2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO AN INTERNAL SPRING FRACTURING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V011001 (POWER TRAIN)....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A TUNE UP AND THE FAILURE CODES FOR P0301, P0401, AND THE EGR APPEARED. THE CODES WERE CLEARED, BUT THE P0301 FAILURE CODE REAPPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 315,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND STRUCK THE CONTACT ON THE BRIDGE OF HER NOSE, BREAKING HER GLASSES. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND REPOSITIONED THE SUN VISOR BACK ON THE CLIPS. THE CONTACT SUS...

Mileage: 125,000

WAS DRIVING AND AS I WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND AS I WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND AS I WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING FROM THE HIGHWAY ON AN OFF RAMP AT 50 MPH, ENGINE (RPM) STARTED BOGGING DOWN, THEN BOTH FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP TO A SCREECHING HALT. I ALMOST SLIDE OFF THE RAMP AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME. FRONT TIRES WERE LOCKED UP, WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT ...

Mileage: 110,000

THE FUEL FILLER NECK RUSTS SEVERELY AROUND THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE CAUSING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL TO LEAK ON THE GROUND AND GASOLINE VAPORS TO ESCAPE. THE FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY IS CONSTRUCTED OUT OF METAL AND INCLUDES A LARGE TUBE/PIPE FOR THE FUEL TO ENTER THE GAS TANK, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER SMALL...

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO START AND EXHIBITED AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED, IT WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER COULD NO...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO START AND EXHIBITED AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED, IT WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER COULD NO...

Mileage: 120,000

ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 3, 2011 I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK, SLAMMING INTO A CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS LATER CITED FOR FAILURE TO YIELD. I WAS DRIVING A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT CONVERTIBLE AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 45 MPH. I SLID APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET BEFORE HITTING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE COBA...

Mileage: 168,000

THE HEADLIGHT PLUG BURNED THE CONNECTION. THIS RESULTED IN A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF LIGHT OUTPUT/ NO HEADLIGHTS. THE PLASTIC PLUG IS ALSO MELTED, CAUSING A CONCERN FOR FIRE AND APPEARING THAT A SMALL FIRE MAY HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 64,526

ON 2/21/10 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX. 55MI/HR WHEN MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE JUST STOPPED. IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. THERE WAS NO NOISE OR SOUND OF ANY KIND TO INDICATE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND SAT THERE FOR 3 1/...

Mileage: 57,183

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONTAMINATED AND NEEDED TO BE...

Mileage: 106,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. AFTER PARKING HER VEHICLE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HARNESS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE EXISTING RECALL APPLIED TO 2....

Mileage: 87,334

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. AFTER PARKING HER VEHICLE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HARNESS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE EXISTING RECALL APPLIED TO 2....

Mileage: 87,334

RIMS ON 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WEAK, VERY CAREFULLY DROVE, HAD TO REPLACE ONE RIM AND OTHERS ARE ALL BENT. *TR

Mileage: 65,056

THE CLUTCH IS WEARING OUT FAST, IT SEEMS EVERY 1500 MILES A NEW CLUTCH IS NEEDED, TO ME IT THE HORSEPOWER OF THE ENGINE CAN ONLY BE BROUGHT TO THE ROAD AT THE EXPENSE OF EXCESSIVE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH WEAR. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

ON MY 2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER, HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OUT, BUT MOVING WIRE CONNECTION ON BACK OF HEADLAMPS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM MOMENTARILY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, AND ONE HEADLAMP STOPPED FUNCTIONING ALTOGETHER, AND NOW BOTH WENT OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING ALMOST GETTING INTO ...

BODY PAINT ON HOOD AND TRUNK ARE DETERIORATING TO THE POINT THAT THERE ARE HUGE WHITE PATCHES SHOWING THROUGH THE BLACK PAINT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WASHED AND WAXED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. THE PAINT WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE WHEN IT WAS APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE IN THE FACTORY. I CONT...

