2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the turn signal and headlights failed. The contact stated that the high beam failed to operate correctly whether the vehicle was turned or not. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not...

Mileage: 140,000

The contact owns a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the turn signal and headlights failed. The contact stated that the high beam failed to operate correctly whether the vehicle was turned or not. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPPER STRUT TOWER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THE CABLE HARNESS AND CLAMP AROUND THE BATTERY POSTS TO GET A GOOD CONNECTION SO THE CAR WOULD START. I COULD NOT TIGHTEN THE NUT AND BOLT ANY FURTHER WITHOUT BREAKING THE BOLT THAT SECURED T...

Mileage: 200,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THE CABLE HARNESS AND CLAMP AROUND THE BATTERY POSTS TO GET A GOOD CONNECTION SO THE CAR WOULD START. I COULD NOT TIGHTEN THE NUT AND BOLT ANY FURTHER WITHOUT BREAKING THE BOLT THAT SECURED T...

Mileage: 200,000

ALSO THE PERSON THAT DID THE SUNVISOR RECALL REPAIR GAVE ME A DIRTY AND/ OR USED PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR TETHER STRAP ASSEMBLY. I WAS ALSO CHARGED 130 DOLLARS FOR A MISCELLANEOUS DIAGNOSTIC WHICH STATES COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMERS CONCERN AT THIS TIME AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT SAME 130 DOLLAR...

Mileage: 240,185

ALSO THE PERSON THAT DID THE SUNVISOR RECALL REPAIR GAVE ME A DIRTY AND/ OR USED PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR TETHER STRAP ASSEMBLY. I WAS ALSO CHARGED 130 DOLLARS FOR A MISCELLANEOUS DIAGNOSTIC WHICH STATES COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMERS CONCERN AT THIS TIME AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT SAME 130 DOLLAR...

Mileage: 240,185

1) A COMMON ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS AND FACEBOOK GROUPS, THE STRUT TOWERS RUST THROUGH WHICH PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN CONSIDERING THAT THE SUSPENSION IS CONNECTED TO THE STEERING WHICH COULD PUT AN INDIVIDUAL OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD AT RISK 2) YET ANOTHER COMMON ISSUE, THE DASH AND ASSOCIAT...

Mileage: 130,000

1) A COMMON ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS AND FACEBOOK GROUPS, THE STRUT TOWERS RUST THROUGH WHICH PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN CONSIDERING THAT THE SUSPENSION IS CONNECTED TO THE STEERING WHICH COULD PUT AN INDIVIDUAL OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD AT RISK 2) YET ANOTHER COMMON ISSUE, THE DASH AND ASSOCIAT...

Mileage: 130,000

1) A COMMON ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS AND FACEBOOK GROUPS, THE STRUT TOWERS RUST THROUGH WHICH PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN CONSIDERING THAT THE SUSPENSION IS CONNECTED TO THE STEERING WHICH COULD PUT AN INDIVIDUAL OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD AT RISK 2) YET ANOTHER COMMON ISSUE, THE DASH AND ASSOCIAT...

Mileage: 130,000

THE 30 AMP FUSE CONNECTION THAT CONTROLS THE A/C-HEATER BLOWER MOTOR, BURNS OUT IN THE FUSE BLOCK. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUSE BLOCK 3 TIMES AND THEY END UP BURNING OUT THIS CIRCUIT. THIS COULD EASILY START AN ELECTRICAL FIRE SHOULD THE FUSE BE FAULTY AND NOT BLOW ITSELF OUT...

Mileage: 185,000

CAR BODY PAINT BOTH CLEARCOAT AND PAINT SLOWLY PEELING OFF CAR BODY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THE LAST THREE PLUS YEARS. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE REPAINTED.

RECALL NOTICE 99V305001 THE TURN SIGNALS WONT CANCEL AND WONT STAY ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS STAY ON. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER SERVICE 800 222-0037 AND BOTH SAY MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND THE HEADLIGHTS STAY ON WHEN...

Mileage: 99,000

RECALL NOTICE 99V305001 THE TURN SIGNALS WONT CANCEL AND WONT STAY ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS STAY ON. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER SERVICE 800 222-0037 AND BOTH SAY MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND THE HEADLIGHTS STAY ON WHEN...

Mileage: 99,000

NEEDS RECALL FIXED.

NEEDS RECALL FIXED.

NEEDS RECALL FIXED.

THE CAR MAKES A SOUND IN THE REAR WHEN I MAKE A TURN.THE TURNING RADIUS IS VERY BAD.I WOULDN'T DO A U TURN WITH IT.THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE A/C STOPPED WORKING ON A VERY HOT DAY.WHEN I TURNED ON THE A/C THE CAR TURNED OFF THIS ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SUDDEN STOP.THE DASHBOARD IS ALL C...

Mileage: 171,021

THE CAR MAKES A SOUND IN THE REAR WHEN I MAKE A TURN.THE TURNING RADIUS IS VERY BAD.I WOULDN'T DO A U TURN WITH IT.THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE A/C STOPPED WORKING ON A VERY HOT DAY.WHEN I TURNED ON THE A/C THE CAR TURNED OFF THIS ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SUDDEN STOP.THE DASHBOARD IS ALL C...

Mileage: 171,021

THE CAR MAKES A SOUND IN THE REAR WHEN I MAKE A TURN.THE TURNING RADIUS IS VERY BAD.I WOULDN'T DO A U TURN WITH IT.THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE A/C STOPPED WORKING ON A VERY HOT DAY.WHEN I TURNED ON THE A/C THE CAR TURNED OFF THIS ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SUDDEN STOP.THE DASHBOARD IS ALL C...

Mileage: 171,021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPRO...

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE REFUELING, THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 200,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND CRASHED INTO HER VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACTS HEAD HIT...

Mileage: 156,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND CRASHED INTO HER VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACTS HEAD HIT...

Mileage: 156,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE, ONE HEADLIGHT DIMMED AND THEN WENT OUT COMPLETELY. REPAIRSHOP WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR BECAUSE HEADLIGHT SOCKET WAS MELTED. REFERRED ME TO MITSUBISHI DEALER. BEFORE REPAIR COMPLETED, THE SECOND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE ON SUBSEQUENT...

Mileage: 109,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE, ONE HEADLIGHT DIMMED AND THEN WENT OUT COMPLETELY. REPAIRSHOP WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR BECAUSE HEADLIGHT SOCKET WAS MELTED. REFERRED ME TO MITSUBISHI DEALER. BEFORE REPAIR COMPLETED, THE SECOND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON INTERSTATE ON SUBSEQUENT...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBHISI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING WHEN FUEL EMITTED FROM THE GAS TANK. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE COULD HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THE BUILD UP OF RUST NEAR THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 95,000

MY DAUGHTERS 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FILLER TUBE. TUBE RUSTED OUT PREMATURELY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF A TUBE COVER THAT ALLOWS DIRT AND MUD TO COLLECT AROUND THE TUBE WHERE IT BENDS AND CAUSES PREMATURE RUST THROUGH. I AM AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HAVE PERFORMED REC...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISH ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO USE TURN SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUM...

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH WHEN HE ENGAGED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LEVER IT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 06/07/12

Mileage: 125,000

I AM THE TECHNICIAN WHO REPAIRED THIS DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS A NO START, NO CRANK COMPLAINT. ALSO VEHICLE HAD NO DASH OR ACCESSORY POWER. THE MAIN IGNITION FEED FROM THE UNDERHOOD FUSEBOX HAD NO POWER AT THE IGNITION SWITCH & TESTING PROVED IT WAS SHORTED TO GROUND. THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL OTHER CO...

Mileage: 143,928

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER WAS NOT DRAINING PROPERLY AND WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME CLOGGED. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY COULD DRAIN AND REPAIR THE FAILURE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD PROVIDE...

Mileage: 124,000

LOOKED ONLINE ABOUT SAFETY RECALLS ON MY CAR BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS TO THE RECALLS I FOUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE POTENZA, TIRE SIZE 205/55/R16. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,500. THE V...

THE FUEL FILLER HAS RUSTED THROUGH, RESULTING IN A LEAK WHICH CAUSES A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE CAR WHEN ADDING FUEL. THERE ARE NO GAS LEAKS OTHER THAN WHEN FILLING, SO I ASSUME THE LEAK IS LIMITED TO THE FILLER PORTION OF THE SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

BLACK 2000 MITISUBSHI ECLIPSE BROUGHT BRAND NEW BY MYSELF. THERE IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT IN THE PAINT CAUSING IT TO FADE TO WHITE AND THEN FADE COMPLETELY TO THE BARE METAL. THIS IS JUST IN SPOT ALONG THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN WRECKED AND HAS NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE WERE AN "ACI...

