1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXMATLY 50-60 MPH HIT GUARDRAIL, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,CAUSING INJURIES EVEN WITH SEATBELTS ON. *AK

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, AND THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBAORD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO JUMP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER'S SON WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. HE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE INTERSECTION, AND A CAR WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND HIS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT WORK. ALSO, ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP AND HE COULDN'T STOP. *AK

TWO GOOD YEAR EAGLE TIRES P205/55R16, BLEW OUT DUE TO FAILURE OF THE SIDE WALL.

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BURNING THE DRIVER'S ARM. ALSO THE PASSANGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND BURNED THE SUNVISOR. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP EVERY 12000 TO 15000 MILES.

CV BOOT WAS LIFTED OUT OF PLACEFLYING BACKWARD INTO TRAFFIC DUE TO BEING WRONGLY INSTALLED.

GOODYEAR RSA TIRES; THE TIRE RIPPED AND SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. GOODYEAR WAS CONTACTED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVNG SUNROOF BROKE FOR NO REASON, CAUSING GLASS TO SHATTER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

TIRE MODEL: GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA SIZE P205X55R16. RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW IN MAY OF 98, AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW IN JULY 0F 98. CAR DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, HAVING TO REPLACE THE BRAKE ROTORS TWICE. PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING A VEHICLE COLLISION.

TIMING BELT SNAPPED AND TOTALLY DESTROYED THE ENGINE.

TRANSFER CASE LEAKS/LOCKS UP.

TRANSFER CASE LEAKS FLUID OUT OF REAR SEAL.

TRANSFER CASE SEAL LEAKS.

BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, TRUCK AHEAD OF THE ECLIPSE HAD COME TO STOP, APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. CAR ACCELERATED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, KEPT PUMPING BRAKES, BUT CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. WHEN BRAKES FINALLY KICKED IN CAR SLID UNDERNEATH TRUCK, DEMOLISHING FRONT END AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AT HIGH VELOCITY ROCK WENT THROUGH THE AIR OPENING, HIT THE RADIATOR,BROKE IT, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK AND MAKING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT.THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THIS DEFECT. *AK

EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IN DRIVER SEAT. CLUTCH MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE HAS SURGED CAUSING CRASH. EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. NO NOTICE OF RECALL 97V08100 OR 97V081001.

THREE INSTANCES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION; VEHICLE'S RPMS WOULD JUMP TO 3500 AND BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. HAD TO THROW THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID A COLLISION. *AK

FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE.

DRIVING 40MPH, WHEN A SEMI TURNED IN FRONT OF ECLIPSE; VEHICLE HIT SEMI'S GAS TANK W/FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE; UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ABOUT TO TURN THE POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, HAD TO MANUALLY TURN WHEEL. OPENED HOOD/FOUND OUT BELT WAS HANGING OUT OF PLACE. *AK

STEERING JOINT POPPING IN AND OUT CAUSING NOISE.

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AND DRIVER DEPRESSES FOUR WAY FLASHING BUTTON, THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AND VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. THIS IS COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 40 MPH; APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH, WENT UP TO 80 MPH, NEARLY CAUSED CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, DEALERSHIP HAS NOT FOUND CAUSE. *AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT.

THE VEHICLE EXPERICED A BURNT FAINT SMELL COMING FROM THE DEFECTIVE AIR CONDITIONER, LATER THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FIRE ON THE PASSENGER'S DOOR AND VENT COVER. DEALER SAID FIRE WAS STARTED BY THE SUN. *AK

DRIVING ABOUT 5-10 MPH INTO PARKING LOT; VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED; ABLE TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL; TOOK TO DEALER; COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO TAIL PIPE OVERHEATING/ MELTING THE BODY AND THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND LEFT IT PARKED, FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A TRANSMISSION LEAK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE COMPLETELTY SHUT DOWN. THE RMP'S KEPT GOING FROM 3 TO 0 AND THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP AGAIN, THIS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE HAS HIGH PITCH RAVE NOISE WHEN STARTING IN THE MORNING, ENGINE IDLES INTERMENTENTLY WHEN IN NEUTRAL, REPLACE TIMING BELT.