Mileage: 50,000

VEHICLE STATED CLEARLY ON WINDOW STICKER THAT VEHICLE INCLUDED A STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS NOW RUSTING. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE: 1. I WASHED AND WAXED MY CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS. 2. I DROVE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR. *TR II. FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: 1. THE PASSENGER SIDE MOLDING ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OFFICIALLY CALLED THE A PILLA...

Mileage: 95,262

I. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE: 1. I WASHED AND WAXED MY CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS. 2. I DROVE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR. *TR II. FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: 1. THE PASSENGER SIDE MOLDING ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OFFICIALLY CALLED THE A PILLA...

Mileage: 95,262

I HAVE A 2001 MITS ECLIPSE SPYDER CONVERTIBLE. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005. HAD IT FIXED ONCE NOW THE CAR LEAKS FROM ALL OVER INTO MY FLOOR BOARDS FRONT AND BACK. MY RADIO HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAR IS BECOMING UNDRIVABLE DUE TO THE FLOODING. I HAVE INSURANCE WHICH...

Mileage: 43,000

ONE AFTERNOON I GOT INTO MY CAR AND STARTED IT UP, WHEN SUDDENLY I SAW SMOKE ARISE FROM THE FRONT OF MY ENGINE AND SMELLED A SWEET SMELL, BUT THE SMOKE AND SMELL SOON DISSIPATED, HOWEVER I THEN NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS GOING DIM AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS! I AM CU...

Mileage: 51,998

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE RIGHT MOLDING ON THE FRONT WINDOW FLEW OFF THE CAR.(IT IS CALLED THE A PILLAR.) IT SHOT BACK, BANGING AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CAR DENTED THE DOOR. WHEN WE GOT TO OUR DESTINATION I LOOKED AND THE BOLTS WERE STILL IN THE FRAME, BUT THE MOLDING WAS GON...

Mileage: 95,262

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE RIGHT MOLDING ON THE FRONT WINDOW FLEW OFF THE CAR.(IT IS CALLED THE A PILLAR.) IT SHOT BACK, BANGING AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CAR DENTED THE DOOR. WHEN WE GOT TO OUR DESTINATION I LOOKED AND THE BOLTS WERE STILL IN THE FRAME, BUT THE MOLDING WAS GON...

Mileage: 95,262

WENT OFF ROAD, BACK LEFT WHEEL CRACKED. *JB

Mileage: 147,000

I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND SOMETHING POPPED AND HIT ME IN THE RIGHT EYE. AFTER STOPPING CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET,I HEARD MORE POPPING SOUNDS AND A PIECE OF THE DASH HIT THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER LOOKING AT THE DASH I FOUND 4 CRACKS IN THE DASH MATERIAL, 2 OF THE VENT GRATES HAD POPPED OFF. THI...

Mileage: 57,004

I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND SOMETHING POPPED AND HIT ME IN THE RIGHT EYE. AFTER STOPPING CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET,I HEARD MORE POPPING SOUNDS AND A PIECE OF THE DASH HIT THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER LOOKING AT THE DASH I FOUND 4 CRACKS IN THE DASH MATERIAL, 2 OF THE VENT GRATES HAD POPPED OFF. THI...

Mileage: 57,004

ALL CHROME WHEELS HAVE BENT DUE TO INFERIOR MANUFACTURING. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE SUPPORT BOLT CAME OUT. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND MADE NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER, AND THE VE...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 100,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF VEHICLE HIT THE SMALLEST OF POT HOLES, AT ANY SPEED THE RIM WILL BEND, BOTH ON THE INSIDE AND OUT SIDE. THE CONTACT HAD 2 OF THE RIMS REPLACED AND TWO OF THE TIRES AS WELL. ON...

BOUGHT MY CAR USED WITH CRACKS IN THE DASH. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, THREE MORE CRACKS HAVE SHOWN. *NM

MY DASH ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPIDER GT IS CRACKING. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO SAY THIS IS ALL HAPPENING TO THEM ALSO. THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED!! *NM

Mileage: 23,000

EVERY TIME THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN MY CAR LEAKS ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD. THIS IS NOT A LITTLE WATER ITS MORE LIKE PUTTING YOUR FEET INTO A LAKE. I BELIEVE THE WATER IS COMING THOUGH THE OUTSIDE VENT BY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SINCE THE WATER IS RUNNING DOWN THE INSIDE WALL. IT DOES NOT APPE...