MY SON PURCHASED A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS 1-MONTH AGO IT'S TOO LATE TO SAVE MY SONS LIFE NOW BUT IT WAS SOLD AS IS NO WARRANTY ,THE FINANCE COMPANY REFUSES TO GET ME A HISTORY ON THE SAYS THERE'S NO RECALL BUT THEY ARE OLDER ONES ABOUT THE NUT IN THE GEAR BOX BEING LOOSE AND EVENTUALLY MAKING T...

Mileage: 181,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTING NO LONGER WORK ON HIS VEHICLE. HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V305001 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:HEADLIGHTS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,000...

Mileage: 114,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE IS BLACK. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE PAINT BEGAN CHIPPING IN A VERY PROGRESSIVE MANNER. THE DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IT DID NOT HAVE A CLEAR COATING, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE PAINT TO ABNORMALLY CHIP. T...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SOME APPROACHING DEER. AS A RESULT, SHE CRASHED INTO SOME TREES AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE CURRENT...

Mileage: 148,000

LEFT HEADLIGHT DIMMED. DISCOVERED LEFT HEADLIGHT SOCKET CORROSION AND MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

VEHICLE STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RE-START. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING REASON FOR NO FUEL SUPPLY, FOUND BURNT CONNECTOR PIN ON FUEL PUMP HOUSING. FUEL PUMP TESTED GOOD. HEAT FROM POOR CONNECTION HAS MELTED THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING. I CAN SMELL GASOLINE VAPORS. SPARKING CONNECTION...

Mileage: 49,000

1. I WAS FILLING MY GAS TANK THE OTHER DAY WHEN I SPOTTED A HUE LEAK UNDER THE CAR. 2. THE FILLER TUBE ON MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2000 IS TOTALLY RUSTED (DEALER REPORT) AFTER NOT EVEN 8 YEARS SINCE MANUFACTURER. THE GAS FILLER IS CRACKED. THIS IS A HIGH RISK TO BOTH MYSELF AND OTHER TRAFFIC PARTI...

Mileage: 121,875

BOUGHT A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE NEW. ABOUT 3 YEARS LATER NOTICED THE PAINT WAS STARTING TO COME OFF THE ROOF. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID SORRY IT IS NOT COVERED, IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO HOT TEXAS SUN. THEY DID NOT EVEN LOG THE COMPLAINT. THAT DEALERSHIP CLOSED LATER ON. NOW MY PAINT IS ...

Mileage: 30,000

MY RIMS ON MY 2000 ECLIPSE ARE ALL BENT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 OR 4 TIRES DUE TO BLOW OUTS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. I WILL BUY NEW RIMS AND SEND IN ALL MY OLD ONES BECAUSE THIS IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL OWNERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS BECOMING LOOSE. A MONTH LATER, THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER FRACTURED AND IS CURRENTLY HANGING ON BY THE WIRING. HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V305001 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/W...

Mileage: 130,000

WHEN PUTTING CAR UNDER FULL THROTTLE, INTAKE MANIFOLD SPLITS AT THE PART WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS CAUSES ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ETC. CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. REPLACEMENT OF MANIFOLD IS $300+ FOR LABOR AND $600+ FOR PARTS. MANY OTHERS W...

Mileage: 110,000

2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH A SHOCK RUPTURE DUE TO RUST. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT IS RARE THAT RUST IN THAT AMOUNT HAPPEN ON THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT GOING TO INVESTIGATE HER CLAIMS. *KB THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED 3 RECALLS FOR HER MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR FOR...

2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH A SHOCK RUPTURE DUE TO RUST. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT IS RARE THAT RUST IN THAT AMOUNT HAPPEN ON THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT GOING TO INVESTIGATE HER CLAIMS. *KB THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED 3 RECALLS FOR HER MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR FOR...

2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH A SHOCK RUPTURE DUE TO RUST. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT IS RARE THAT RUST IN THAT AMOUNT HAPPEN ON THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT GOING TO INVESTIGATE HER CLAIMS. *KB THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED 3 RECALLS FOR HER MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR FOR...

2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH A SHOCK RUPTURE DUE TO RUST. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT IS RARE THAT RUST IN THAT AMOUNT HAPPEN ON THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT GOING TO INVESTIGATE HER CLAIMS. *KB THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED 3 RECALLS FOR HER MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR FOR...

2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH A SHOCK RUPTURE DUE TO RUST. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT IS RARE THAT RUST IN THAT AMOUNT HAPPEN ON THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT GOING TO INVESTIGATE HER CLAIMS. *KB THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED 3 RECALLS FOR HER MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR FOR...

MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CONTINUES TO BE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. INCIDENCES THAT I ASSUMED WERE PART OF REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR ARE ACTUALLY RELATED TO MULTIPLE RECALLS. WHEN I SHARED THIS INFORMATION WITH MITSUBISHI, THEY DECIDED IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT, WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT MY CAR. I PROVIDED NUME...

Mileage: 91,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. I ASSUMED THEY WERE ALL JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR UNTIL MY MOST RECENT INCIDENT - THE COVER TO MY SHOCK, PASSENGER SIDE, COMPLETELY RUSTED EXPOSING MY SHOCKS AND ALLOWING THEM TO POP UP, DENTING MY HOOD AND REMAINING EXPOSED WHIL...

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. IN NOVEMBER OF 2007, THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL DUE TO CORROSION. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIV...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A BLACK 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. PROBLEM1: THE HARD PLASTIC DASHBOARD DECK HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS IT'S WIDTH INTO 3 PIECES. THE CAR WAS NEVER IN A WRECK OR SUBJECTED TO ANY UNUSUAL FORCES THAT WOULD CAUSE IT TO CRACK. THE REPLACEMENT COST AND ESPECIALLY LABOR TO REPLACE IT IS E...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE. AS OF JULY 16, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 99V305001 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHI...

Mileage: 53,000

I PURCHASED A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE I NOTICED THAT I COULD NO LONGER OPEN THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

CLEARCOAT FAILURE ON MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2000 ALL BUBBLING UP ALSO THE DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUTS ARE RUSTED AND HAVE COME UP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED HIM TO TAKE PICTURES. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A S...

Mileage: 80,000

OWNS A BLACK MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2000 AND THE PAINT WAS PEELING BADLY AROUND THE SUN ROOF, THE DOORS, AND THE HOOD WAS GONE. I HAD THE SPOILER REPLACED WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BACK IN 2002, AND NOW THAT WAS PEELING ALREADY. *AK I AM WONDERING WHAT I CAN DO THIS GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. AL...

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITH 52000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE AND BOTH PASSENGER FRONT AND REAR RIMS CRACKED , AND THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES INSTANTLY LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ...

Mileage: 52,000

WIRING HARNESS FOR HEADLAMPS OVERHEATED AND MELTED, RESULTING IN BOTH HEADLAMPS FAILING. NEITHER REGULAR OR HIGH BEAMS WORK. REPAIR COST $300. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI SHOULD REPAIR THIS DESIGN DEFECT AT ITS OWN EXPENSE. *NM

Mileage: 87,300

CAR IS A 2000 ECLIPSE, BLACK. IN 2006 THE CLEAR COAT BEGAN TO CRACK THEN FLAKE OFF. STARTED ON ROOF THEN STARTED ON HOOD, TRUNK, AND PANELS ABOVE WINDOWS. THE FRONT AND BACK BUMPERS ARE NOT AFFECTED. WITHIN 6 MONTHS THE SPOTS GREW LARGER AND THE CLEAR COAT ON THE ROOF IS ABOUT 70% GONE. CALLED MITSU...

Mileage: 78,500

CRACKED DASH DUE TO SUN RAYS. THIS DEFICIENCY COULD RESULT IN INJURY DURING AN ACCIDENT. NEW PARTS ARE HARD TO FIND AND EXPENSIVE; USED PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AS WELL. *JB

Mileage: 97,000

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED MANY DIFFERENT UNUSUAL INCIDENTS WITH THE 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, BEGINNING WITH IGNITION. ALSO STATES THAT WHEN SHE DRIVES 35 - 40 MPH THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR CONSISTENTLY. THE WEATHER DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. THE CONTACT REPORTS T...

