1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MAN...

Mileage: 89,200

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODUAL WHILE DRIVING ALL POWER TO CAR JUST LOST. *TR

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODUAL WHILE DRIVING ALL POWER TO CAR JUST LOST. *TR

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODUAL WHILE DRIVING ALL POWER TO CAR JUST LOST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSFER CASE SUDDENLY STALLED AND LOCKED ALL FOUR WHEELS; HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE TRA...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION AND IT MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT HAD FRACTURED FROM THE TRANSF...

Mileage: 122,000

10/26/01 L FRONT LWR CONTROL ARM BROKE, THE CAR BOUNCED DOWN THE ROAD WHEN SUSP CAME APART. GVILLE MITZ REPLACED THE PARTS AT THE COST OF THE MANF. THE VEHICLE HAD 104000 MI AT THAT TIME. ITEMS LISTED ON REPAIR INVOICE: ARM ASSY (FR SUSP), SHAFT ASSY (FR AXL), SHIELD KIT SPLASH, AIR DAM SIDE FR LH...

Mileage: 261,362

10/26/01 L FRONT LWR CONTROL ARM BROKE, THE CAR BOUNCED DOWN THE ROAD WHEN SUSP CAME APART. GVILLE MITZ REPLACED THE PARTS AT THE COST OF THE MANF. THE VEHICLE HAD 104000 MI AT THAT TIME. ITEMS LISTED ON REPAIR INVOICE: ARM ASSY (FR SUSP), SHAFT ASSY (FR AXL), SHIELD KIT SPLASH, AIR DAM SIDE FR LH...

Mileage: 261,362

I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD REVVING NOISE AND BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFT AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. THE ECLIPSE NOW HAS A SHIFTING PROBLEM TO WHERE THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE DRIVE TO MOVE FORWARDS NOR BACKWARDS. I WAS TOLD BY A TRANSMISSION ...

Mileage: 71,250

I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD REVVING NOISE AND BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFT AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. THE ECLIPSE NOW HAS A SHIFTING PROBLEM TO WHERE THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE DRIVE TO MOVE FORWARDS NOR BACKWARDS. I WAS TOLD BY A TRANSMISSION ...

Mileage: 71,250

DRIVING ON HWY. 80 ON DRY ROAD AT APPROX. 60-65 MPH, IN FAST LANE, CAR STARTED TO SHAKE, AS WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF FREEWAY, TIRE BLEW OUT...COMPLETE SEPARATION OF BELT FROM SIDEWALLS,BOTH SIDE WALLS STILL ON RIM, BELT (INTACT) ROLLED DOWN FREEWAY. TIRES LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD, AND LOTS OF TR...

DRIVING ON HWY. 80 ON DRY ROAD AT APPROX. 60-65 MPH, IN FAST LANE, CAR STARTED TO SHAKE, AS WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF FREEWAY, TIRE BLEW OUT...COMPLETE SEPARATION OF BELT FROM SIDEWALLS,BOTH SIDE WALLS STILL ON RIM, BELT (INTACT) ROLLED DOWN FREEWAY. TIRES LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD, AND LOTS OF TR...

I HAVE A BLACK 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS THE CLEAR COAT IS TOTALLY COMING OFF OF THE CAR LEAVING WHITE SPOTS ALL OVER. THE CAR IS SUPPOSE TO BE BLACK BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A DALMATION. *NM

Mileage: 120,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACED. A NHTSA RECALL, #00V421001 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE SUSPENSION HOWEVER,...

Mileage: 77,000

RE: DEALERSHIP COMPLAINT: REFUSAL TO HONOR EXISTING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 00V421001, 99V066001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT I RECENTLY TOOK MY 1996 ECLIPSE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (ARNOLD MITSUBISHI, ROSEVILLE, MI) TO MA...

(1) BOUGHT CAR USED, IT HAD A BAD REAR MAIN SEAL. (2) CAR PASSES GEORGIA EMISSION INSPECTION (3) REPLACE REAR MAIN SEAL (4) NOW VEHICLE BLOWS SMOKE WHILE STANDING STILL IN TRAFFIC. (5) REPAIR OF LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET (6) STILL SMOKING WHILE IN GEAR (7) INFORMED OF VALVE SEALS BEING BAD.....

(1) BOUGHT CAR USED, IT HAD A BAD REAR MAIN SEAL. (2) CAR PASSES GEORGIA EMISSION INSPECTION (3) REPLACE REAR MAIN SEAL (4) NOW VEHICLE BLOWS SMOKE WHILE STANDING STILL IN TRAFFIC. (5) REPAIR OF LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET (6) STILL SMOKING WHILE IN GEAR (7) INFORMED OF VALVE SEALS BEING BAD.....

I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS SITE AND DEDUCED THAT MITSUBISHI HAS PRODUCED A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT IN THE 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RE: DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET AND WHICH LEADS TO WORN OUT VALVE SEALS . ON JULY 29TH 2005 THE MITSUBISHI CORPORATION SUED ITS PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS AND FORMER EXECUTIVES FOR DEFECT AND ...