I PURCHASED A 2001 MITSIBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. ALL FOUR OF THE WHEELS HAVE BEEN BENT FROM NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TWO TIRES BLOW OUT DUE TO THEIR LOOSING AIR AND HEATING UP. IT APPEARS THAT THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ARE TOO SOFT AND BEND TOO EASILY. *NM

I HAD TO BRING IN MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GS TO A MECHANIC DUE TO AN APPARENT LEAKAGE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT CAR WAS UNDER A RECALL WHICH HE PRINTED FOR ME. IT IS 01V011001:AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE HOSE ASSEMBLY WHICH IS THE EXACT PROBLEM I AM HAVING. MITSUBISHI REFUSES TO MAKE THE REPAIR A...

THE HEADLIGHT PLUG IS SUBJECT TO REPEATED BURNING OR CORROSION OF THE CONNECTION. THIS NORMALLY RESULTS IN A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF LIGHT OUTPUT. THE PLASTIC PLUG IS ALSO MELTED, CAUSING A CONCERN FOR FIRE. *JB

Mileage: 51,000

TIRES WILL NOT HOLD AIR. THOUGH MY CAR IS A 2001 I ONLY HAVE 34K MILES ON IT. TONIGHT, WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM. THE TIRES HAVE ALWAYS LOST AIR, TO THE POINT THAT THEY HAVE TO BE CHECKED AND FILLED EVERY FEW MONTHS. DEFINITE...

Mileage: 34,600

I HAVE REPLACED ONE FRONT WHEEL AT MY COST DUE TO THE EDGE BENDING ENOUGHT THAT IT WOULD NOT HOLD AIR. I HAVE ALSO HAD 2 MORE RIMS REPAIRED, AGAIN AT MY COST, FOR SIMILAR REASON. THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON THE SPYDER DOES NOT TOLERATE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR AVERAGE ROADS. MITSUBISHI HAS REFUSED TO...

I HAVE REPLACED ONE FRONT WHEEL AT MY COST DUE TO THE EDGE BENDING ENOUGHT THAT IT WOULD NOT HOLD AIR. I HAVE ALSO HAD 2 MORE RIMS REPAIRED, AGAIN AT MY COST, FOR SIMILAR REASON. THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON THE SPYDER DOES NOT TOLERATE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR AVERAGE ROADS. MITSUBISHI HAS REFUSED TO...

CLEAR HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE SLOWLY BECOMING COVERED WITH RESIDUE TO THE POINT THAT IT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN LIGHTS ARE SHINING ON SOMETHING WHITE (GARAGE DOOR, REAR OF SEMI TRUCK, NEW CONCRETE, ETC). MITSUBISHI REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THE COVERS ARE NOT PROPERLY SEALED. SINCE THEY ARE NEVER OPEN AT NIGH...

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER 6/2001 I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK 2 TIMES DUE TO THE DEFECT OF THE HOSE HOOKED TO THE RADIATOR, THEY REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANY, AND NOW IT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN WHICH ALL MITSUBISHI DEALERS TELL ME BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND NOT ON THE RECALL LIS...

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER 6/2001 I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK 2 TIMES DUE TO THE DEFECT OF THE HOSE HOOKED TO THE RADIATOR, THEY REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANY, AND NOW IT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN WHICH ALL MITSUBISHI DEALERS TELL ME BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND NOT ON THE RECALL LIS...

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER 6/2001 I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK 2 TIMES DUE TO THE DEFECT OF THE HOSE HOOKED TO THE RADIATOR, THEY REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANY, AND NOW IT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN WHICH ALL MITSUBISHI DEALERS TELL ME BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND NOT ON THE RECALL LIS...

MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT ON A RAINY DAY, TIRE GOT CAUGHT IN WATER, LOST CONTROL, HIT A GUARD AND HIT A TRAFFIC LIGHT POLL AND A UTILITY POLL. THE FRONT AIRBAG DIDN'T GET DEPLOY. *AK

CAR HAS ABOUT 30000 MILES, OWNER WENT OUT TO LOOK AT CAR THIS MORNING AND FOUND THAT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE IS COMPLETELY FLAT AND RIM IS SEVERELY DENTED. OWNER DOES NOT RECALL HITTING ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE DENTED RIM. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE RIM WAS MINORLY DENTED ON POTHOLE ABOUT SIX WEEKS A...

Mileage: 30,512

CONVERTIBLE TOP AROUND BACK GLASS WINDOW IN CONVERTIBLE TOP OF MY 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER ECLIPSE IS COMMING APART. WINDOW IS GETTING READY TO FALL OUT. UPON CALLINGA REPAIR SHOP, BAY AUTO GLASS IN DAPHNE ALABAMA, THEY TELL ME THEY SEE THIS A LOT IN THIS CAR AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REPLACE...

Mileage: 62,000

WHILEDRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, DOING 40 MPH. HIT POT HOLE, AND FELT SOMETHING NOT RIGHT. FOUND THAT THE RIM WAS BENT, AND THE TIRE HAD IMMEDIATELY DEFLATED. LEFT ON SIDE OF ROAD, HAD TO DRIVE 90 MILES HOME ON A DONUT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN A YEAR. *AK

THE 17 INCH RIMS ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT HAVE BECOME BENT AND DISFIGURED FROM NORMAL USE, AND I AM SEEKING COMPENSATION FROM MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA PENDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RIMS.*AK

Mileage: 25,000

I PURCHASED A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT CONVERTIBLE ON NOVEMBER 24, 2003. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR, THE RIGHT FRONT RIM WAS SIGNIFICANTLY BENT. THIS DEFECT COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE RIM AND CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND OCCUPANTS IF THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHER SPEEDS.*AK

Mileage: 27,919

17 INCH RIMS ARE BRITTLE, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE APPROACHES A BEND OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE TIRE SEPARATES FROM THE RIM, ALLOWING AIR TO ESCAPE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR AN EVALUATION, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND NO DEFECT. IT WAS PROBABLY THE ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER WAS NOT ACKNOWLEDG...

Mileage: 18,000

TWO FRONT RIMS HAVE BENT AND SPLIT AND HAVE CAUSED THE TIRE TO LOOSE SEAL AND TIRE TO WEAR UNNATURALLY. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TWO RIMS AND TWO TIRES. *AK

Mileage: 42,300

I WISH TO FILE A DEFECTIVE COMPAINT. MY COMPAINT IS FOR RIMS ON A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THREE OF THE FOUR RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ALL ARE BENT. THEY ARE VERY WEAK RIMS THAT HAVE OBVIOUSLY DENTED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I ASKED MY LOCAL MITUSBISHI DEALER IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM....

LEFT REAR WHEEL HARDWARE ATTACHING THE WHEEL, BACKING PLATE, BRAKE CALIPERS TO REAR AXLE FAILED. THERE WERE FOUR ATTACHING BOLTS THAT SHEARED OFF UNDER STRESS OF CRASH AVOIDANCE THAT CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL TO FALL OFF AND LOSE CONTRO OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 30,650

FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT IN JUNE OF 2000 UNTIL I TRADED IT IN MAY OF 2002, I HAD TO REPLACE 5 BENT WHEELS/RIMS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. EACH WHEEL COST $249 PLUS INSTALLATION & TAX. MY LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT ALTHOUGH MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY-T...

Mileage: 2,000

THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 3 INSTANCES IN WHICH THE RIMS ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAVE BROKEN OR DENTED DUE TO DRIVING OVER MINOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR SMALL POTHOLES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR IN ONE INSTANCE, AND COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUA...

I WISH TO FILE A DEFECTIVE COMPAINT. MY COMPAINT IS FOR RIMS ON A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. ALL FOUR RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ALL ARE BENT. THEY ARE VERY WEAK RIMS. I ASKED MY LOCAL MITUSBISHI DEALER IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT T...

