1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse complaints

WHILE DRIVING CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL CAR AND BRING IT TO A STOP BY SHIFTING TRANSMISSION INTO LOW GEAR AND APPLYING BOTH THE PRIMARY BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKE. THEREAFTER, WHEN CAR WAS RE-STARTED THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK OPEN (THE ENGINE RACED).*AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO ENGINE FAILURES WITHIN 6 MONTHS, THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE THRUST BEARING FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. NLM THE FIRST OCCASION WAS WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE SECOND OCCASION OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *SLC

VEHCILE STALLS WHEN DRIVING OR CHANGING GEARS, AND LOOSES ALL POWER STEERING, WHEN POWER STEERING WAS LOST CONSUMER RAN INTO A CURB.*JB

THESE CARS ARE NOT WORTH THE MONEY USED TO MAKE THEM!!!!. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

RETRACTED CONVERTIBLE COVER BLOWS OFF IN CROSS WIND INTO TRAFFIC. *AK

CONSUMER IS CALLING DEALER IN REGARD TO RECALL #001421000 FOR LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT. DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY VEHICLE BECAUSE OIL WAS LEAKING INTO BALL JOINTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FAILED. *YH

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

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING REGARDLESS OF SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUELPUMP/ IGNITION SWITCH AND COMPUTER, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS.*AK

LUGS: NUTS AND BOLTS BREAK WHEN WHEELS ARE CHANGED. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ABOUT 25 LUG NUTS.*AK

VEHICLE HAS A BAD GASOLINE SMELL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.*AK

THERE IS A SCREECHING NOISE IN ONE OF BELTS INSIDE ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED ALL BELTS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND VEHICLE WAS LOSING GAS. CHECK VALVE HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, DEALER SAID THAT IF IN AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD'T ROLLOVER, IT COULD CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT OIL GASKET AND WATER PUMP ARE LEAKING, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH AND ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP. VEHICLE STARTED SPINNING, AND THEN HIT MEDIAN.*AK

THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN 1995 TO 1998 ECLIPSES AND TALONS. THRUST BEARING WEARS OUT. REPLACING THE THRUST BEARING DOESN'T HELP! YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE.*AK

WELL, ITS ONE OF THE DEFAULTS THAT MITSUBISHI IS HIDING. ITS A FAILURE IN THE CRANK BEARING WHICH CAUSES THE CLUTCH NOT TO WORK PROPERLY AND A VERY ANNOYING TAPING SOUND WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED. THE MAIN DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS THAT YOU CANNOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT UNSAFE AND FRUSTRATING. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE(SHORTBLOCK) AND IT WILL BE UNDER MY COST AROUND $3500. THE WORKERS THERE ADDMITTED TO ME THAT ITS A DEFAULT THAT THEY DONT HAVE A RECALL ON. I BOUGHT THE CAR UNDER THE INTENTION THAT MITSUBISHI MAKES VERY RELIABLE PRODUCTS. UNFORTUNATLY I WAS VERY MISTAKEN ESPECIALLY AFTER THE FEW INCIDENTS ON THE NEWS. PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE I AM LOSING A LOT OF MONEY WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL STAY IN ONE GEAR, AND CLUTCH PEDAL WILL ALWAYS GO TO FLOOR AND WILL STAY THERE UNTIL ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, THEN RESTARTED. VEHICLE WILL START WORKING AGAIN. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDER. TRANSFER CASE LEAKS AND THE CONSUMER WAS STILL EXPERIENCING GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM. *YH

WHENEVER IT RAINED WATER POURED IN WHERE CONVERTIBLE CLIPS WERE LOCATED. DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE WOULD GET VERY WET. POUCH OF WATER WOULD DEVELOP BETWEEN THE BACK SEAT & THE TRUNK. SPEAKERS IN THE REAR WOULD GET WET. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 11 TIMES & EACH TIME THE MECHANIC WAS SUPPOSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS NEVER RESOLVED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 HRS AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. ONLY OTHER PROB WAS AT TIME OF PURCHASE WHEN IT LEAKED BECAUSE IT WAS A CONVERT. DID TAKE IT TO DEALER AND IT WAS NOT FIXED. FIRED CAUSED EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO MY DAUGHTERS HOME. CAUSE IS STILL UNKOWN.. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MP RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE DUE TO POOR METAL, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND GAS TANK TO RUPTURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AXLE BROKE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH COUILD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TIRES SPLITTING AND CRACKING AT SEAM ON 3 OF 4 TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ACOF3F1299 TIRESIZE: P20555R16)

THERE WAS NO INDICATION PRIOR TO THE ENGINE BLOWING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS PLENTY OF OIL IN IT. ONLY A USED ENGINE WITH 63,000 MILES ON IT COULD BE LOCATED TO REPAIR THE CAR AT A COST OF $3474.17. MITSIBUSHI WAS CALLED AND THEIR ONLY RESPONSE WAS THERE WERE NO RECALLS INVOLVING THIS PARTICULAR CAR. A LETTER WAS MAILED TO THEM WITH THE AUTO SHOP BILL ON AUGUST 30, 2000. THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE FROM THEM.