DT: FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT FAILURE. CONTACT SAID THE WHEEL AND BALL JOINT FELL OFF. CALLER RECEIVED RECALL 04V421001 CONCERNING BALL JOINTS WHEN CALLER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THE DEALER SAID IT WAS OKAY. THEN ON T JULY 0, 2005 SHE HEARD A POP AND THE VEHICLE DROPPED. ...

Mileage: 120,000

DT: FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT FAILURE. CONTACT SAID THE WHEEL AND BALL JOINT FELL OFF. CALLER RECEIVED RECALL 04V421001 CONCERNING BALL JOINTS WHEN CALLER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THE DEALER SAID IT WAS OKAY. THEN ON T JULY 0, 2005 SHE HEARD A POP AND THE VEHICLE DROPPED. ...

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LEAK WITHIN THE TRANSFER CASE. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR THE RECALL ONCE ALREADY DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WILL NOT INSPECT AGAIN THE VEHICLE FOR THIS DEFECT. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM W...

Mileage: 80,000

BOUGHT CAR IN NOV 1996. ABOUT 5 MONTHS OR SO AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR CAN DETACHED FROM THE CEILING. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A COVERED WARRANTY SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE THREADS NEEDED TO BE REDONE AND THAT THEY WERE STRIPPED. MY CAR ONLY HAD 16,000 MILES ON IT...

Mileage: 16,000

CAR WAS IDLING AT A VERY LOW RPM. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AND WAS STILL IDLING VERY LOW. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR WANTED TO STALL. MEANING THE RPMS DROPPED TO ZERO AND THEN THE IDLE JUMPED EXTREMELY HIGH FOR A FEW SECONDS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR STARTED TO STALL WHEN STOPPING OR GOING ARO...

Mileage: 40,000

CONSTANT PULSATING OF BRAKES WHEN APPLYING THEM. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE 1ST TIME AND HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED. MITSUBISHI PAID FOR 1/2 OF THE COST AND I PAID THE REST. THIS WAS IN 1998. THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED, THE VIBRATING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL CAME BACK WITHIN 2 WEE...

Mileage: 19,000

MAINTAINED REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT I HAD AN OIL LEAK IN MY ENGINE. I SAVED ENOUGH MONEY TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED TO FIX THE OIL LEAK. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED (NEW) IN MARCH OF 2000. 4 MONTHS LATER MY CAR STARTED TO SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST WHEN STANDING STILL IN TRAFF...

Mileage: 80,000

MAINTAINED REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT I HAD AN OIL LEAK IN MY ENGINE. I SAVED ENOUGH MONEY TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED TO FIX THE OIL LEAK. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED (NEW) IN MARCH OF 2000. 4 MONTHS LATER MY CAR STARTED TO SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST WHEN STANDING STILL IN TRAFF...

Mileage: 80,000

MAINTAINED REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT I HAD AN OIL LEAK IN MY ENGINE. I SAVED ENOUGH MONEY TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED TO FIX THE OIL LEAK. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED (NEW) IN MARCH OF 2000. 4 MONTHS LATER MY CAR STARTED TO SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST WHEN STANDING STILL IN TRAFF...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE AT A STOP FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 105,000

CONSUMER TOOK VEHCILE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE THE BALL JOINT SLIPPED OUT. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE TO FALL OFF AND THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *MR

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER DRIVER ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT THE VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *MR

AIR BAG FAILURES- FRONT. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR BALL JOINTS IN SEPTEMBER 2000. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE BALL JOINTS. DEALER INDICATED BALL JOINTS DID NOT NEED REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR. HOWEVER, IN DECEMBER 2001 THE BALL JOINTS COLLAPSED. IN JANUARY...

Mileage: 140,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR BALL JOINTS IN SEPTEMBER 2000. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE BALL JOINTS. DEALER INDICATED BALL JOINTS DID NOT NEED REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR. HOWEVER, IN DECEMBER 2001 THE BALL JOINTS COLLAPSED. IN JANUARY...

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN OUR STREET, MY LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS FAILED. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. MY VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT BEFORE THE FAILURE. I DID NOT REALIZE WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THE TIME, SO I CORRECTED THE PULL BY TURNI...

Mileage: 104,020

CRANKSHAFT HAS REPOSITIONED ITSELF CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK

Mileage: 76,360

CRANKSHAFT HAS REPOSITIONED ITSELF CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK

Mileage: 76,360

MY 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WAS IN FOR SERVICING THE TIMING BELT. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME TO ASK IF I WOULD APPROVE AN UPGRADE FOR AN IDLER PULLEY FOR THE AC/POWER STEERING BELT. SINCE THE COST WAS ABOUT $190, I SAID "NO." AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP AND DRIVING HOME, THE AC/POWER STEERING BELT...

OWNER HAS HARDLY EVER USED THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME,IT IS BULGING OUT. *AK

BOTH DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR.

