1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENG...
Mileage: 206,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENG...
Mileage: 206,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM, AX...
Mileage: 206,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM, AX...
Mileage: 206,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM, AX...
Mileage: 206,000
APRIL 2010 WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR, THE 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK SUDDENLY LOSS CONTROL AND CRASHED ONTO THE ROADWAY. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR INSTANTLY LOSS USE OF CONTROL IN STEERING AND THE CAR PROCEEDE...
Mileage: 200,000
APRIL 2010 WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR, THE 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK SUDDENLY LOSS CONTROL AND CRASHED ONTO THE ROADWAY. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR INSTANTLY LOSS USE OF CONTROL IN STEERING AND THE CAR PROCEEDE...
Mileage: 200,000
APRIL 2010 WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR, THE 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK SUDDENLY LOSS CONTROL AND CRASHED ONTO THE ROADWAY. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR INSTANTLY LOSS USE OF CONTROL IN STEERING AND THE CAR PROCEEDE...
Mileage: 200,000
APRIL 2010 WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR, THE 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK SUDDENLY LOSS CONTROL AND CRASHED ONTO THE ROADWAY. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR INSTANTLY LOSS USE OF CONTROL IN STEERING AND THE CAR PROCEEDE...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL AR...
Mileage: 200,000
MY 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX HATCH WILL RELEASE BUT WILL NOT OPEN WHEN RELEASE FROM RELEASING HANDLE ON THE SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT FLOOR. *TR
Mileage: 163,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A SAFETY ACT THAT WOULD REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS; HOWEVER, AFTER HE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT IT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT DUE TO THE TIRE ALIGNMEN...
Mileage: 91,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A SAFETY ACT THAT WOULD REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS; HOWEVER, AFTER HE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT IT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT DUE TO THE TIRE ALIGNMEN...
Mileage: 91,000
LOWER LATERAL BALL JOINT BROKE OFF AND TIRE CAME OFF OF CAR CAUSING MY DAUGHTER TO LOSE CONTROL OF CAR. FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART IN 2002 AND RECORDS SHOW THAT IT HAD BEEN CHANGED. EVIDENTLY THE SAME PART WAS DEFECTIVE AGAIN, I BELIEVE. CAR HAD TO BE FLATBEDDED TO REPA...
Mileage: 60,000
TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE OF MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 1999 GS DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF FROM THE INSIDE AND NOW I HAVE TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. CAR WAS TAKING BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHO DIRECTED ME TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE DOOR LATCH STATING THAT ...
I PURCHASED CAR IN 2003 AND WITHIN 6 MONTHS CERTAIN AREAS ON THE CAR THE PAINT BEGAN TO DIMINISH. TAKEN TO MITSUBISHI FOR EFFECTED AREAS AND THEY PAINTED CAR ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, (THE EFFECTED AREAS AT THAT TIME) BUT WHEN THE REST OF THE CAR CONTINUED TO DIMINISH MITSUBISHI REFUSED TO PAINT A...
Mileage: 32,000
CAR WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WILL HAVE TO TRY TO RESTART THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. , .SEVERAL MECHANICS AND EVEN THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP HAD HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER, AND THEY WILL NOT GET ANY READINGS FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF BUILD...
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE HAVING A BASIC OIL CHANGE AT THE MITSUBISIHI/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED OF THE HEAD GASKET LEAK. AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MOTORS AND A $1000 TO REPAIR.*AK
Mileage: 35,000
I WENT TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR BARELY HAD THE HANDLE LIFTED UP AND THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF IN MY HAND. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE DID THE SAME THING. *NM
DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE, NOTICED SPEED DECREASING ON ITS OWN. WHILE MOVING OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. *NM
BLACK GLUE SUBSTANCE THAT HOLDS THE PLASTIC BARRIER FILM INSIDE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR MELTS AND LEAKS DUE TO HIGH SUMMER TEMPERATURES. WATER ENTERS BETWEEN THE TRUNK DOOR, NOT SEALED PROPERLY. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE STEERING IS NOT UP TO STANDARD. *NM
BLACK GLUE SUBSTANCE THAT HOLDS THE PLASTIC BARRIER FILM INSIDE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR MELTS AND LEAKS DUE TO HIGH SUMMER TEMPERATURES. WATER ENTERS BETWEEN THE TRUNK DOOR, NOT SEALED PROPERLY. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE STEERING IS NOT UP TO STANDARD. *NM
SIMILAR TO ODI 10080649 BUT RESULTED IN FIRE WITHIN ENGINE BAY WHICH WAS QUICKLY PUT OUT WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR. THREW A PISTON THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 66K MILES. WORKING CAR FIRE FIRST REPORTED VIA 911 IN BRIDGEWATER NJ. REVISED STATUS WAS ALSO CALLED IN BUT WAS RESPO...
