.
MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH LOCKS THE FRONT WHEELS ON FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. TT
DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUGS AND ELECTRICAL WIRING, VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. TT CONSUMER STATES COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED, ASIRATOR VALVE AND SECONDARY VALVE .*JB
ENGINE CONTINUOUSLY STALLS IN TRAFFIC. SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS. TT
POOR PERFORMANCE ON THE HORN OF THE VEHICLE. TT *SLC
HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING POWER BELT TWO TIMES. TT
THE GEAR HARD TO GO INTO THE RIGHT GEAR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAVING PROBLEM . TT
ENGINE LEAKS OIL. *SD
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ROAD, VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WHEN WINDOW FOGS UP AND TURNS ON DEFOGGER, IT INCREASES FOGGING FOR A SHORT PERIOD, IMPAIRS VISION; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT
WHEN DRIVING AND CHANGE GEAR CAR STALLED. TT
THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE FRONT BRAKES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL AS THE PADS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL FADED, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION WHILE DRIVING, SPEED 5 MPH. TT
BOTH HORNS SHORT-CIRCUITED SIMULTANEOUSLY. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER CLUTCH FAILED. *SKD
THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS MANUFACTURED WRONG DEALER SAY REPLACE THE ENGINE BLOCK AFTER CHANGING THE ENGINE BLOCK THE TIMING BELT BROKE AT 1,000 MILES . TT
WHEN ENGAGING CLUTCH, VEHICLE WILL STALL W/LOCKING OF STEERING. OWNER HAS OTHER DESCRIPTION. TT
THREE TIMES THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH A RATTLE IN THE CALIPERS AND THE CALIPERS COME LOOSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO STOP,ABS BRAKES FAILED, HITV ANOTHER CAR HEAD-ON. *AK
THE CAR HAS STALLED TWICE AND LEFT DRIVER STRANDED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. ALSO, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON/OFF
INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE DRIVING AFTER REPEATED ELECTRICAL REPAIRS. *SKD
FRONT WHEEL CENTER HUB BLEW OFF DUE TO OVERHEATING CONDITION. ALSO VEHICLE VIBRATES AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. TT
FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE GAS TANK SENDING UNIT. TT
THE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN, AND FRONT END WILL NOT STAY ALIGNED, AND THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS. TT
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING; LOSS ALL ELECTRICAL POWER; SPEED 45 TO 55 MPH; NO WARNING. TT
BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING BURN ON DRIVER. TT
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER SECURE DURING ROLLOVER ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN DRIVER BEING THROWN FROM VEHICLE/DEATH. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD
DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE DURING VEHICLE ROLLOVER, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE EJECTED OUT REAR WINDOW OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN DEATH. *SKD
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