Mileage: 90,000

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAR 2002. AROUND THE END OF 2004 THE VEHICLE'S PAINT JOB BEGAN TO OXIDIZE. THE CONDITION WORSENED UNTIL THE WHOLE HOOD, TOP AND TRUNK LID PAINT WERE THOROUGHLY OXIDIZED. THE TOPS OF EACH DOOR, THE FRONT AND REAR FENDERS ARE ALSO DAMAGED. *JB

Mileage: 85,000

GENTLY DRIVEN 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WHEELS BENT OUT OF SHAPE, CAUSING A TIRE TO LOSE AIR/BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISION AFTER BLOWOUT. *NM

Mileage: 77,500

A FEW THINGS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT... MY HEAD LIGHT ON THE LEFT THE ADJUSTER WAS BROKE ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR SO MY HEADLIGHT SHINES DOWN, ALSO ON THE LEFT SIDE THE BUMPER LIGHT EVERYTIME I CHANGE THE BULB IT GOES OUT WITHIN 24 HOURS, ALSO MY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BROKE, I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE...

A FEW THINGS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT... MY HEAD LIGHT ON THE LEFT THE ADJUSTER WAS BROKE ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR SO MY HEADLIGHT SHINES DOWN, ALSO ON THE LEFT SIDE THE BUMPER LIGHT EVERYTIME I CHANGE THE BULB IT GOES OUT WITHIN 24 HOURS, ALSO MY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BROKE, I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE...

MY CAR HAS A DEFECTED DASH. I AM ON A FORUM DEDICATED TO ECLIPSES WHICH LEAD TO THIS SITE AND ALL ECLIPSES (00-02 AND EVEN STARTING ON 03 I BELIEVE) DASHES ARE CRACKING REALLY BAD. MY DASH ALONE HAS SEVERAL (AROUND 8) CRACKS AND SOME OF THOSE CRACKS LEAD TO PIECES OF THE DASH THAT ISN'T EVEN CONNECT...

ENTIRE DASH CRACKED FROM THE SUN LIGHT EVEN THOUGH I USED A WINDSHIELD VISOR SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2000. THE CRACKED DASH IS BECOMING A TYPICAL THING ON 2000 ECLIPSES. *NM

Mileage: 45,000

(1) WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT OR APPARENT CAUSE THE DASH OF A MITSUBISHI 2000 RS ECLIPSE STARTED TO CRACK IN DIFFERENT PLACES (2) THE CONSEQUENCES MIGHT BE DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. RIGHT NOW, I GET DISTRACTED BY THE CRACKS ON THE DASH WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THESE LOOSE PART...

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2000 ECLIPSE GT AND THE DASH IS CRACKED IN IT. IT IS MADE OF A CHEAP PLASTIC THAT CRACKS VERY VERY EASILY. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MITSUBISHI NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO HELP ME. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ECLIPSES THAT ALSO ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE CAN GO ...

Mileage: 60,000

CHEAP DASHBOARD OF A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAS OVER 5 CRACKS ON IT. THE CRACKS ARE GROWING AND SOMEDAY IT CAN JUST FALL APART AND RESULT IN DANGER WHILE DRIVING. *NM

THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AFTER ONLY A FEW YEARS. EVERYONE I KNOW WITH THIS CAR HAS HAD THEIR DASH CRACK. THE PART IS LISTED AS "INSTRUMENT PANEL". *NM

Mileage: 72,000

I HAVE A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THE DASH STARTED CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. ALMOST EVERY PART OF THE DASH IS CRACKED NOW. I GOT A QUOTE FROM A MITSUBISHI DEALER AND THE COST TO REPLACE THE DASH WAS $600+. I ALSO CHECKED A SALVAGE YARD WITH NO LUCK AT FINDING A REPLACEMENT. I AM WORRI...

Mileage: 65,000

DASHBOARDS ON THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE MODEL YEARS 2000-2005 HAVE A TENDENCY TO CRACK AS THEY ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. NO FORCE IS APPLIED THAT MAKES THEM CRACK, SIMPLY HEAT FROM THE SUN OR COLD TEMPERATURES. MY DASHBOARD AND MANY THOUSAND OTHERS HAVE SEVERAL CRACKS AND THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED...

THE CLEAR COAT PAINT ON MY BLACK 2000 ECLIPSE IS DEFECTIVE. THE PAINT IS DISAPPEARING ON THE ENTIRE CAR. IT IS DOWN TO THE METAL ON THE ROOF CAUSING MAJOR RUST. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS AFFECTING MITSUBISHI OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MITSUBISHI DENIES ANY PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO FIX OUR...

BROUGHT USED MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2000GT. VERIFIED THROUGH CAR CHECK FOR ANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, NONE ON RECORD. CAR HAD ONE OWNER BEFORE MYSELF. THE CAR HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. IT WAS PARKED IN MY CARPORT FOR SIX MONTHS UNTIL MY DAUGHTER GOT HER DRIVERS LICENSE AT THIS TIME I KEPT ...

BROUGHT USED MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2000GT. VERIFIED THROUGH CAR CHECK FOR ANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, NONE ON RECORD. CAR HAD ONE OWNER BEFORE MYSELF. THE CAR HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. IT WAS PARKED IN MY CARPORT FOR SIX MONTHS UNTIL MY DAUGHTER GOT HER DRIVERS LICENSE AT THIS TIME I KEPT ...

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS BROKEN. SAME SYMPTOMS AS NHTSA RECALL # 99V305001. DEALER ADVISES THAT MY VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR REPLACEMENT. THE SWITCH NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE AWARE THAT THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 100,000

DT*: THE VEHICLE HAD A 2 INCH HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE RIM WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WOULD HAVE HAD TO DEFLATE FIRST BUT THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE RIM WENT OUT FIRST DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE HOLE IN THE RIM IN COMPARISON TO THE SMALL MARK ON THE TIR...

Mileage: 61,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS ALSO UNAB...

Mileage: 93,000

MY TURN SIGNAL LEVER BROKE AND WAS HANGING BY THE WIRES. MY RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNALS WENT OFF ALTERNATELY AS I WAS TRYING TO MANUALLY TURN THEM OFF BY PRESSING THE BROKEN LEVER BACK IN. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND THAT MY CAR (2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT) HAD A RECALL ON THE LEVER (MITSUBI...

Mileage: 80,000

THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT OF MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE BURNED OUT. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE PLASTIC HOLDING THE BULB HAD MELTED. THE BULB COULD NOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT MORE EXTENSIVE WORK.*AK

Mileage: 78,500

2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HEADLAMP CONNECTOR FAILURE. BOTH HEADLAMP CONNECTORS MELTED. *NM

Mileage: 63,497

BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT HEADLAMP ON MY WIFE'S 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE STOPPED WORKING (BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAMS) AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. UPON INVESTIGATING, WE FOUND THAT ALL FUSES WERE OK, BUT THE HEADLAMP WIRING HARNESSES HAD MELTED. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN CASE NUMBER...

Mileage: 81,724

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V225001 CONCERNING THE STEERING, THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL WERE CURRENTLY PRESENT ON THE VEHICLE. SHE FELT THAT RECALL ...

Mileage: 119,000

I PURCHASED A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT IN 2001 AND RECENTLY THE LEFT HEAD LAMP DIMMED AND I THOUGHT THE HEAD LAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PURCHASED A NEW BULB ONLY TO DISCOVER THE HEAD LAMP HARNESS HAD BEEN MELTED. SHORTLY THERE AFTER I DRIVING HOME AFTER SUNSET AND BOTH HEAD LAMPS WENT OUT. ALL ...

Mileage: 76,892

I AM NOW REPLACING THE SECOND HEADLAMP CONNECTION SOCKET ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. BOTH HAVE FAILED BY BUILDUP OF CORROSION OF THE SOCKET MATERIAL, DIMMING OF THE HEADLAMP, HEATING AND MELTING OF THE SOCKET MATERIAL TO FAILURE. TWO SAFETY ISSUES EXIST: FIRST THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE IN THE ENG...

Mileage: 80,000

I SUDDENLY STARTED FINDING ROUND PIECES OF BROKEN PLASTIC ON THE FLOORBOARD. IT WAS WHEN I WAS WASHING THE CAR AND NOTICED THE 2 HUGE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD THAT I REALIZED THE PIECES OF PLASTIC WERE THE "SLATS" WHERE THE DEFOGGER AIR COMES OUT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY CABLE BROKE. THIS WAS THE NEGATIVE POST. THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN ORDERED, AND IT WILL BE REPAIRED WHEN THE REPLACEMENT PART ARRIVES. SHE CALLED AND CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS, AND THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS.