Mileage: 66,000
I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW. THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT "CATCH" SOMETIMES WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT I CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME ISS...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. WEEKS LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AS WELL. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED.
Mileage: 151,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE FOR INSPECTION THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ROLLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY DISINTERESTED AND THE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM. THE PSI WAS AT 30 FOR HI...
Mileage: 75,443
TOOK CAR TO DMV AND IT WON'T PASS OBD-II TEST. I HAVE TRIED THREE TIMES. FOUND OUT THAT A TSB-03-13-005 WAS SENT OUT. WHICH STATES HOW TO RESET SO YOU CAN PASS THE EMISSION TEST. IF YOU DISCONNECT YOUR BATTERY YOU COMPUTER WON'T RESET TILL YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHO CHARGES YOU HUNDREDS OF DOLLAR...
Mileage: 78,864
TOOK CAR TO DMV AND IT WON'T PASS OBD-II TEST. I HAVE TRIED THREE TIMES. FOUND OUT THAT A TSB-03-13-005 WAS SENT OUT. WHICH STATES HOW TO RESET SO YOU CAN PASS THE EMISSION TEST. IF YOU DISCONNECT YOUR BATTERY YOU COMPUTER WON'T RESET TILL YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHO CHARGES YOU HUNDREDS OF DOLLAR...
Mileage: 78,864
MY 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE LEAKS WATER INSIDE MY CAR ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. I NOW HAVE MILDEW IN MY CAR AND BECAUSE OF THAT I HAVE HEADACHES. WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR I LIVED IN CALIFORNIA AND IT DOESN'T REALLY RAIN THERE SO I NEVER NOTICED IT UNTIL I MOVED TO MO IT RAINS HERE ALL THE TIME ...
Mileage: 35,000
DT: CONSUMER STATES HE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE ON HIS 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE TAIL SHAFT SEAL LEAKED, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS NHTSA 98V069000. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRANSFER CASE DOWN, THERE WAS A BUNCH OF SHAVINGS AND NO FLUID LEFT. THE TRANSFER CASE LOCK...
Mileage: 106,000
1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 33,000 MILES.
Mileage: 33,000
RECENTLY PURCHASED USED VEHICLE FOR COLLEGE STUDENT, WITH EXCELLENT SERVICE RECORD. HAS STALLED WITH NO WARNING WHILE OPERATING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THREE TIMES IN THE PAST 30 DAYS (5/15/05-6/10/05). MY SON STATES HE WAS TAKEN TOTALLY BY SURPRISE BY SUDDEN FAILURE. HE WAS MAKING A TURN...
MADE NORMAL TURN, STRAIGHTENED WHEELS, STEERING LOCKED UP, RAN OFF ROAD (ROAD VEERED LEFT, CAR DIDN'T) INTO TREE. TOTAL LOSS TO VEHICLE.
Mileage: 103,500
1ST INCIDENT: APRIL 2002: 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS LOCKS UP (TRANSMISSION) CONSTANTLY JUMPS AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHUT OFF. THIS PROBLEM WAS CHECKED BY OFFICIAL MECHANICS OF MITSUBISHI AND SUPOSEDLY CORRECTED BY THEM AS WELL. *AK TODAY: MARCH 12, 2005: ON MY HOME, THE CAR LOCKS UP, JUMPS, BUT ...
Mileage: 70,000
1ST INCIDENT: APRIL 2002: 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS LOCKS UP (TRANSMISSION) CONSTANTLY JUMPS AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHUT OFF. THIS PROBLEM WAS CHECKED BY OFFICIAL MECHANICS OF MITSUBISHI AND SUPOSEDLY CORRECTED BY THEM AS WELL. *AK TODAY: MARCH 12, 2005: ON MY HOME, THE CAR LOCKS UP, JUMPS, BUT ...