CONSUMER STATE NOTICED SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. ALSO OIL LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INOFRMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY

THE TEMP GAUGE GOES UP AND WITH THE AIR COND ON

THE FRONT BUMPER HAS CRACK IN HALF ON DRIVERSIDE TO LOW GROUND

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FLYWHEEL BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

VECHILE REPEATEDLY FAILS TO START. IT HAS THE SENSATION THAT IT'S NOT GETTING ANY FUEL. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING AROUND 25/35MPH, AGAIN FEELING AS IF IT HAD RAN OUT OF GAS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I HAD OVER HALF A TANK OF GAS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, ONCE IT WAS TOWED, AND THEY KEPT IT FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS SAYING THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. FRONT SIDE HIT A MEDIAN . VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, AND HIT THE MEDIAN AGAIN ON THE BACK SIDE. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TWO TOP BRACKETS IN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAVE BENT, PREVENTING TOP FROM LOWERING COMPLETELY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY STRETCHING IN A PAIR OF STRAPS IN THE TOP. THESE STRAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN SUBSEQUENT MODELS. IF THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN FAILURE, DO I AS THE CONSUMER HAVE ANY RECOURSE IN HAVING THIS REPAIRED? *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE REAR OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING A COLLISION. DRIVER'S SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD HER IN POSITION . SEATBELTS LOCKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

CONVERTIBLE TOP ALLOWS WATER TO LEAK UNDER SEAL , WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THEN WATER SPILLS ONTO DRIVER WHICH CAUSES AN UNSAFE CONDITION / MITSUBISHI IS UNCOOPERATIVE IN CORRECTING PROBLEM ..... ALSO, WE HAVE DISCUSSED PROBLEM WITH OTHER ECLIPSE OWNERS AND THEY HAVE REPORTED SAME PROBLEM(S) . THE FAULTY TOP APPEARS AS THOUGH MITSUBISHI HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM. BESIDES THE SAFETY ISSUE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIO , CARPET AND MATS AT ONLY 30,000 MILES .A HIGH AND UNECESSARY EXPENSE DUE TO WATER DAMAGE . AFTER REPORTING SAFETY ISSUE TO MITSUBISHI NO-ONE HAS CONTACTED ME .CLEARLY WE HAVE A CAR COMPANY THAT JUST DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ITS CUSTOMERS . *AK

CONVERTIBLE TOP BRACKET IS BENT ; WAS TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM; TOP WILL NOT DROP COMPLETELY; DEFECTIVE BRACKETS IN FRAME OF TOP. *AK

THE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK CONTROLS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE DOOR AND FALLEN INSIDE THE DOOR

IN JUNE OF 1998 I BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE CLUTCH INTERMITTENTLY STICKING (SOMETIMES TO THE GROUND AND I WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL THE CLUTCH UP WHILE DRIVING) AT SPEEDS OF ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 65 MILES AN HOUR. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO FIX MY CAR IN A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS THE DEALER I HAVE BEEN HAVING MY CAR SERVICED AT (TODEY MITSUBIHI IN VENTURA, CA) HAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY ENGINE, APPARENTLY THE ENGINE IS ACTUALLY SHIFTING AND THIS WAS CAUSING MY CLUTCH PROBLEMS. I AM AWARE THAT TODEY MITSUBISHI HAS SEEN AT LEAST ONE OTHER VEHICLE WITH THIS SAME ENGINE FLAW (SHIFTING) MANIFESTING ITSELF IN A FLUID LEAK.

THE CAR IS MISSING AND MAKES A KNOCKING SOUND, HARD VIBRATION WHEN IDLE AND CAR JERKS, DOES NOT SEEM TO SHIFT UP TO NEXT GEAR, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE TAKEN CARE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR FOR SAME PROBLEM AT LEAST 7 TIMES. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS I REPORT TO THEM. WINDOWS ARE LOOSE, RATTLE, AND LEAK. I HAVE HAD THEM TIGHTENED SEVERAL TIMES. I SENT A LETTER TO DAVE MCKENZIE (VP OF SERVICE AND ENGINEERING AT MITSUBISHI) IN 10/98. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE.

1 AND 1/2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT MY "BRAND NEW" CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I WAS TOLD THAT MY WATER PUMP AND GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONE WEEK LATER I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING, I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PULLY, BRACKET AND BELT HAD GONE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTERS RESURFACED MORE TIMES THEN I CARE TO REMEMBER. ON JULY 26, 1999, I HAD NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANS WAS "OPERATING TO MANUFACTURE'S SPECS". ON NOVEMBER 3, 1999 THE DEARLERSHIP ADVISES ME I NEED A NEW TRANS.

WHEN TRAVELING THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH, AND BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CAUSE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE REAR RIGHT TAIL LIGHT BLINKS REALLY FAST CAUSING THE BULB TO BLOW. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER & MECHANIC AND THEY ONLY REPLACE THE BULB, THEY WILL NOT CHECK ANY OF THE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS. OWNER HAS NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT BULB SOCKET CONTACTS ARE CORRODED, THIS IS WHAT SHE BELIEVES IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT BUCKLE UNLATCHED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAK INSIDE & IN THE TRUNK FOR NO REASON WHEN IT RAINS. HAS BEEN TO DEALER, BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAKAGE. HAD SPECIALIST CHECK THE VEHICLE. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH CONSUMER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THEN TRIED TO MOVE, BUT VEHICLE WON'T MOVE EVEN WHEN HE STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL.THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPEND ON THE FREEWAY BEFORE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

ABOUT A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, IT SAT FOR 3 DAYS WHILE I WAS AWAY ON NAVY BUSINESS. WHEN I RETURNED, I HAD TO SIT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I NOTICED THE ENGINE TEMP GAUGE WAS FULL HOT. I FINALLY GOT TO A ROAD TO LET THE ENGINE BREATH, AND THE GAUGE DIDN'T GO DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR TO KELLY MITSUBISHI THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPEN. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT THE HEATER DIDN'T PUT OUT HOT AIR. THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NO PROBLEMS SINCE THEN.

BACK UP LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. *YC