I OWN A 2000 ECLIPSE. EVERY TIME IT RAINS HEAVILY I GET A PUDDLE OF WATER IN THE FRONT FLOOR BOARDS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAY IT IS FIXED BUT IT STILL LEAKS. THERE IS A REAL BAD MOLDY SMELL ON THE WINDOWS. WHEN I DRIVE IT AFTER A B...

DASH BOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS NOT SURE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THIS IS VEHICLE NOT INVOLVED IN ANY COLLISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS, SUSPECT MATERIAL FOR DASH IS AFFECTED BY TEMPERATURE, NEVER USED ANY CHEMICALS ON THE DASH FOR CLEANING PURPOSES. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN MANY FRIENDS 2000+ MODEL MI...

Mileage: 48,180

I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS. MY WHEELS WERE ALSO DENTED AND FRACTURED UPON INSPECTION AND HAD VISIBLE WEAR TO MY TIRES. TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES HAD STATED TO GO TO THE DEALER AND CHECK ON IT. THEY OF COURSE SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND JUST TO BUY NEW RIMS AT $385.00 EACH OR TIRES. OF COURSE, AFTER BUYIN...

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS. MY WHEELS WERE ALSO DENTED AND FRACTURED UPON INSPECTION AND HAD VISIBLE WEAR TO MY TIRES. TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES HAD STATED TO GO TO THE DEALER AND CHECK ON IT. THEY OF COURSE SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND JUST TO BUY NEW RIMS AT $385.00 EACH OR TIRES. OF COURSE, AFTER BUYIN...

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS. MY WHEELS WERE ALSO DENTED AND FRACTURED UPON INSPECTION AND HAD VISIBLE WEAR TO MY TIRES. TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES HAD STATED TO GO TO THE DEALER AND CHECK ON IT. THEY OF COURSE SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND JUST TO BUY NEW RIMS AT $385.00 EACH OR TIRES. OF COURSE, AFTER BUYIN...

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS. MY WHEELS WERE ALSO DENTED AND FRACTURED UPON INSPECTION AND HAD VISIBLE WEAR TO MY TIRES. TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES HAD STATED TO GO TO THE DEALER AND CHECK ON IT. THEY OF COURSE SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND JUST TO BUY NEW RIMS AT $385.00 EACH OR TIRES. OF COURSE, AFTER BUYIN...

Mileage: 100,000

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS HAD 6 FLAT TIRES AND RIMS DAMAGED CAUSED BY POTHOLES AND RUTS IN THE ROAD.*MR

THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AT RANDOM TIMES. MY AUTO REPAIR CENTER SAYS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT THE RECALL COVERS VEHICLES MADE UP TO THE MONTH BEFORE MINE WAS MADE. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN NHSTA CAMPAIGN # 99V305001

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS DRIVING 60 - 65 ON THE HIGH WAY,ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 25 WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND ENGINE TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. I COULD GET OUT SAFELY IN GOD'S WILL COZ A TRUCK WAS DRIVING ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE AM TRYING TO TAKE THE SHOULDER OF THE STREET AND MY CAR IS SLOWING DOWN FAST BEC...

Mileage: 97,000

I WAS DRIVING 60 - 65 ON THE HIGH WAY,ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 25 WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND ENGINE TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. I COULD GET OUT SAFELY IN GOD'S WILL COZ A TRUCK WAS DRIVING ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE AM TRYING TO TAKE THE SHOULDER OF THE STREET AND MY CAR IS SLOWING DOWN FAST BEC...

Mileage: 97,000

CONTACT STATES: WHILE SHE WAS WASHING VEHICLE SHE NOTICED A CRACK IN DASHBOARD. ALSO, A CRACK IN RIM. SHE HAS NOT HAD ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS. SHE SAID THAT THERE WAS A FILM ON THE INSIDE WINDSHIELD. THE FILM WAS PROBABLY MOISTURE WERE IT HAD RAINED.*AK

CONTACT STATES: WHILE SHE WAS WASHING VEHICLE SHE NOTICED A CRACK IN DASHBOARD. ALSO, A CRACK IN RIM. SHE HAS NOT HAD ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS. SHE SAID THAT THERE WAS A FILM ON THE INSIDE WINDSHIELD. THE FILM WAS PROBABLY MOISTURE WERE IT HAD RAINED.*AK

CONTACT STATES: WHILE SHE WAS WASHING VEHICLE SHE NOTICED A CRACK IN DASHBOARD. ALSO, A CRACK IN RIM. SHE HAS NOT HAD ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS. SHE SAID THAT THERE WAS A FILM ON THE INSIDE WINDSHIELD. THE FILM WAS PROBABLY MOISTURE WERE IT HAD RAINED.*AK

I OWN A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT PURCHASED OCTOBER 1999. SINCE EARLY 2003 I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. THE CLEAR COAT ON THE ROOF CAME OFF. AFTER FIGHTING WITH THE DEALER THEY AGREED TO HELP REPAINT THE ROOF. SHORTLEY THEREAFTER THE WHOLE CAR STA...

RECENTLY TOOK MY MITSUBISHI 2000 ECLIPSE TO GET AN ALIGNMENT. SHOP REFUSED TO COMPLETE IT BECAUSE 3 OF MY RIMS WERE BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE TIRES WILL HOLD AIR, BUT TIRE NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY AT 55 MPH OR HIGHER AND THE WHEEL WILL SHAKE WHEN NEEDING TO BRAKE ...

MULTIPLE BENT WHEELS ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. I REPLACED ONE WHEEL IN 2002. THREE OTHERS BENT IN APRIL 2004 AND ONE IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL TIRE PRESSURE REQUIRING ME TO CHANGE TO THE SPARE ON A DANGEROUS INTERSTATE ROADSIDE. MANUFACTURER WANTED $500 PER WHEEL TO REPLACE. I REPLACED ALL 4 ...

Mileage: 45,120

THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BROKE OFF THE VEHICLE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE DIFFICULT TO SIGNAL WHEN MAKING A TURN. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK THE CONSUMER ALSO COULDN'T USE THE HIGH BEAMS. *NM

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN 3 DIFFERENT PLACES DO TO EXTREME HEAT AND COLD. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. I HAD A DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS THAT OVERHEATED AND MELTED.I HAD IT REPLACED AT SCHAUMBURG MITSUBISHI. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART.*AK

Mileage: 53,000

2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE - HEADLIGHTS SIMPLY DID NOT COME ON. CABLES TO CONNECTIONS WERE TOTALLY MELTED. HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH PARKING LIGHTS ON. CALLED DEALER AND THE RESPONSE WAS "THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME". I HAD TO PURCHASE NEW CONNECTIONS AND PAY TO HAVE THEM INSTALLED. *NM

I OWN A 2000 ECLIPSE GT AND HAVE EXPERIENCED CONSISTENT WHEEL/TIRE PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. THE MOST RECENT WAS A BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED (IN DENSE TRAFFIC) WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ALL 4 ORIGINAL FACTORY RIMS ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN DENTED, AS WELL AS 2 REPLACEMENT RIMS UNDER NO...

I HAD NO PROBLEM OUT OF CAR LEADING UP TO THE POINT AT HAND. I STARTED THE CAR AND TURNED ON THE HEAT. THE CAR RAN FOR ABOUT 30 TO 35 MINUTES. AR WAS WARM INSIDE, I HAD TO TURN THE HEAT OFF. I LEFT MY FRIENDS HOUSE HEADED UP NORTH I81. MY CAR HAD NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS. THE CAR SHOT FLAMES OUT E...

Mileage: 58,000

WIRING TO HEADLIGHTS , HOT GROUND WIRE, THE GROUND WIRE GETS SO HOT THAT IT MELTED THE PLUGS THAT CONNECTS THE WIRES TO THE HEADLIGHT. THE GROUND WIRE HEATS UP TO WHERE IT IS FLAMING RED AND IT KEEPS POPPING FUSES ONE RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER. *JB

THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IS "FROZEN".INSPITE OF NEAR PERFECT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND CALIFORNIA WEATHER. HEADLIGHTS BULBS HOLDERS ON BOTH SIDES BURNED/MELTED. BOTH HEADLIGHTS INOPERABLE. SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA COMPLAINT ID: 45076, AND ALSO ID: 344396. ALTHOUGH I HAD BOTH ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTAL...

BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT NIGHT. TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE CONNECTIONS TO THE BULBS HAD MELTED AND THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN. LEFT TO DRIVE WITH OUT ANY HEADLIGHTS.*AK

Mileage: 75,000

DEFECTIVE BENT RIMS. *NM

Mileage: 42,750

THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHEEL RIMS WERE DENTED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND EXAMINED HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT MAKE THIS KIND ANY MORE. THE TIRE WAS LOSING AIR FROM THE DENT. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANY POT HOLES. *AK THERE WERE THREE WHEELS W...

WHEN DRIVING OVER A LITTLE BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT PASSENGER RIM BENT. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 42,000

THE 17 INCH RIMS OF MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WERE CONSISTANTLY AND SEVERLY BENT. BECAUSE OF THIS MY TIRES WORE IN AN ABNORMAL WAY. BEFORE I KNEW THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE RIMS, I REPLACED TWO RIMS AND TIRES. AFTER I FOUND OUT THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM I REPLACED ALL FOUR RIMS WITH ...

Mileage: 70,000

CONSUMER REPLACED THREE ALUMINUM WHEELS. CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES THE TWO FRONT RIMS DEVELOPED DENTS. AS A RESULT, THE TIRES LOST AIR PRESSURE. *AK *JB

Mileage: 24,000

VEHICLE: 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT, PURCHASED NEW WITH 17" PREMIUM WHEELS. ALL WHEELS WERE DENTED ON THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE RIM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEFECTS WERE NOT NOTICED AT THE TIME OF SALE AND WHEN THEY WERE BROUGHT TO MITSUBISHI'S ATTENTION NO RESOLUTION WAS MADE.*AK

ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT, ALL FOUR 17" RIMS BECAME BENT. THIS CREATED BUBBLING IN TIRES, IMPROPER TIRE WEAR, AND DIFFICULTY IN WHEEL ALIGNMENT. RIMS WERE BENT DURING NORMAL DRIVING; POTHOLES WERE NOT CAUSE OF DAMAGE. REPLACED TIRES AND RIMS. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REME...

ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT, ALL FOUR 17" RIMS BECAME BENT. THIS CREATED BUBBLING IN TIRES, IMPROPER TIRE WEAR, AND DIFFICULTY IN WHEEL ALIGNMENT. RIMS WERE BENT DURING NORMAL DRIVING; POTHOLES WERE NOT CAUSE OF DAMAGE. REPLACED TIRES AND RIMS. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REME...

WE WERE DRIVING ALONG A MAJOR INTERSTATE WHEN THE REAR OF THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS LATER, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT 70 MPH IN THE NUMBER ONE LANE CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE CONTROL. NO ROAD DAMAGE WAS APPARENT IN THE TIRE. *JB

Mileage: 52,000

MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE LEAKS WATER ONE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE WATER LEAKS FROM THE HATCHBACK AREA, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED ON A DOWNHILL POSITION. THE HATCHBACK AREA ONLY HAS A SMALL HOLE FOR THE WATER TO DRAIN AND IT CLOGS VERY EASILY. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T EVEN CLOG BU...

Mileage: 2,000

I OWN A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH STOCK 17" RIMS. IN THE LAST 4 YEARS, I'VE EXPERIENCED 4 FLAT TIRES AND NUMEROUS BENT RIMS FROM REGULAR FREEWAY AND STREET DRIVING. IT APPEARS THAT THE STOCK 17" RIMS ARE TOO SOFT AND HAVE A TENDENCY TO BEND EASILY. EACH OCCURENCE FORCED ME TO REPAIR THE WHEEL AND...

Mileage: 15,000

1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS INVOLVING SMALL POTHOLES OVER WHICH OTHER CARS RECEIVED NO DAMAGE 2. THE ALLOY WHEELS OF MY CAR DENT VERY EASILY RESULTING IN NUMEROUS NICKS AND SMALL DENTS. TWO SMALL POTHOLES HAVE LEFT MY WHEELS WITH LARGE DENTS REQUIRING WHEEL REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. 3. I HAD TO ...

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A DEFECT OF THE RIMS ON MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT 2000. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR [4] YEARS (ORIGINAL OWNER). I HAVE REPLACED [3] RIMS AND I AM NOW ABOUT TO REPLACE A 4TH. THE RIMS BEND EASILY WHILE DRIVING. ON ALL INSTANCES THE RIMS HAVE BENT IN THE COURSE OF NORMAL CITY DR...

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE AND THE REAR AND PASSENGER SIDE RIMS BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. *AK THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON TWO OCCASIONS. ONCE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THREE BENT RIMS....

Mileage: 27,000

THE RIMS ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WERE STARTING TO BEND. PARTICULARLY THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE RIM WHICH ON ONE SIDE BECAME ALMOST FLAT IN ONE AREA. AFTER ONE OCCASION OF DRIVING MY VEHICLE I NOTICE THAT I HAD A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE TIRE OF THAT RIM. IT WAS LARGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE TIRE TO PEEL...

DRIVING MY 2000 MITSUBUSHI ECLIPSE GT WITH STOCK 17" RIMS AND TIRES, I HIT A RELATIVELY MILD POTHOLE WHICH BENT THE RIM. THE RIM WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED THAT IT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT MY EXPENSE. THE POTHOLE WAS LOCATED IN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA ON THE NORTHBOUND I5 ONRAMP FROM CAMINO LAS RAMBLAS. I...

Mileage: 10,000

2000 MITSBUBISHI ECLIPSE. FACTORY RIMS BENT REPEATEDLY AND FOR NO OBVIOUS APPARENT REASON CAUSING TIRES TO RAPIDLY DEPRESSURIZE. THIS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO MULTIPLE RIMS. MOST NOTABLE OCCURENCE WAS ON INTERSTATE 95 WHEN TIRE DEPRESSURIZED AND CAME OFF RIM - HIGHLY DANGEROUS AS I WAS TR...

SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING HOME ON THE MORNING OF 8/1/04 I BECAME AWARE THAT MY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER REPLACING THE WHEEL WITH ITS SPARE I WENT TO THE TIRE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES SO THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE LEAK. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A BENT WHEEL RIM. ...

Mileage: 85,000

AUTO WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED 100% BY DEALERSHIP. HOOD LATCH FAILURE SO AS NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN HOOD TO SERVICE ENGINE OR ANYTHING UNDER HOOD. HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT BUMPER HAS TO BE CUT OFF TO REACH HOOD LATCH FOR REPLACEMENT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. NOTHING HAS CURRENTLY BEEN DONE TO ...

Mileage: 59,400

ONE OF THE FRONT STRUTS LEAKED OIL. THE CAR WAS HARD TO HANDLE WHEN DRIVING. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO REPLACE THE FRONT STRUTS.*AK

AT APPROX. 55,000 MILES, THE STARTER RELAY BURNED OUT AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. SYMPTOMS WERE ERRATIC INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD AND UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR OF ALL ELECTRICAL DEVICES. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CD PLAYER SPONTANEOUSLY EJECTED THE CD. REPLACING THE STARTER RELAY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. G...

Mileage: 55,000

WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH WHILE IN MOTION THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY OR NOT AT ALL INTO FIRST/SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH. THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK THE CLUTCH PROBLEM WAS A DAILY INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE A...

Mileage: 51,000

WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH WHILE IN MOTION THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY OR NOT AT ALL INTO FIRST/SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH. THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK THE CLUTCH PROBLEM WAS A DAILY INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE A...

Mileage: 51,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS WERE BENT, AND FRONT TWO TIRES LEAKED. THE DEALER IN CONSUMER'S AREA CLOSED DOWN, AND THERE WAS NO CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

Mileage: 41,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS WERE BENT, AND FRONT TWO TIRES LEAKED. THE DEALER IN CONSUMER'S AREA CLOSED DOWN, AND THERE WAS NO CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

Mileage: 41,000

I WAS DRIVING AND IT A DIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND NOW MY WHEEL IS BENT AND UNABLE TO DRIVE UNTIL I FIND A REPLACEMENT.CONTACT ME ON HOW TO FIND ONE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVENT BEEN DRIVING MY CAR IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS. *AK

I WAS DRIVING AND IT A DIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND NOW MY WHEEL IS BENT AND UNABLE TO DRIVE UNTIL I FIND A REPLACEMENT.CONTACT ME ON HOW TO FIND ONE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVENT BEEN DRIVING MY CAR IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE THAT HAS 34000 MILES ON IT, AND ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE 2ND GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSWION KEPT GRINDING WHEN SHIFTING AND I FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO I WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A RECALL FOR THE PARTS...