Mileage: 70,000
BOTH PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS BECAME DISCOLORED AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *JB
Mileage: 35,000
BOTH DOOR HANDLES OF MY MISTSUBISHI ECLIPS 1999 HAVE BROKEN OFF AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS THE FIRST TO GO AND I DID NOT USE THAT DOOR 1/20 AS MUCH AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IHAVE REPLACED ONE... THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BUT I AM VERY WAREY AS IT MAY BREAK AT ANY TIME AND HENCE I WILL BE LOCKED OUT OF MY C...
Mileage: 100,000
AT 58,500 MILES HEAD GASKET BEGAN LEAKING. TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY STATED WAS PAST 5YR MARK FROM PURCHASE. MITSUBISHI IS SO LOYAL TO THEIR CUSTOMERS NOT. *JB
Mileage: 58,500
THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SNAPPED AT THE RECLINING MECHANISM,STAYEDN ANY UPRIGHT POSITION WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN MUCH LESS INTOLERABLE TO DRIVE. I CONTACTED A DEALER WHO SAID THE SEAT IS NOT COVERED. *AK
Mileage: 64,868
BOTH DOOR HANDLES FELL OFF DURING NORMAL OPERATION. I CAN NOT GET IN MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THE PARTS ARE 73.55 EACH AND THE LABOR WOULD BE 250 DOLLARS. THE CHEAP PLASTIC FELL OFF AND THEY WANT ME TO BUY MORE OF IT! THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL RIPPED OFF BY MITSUBISHI AN...
Mileage: 66,899
BOTH DOOR HANDLES ON MY CAR ARE BROKEN AND I CAN NO LONGER USE THEM TO ENTER MY 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. I HAVE CALLED LOCAL JUNK YARDS TO FIND IF THEY HAVE THE CAR THEY HAVE ALREADY STRIPPED THE DOOR HANDLES, B/C THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH OTHER ECLIPSE CAR OWNERS.*AK
I OWN A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX WITH 17 INCH RIMS. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT RIM AND TIRE AFTER THE RIM BECAME BENT DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS AND CAUSED A BUBBLE IN THE TIRE, WHICH IF LEFT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SUBSEQUENTLY THE OPPOSITE RIM BECAME BENT ...
Mileage: 44,500
WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR ON MY SON'S 1999 ECLIPSE THE DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE OFF IN MY HAND CAUSING MY SON TO HAVE TO ENTER THE CAR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. I QUESTIONED OTHER PEOPLE WITH ECLIPSES AND FOUND THAT 3 OF 5 EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM! I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A NEW HANDLE ...
Mileage: 65,000
AS I WAS GETTING INTO MY CAR, MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF INTO MY HAND. I AM NOW HAVING TO OPEN THE DOOR BY GETTING IN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND OPENING MY DOOR THROUGH THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET AN ESTIMATE AND THEY SAID THAT LABOR ALONE WILL BE $90.0...
AFTER PULLING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT, SHIFTING INTO SECOND WE HEARD A LOUD BANG (LIKE GLASS BREAKING). WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD. A MECHANIC HAPPENED TO BE TRAVELING RIGHT BEHIND US AND STOPPED. THE CAR HAD A TRAIL OF OIL A FOOT WIDE AND PARTS STREWN ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE MECHANIC LOOKED UNDER THE C...
Mileage: 72,000
UNDER NORMAL OPERATION THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLISPE BROKE OFF. THE DOOR HANDLE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER FOR THE PRICE OF $72.00 PLUS PAINT.*AK
MY CAR JUST STARTED MAKING A SQUEAKY NOISE ONE DAY RIGHT AFTER IT STARTED RAINING AND I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS.BUT I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT SEEING THAT IT WOULD STOP 2 DAYS AFTER IT RAINED KINDA LIKE IT HAD TO DRY OUT.BUT AFTER A WHILE IT STARTE GETTING WORSE I CHANGED MY BELTS IT STOPPED ...