Mileage: 70,000

THE VEHICLES LEFT HEADLIGHT HAD A WHITE FILM OVER IT WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHT NOT TO EXTEND THE FULL DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM SCC

Mileage: 98,000

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70 ON THE INTERSTATE, I PULLED OFF ONTO THE ACCESS ROAD. MY CAR FELT VERY UNSTABLE. I WAS COMING DOWN A HILL INTO A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, AND I WAS EASING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND MY CAR FELL UPON ITS TIRE. THE WHEEL WELL COLLAPSED ONTO THE TIRE, AND I COULD NOT MOVE. T...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET TRAVELING 30MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG!!! MY CAR SLAMMED TO A HALT IN THE FRONT YARD OF SOME UNKNOWN HOUSE. ONLY TO SEE THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR IS NOW RESTING THE WHEEL WELL ON THE TIRE, THE TIRE ABOUT TO JUST FALL OVER, MY FRAME BY THE DOOR ALL CRUSHED ...

I BOUGHT A 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND ON THE WAY HOME IT BROKE DOWN COMPLETELY. I RESEARCHED THE CAR AND FOUND EVIDENCE THAT THE ODOMETER HAS EITHER BEEN DISCONNECTED OR ROLLED BACK. THE REASON THAT I SAY THIS IS BECAUSE ON WWW.CARFAX.COM IT REPORTS THAT IN 2001 WHEN THIS PERSON PURCHASED THIS CAR...

Mileage: 51,850

1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. *****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770819.*AK *JB

AFTER COMING FROM A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT, REACHING A SPEED OF AROUND 10 MPH, HEARD LOUD POP (ALMOST LIKE TIRE BLOWING OUT), TRIED TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD, WHICH AT THAT POINT ALL I HEARD WAS GRINDING (ALMOST LIKE RIDING ON THE RIM), WENT TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND AS I REACHED THE PARKING GEAR...

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FRONT BALL JOINT ARE WORN AND THE CONSUMER CAN HEAR A LOUD POPPING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE TRAVELING BETWEEN 60 &65 AT 6:30AM MAY 21, 2002 WHEN I NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, INSTANTANEOUSLY THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE CAR WENT INTO A SPIN. (THE 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION THROUGH A GEAR OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING CAUSING THE FRONT WHEE...

CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

AT 65 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE WENT IN CIRCLES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION IS ON BACKORDER AT THIS TIME.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE SRS AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER STATED THAT BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. CONSUMER CONCERNED THAT AIR BAGS COULD DEPLOY W/O WARNING OR NOT DEPLOY AT ALL IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE MANUAL CLE...

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY OR MAKING A TURN STEERING HAS VIBRATION INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ALL 4 OF VEHICLE'S RIMS ARE BENT, DUE TO MATERIAL BEING TOO SOFT.*JB

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY IN CLAMP. *AK

1 SET OF REPLACEMENT TIRES (4 EACH) WERE PURCHASED AND ALL HAVE TREAD SEPARATION AND 1 BLOWOUT ONE AFTER ANOTHER. SEARS AUTO CENTER SIMPLY REPLACED THE TIRES (UNDER THEIR PRO-RATED WARRANTY) WITH THE SAME BRAND EVENTHOUGH I MENTIONED THAT THERE IS A PATTERN OF FAILURE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE TIRES WER...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT WHEEL RIM HAD A DENT CAUSED BY A HITTING A SMALL POTHOLE. FURTHER EXAMINATION CONFIRMED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR WHEELS WERE CRACKED AND UNSAFE. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER COST OF REPLACING WHEELS ALLEGING THAT CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE. ORIGINAL WHEELS WERE REPLACED WI...

ON JANUARY 14 I TOOK MY CAR TO PUNTE HILLS MITSUBISHI FOR A RECALL ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. SINCE I WAS THERE I ASKED THEM TO INSPECT MY CAR FOR ANYTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS POINT THEY RECOMMENDED THE TIMING AND BALANCER BELTS, TENSIONERS, LEFT TIE ROD, AND A BROKEN AIR VALVE WHI...

ON JANUARY 14 I TOOK MY CAR TO PUNTE HILLS MITSUBISHI FOR A RECALL ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. SINCE I WAS THERE I ASKED THEM TO INSPECT MY CAR FOR ANYTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS POINT THEY RECOMMENDED THE TIMING AND BALANCER BELTS, TENSIONERS, LEFT TIE ROD, AND A BROKEN AIR VALVE WHI...

ON JANUARY 14 I TOOK MY CAR TO PUNTE HILLS MITSUBISHI FOR A RECALL ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. SINCE I WAS THERE I ASKED THEM TO INSPECT MY CAR FOR ANYTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS POINT THEY RECOMMENDED THE TIMING AND BALANCER BELTS, TENSIONERS, LEFT TIE ROD, AND A BROKEN AIR VALVE WHI...