Mileage: 34,000

TWO OF MY WHEELS ON MY 2000 MITUSBISHI ECLIPSE HAVE SIGNIFICANT BENDS ON THEM FROM NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT OF THE WHEELS BEING BENT IT CREATED UNEVEN WARE IN MY TIRES AND BRAKE ROTORS. I HAVE HAD THE TWO WHEELS STRAIGHTENED BY A WHEEL SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS AND PAID $75 FOR EACH ONE.

Mileage: 36,000

I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW FROM MODESTO MITSUBISHI. AT THE TIME IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SUNFROOF MOLDING WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND WAS TO BE REPLACED. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING, ELECTRICAL MALFUNTIONS, MIRRORS, CLOCK, CASETTE DOOR DEFECT, ALSO SUNROOF OPENED ONLY WHILE GETTING ...

Mileage: 28,776

I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW FROM MODESTO MITSUBISHI. AT THE TIME IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SUNFROOF MOLDING WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND WAS TO BE REPLACED. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING, ELECTRICAL MALFUNTIONS, MIRRORS, CLOCK, CASETTE DOOR DEFECT, ALSO SUNROOF OPENED ONLY WHILE GETTING ...

Mileage: 28,776

BOTH WINDOWS DEVELOPED CRACKS ON THE SIDES WITHOUT THE WINDOWS BEING HIT OR T BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THERE WA S A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. *AK

Mileage: 53,000

THE DESIGN OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION SYNCHROS AND THE CLUTCH MECHANISM HAS BEEN FAULTY WHICH CAUSES THE FOLLOWING PARTS TO FAIL A LOT EARLIER THAN ANY NORMAL VEHICLE. - THE CLUTCH PLATE GETS WORN BEFORE TIME - THE THROW OUT BEARING (TOB) HAS A RATTLE - THE CLUTCH HAS A RATTLE ...

THE DESIGN OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION SYNCHROS AND THE CLUTCH MECHANISM HAS BEEN FAULTY WHICH CAUSES THE FOLLOWING PARTS TO FAIL A LOT EARLIER THAN ANY NORMAL VEHICLE. - THE CLUTCH PLATE GETS WORN BEFORE TIME - THE THROW OUT BEARING (TOB) HAS A RATTLE - THE CLUTCH HAS A RATTLE ...

THE DESIGN OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION SYNCHROS AND THE CLUTCH MECHANISM HAS BEEN FAULTY WHICH CAUSES THE FOLLOWING PARTS TO FAIL A LOT EARLIER THAN ANY NORMAL VEHICLE. - THE CLUTCH PLATE GETS WORN BEFORE TIME - THE THROW OUT BEARING (TOB) HAS A RATTLE - THE CLUTCH HAS A RATTLE ...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THREE OF THE RIMS WERE BENT. *AK

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ALL OVER AND THE PAINT IS OXIDIZING (NO CLEAR COAT?). I HAVE ONLY USED CLEAR COAT SAFE PRODUCTS ON MY CAR AND THESE CONDITIONS STARTED AT THE END OF 2002 AND BEGINNING OF 2003. MY CAR IS A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT AND PROBLEMS LIKE THE ABOVE SHOULD NOT OCCUR FOR SEVERAL ...

RIMS BEND EASILY. HAD FOUR OCCURANCES OF BENT RIMS THAT CAUSE TIRES TO GO FLAT. MOST RECENTLY HIT A POT HOLE AND BENT RIM AND CAUSED TIRE TO GO FLAT. *AK

Mileage: 39,575

BENT WHEEL RIMS ON A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WHICH WERE CAUSED BY TYPICAL DRIVING OVER NORMAL ROADS. ONE WHEEL NOW FAILS TO HOLD AIR PRESSURE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY. $250 FOR A RECONDITIONED UNIT. I AM FILING THIS CLAIM BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS NOT CAUSED BY LARGE POTHOL...

Mileage: 32,000

THE CLEAR COAT ON MY CAR IS BUBBLING AND THEN FLAKING OFF. I HAVE MULTIPLE LARGE SECTIONS OF MY CAR WITH THE CLEAR COAT BUBBLING UP AND FLAKING OFF. IT LOOKS HORRENDOUS. ON TOP OF THAT, EVERYTIME THERE IS ANY MOISTURE IN THE AIR OR IT RAINS, THE DOOR HANDLES BECOME DOTTED. MY CAR IS PATRIOT RED PE...

Mileage: 25,000

RIMS BEND FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING TIRES TO BLOW OUT, FALL OFF RIMS, LOSE AIR PRESSURE AND CREATE UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

RIMS BEND FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING TIRES TO BLOW OUT, FALL OFF RIMS, LOSE AIR PRESSURE AND CREATE UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2000GT- I HAVE GONE THROUGH 5 RIMS AND TIRES IN LESS THEN ONE YEAR. DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUSE. MY FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT THE END OF MARCH AND THEN I HAVE HAD ANOTHER IN DEC 2003. THE RIMS ON THIS CAR ARE WEAK AND THEY BEND, ...

WASHER FLUID HOSE FAILED (BROKE) AT HOOD ATTACHMENT POINT, MAKING WINDSHIELD WASHERS INOPERATIVE. UNABLE TO CLEAN WINDOW DURING INCLEMENT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS (SALT, SAND), CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY UNTIL CAN BE MANUALLY CLEANED AFTER STOPPING.*AK POSSIBLE CAUSE INCORRECT/POOR ROUTING OF HO...

Mileage: 69,500

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STEER TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WENT ACROSS A MEDIAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR INJURIES TO THE BACK, NECK, AND KNE...

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STEER TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WENT ACROSS A MEDIAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR INJURIES TO THE BACK, NECK, AND KNE...

Mileage: 37,000

THE BRAKES SQUEALED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER AND INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS TWICE, HOWEVER, THE NOISE STILL OCCURS. *AK

THE BRAKES SQUEALED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER AND INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS TWICE, HOWEVER, THE NOISE STILL OCCURS. *AK

AFTER TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNAL, IT CAME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS. *AK

Mileage: 48,500

EASILY BENT RIMS ON THE 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT, ALL MY 4 RIMS HAVE SOME SORE OF DAMAGE WITH A NORMAL DRIVING HABITS, MY CAR SHAKES AND FEELS UNSAFE ABOVE 60MPH. *LA

Mileage: 59,000

MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE IS RUSTING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT EVERY SEAM WHERE TWO PIECES OF METAL ARE WELDED TOGETHER. IT IS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE. MITSUBISHI DENIES ANY WARRANTY CLAIM AND BLAMED ME F...

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THROUGH WATER PUDDLES THERE IS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *NLM

Mileage: 7,400

THE PLASTIC SOCKET THAT THE LIGHT BULBS SCREW INTO ARE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THIS CAUSED HEADLIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Mileage: 53,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD

DRIVER SIDE TIRE RIMS ARE BENT CAUSING AIR TO ESCAPE FROM TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL BLOW OUTS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE DRIVER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE TIRES. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE REPEATED. *AK

DEFECTIVE ALLOY WHEELS ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT: MY CAR HAS MERELY 16,000 MILES IN OVER 3 YEARS OF USE AND 3 OF THE 4 WHEELS ARE SLIGHTLY BENT TO NOTICABLY BENT. I WAS WALKING AROUND MY CAR WITH SOMEONE WHEN HE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT BEND IN ONE OF THE RIMS. THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL IS OBVI...

THE LEFT REAR AND RIGHT FRONT RIMS OF THE VEHICLE BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE RIMS WERE DEFECTIVE. *JB THE DEALER AT MITSUBISHI STATED THAT THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RIMS, AND THEY ARE NOW CHANGED. *SCC

DURING AND AFTER A RAIN, THE A/C AND DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. DEALERS HAVE SAID THAT THE BELT MUST HAVE GOTTEN WET BY WATER SPLASHING UP FROM THE STREET. ONCE I ONLY PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING DUE TO THE FOGGING UP OF THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED BY THE AIR BLOWING HOT. ...

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AND THE WHEELS BENT, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE. *CB *JB

Mileage: 20,000

MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (2000) DEFECTIVE WHEELS. *NLM

Mileage: 25,889

BOTH REAR HUB & BEARING ASSEMBLYS WERE CAUSING VIBRATIONS IN THE CAR. CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND THE MECHANIC CLAIMED HE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR HUB ASSEMBLYS ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. THE ASSEMBLY LEFT NO ROOM TO LUBRICATE THE BEARINGS WHICH CAUSED THEM TO KEEP IN MOISTURE AND RUST PREMATURELY. MEC...