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 70,000
DASHBOARD WAS COMING APART. IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD COULD INJURE PASSENGERS. *AK
Mileage: 25,000
WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE 20 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT VEHICLE LOST POWER, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH DRIVER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A TURN, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND LANDED IN A NEIGHBOR'S YARD. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE KEPT STRAIGHT. AS A RESULT CONSUMER HIT A TREE. *AK
HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT AT 80,000 MILES. *JB
Mileage: 80,000
MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. STICK SHIFT WOULD POP OUT OF 5TH GEAR ON OCCASSION AND THEN STARTED TO POP OUT OF GEAR IN 4TH THEN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 43000 MILES ON IT. I'VE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. ALSO DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF, AGAIN...
Mileage: 42,500
MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. STICK SHIFT WOULD POP OUT OF 5TH GEAR ON OCCASSION AND THEN STARTED TO POP OUT OF GEAR IN 4TH THEN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 43000 MILES ON IT. I'VE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. ALSO DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF, AGAIN...
Mileage: 42,500
CLUTCH FAILED AT 51,000 MILES AS A RESULT OF A BAD MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER. WITHIN 30 MILES, HARMONIC BALANCER FAILED.*AK
Mileage: 51,000
CLUTCH FAILED AT 51,000 MILES AS A RESULT OF A BAD MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER. WITHIN 30 MILES, HARMONIC BALANCER FAILED.*AK
Mileage: 51,000
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL 00V421001 REPAIR ON 4/12/2001 CONCERNING LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT. DEALER INSPECTED THE PARTS AND RESEALED THE JOINT. RECENTLY, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. ON 6/7/2003 DEALER STATED BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS...
THE UPPER PULLEY HAS SQUEALED FOR SOME TIME NOW. I TOOK IT THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BELTS AND BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON THEM. THIS STOPPED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME AND HAS PERSISTED SINCE. I HAVE TRIED TIGHTENING THE BELT, USING BELT DRESSING, AND LUBRICATION THE PULLEY. MOST TIMES TH...
Mileage: 10,000
MY 99 ECLIPSE HAS NOW 84,000 MILES. ON NOVEMBER 8 2002 MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOST THIRD GEAR, I HAD IT REPLACED AND NOW THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION HAD THE INPUT AND OUTPUT SPEED SENSORS REPLACED TWICE ALONG WITH THE IGNITION BOX. THE TRANSMISSION I HAVE NOW THE D...
Mileage: 83,500
MY 99 ECLIPSE HAS NOW 84,000 MILES. ON NOVEMBER 8 2002 MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOST THIRD GEAR, I HAD IT REPLACED AND NOW THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION HAD THE INPUT AND OUTPUT SPEED SENSORS REPLACED TWICE ALONG WITH THE IGNITION BOX. THE TRANSMISSION I HAVE NOW THE D...
Mileage: 83,500
MY CAR IS LEAKING BLACK SEALING ON BOTH DOORS. THE BLACK SEALANT MELTS FROM SOMEWHERE INSIDE THE DOOR PLASTIC COVER AND COMES OUT ON THE BOTTOM. IT HARDENS AND LOOKS LIKE STICKY TAR. TRIED TO CLEAN IT, BUT IT WILL NOT SCRUB OFF OR SCRAPE OFF CLEANLY. FIRST TIME I SAW LITTLE BLACK SPOTS, I BROUGH...
MITSUBISHI SAID BOTH DOORS NEED TO BE TORN DOWN AND ALL THE GLUE/INSULATION REMOVED AND RECOATED AND IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST A WEEK AND EXPENSIVE. MY CAR CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TO. I HAVE TO KEEP DUCT TAPE ON THE BOTTOM OF BOTH DOORS TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING INTO THE CAR AND OUTSIDE O...
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
THESE ARE THE OEM 17" RIM FROM A 1999 ECLIPSE GSX, ALL 4 RIMS ARE DENTED AND THE CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF.*AK
PASSENGER OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF WHILE OPENING THE DOOR. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
BOTH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF IN THE PROCESS OF NORMAL OPERATION. MATERIALS ARE POOR QUALITY.*AK
AUTOMOBILE WAS PURCHASED WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED OUT THE SITUATION, AND STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. TRANSMISSION FAILED LESS THAN THREE MONTHS LATER WITH TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP STATING SUSSPECT PREVIOUS REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE ON THE CAR WIT...
PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF WHEN OPENED NORMALLY, 2 WEEKS LATER DRIVERS SIDE CAME OFF UNDER SAME CONDITIONS, VERY POOR MATERIAL OR ENGINEERING. *AK
WHILE TURNING CORNER, STERRING GOES OUT, VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAR AND MAKE TURN. ONCE TURN IS COMPLETED STEERING SEEMS FINE AGAIN. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEAL FOR REPAIR BUT THEY STATE IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN WHILE "THEY" ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IN THE LAST THREE WEEK...
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF WHILE GETTING INTO VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ADHESIVE WAS DRIPPING FROM PASSENGER'S DOOR AND DRIVER'S DOOR TO BOTTOM OF DOOR PANEL. DEALER HAD NO SOLUTION. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A RATTLING NOISE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, VEHICLES WARRANTY DOES NOT END UNTIL 60000 MILES. *SLC
WHILE AT A REPAIR SHOP FOR OTHER REPAIRSTECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THE RIM IS CAUSING LOSS OF AIR IN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER HIGHLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THEN VEHICLES LIGHTS IN DASH TURN ON AND OFF, WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF, AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER AT 75 MPH. BATTERY APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED. BATTERY ACID OVER ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WILL NOT STA...
DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER HIGHLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THEN VEHICLES LIGHTS IN DASH TURN ON AND OFF, WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF, AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER AT 75 MPH. BATTERY APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED. BATTERY ACID OVER ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WILL NOT STA...
DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER HIGHLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THEN VEHICLES LIGHTS IN DASH TURN ON AND OFF, WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF, AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER AT 75 MPH. BATTERY APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED. BATTERY ACID OVER ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WILL NOT STA...
DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER HIGHLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THEN VEHICLES LIGHTS IN DASH TURN ON AND OFF, WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF, AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER AT 75 MPH. BATTERY APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED. BATTERY ACID OVER ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WILL NOT STA...
WHILE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS GETTING INTO AUTOMOBILE, SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN DOOR AND BOTH HANDLES FELL OFF. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE TEMPERATURE WAS VERY HOT AND THE DOOR HANDLES JUST FELL OFF, ALSO THE WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL UP.*JB
WHILE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS GETTING INTO AUTOMOBILE, SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN DOOR AND BOTH HANDLES FELL OFF. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE TEMPERATURE WAS VERY HOT AND THE DOOR HANDLES JUST FELL OFF, ALSO THE WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL UP.*JB
MATERIAL OF RIMS IS TOO SOFT, 3 OF 4 RIMS ARE BENT.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN THIRD GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
CRANKSHAFT/ PULLEY FAILED, INNER & OUTER RINGS SEPARATED.*AK
THE SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE PERSON INDICATED THAT SEAT BROKE DUE TO OVER HEATING DURING THE WELDING. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE WELDING IS PERFORMED BY ROBOTS, AND I WONDER HOW MANY SEATS WILL BREAK BEFORE THE THREE YEAR PERIOD. ****DIMSII IV...
Mileage: 62,000
ON 2/6/02 I TOOK MY CAR TO ANAHEIM MITSUBISHI WITH POSSIBILITY THAT TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND ALMOST DIES WHEN I COME TO A STOP. MITSUBISHI STATES "HOOKED UP THE MULTIPLE UNIT TESTER AND FOUND NO CODES STORED, TEST DROVE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE COMPLAIN...
THE CAR SHAKES WILE BRAKING @ OR AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. DEALER REPORTED THE CAUSE AS ROTOR RUN OUT ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND TURNED ROTORS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. SOON AFTERWARDS, I REPORTED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING AGAIN AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS OK AND TO BRING T...
GEARS ON CAR WEREN'T SHIFTING ON ACCELERATION;STAYED IN LOW GEAR. TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD INPUT SENSOR WITH PIECES OF METAL AROUND IT. DURING A TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE THE SAME DAY, THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS FOUND ON THE PANEL. DURING FURTHER INSPECTION, IT TURNED OUT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FA...
THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WHICH I'M CONVINCED LEAD TO THE UNEVEN WEAR OF THE FRONT TIRES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT NNOONE IN THE SERVICE DEPT. REVEALED TO ME ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE CORDS WERE SHOWING THROUGH ON THE FRONT TIRES AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I'M ALSO CONVINCED THAT THE BALL J...
BOTH DOORS LEAK WATER ONTO DOOR SILL. ALL SEALS REPLACED 3 TIMES BY DEALER. LEAK STILL OCCURS. IF CAR IS JACKED UP ON ONE SIDE WATER LEAKS THROUGH SPEAKER COVER ONTO FLOOR. HOPLESS TO FIX CORRECTLY?
APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO, RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL REPAIR. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. TOOK A TRIP AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE WHEEL CAME DETATCHED FROM THE SUSPENSION, BREAKING AXLE AND BRING THE CAR TO A HALT AT THE LIGHT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY MITSUBISHI DEALER...
WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO TURN STEERING WHEEL COULDN'T DO IT. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT TUNRN IN THE DIRECTION THAT CONSUMER TURNED WHEEL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETLY DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION.
SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, THE CAR FREQUENTLY IDLES LOW (~500RPM) WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. CAR HAS NO POWER AND WILL SOMETIMES STALL WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS. CAR HAS A 5SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION. HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 14 TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE WITHOUT RESOLUTION. ...
SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, THE CAR FREQUENTLY IDLES LOW (~500RPM) WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. CAR HAS NO POWER AND WILL SOMETIMES STALL WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS. CAR HAS A 5SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION. HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 14 TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE WITHOUT RESOLUTION. ...
SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, THE CAR FREQUENTLY IDLES LOW (~500RPM) WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. CAR HAS NO POWER AND WILL SOMETIMES STALL WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS. CAR HAS A 5SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION. HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 14 TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE WITHOUT RESOLUTION. ...
DOOR HANDLES ARE POORLY DESIGNED. THEY BREAK VERY EASILY AND CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. *AK
DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER SIDE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND CAUSING DOOR TO BE INOPERABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE IN AN EMERGENCY THIS COULD BE FATAL TO OCUPANTS BEFOR THE REPAIRS COULD BE DONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN MY HAND LEAVING THIS DOOR OUT OF SERVICE GOOD THING THE DOO...
BOTH DOORS ARE LEAKING A GLUE LIKE SUBSTANCE, AND IT IS CAUSING DOORS TO STICK. CONSUMER FEELS THAT IN AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER 5 TIMES, AND EACH TIME DEALER CLEANS OFF GLUE SUBSTANCE, THEN, WITHIN A WEEK STICKING STARTS AGAIN. PLEASE P...
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED, IT APPEARS THAT THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS LOCATED. NLM
CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANCE. THE DRIVER GOT OUT OF THE CAR WHEN IT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHTON FIRE. TRUE CAUSE AND ORIGIN OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOW AS MITSUBISHI DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK WITH US, OR EXAMINE THE CAR.*AK
TRANSMISSION BLEW UP AT 43,000 MILES. 2ND TRANSMISSION KEEPS HAVING PROBLEMS. JERKS INTO GEAR AND SOMETIMES GETS STUCK IN GEAR. OIL PAN HAS A LEAK HAS BEEN FIXED TWO TIMES NOW.*AK
HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES TO REAPIR LEAKS..STILL LEAKING...FRONT SEATS BOTH PASSANGER AND DRIVER ARE REPEATEDLY SOAKED AND CAR NOW HAS MILDEW & MOLD PROBLEMS
WHEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY, AND HAD HOLES 1" TO 3" DIAMETER BURNED IN THEM. CONSUMER TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CROSSED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER. DRIVER INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENDLY LOST POWER, AND WAS BARELY RUNNING AT 400-500 RPMS, AND THEN IT WILL WORK AS NORMAL. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES WHEN THE VEHICLE STALL THE THIRD TIME BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *YH
THE SPEED SENSORS ARE BAD ON THE CAR CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. NOW THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT IT'S NOT COVERED ON THE WARRANTY.*AK
THE SPEED SENSORS ARE BAD ON THE CAR CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. NOW THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT IT'S NOT COVERED ON THE WARRANTY.*AK
THE STEERING RACK AND AND GEAR FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HANDLE POORLY AROUND CURVES, DEALER HAS REPLACED, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES THIS ONE IS BROKE TOO, THERE IS A LOUD PINGING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING GEAR. NLM
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE HAS DIED A COUPLE OF TIMES. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHAKES. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE HAS DIED A COUPLE OF TIMES. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHAKES. *AK
TOP HAS BEEN FIXED 6 TIMES WITHIN 14 MONTHS. STILL LEAKS, STANDING WATER IN PASSENGER SEAT FLOORBOARDS. REAR AND FRONT SEATS SOAKED WHENEVER IT RAINS. CAR SMELLS MOLDY, POSSIBLE RUST OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*AK
ALL DSM AWD MODELS FROM 1990 TO 1998 HAVE HAD THIS TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM AND SUBSEQUENT RECALL. UPON INSPECTION BY A LOCAL AAMCO SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE, IF ANY, LUBRICANT IN THE TRANSFER CASE (ASSUMABLY A LEAK). THIS SEVERELY DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION, AND THEY'RE ASKING ~...