ON JANUARY 14 I TOOK MY CAR TO PUNTE HILLS MITSUBISHI FOR A RECALL ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. SINCE I WAS THERE I ASKED THEM TO INSPECT MY CAR FOR ANYTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS POINT THEY RECOMMENDED THE TIMING AND BALANCER BELTS, TENSIONERS, LEFT TIE ROD, AND A BROKEN AIR VALVE WHI...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSS POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 15 MPH, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. HOWEVER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. HOWEVER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

POWER STEERING BELT FELL OFF BECAUSE OF POWER STEERING BRACKET. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, AND CONSUMER HAD TO BUY UPDATED BRACKETS. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 15 MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR PROBLEM, AND REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

OIL LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET. OIL GUY TOLD ME IT COULD BE A FACTORY DEFECT BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN THE SAME MODELS. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT WITH NO-CHARGE CLAIMING WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED IN AUG 2001. WE HAVE REALIZED THE LEAK IN OCTOBER 2001. DEALER ASKS $600 TO FIX IT.*AK

WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING. ENGINE IS KNOCKING AND OIL HAS TO BE PUT IN VEHICLE EVERY 3 DAYS. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY HAVE NOT FOUND CAUSE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V421001 ON FRONT END FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS . SINCE LAST MONTH FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAS WORN DOWN TO STEEL BELT. WIRES WERE COMING OUT OF TIRES. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH TIRE PROBLEM.*AK MICHELIN DOT 4M39DV6X3700 195/...

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V421001 ON FRONT END FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS . SINCE LAST MONTH FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAS WORN DOWN TO STEEL BELT. WIRES WERE COMING OUT OF TIRES. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH TIRE PROBLEM.*AK MICHELIN DOT 4M39DV6X3700 195/...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25MPH, GOING AROUND A CURB, AND THERE WAS A BRIEF NOISE. HE FELT VIBRATION FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE BECAUSE BALL JOINT BROKE, AND VEHICLE SLID INTO A LIGHT POLE. PASSENGER'S WHEEL WAS LAYING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

SUPPORT FRAME FOR ROOF TOO SMALL FOR STRESS PLACED ON THEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN A "MISTY" LIGHT RAIN VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD-ON WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER THREE TIMES. CONSUMER RECEIVED NO INJURIES, BUT WAS EXAMINED FOR TRAUMA. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THIS INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION, AND HAS NO...

MY ECLIPSE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE MITSUBISHI DEALER SEVEN TIMES IN A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS GOING INTO THE FOURTH YEAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN BEING THAT I WOULD BE DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD SHUT COMPLETLY DOWN BEING ABLE NOT TO START BACK UP AGAIN AND WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS ON R...

THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT WERE DEFECTIVE CAUSING PREMATURE AND EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE TIRES, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE ALSO NOTICED EXTREME VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING, ALSO AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT ALL FOUR STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE T...

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NHTSA 00V421001/MANUD TO PERFORM REPAIRS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SIDE THAT WAS DEFECTIVE WAS N0T THE SIDE STATED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

OIL LEAKS, ANTENNA PROBLEMS, FUEL PROBLEM, MEANING THE CAR DOES NOT RUN CORRECTLY. NOW THE CAR DOES NOT WORK AT ALL

OIL LEAKS, ANTENNA PROBLEMS, FUEL PROBLEM, MEANING THE CAR DOES NOT RUN CORRECTLY. NOW THE CAR DOES NOT WORK AT ALL

PRIOR TO EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WAS DETERMINED BY DEALERSHIP THAT AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE HORN WOULD NOT WORK. IN JANUARY 2001 I HAD THE CAR IN FOR A HEAD GASKET AND SKED FOR THE HORN TO BE CHECKED AGAIN AND IT WAS DETERMINED ONCE AGAIN THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE. I SAW I...

PRIOR TO EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WAS DETERMINED BY DEALERSHIP THAT AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE HORN WOULD NOT WORK. IN JANUARY 2001 I HAD THE CAR IN FOR A HEAD GASKET AND SKED FOR THE HORN TO BE CHECKED AGAIN AND IT WAS DETERMINED ONCE AGAIN THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE. I SAW I...

PRIOR TO EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WAS DETERMINED BY DEALERSHIP THAT AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE HORN WOULD NOT WORK. IN JANUARY 2001 I HAD THE CAR IN FOR A HEAD GASKET AND SKED FOR THE HORN TO BE CHECKED AGAIN AND IT WAS DETERMINED ONCE AGAIN THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE. I SAW I...

WHEN STARTING CAR WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, TIRES WERE SKIDDING, AND CAR TOOK OFF INTO A POLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN, CAUSING LEAKAGE OF QUART OF OIL ABOUT EVERY THOUSAND MILE. MANUFACUTER HAS DEVELOPED 13 DIFFERENT GASKETS TO PREVENT FAILURE, BUT IT DOES NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM.*AK

MITSUBISHI REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AT 38,000 MILES DUE TO IT LEAKING OIL. OWNER REPORTED IT LEAKING OIL 2000 MILES LATER. MITSUBISHI DENIED THERE WAS A LEAK. I JUST HAD TO REPLACE MY HEAD GASKET AT 58008 MILES DUE TO IT LEAKING OIL. THERE IS SOMETHING TERRIBLY WRONG WITH AN ENGINE THAT GOES THROUGH...

