Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 25, 1996GA
WARPEDBRAKE ROTOTRS, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, ALSO FUEL INJECTION//SUNROOF MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
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1996 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 1996 record →
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 5, 1996GA
CONSUMER STATED THAT HE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GOING APPROXIMATELY (40) OR (45) MPH AT TIME OF IMPACT. *AK
Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars
Filed May 26, 1996GA
CONVERTIBLE TOP LEAKS AT WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AREA. 8AK
Parking Brake › ConventionalCrash
Filed May 24, 1996NJ
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OUT OF A PARKING SPOT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Mar 25, 1996KY
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK THE GAS CAME GUSHING OUT OF THE BOTTOM NEAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 6, 1996FL
VEHICLE IS SURGING FORWARD WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE IS SURGING HIGH RPMS. *AK
TiresCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 1, 1996CA
DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/INJURY.
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Feb 27, 1996PR
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER ASSIST BELT FELL OFF, RESULTING IN A POWER LOSS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash
Filed Jan 23, 1996TN
FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY. TT
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