ALL DSM AWD MODELS FROM 1990 TO 1998 HAVE HAD THIS TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM AND SUBSEQUENT RECALL. UPON INSPECTION BY A LOCAL AAMCO SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE, IF ANY, LUBRICANT IN THE TRANSFER CASE (ASSUMABLY A LEAK). THIS SEVERELY DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION, AND THEY'RE ASKING ~...
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE LEAKS SEALANT-HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES. 1ST EXCUSE WAS THE HEAT WAS MELTING IT (S. TEXAS)--IT'S NOT THAT HOT ANYMORE....ALSO, STEREO CD PLAYER IS NOT PLAYING CD'S--IT SPITS THEM OUT. WILL TAKE TO DEALER AGAIN.
DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE LEAKS SEALANT-HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES. 1ST EXCUSE WAS THE HEAT WAS MELTING IT (S. TEXAS)--IT'S NOT THAT HOT ANYMORE....ALSO, STEREO CD PLAYER IS NOT PLAYING CD'S--IT SPITS THEM OUT. WILL TAKE TO DEALER AGAIN.
THE ROTORS HAVE TO MACHINED EVERY FEW MONTHS. THEY WERE REPLACED AT BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBET 2000. DEALER HAS NO EXPLANATION WHY. FRONT END RATTLES TOWARD DRIVER'S SIDE.*AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
DETENT BALL/SPRING AND INSERT KEY (DOG) JUMPED OUT OF 3RD/4TH GEAR INNER SYNCHRO HUB CAUSING GEARBOX FAILURE, WARRANTY DENIED BY MANUFACTURER/DEALER. *AK
DETENT BALL/SPRING AND INSERT KEY (DOG) JUMPED OUT OF 3RD/4TH GEAR INNER SYNCHRO HUB CAUSING GEARBOX FAILURE, WARRANTY DENIED BY MANUFACTURER/DEALER. *AK
NEITHER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT. PREVIOUSLY THE ALL CENSORS IN THE CAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED I WONDER IF THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. ARE AIRBAGS A PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE?
CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC; PARKED IN AN "OUTPOUCHING" OF DRIVEWAY; IN PARK WITH PARKING BRAKE ON; CAR WAS NOT ON!!! I WAS IN PASSENGER SIDE REACHING UNDER SEAT; CAR DRIFTED ACROSS DRIVEWAY,CRASHED INTO WOODEN SHED, WAS STILL IN PARK WITH PARKING BRAKE ON AND NOT TURNED ON; MY RIGHT LEG WAS DRAGGED, FOR IT...
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH AND WHEN USING THE LIGHTER, IT POPPED OUT, LANDING ON DRIVER'S SEAT WHILE DRIVER HAD TO KEEP EYES ON THE ROAD AT THE SAME TIME. *AK
BLACK SEALANT DRIPPING FROM BOTTOM OF BOTH INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ONTO SILL PLATES. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
THE CAR LEAKS WATER THROUGH THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. TRUNK FILLED WITH WATER, SPILLED OVER DIVIDER BETWEEN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND HATCH, TRAVELS UP TO DRIVERS SEAT. WATER PRESENT MOLDED SEATS AND FLOOR. RUSTED WIRING. ICE FORMED AND SEPERATED COMPONENTS.