WHILE HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ANOTHER ENGINE THIS SIZE HAS HAD A RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

POWER STEERING BELT HAS COME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE PULLEY WAS OUT OF LINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, IT WAS MADE OF PAPER, NOT STEEL. CONSTANT LEAKS ON GASKET FROM WHERE HEAD MEETS ENGINE. DEALER RECOGNIZED PROBLEM, AND AGREED TO REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE IF CONSUMER WAS ORIGINAL OWNER, BUT CONSUMER WAS NOTORIGINAL OWNER. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO THROW IN A THROTTLE BODY CLEANING, FREE OF CHARGE, BUT AS I LOOKED AT OTHER COMPLAINTS..I REALIZED IT IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, BECAUSE OF LINKAGES AND CONTROL. IT IS NOT SOMETHING EXTRA TO HELP ME OUT. IT IS A PROBLEM!*AK

PE00-046 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK THE CUSTOMER HAD RIM AND TIRE DAMAGED AS THE RESULT ...

PROBLEM WITH CONVERTIBLE TOP WHICH WILL NOT GO ALL THE WAY DOWN PROPERLY, AND CAUSING INSIDE DAMAGE TO TOP FABRIC. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER....

POSSIBLE BALL JOINT FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-066 MAY HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT IN WHICH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK GARBAGE CANS, UTILITY BOX AND FIRE HYDRANT, THE BALL JOINTS WERE NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY WERE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY WERE UNAWAR...

OWNER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE MANUFACTURE AWARE, THAT THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY RECALL NOTIFICATION (99V066) HE RECEIVED, OWNER STATES THAT MANUFACTURE TOOK A LONG TIME NOTIFING CONSUMERS ABOUT SUCH A MAJOR LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. *CJ

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. FIRST THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL FELL OFF, APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. *CJ

OWNER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE MANUFACTURE AWARE, THAT THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY RECALL NOTIFICATION (99V066) HE RECEIVED, OWNER STATES THAT MANUFACTURE TOOK A LONG TIME NOTIFING CONSUMERS ABOUT SUCH A MAJOR LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. *CJ

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. FIRST THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL FELL OFF, APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. *CJ

THIS COMPONENT IS PART OF A RECALL (SR-99-002) AND THE DEALER (MIAMI LAKES MITSUBISHI) REFUSES TO REPLACE THIS PART AT NO CHARGE.. PLEASE HELP. NO AFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

RECALL IN NOVEMBER ON BALL JOINT, HAD AUTO CO. CHECK, SAID IT WAS NO PROBLEM. SUNDAY WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM CURB, HEARD LOUD POPPING SOUND, GOT OUT AND LOOKED, DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG, WENT TO BACK UP, AND BALL JOINT BROKE, CAR CRASHED ON TO PAVEMENT. LEFT TIRE WENT INTO FENDER. THIS VEHICLE ...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT VEHICLE NEEDED TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *YH

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND BRAKING THE BRAKES AND /OR ROTORS SHUDDERS /SHAKE REAL BAD TO THE POINT OF THROWING OFF STERING CAPABILITY IN VEHICLE AND SHAKES MORE SO GOING DOWN HILL , I HAVE ALREADY HAD THEM REPLACED (BRAKES AND ROTORS) AND IT DID NOT HELP ANY I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ....

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND BRAKING THE BRAKES AND /OR ROTORS SHUDDERS /SHAKE REAL BAD TO THE POINT OF THROWING OFF STERING CAPABILITY IN VEHICLE AND SHAKES MORE SO GOING DOWN HILL , I HAVE ALREADY HAD THEM REPLACED (BRAKES AND ROTORS) AND IT DID NOT HELP ANY I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ....

I TOOK MY 96 ECLIPSE TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER (CARLSBAD MITSUBISHI) NEARLY A YEAR AGO TO FOLLOW UP ON A BALL JOINT RECALL I HAD HEARD ABOUT. THE DEALERSHIP BRIEFLY LOOKED INOT MY CAR AND TOLD ME THE BALL JOINT WAS FINE. ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER I BEGAN TO HEAR A "CLICK" WHILE IN LOW SPEEDS, AND THE HAND...

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES 4X'S. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. ISSUED COMPLAINT. DEALER UNHELPFUL. BREAKS SQUEAL LOUDLY EVEN AFTER BEING FIXED. SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETRIEVE NUMBER OF TIMES TAKEN TO DEALER IN THEIR SYSTEM. DANGEROUS. NOW CAR SHAKES WHEN STEPPING ON BREAKS. NEVER HAS COMPLETE FIX TO T...