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE CHECK UP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THA DRIVER'S REAR WHEEL BROKE, AND REPLACED IT. *AK

TIRE LOST INFLATION DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, DUE TO A BENT WHEEL. I DID NOT REALIZE I HAD A BENT WHEEL, DUE TO NO MEMORY OF ANY SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT REGARDING THE TIRES AND WHEELS. I WAS SENT IN A VERY ROUGH RIDE AFTER TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO THE UNDER-INFLATION. I WAS LEFT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF BINGH...

Mileage: 10,400

AFTER 39,000 MILES ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. SPECIFICALLY, THE CAR HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEARS (WORST WHEN COLD), STUDDERS WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING, AND MAKES A CONTINUOUS RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS NOT ENGAGED...

Mileage: 37,000

I'VE OWNED MY 2001 ECLIPSE GT SPYDER FOR A YESR AND A HALF NOW AND I'VE BEEN HAVING ONGOING TROUBLE WITH THE RIMS BENDING. IN FACT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS A BEND IN THE FRONT RIM THAT I MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF AND THEY SENT THE CAR OUT TO HAVE IT FIXED. I WISH I HAD TAKEN THAT AS AN OMEN AN...

Mileage: 15,000

DAMAGED ALLOY WHEELS ON MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (17 INCH, 6 SPOKE). I READ THE POSTINGS FROM LAST YEAR TONIGHT ON YOUR SITE AFTER I HAD MY SECOND EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROBLEM. LAST WINTER I HIT A POTHOLE AND IT COMPLETELY SPLIT MY RIM. THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED STABILITY AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP BAC...

Mileage: 53,000

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN JUMPING AND SLIPPING SINCE PURCHASE. THE DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. *AK

Mileage: 1

SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2001, A 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER GT, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CLUTCH SLIPPING WHEN STARTING IN 1ST GEAR, WITH EXTREME STUTTERING AND SHUTTERING OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE INFORMED MY DEALERSHIPS (WOBURN MITSUBISHI WOBURN, MA AND PETER FULLER-WATERTOWN MA) OF...

Mileage: 10,000

FRONT RIGHT ALUMINUM WHEEL RIM IS DENTED BADLY IN TWO PLACES AS A RESULT OF NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS SUCH AS MINOR POTHOLES OR OTHER ROAD CONDITIONS SUCH AS ROUGH RAILROAD CROSSINGS. I AM VERY VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS CAR (50 YRS OLD) AND HAVE NEVER ABUSED IT BUT THE WHEELS SEEM TO BOTTOM OUT OR DEFLAT...

Mileage: 17,225

SEALS AROUND THE CONVERTIBLE TOP LEAK WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN. WATER RUNS DOWN INTO THE DASHBOARD AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS DASH LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF AND RADIO/STEREO/CD MALFUNCTION. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED ONCE BY THE DEALER AND THE RADIO/CD UNIT REPLACED ANOTHER...

Mileage: 18,665

RIMS ON 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER BEND EASILY.*JB

Mileage: 14,896

WHEELS BEND AND TIRES BLOW OUT REPEATEDLY. WHEELS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 35 MPH. I WAS GOING 20 MPH. FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF IN MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. *NLM

THE TIRES LOST AIR DUE TO DEFECTIVE RIMS. THE RIMS WERE BENT OUT OF SHAPE. *MR SCC *JB

THE SHIFTING KNOB ON THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER LOOSENS OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAUSING THE SHIFTING KNOB TO COME FREE OF THE SHIFTER. LEAVING THE DRIVER WITHOUT THE CAPABILITY OR SHIFTING CONTROL OF THE METAL SHAFT. THE DRIVER MUST THEN TRY AND SLOW TO A STOP AND RE-INSTALL THE SHIFTING KNOB...