THE RIMS BENT, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME FLAT. *JB

Mileage: 2,000

CD PLAYER FAILED. *JB

CAR STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT FOR NO REASON AND HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING, CAR WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE THEN REGAIN POWER. HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE LAST 3 DAYS. *JB

Mileage: 29,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, ALL FOUR RIMS BENT. *JB

THE WHEELS ARE BENDING WHICH HAS HAPPENED ONCE ALREADY BEFORE I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS AN ON GOING ISSUE. I HAD THEM FIXED BUT NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK. *JB

THE RIMS ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAVE BECOME DENTED UNDER WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED LESS THAN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE TAKEN EXCEPTIONAL CARE TO PROTECT THIS CAR FROM DAMAGE. AS AN EXAMPLE, AFTER THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, THERE IS STILL NOT A SINGLE DOOR DENT OR CHIP, DUE TO THE FACT THAT...

Mileage: 42,000

THE RIMS ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAVE BECOME DENTED UNDER WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED LESS THAN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE TAKEN EXCEPTIONAL CARE TO PROTECT THIS CAR FROM DAMAGE. AS AN EXAMPLE, AFTER THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, THERE IS STILL NOT A SINGLE DOOR DENT OR CHIP, DUE TO THE FACT THAT...

Mileage: 42,000

RUST ALL OVER 2000 WHITE MIT. ECLIPSE RS. *JB

2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. ALREADY REPLACED ONE RIM 17" FACTORY. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING AN ADDITIONAL TWO. HAVE ALSO HAD RELATED TIRE PROBLEMS, NEEDING REPLACEMENT. *JB

WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY SMOKED AND BURNED. HEAD LAMPS INOPERABLE. *JB

Mileage: 51,100

I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS, I NEVER ONCE HAVE HIT ANY POT HOLES, BUT FOR SOME ODD REASON, MY RIM HAS DENTED SEVERELY. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, THAT IS WHY IT IS A CONCERN TO ME. IF SOMEONE COULD KINDLY RESPOND IT WOULD BE GREATLY AP...

PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT SEAL DUE TO OBSTRUCTION OF WINDOW. WHATEVER REGULATES HOW FAR THE WINDOW GOES UP IS MISSING/BROKEN. *NLM

YEAR 2000 - MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITH 17" WHEEL OPTION - FACTORY EQUIPPED 17" WHEEL/TIRE OPTION. DENTS REPEATEDLY WHEN CONTACT IS MADE WITH A MODERATE OR LARGER SIZE ROAD DEFECT. DENTED WHEELS LEAK AIR AND CAUSE CONSIDERABLE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO OUT OF BALANCE SITUATION DENTS CAUSE. A...

Mileage: 3,000

YEAR 2000 - MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITH 17" WHEEL OPTION - FACTORY EQUIPPED 17" WHEEL/TIRE OPTION. DENTS REPEATEDLY WHEN CONTACT IS MADE WITH A MODERATE OR LARGER SIZE ROAD DEFECT. DENTED WHEELS LEAK AIR AND CAUSE CONSIDERABLE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO OUT OF BALANCE SITUATION DENTS CAUSE. A...

Mileage: 3,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A STRANGE SOUND, SO I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY. THEY DISCOVERED THAT I WAS OUT OF OIL- THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NO OBVIOUS OIL LEAKS, AND THE OIL LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON. DUE TO THIS, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS FOUND THROUGH OUT THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL LIG...

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE HAVING THE BUMPER FIXED MY COLLISION SHOP DISCOVERED THE WIRING HARNESS IS MELTING. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 99V333001 -- RECALL DATE : NOVEMBER 23, 1999 -- COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES -- EXCEPT THAT I DO NOT HAVE A V-6 ENGINE. I BELIEVE ANOTHER...

DURING RAIN THE VEHICLE LEAKS THROUGH THE FIRE WALL AND/OR AIR VENTS INTO FLOOR OF VEHICLE.*JB

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE DRIVING IN BOSTON, MA AROUND RUSH HOUR, A SMALL POT HOLE WAS HIT. CAR WAS NOT TRAVELLING AT MORE THEN 25MPH. THE RIM BENT CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. RIM NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 74,000

THE RIMS ON THE VEHICLE BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS RESULTING IN LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. RELATED INVESTIGATION EA 02 007. *MR *NLM

UNDER MODERATE DRIVING CONDITIONS, BOTH FRONT RIMS HAVE BEEN DENTED RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES AND DETERIORATED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEELS ARE BENT CAUSING IT TO BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

THE WHEELS HAVE FAILED ON MORE THEN ONE OCCAISION, WITH CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE AND INJURIES. MR

WHILE DRIVING REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING VIBRATION TO VEHICLE. GOODYEAR, P21550R1790Y, DOT# M6PCONER. INNER WALL SEPARATED FROM TIRE,. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

SINCE I PURCHASED THE ECLIPSE IN JUNE OF 2002, I HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH DEFLATING TIRES AND FLATS. NO ONE HAD DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM UNTIL 9/16/2002 WHEN I SUFFERED ANOTHER FLAT. THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY I HAD STOPPED TO HAVE AIR PRESSURE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE PRESSURE WAS FINE. HOWEVER, ON THE MORN...

MANUFACTURED RIMS FOR THE GT SERIES ARE DENTED, TOO SOFT METAL, LOSING AIR CONSTANTLY. ALSO, RIM AT ONE POINT ALLOWED TIRE TO COME OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

I HAVE A REAL CONCERN REGARDING THE 2000 ECLIPSE RIMS. 3 OF MY 4 RIMS ARE DENTED AND ONE TIRE LEAKS AIR CONSTANTLY DUE TO THE MALFORMED RIM.THESE RIMS ARE VERY SOFT-THEY DAMAGE EXTREMELY EASILY, ON THE SLIGHTEST OF BUMPS. I FEEL IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I HAVE A TIRE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHI...

THE WHEELS ARE SUBSTANDARD. I HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND THAT A COMPARISON WAS DONE (DATELINE OR 20/20) AND THAT IT WAS PROVEN THAT THE WHEELS WERE BELOW STANDARDS. THE RIMS ARE VERY WEAK AND NO WHERE NEAR THEIR RETAIL VALUE. THE ALUMINUM ALONG THE EDGE WHERE THE TIRE BEADS IS FAR TOO ...

CONSUMER STATES WHEN VEHICLE HITS THE SLIGTEST BUMB THE RIMS WILL BEND, RIMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER.*JB

O.E. WHEELS BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN UNEXPECTED REPAIR COSTS. *AK

AFTER CONSUMER HAD A FLAT TIRE SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TIRE REPAIRED, AND FOUND THAT 2 OF RIMS WERE BENT. VEHICLE HAS NOT HIT ANYTHING, RIGHT FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE BACK WERE BENT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM.*AK

FRONT RIGHT TIRES WERE VIBRATING. HAD THEM CHECKED, IT WAS AS A RESULT OF RIM BENDING. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK JLG

MANUFACTURED RIMS ARE EASILY BENT WITH MINIMUM RUNNING OVER SMALL BUMPS/POTHOLES. WHEN APPROACHING STOP, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. *AK *YH

MANUFACTURED RIMS ARE EASILY BENT WITH MINIMUM RUNNING OVER SMALL BUMPS/POTHOLES. WHEN APPROACHING STOP, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. *AK *YH

MANUFACTURED RIMS HAVE FLAT SPOTS, BENDING WHEN HITTING POTHOLES FROM THE ROAD. RIMS HAVE CAUSED FLATS AND BLOWOUTS WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON PARKWAY. OWNER IS AWARE OF OTHERS WITH SAME CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ALL 4 RIMS ARE IN A BENT CONDITION - SOME BENT ON THE OUTSIDE OF RIM AND SOME ARE BENT ON INSIDE OF RIM- MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAS GONE FLAT 3 TIMES AS A RESULT OF THE BENT RIMS- ALSO THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE HAS GONE FLAT 1 TIME AS A RESULT OF THE BENT RIM CONDITION. *AK

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I HAVE ENCOUNTERED TYPICAL POTHOLES ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH HAVE DENTED THE ALLOY WHEELS AND RESULTED IN FLAT TIRES. I HAVE HAD TO PAY OVER $2000 SO FAR TO REPLACE THE WHEELS AND TIRES AS WELL AS HAVE THE TIRES BALANCED. MITSUBISHI WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS DAMAGE. THE...