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES 4X'S. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. ISSUED COMPLAINT. DEALER UNHELPFUL. BREAKS SQUEAL LOUDLY EVEN AFTER BEING FIXED. SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETRIEVE NUMBER OF TIMES TAKEN TO DEALER IN THEIR SYSTEM. DANGEROUS. NOW CAR SHAKES WHEN STEPPING ON BREAKS. NEVER HAS COMPLETE FIX TO T...

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES 4X'S. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. ISSUED COMPLAINT. DEALER UNHELPFUL. BREAKS SQUEAL LOUDLY EVEN AFTER BEING FIXED. SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETRIEVE NUMBER OF TIMES TAKEN TO DEALER IN THEIR SYSTEM. DANGEROUS. NOW CAR SHAKES WHEN STEPPING ON BREAKS. NEVER HAS COMPLETE FIX TO T...

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES 4X'S. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. ISSUED COMPLAINT. DEALER UNHELPFUL. BREAKS SQUEAL LOUDLY EVEN AFTER BEING FIXED. SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETRIEVE NUMBER OF TIMES TAKEN TO DEALER IN THEIR SYSTEM. DANGEROUS. NOW CAR SHAKES WHEN STEPPING ON BREAKS. NEVER HAS COMPLETE FIX TO T...

42 DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE(USED), I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND COULD NOT GO INTO 1ST GEAR TO PULL FORWARD. THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO ANY GEAR WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THE CLUTCH "EXPLODED." I WAS TREATED VERY POORLY AT THE DEA...

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SMASHED INTO A WALL, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAR DEPLOYED. DRIVERS RIGHT FOOT NEVER LEFT THE BRAKES

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERNCE TO RECALL 99V066001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SR99002/ LOWER BALL JOINT BOOTS. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, NO PARTS REPLACED, CONSUMER NOTED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT BOOTS BROKE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTH...

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THREE TIMES THE ENGINE BELT WHICH WASN'T LINING UP WITH THE BRACKET. *AK

THE DEALER SEEMS UNCONCERNED ABOUT MY CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL #9089. WHILE HE WAS DRIVING LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE BECAUSE BALL JOINT BROKE. *AK

ROTORS AND BRAKES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. ROTORS HAVE TO BE RESURFACED EVERY 6 MONTHS, AND NEW BRAKES. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHARGE EXCEPT FOR BRAKES. NOW DEALERSHIP TELLS ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR THIS CHRONIC PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI MOTORS ADMITS THAT THIS IS ...

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG HAS A RATTLE FROM WITHIN THE MODULE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE RATTLE IS. I'M AFRAID THAT EITHER THE AIRBAG WON'T PROPERLY DEPLOY (LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS) OR THAT A PROJECTILE WILL ACCOMPANY THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG AND INJURE, OR P...

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HOOD FLEW OPEN. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. SAFETY LATCH DID NOT HOLD THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE EXPERIENCED NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE BODY SHOP PERSONNEL AT LITTLE ROCK DODGE, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT LITTLE ROCK MITSUBISHI IN HANDLING THIS MATTER. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH, AND I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY ANSWERS, UNLESS , I COUNT THE LIES THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD BY YOUR SO C...

CONSUMER WAS DENIED REPAIR UNDER RECALL #99-002, DEALERSHIP REFUSED DUE TO WORN PART RATHER THAT CRACKED OR SPLIT. *MJS

WHILE OPENING THE DOOR, THE HANDLE BROKE OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (MFR SR-99-002). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL SO NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. HOWEVER, AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE TIRE WAS SEPERATED FROM THE VEHICLE & THE BALL JOINTS COLLAPSED CAUSING FAILURE. *AK

THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT WANTING TO REPAIR THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAID THE BALL JOINT BROKE BEFORE I RECEIEVED THE RECALL. PLUS, THEY ARE WANTING TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIR FOR THE LABOR. FROM READING THE SAFETY RECALL COMPENDIUM, IT SEEMS THEY ARE IN THE WRONG AND I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED. PLEASE...

DRIVING AT 40MPH HYDRAULIC TIMING BELT TENSIONER FAILED RESULTING IN IDLER PULLEYS TO SEIZE AND CATCH FIRE. HAD MOTOR NOT BEEN SHUT OFF WHEN IT WAS, MOTOR WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.

I PURCHASED MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE REPLACED THE PADS AND ROTORS ON MY CAR A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN THIS MONTH ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT I AGAIN NEED TO REPLACE MY ROTORS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY MORE OR LE...

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WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AN D DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. CONSUMER WENT TO PUT THE TOP DOWN WHEN BOTH BRACKETS BENT, CAUSING A FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE REAR ENDEDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 35MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURY TO HEAD FROM STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

DAMAGE TO FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY WHEN LOADING CAR ONTO FLATBED FOR TOWING. NOTE: THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF DIFFERENT PROBLEMS, MINOR AND MAJOR. TRANSMISSION SHOP WAS CONSULTED AND THEY HAVE HAD 5 ALL-WHEEL DRIVE ECLIPSES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE HANDED OVER TO THE DEALER.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT SLID OFF THE ROAD INTO AN ENBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER INTO A COMPLETE TURN. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPOLY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT SLID OFF THE ROAD INTO AN ENBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER INTO A COMPLETE TURN. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPOLY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

AFTER REPAIR OF RIGHT FRONT AXLE SEAL THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF THE VEHICLE.

I HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED NOV 1997, SINCE I GOT THE CAR IN THE SPRING OF 1996, WEE I KEP MY OLD CAR AND THE FIRST WINTER I USED THIS OLD CAR AND MY NEW CAR I KEPT IN THE GARAGE. THE PROBLEM REALLY STARTED THE FOLLOWING WINTER. EVERY TIME THAT THE TEMPERURE IS UN...

REAR WINDOW EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

HEALIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE PRPERLY.

CLUTCH LINE HAS BLOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE SHORT BLOCK WHICH ONLY TEMPORARILY REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

CLUTCH LINE HAS BLOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE SHORT BLOCK WHICH ONLY TEMPORARILY REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

VEHICLE CONTINUALLY HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH SHORT IN SYSTEM CAUSING BATTERY FAILURES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD REVVING NOISE, AND HAS A SHIFTING PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD REVVING NOISE, AND HAS A SHIFTING PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A TRUCK GOING ABOUT 65MPH AND THE AIR BAGS NOT DID DEPLOY. *AK

CONVERTIBLE TOP WEATHER STRIP FAILURES.

FRONT ROTORS FAILED.

LEFT MAIN WIRING HARNESS AND WIRING TO UPPER REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILED, STARTING FIRE.

SUN ROOF RATTLES VERY LOUDLY AND GETS STUCK.

CONSUMER HIT TRUCK HEAD-ON AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. DEFECT IN DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS CAUSED THE AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. NO WARNING WAS GIVEN THAT AIRBAGS WERE DEFECTIVE. ALSO VEHICLE HAS 2 BRAKE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING BACKUP PANIC BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH WAS INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. *AK

CONSUMER HIT TRUCK HEAD-ON AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. DEFECT IN DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS CAUSED THE AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. NO WARNING WAS GIVEN THAT AIRBAGS WERE DEFECTIVE. ALSO VEHICLE HAS 2 BRAKE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING BACKUP PANIC BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH WAS INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. *AK

THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 5,000 MILES ON IT. WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS COMMON FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACT LIKE THAT. *AK

VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE/STUTTER WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WILL STOP AND LET GO WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS 3 TIMES, BOTH FRONT BRAKE PADS. CANNOT EXPLAIN PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES AT TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY WILL SKIP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP AND THEN GO AND THEN S...

VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE/STUTTER WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WILL STOP AND LET GO WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS 3 TIMES, BOTH FRONT BRAKE PADS. CANNOT EXPLAIN PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES AT TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY WILL SKIP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP AND THEN GO AND THEN S...

VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE/STUTTER WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WILL STOP AND LET GO WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS 3 TIMES, BOTH FRONT BRAKE PADS. CANNOT EXPLAIN PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES AT TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY WILL SKIP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP AND THEN GO AND THEN S...

VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE/STUTTER WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WILL STOP AND LET GO WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS 3 TIMES, BOTH FRONT BRAKE PADS. CANNOT EXPLAIN PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES AT TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY WILL SKIP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP AND THEN GO AND THEN S...

VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE/STUTTER WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WILL STOP AND LET GO WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS 3 TIMES, BOTH FRONT BRAKE PADS. CANNOT EXPLAIN PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES AT TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY WILL SKIP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP AND THEN GO AND THEN S...

SPEAKER COVERS FAILED CONTINUALLY.

SPEAKER FAILED.

WHEEL BEARINGS LEAKING OIL, CAN ROTATE CASING MORE THAN 3 INCHES, ACCORDING TO DEALER. WHOLE CASING COULD SEPARATE, CAUSING CRASH. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCNING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. SHE HAS HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE ROTORS. HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED IN JULY/ AUGUST AND IN OCTOBER. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCNING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. SHE HAS HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE ROTORS. HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED IN JULY/ AUGUST AND IN OCTOBER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, FOOT DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD, HITTING THE LEADING CAR, FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, CONSUMER, THEREFORE, ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEAL...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH THE COMSUMER HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT TOOK LONG TIME TO ST0P, AND WHEN STOPPING THE BRAKES GRABBED ON THE DISC. ALSO FRONT BRAKES ULSATED/REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. IN ADDITION, REPLACED REAR MAIN SEAL ...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH THE COMSUMER HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT TOOK LONG TIME TO ST0P, AND WHEN STOPPING THE BRAKES GRABBED ON THE DISC. ALSO FRONT BRAKES ULSATED/REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. IN ADDITION, REPLACED REAR MAIN SEAL ...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH THE COMSUMER HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT TOOK LONG TIME TO ST0P, AND WHEN STOPPING THE BRAKES GRABBED ON THE DISC. ALSO FRONT BRAKES ULSATED/REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. IN ADDITION, REPLACED REAR MAIN SEAL ...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH THE COMSUMER HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT TOOK LONG TIME TO ST0P, AND WHEN STOPPING THE BRAKES GRABBED ON THE DISC. ALSO FRONT BRAKES ULSATED/REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. IN ADDITION, REPLACED REAR MAIN SEAL ...

VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AT 65MPH, CAUSE RADIAL PULL, WHEEL ASSY ROTATION (ONE SIDE).

RECURRING BRAKE FAILURES DESPITE BEING SENT IN FOR REPAIRS MULTIPLE TIMES.

EGR VALVE SOLENOID FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STUTTER BETWEEN GEARS.

DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT RAIL ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *AK

SEAT LATCHES MALFUNCTION.

VEHICLE SERVICED PER RECALL FOR FUEL TANK MALFUNCTION. AFTER REPAIR, FUEL TANK WAS FILLED, FUEL WAS LATER FOUND DRIPPING FROM TANK AREA AND PUDDLED ON THE GROUND.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40 TO 45 MPH THE COMSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE LIKE METAL TO METAL. BRAKES WERE GONE AS COMSUMER TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND WEREN'T ANY. COMSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AND WAS FIXED WITHOUT CHARGE. MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK

BRAKEROTORS/HUB FAILED.

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

TRANSMISSION WON'T PULL OR GO INTO GEAR DUE TO A FAILED PRESSURE PLATE.

ROTORS FAILED.

SEAT MATERIAL WORN.

WATER LEAK INSIDE VEHICLE DUE TO A FAILED SEAL ON TRUNK LID.

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE.

WINDOWS RATTLE A LOT.

SUNROOF SHADE FELL APART.

AIR CONDITIONING FAILED.

SEAT LEVER SNAPPED OFF.

PASSENGER SEAT BROKE.

VEHICLE MAKES HIGH SCREECHING NOISE WHEN IT IS COLD.

BOTH SIDE OF CONSOLE WHERE YOUR KNEES REST HAVE RAZOR SHARP EDGES.

PROBLEM WITH SPEAKER COVER.

BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED.

SHOES FAILED.

ROTORS FAILED.

ENGINE OVERHEATING.

OWNER WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER CAR AND HER AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED A VIBRATION OCCURS AND BRAKES PULSATE, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AND RIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES ON WET SURFACE, IMPACT 12:OO POSITION SPEED 10MPH. *AK

AT 2800 MILES THE BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS WEAR OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED . *AK

AT 2800 MILES THE BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS WEAR OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED . *AK

OWNER STATES THAT POWER STEERING BELT POPPED OUT WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THE FIRST TIME, SHE WAS TOLD THAT HER CRANKSHAFT SPROCKET BROKE ,THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BUT IT KEEPS RETURNING. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT HIS DRIVER'S SIDE SEATLAP BELT CAME LOOSE, NOTES THAT WHILE JUST GETTING INTO VEHICLE IT FELL APART, OWNER THINKS A SCREW MAYBE LOOSE. *AK

INVOLVED IN AN HEAD ON COLLISION AT 55MPH THE FLOORBOARD WAS TORN LOOSE ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT AND THE FRONT END WAS TOTALED AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

INVOLVED IN AN HEAD ON COLLISION AT 55MPH THE FLOORBOARD WAS TORN LOOSE ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT AND THE FRONT END WAS TOTALED AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

THERE WAS A FLOOD, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR STARTED TO SPIN, HIT A BUS HEAD-ON AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH AND THE DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

THERE WAS A FLOOD, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR STARTED TO SPIN, HIT A BUS HEAD-ON AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH AND THE DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00, DRIVING A SPEED 55MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 55MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VIBRATION FROM BRAKING SYSTEM.

CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL TANK LEAKS GASOLINE, ALSO CONSUMER CAN'T GET ANY HELP TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKE PADS/ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO SCRAPING NOISE.

BRAKE PADS/ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO SCRAPING NOISE.

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO LOW BRAKE FLUID ON A FOUR MONTH OLD VEHICLE.

DRIVING THE CAR AND THE CAR LOST ITS POWER(STALLED) AND THEN STARTED TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK

LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AREA. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. *AK

WARPEDBRAKE ROTOTRS, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, ALSO FUEL INJECTION//SUNROOF MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WARPEDBRAKE ROTOTRS, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, ALSO FUEL INJECTION//SUNROOF MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WARPEDBRAKE ROTOTRS, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, ALSO FUEL INJECTION//SUNROOF MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

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

CONVERTIBLE TOP LEAKS AT WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AREA. 8AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OUT OF A PARKING SPOT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK THE GAS CAME GUSHING OUT OF THE BOTTOM NEAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE IS SURGING FORWARD WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE IS SURGING HIGH RPMS. *AK

VEHICLE IS SURGING FORWARD WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE IS SURGING HIGH RPMS. *AK

DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/INJURY.

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER ASSIST BELT FELL OFF, RESULTING IN A POWER LOSS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY. TT

FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY. TT