FLAT TIRE, MANHATTAN NY 49TH STREET. SLIGHT RIM DAMAGED, RIM BANGED OUT.*JB

Mileage: 33,200

FLAT TIRE, MANHATTAN NY 49TH STREET. SLIGHT RIM DAMAGED, RIM BANGED OUT.*JB

Mileage: 33,200

HIT A POTHOLE ON RT 80 IN PENN. RIM AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 31,196

HIT A POTHOLE ON RT 80 IN PENN. RIM AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 31,196

WENT OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING IN RED BANK NJ. RIM AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB

Mileage: 31,856

WENT OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING IN RED BANK NJ. RIM AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB

Mileage: 31,856

TIRES ARE LOSING AIR, OR I AM GETTING FLATS DUE TO THE FACT THAT RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE, THEY ARE BENT OUT OF SHAPE VERY EASILY.*JB

TIRES ARE LOSING AIR, OR I AM GETTING FLATS DUE TO THE FACT THAT RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE, THEY ARE BENT OUT OF SHAPE VERY EASILY.*JB

THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ON THE 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER DENT ALMOST EVERYTIME A MINOR POTHOLE OR RAILROAD TRACKS ARE RIDDEN OVER. I HAVE HAD TO REMOLD THE RIMS 5 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO. THESE RIMS SHOULD BE RECALLED FROM MITSUBISHI. FROM ALL THE REMOLDING OF THE ...

Mileage: 24,816

2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT: PASSENGER SIDE FRONT RIM BENT OUT OF SHAPE TO THE DEGREE THAT THE TIRE, WHICH MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND FOUND NO PUNCTURE AND NO INDICATION OF HAVING BEEN RUN WHILE FLAT--LOST ITS AIR SEAL AND WENT FLAT. UPON DEALER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IMP...

Mileage: 18,780

2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER BENT RIMS AND BLEW TIRES. *JB

HAVE A POPPING SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR. THIS OCCURS UNDER DIFFERENT SITUATIONS SUCH AS REVERSING, MOVING FORWARD AND TURNING. TOOK CAR IN TO MITSUBISHI AND THEY PUT A RUBBER COVER AROUND THE COILS PER A TSB. STILL HAVE PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK IN TO MITSUBISHI. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'...

DEFECTIVE RIMS. MR

IN THE PAST 2 YEARS , THERE HAVE BEEN 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE RIMS BEND VERY EASILY OUT OF SHAPE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND THEN THE TIRES BEGIN TO LOSE AIR SLOWLY AND CANNOT HOLD ITS PROPER AIR/TIRE RATIO AMOUNT THEREBY CAUSING DRIVING TO BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE TIRES DO NOT REMAIN PROPERLY IN...

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE PRESENCE OF EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF MOLD IN THE DOORS OF THE VEHICLE. *MR

MY FRONT AND REAR WHEELS ARE BENT. THESE WHEELS ARE ALLOY WHEELS AND I HAVE NOT COLLIDED WITH ANYONE, NOR HAVE I DRIVEN THE WHEELS OVER ANY POTHOLES OR ANY SUCH THING. I AM SURPRISED THE WHEELS BENT SO EASILY. IT'S ONLY BEEN LIKE 10000 MILES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40 MPH AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, FRONT CRASH. NO INJURIES.*AK

SRS LIGHT COMES ON/STAYS ON - DEALERSHIP STATES RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW, NOT ENOUGH RESISTANCE ON THE WIRING. ANOTHER CAR (SAME MAKE/MODEL) IN THAT DAY HAD 2 AIRBAGS REPLACED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM

SRS LIGHT COMES ON/STAYS ON - DEALERSHIP STATES RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW, NOT ENOUGH RESISTANCE ON THE WIRING. ANOTHER CAR (SAME MAKE/MODEL) IN THAT DAY HAD 2 AIRBAGS REPLACED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS LOW, TOOK OFF TIRE TO HAVE IT CHECKED FOR A LEAK. CONSUMER THEN NOTICED INSIDE LIP OF RIM WAS BROKEN, 9 INCHES LONG. MITSUBISHI REFUSED TO REPLACE RIM.*AK

REAR DEFROSTER CONNECTERS BECAME UNDETACHED FROM REAR WINDOW, CAUSING REAR DEFROSTER TO BE INOPERATIVE.*JB

REAR DEFROSTER CONNECTERS BECAME UNDETACHED FROM REAR WINDOW, CAUSING REAR DEFROSTER TO BE INOPERATIVE.*JB

CONSUMER FEELS A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 45 MPH AND AT TIME IS FELT AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER SMALL BUMPS IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO FALL APART AND SOMETIMES A LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURS. NLM