OCCURRED FOR THIRD TIME TODAY. ENGINE LOST POWER, ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED, REGAINED POWER. I NOW HAVE TO RETURN TO THE DEALER YET AGAIN AS THIS IS HOW THE OTHER TWO POWER FAILURES STARTED. NOT A HAPPY MITSUBISHI OWNER AND NO TRUST IN MY CARS ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED, A DEFIINITE SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. YH
FRONT BRAKE PADS AND MACHINED ROTORS FAILURE CAUSING THE BRAKES TO SQUEAK. YH
FRONT BRAKE PADS AND MACHINED ROTORS FAILURE CAUSING THE BRAKES TO SQUEAK. YH
WHILE DRIVING IN FOURTH GEAR VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF FOURTH INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN TIRES/BRAKE SYSTEM GETS WET; UPON MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, BRAKES LOCK AND CAR PULLS TO LEFT; SECOND INCIDENT 10/25/99
DUE TO DESIGN OF SEAT BELTS WHEN IN USE FABRIC WOULD FOLD & BIND UP & GET INTO THE LOCKING MECHANISM,CAUSING IT TO JAM SOLID, RESULTING IN NO MOVEMENT. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY GRAB AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM EARLIER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOP, TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT & THEN JERK FORWARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED & NEEDED TO BE TURNED. *AK
AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOP, TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT & THEN JERK FORWARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED & NEEDED TO BE TURNED. *AK
OIL WAS LEAKING OUT OF DOORS AND ONTO THE INTERIOR. CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A NORMAL BRAKING SITUATION VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF WARPING. ALSO THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THAT DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMA...
PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE PADS CAUSED NOISE. MJS
TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK ON 2ND GEAR, THEN ANOTHER OCCASION IN 3RD GEAR, CAUSE: BLOWN CIRCUIT/SENSOR.... AIR COND. DOES NOT TURN ON AT ALL AT TIMES, NOT EVEN THE FAN, TURNS ON BY ITSELF AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINS, CAUSE: A/C FAN MOTOR..... CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT, EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS AND...
TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK ON 2ND GEAR, THEN ANOTHER OCCASION IN 3RD GEAR, CAUSE: BLOWN CIRCUIT/SENSOR.... AIR COND. DOES NOT TURN ON AT ALL AT TIMES, NOT EVEN THE FAN, TURNS ON BY ITSELF AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINS, CAUSE: A/C FAN MOTOR..... CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT, EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS AND...
TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK ON 2ND GEAR, THEN ANOTHER OCCASION IN 3RD GEAR, CAUSE: BLOWN CIRCUIT/SENSOR.... AIR COND. DOES NOT TURN ON AT ALL AT TIMES, NOT EVEN THE FAN, TURNS ON BY ITSELF AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINS, CAUSE: A/C FAN MOTOR..... CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT, EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS AND...
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *YC
PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE PADS CAUSED NOISE. MJS
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED RESULTING IN LOCK UP 13 DAYS AFTER PURCHASED NEW. MJS
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
CONSUMER HAS HAD VEHICLE IN REPAIR SHOP THREE DIFFERENT TIMES, AND THE ALIGNMENT CAN NOT BE CORRECTED , VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK
THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STAY SET ON HIGH SPEEDS. IF CRUISE CONTROL IS SET FOR 80MPH THE VEHICLE WILL DROP DOWN 5 OR 10 MPH LESS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER SAYS IT'S MADE SO THAT DRIVER CAN'T DRIVE AT HIGH SPEEDS. *AK
CLUTCH FAILED AT THREE MONTHS.
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60MPH WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR ON ITS OWN, TO A LOWER SPEED. IT LOCKED IN ON LOWER SPEED. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED TWICE (2) TO THIS NEW VEHICLE. HAPPENED TO ANOTHER VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY. *AK
I HAD CHANGED THE OIL IN MY MITSUBISHI ON 12/20/98 AND ON 1/7/99 WHILE DRIVING, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, MY CAR SOUNDED A KNOCK AND COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO FREEHOLD MITSUBISHI, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS TOLD ME THAT HE VISUALLY DETECTED THAT I HAD USED AN OIL FILTER THAT WAS FOR...