ALL FOUR WHEEL RIMS BECAME BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS CAUSED THE RIMS TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRES, RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE AIR LOSS WAS RAPID AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND NEARLY CRASHED. DEALER SAID THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO REPLACE THE WHEEL...

I FIRST NOTICED THE CAR WAS TRYING TO THROW ME OFF THE ROAD WHEN I HAD,HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF I REPLACED THE TIRES AND STILL NOTICED THE PROBLEM OCCURRING I TOOK IT BACK TO THE TIRE STORE IN DENVER WHERE I WAS VISITING THEY SAID THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES THEN IN JUNE OF ...

RIM ON VEHICLE ARE EASY TO BEND WHEN DRIVING OVER NORMAL POTHOLES OR BUMPS AT UP TO 35 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO REPLACE THE WHEELS, THE WHEELS ARE MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM. *SLC

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS WORN OUT. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO LOSING POWER OR SHUTTING DOWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN 40-50 MPH. DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DETECT CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AND AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SHAKE, MECHANIC STATES ALL FOUR RIMS ARE DENTED RESULTING IN VEHICLE SHAKING.*JB CONSUMER STATES THIS ALSO CAUSES THE STEERING TO SHAKE. DEALER HAD TO SECURE CLAMP DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING ANTIFREEZE. BRAKE LIGHT IL...

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AND AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SHAKE, MECHANIC STATES ALL FOUR RIMS ARE DENTED RESULTING IN VEHICLE SHAKING.*JB CONSUMER STATES THIS ALSO CAUSES THE STEERING TO SHAKE. DEALER HAD TO SECURE CLAMP DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING ANTIFREEZE. BRAKE LIGHT IL...

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AND AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SHAKE, MECHANIC STATES ALL FOUR RIMS ARE DENTED RESULTING IN VEHICLE SHAKING.*JB CONSUMER STATES THIS ALSO CAUSES THE STEERING TO SHAKE. DEALER HAD TO SECURE CLAMP DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING ANTIFREEZE. BRAKE LIGHT IL...

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AND AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SHAKE, MECHANIC STATES ALL FOUR RIMS ARE DENTED RESULTING IN VEHICLE SHAKING.*JB CONSUMER STATES THIS ALSO CAUSES THE STEERING TO SHAKE. DEALER HAD TO SECURE CLAMP DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING ANTIFREEZE. BRAKE LIGHT IL...

BOTH LEFT RIMS BENT, NO TIRE DAMAGE. SMALL POTHOLE AT 10TH&WEST PEACHTREE IN ATLANTA ON FAR SIDE OF INTERSDECTION. PULLING SLOWLY AWAY FROM RED LIGHT. IMPACT DID NOT FEEL SEVERE. BENDING IS MINOR. NO AIR LEAKAGE. SLIGHT VIBRATION FROM LOSS OF BALANCE. NO CHANGE IN ALIGNMENT.*AK

A/C SUCTION HOSE FAILURE/COOLANT LEAKED OUT. RIGHT OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED OR AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FRONT AND REAR RIGHT TIRES LOSES AIR AND THE LEFT FRONT RIM WAS BENT. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO TIRE AND RIMS. DEALER FOUND A CHUNK OF BEADS ON THE REAR RIGHT TIRE AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS OUT OF ROUND. THE RI...

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED OR AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FRONT AND REAR RIGHT TIRES LOSES AIR AND THE LEFT FRONT RIM WAS BENT. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO TIRE AND RIMS. DEALER FOUND A CHUNK OF BEADS ON THE REAR RIGHT TIRE AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS OUT OF ROUND. THE RI...

RIMS ARE BENT DUE TO MATERIAL BEING TOO SOFT, TIRES DO NOT KEEP AIR PRESSURE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RIGHT DRIVERS SIDE REAR ALLOY WHEEL HAS BEEN DENTED. NORMAL DRIVING ONLY - NO MAJOR POTHOLES HAVE BEEN HIT. THE WHEEL HAS BEEN SUFFICIENTLY DENTED THAT IT PRESENTS A RISK TO DRIVING AND MUST BE REPLACED. CAR HAS ONLY 23,000 MILES.*AK

MY 6 SPOKE MITSUBISHI RIMS ARE DENTED FROM NORMAL DRIVING IN THE CITY. THEY BECAME DENTED WHEN I HAD HIT MNOR POTHOLES GOING AT 20MPH OR SLOWER. I HAVE TALKED TO THE MITSUBISHI HOTLINE AND THEY SAID THEY COULD BE REPLACED BUT FOR $250. I DONT BELIEVE I SHOULD PAY THISAS I BELIEVE IT IS A MAJOR M...

BENT AND DEFORMED RIMS.

HAVE TO INFLATE DENTED RIMS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. CANNOT HOLD PROPER PRESSURE. HITTING SMALL POTHOLES DENTED 2 RIMS IN 2 PLACES WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH. *AK

I STARTED NOTICING A RATTLE FROM THE CLUTCH/TRANSAXLE. IT OCCURS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. THE RATTLE STOPS WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PUSHED IN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE RIGHT FRONT RIM IS BENT, MATERIAL USED IS TOO SOFT OF A METAL.*AK.*JG

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND HIT A POTHOLE, MY RIM WAS DENTED PRETTY GOOD. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT HITTING A POTHOLE WOULD CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER LEAKING FLUID.*AK

TWO PIECE ALUMINUM WHEEL BENT SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER NORMAL CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK

PE 01 044/ALLOY WHEEL: CONSUMER STATES THE LEFT REAR WHEEL RECEIVED A DENT BY RUNNING OVER A POT HOLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED . NLM

ALL 4 ALLOY WHEELS ON MY MISTUBISHI ECLIPSE GT HAVE BENT OVER THE LAST 8 MONTHS. I HAVE ONT HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE THESE FAILURES. I REPLACED ONE I OCTOBER 2001, ONE IN FEBRUARY 2002 AND I WAS JUST INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT 2 MORE ARE BENT. THIS TIME, THEY ARE BENT ON THE "INSIDE." I'M NOT ...

RIMS ARE MADE OF TOO SOFT MATERIAL, BEND EASILY, CAUSING TIRES TO LOOSE AIR.*AK

WHEN DRIVING WHEELS BECOME VERY SOFT UPON HITTING A BUMP OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND NOTHING WAS DONE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

ALL FOUR OF MY WHEELS ARE BENT. I BOUGHT ANOTHER OEM WHEEL FROM MITSUBISHI WHICH IS ALSO BENT. IN TOTAL I HAVE 5 BENT OEM WHEELS. I HAVE ALL WHEELS FOR EXAMINATION IF REQUIRED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT TWO OF THE ALLOY WHEELS HAVE DENTS IN THEM CAUSING THE WHEELS TO WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIOANL INFORMATION. NLM

BOTH FAILURES WERE THE ALUMINUM ALLOY 10 SPOKE 17" RIMS EQUIPPED ON THE 2000 ECLIPSE GT PREMIUM PACKAGE. THE RIMS WERE BENT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. BETWEEN EACH INCIDENT, I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED. SINCE BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED TO THE RIM ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE, BOTH OF MY RIMS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF...

THE RIMS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE ARE VERY SOFT, WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE THECONSUMER FEELS THAT THE RIM COULD BREAK. NLM

I LEASED A '00 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT IN NOVEMBER OF 1999 FROM POTAMKIN MITSUBISHI, IN MANHATTAN NY FOR A THREE YEAR TERM. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, PARTICULARLY WITH THE RIMS THAT CAME WITH THE CAR AND THE REPLACEMENTS I'VE HAD TO BUY. I HAVE GONE THOUGH THE ENTIRE ORIGINAL SET ...

2 PC RIMS ON VEHICLE BENT EASILY, TIRES CONSTANTLY LOSE AIR DUE TO THIS.*AK

THE BENT RIMS CAUSED THE TIRE TO BE PINCHED AND POPPED THE TIRE, RESULTING IN MY NEEDING A NEW OEM RIM AND A NEW TIRE (TIRESIZE: 215/50/17)

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED SAME DAY WHEN VEHICLE GOT DELIVERED BRAND NEW, DEALERSHIP RESURFACED THEM AND 9K MILES LATER THEY BECAME WARPED AGAIN, THAT IS WHEN THEY GOT FINALLY REPLACED ON THE NEW ONES. VERY POOR QUALITY OF THE BRAKE PARTS!*AK

FRONT RIM IS BENT WITHOUT ANY TIRE, OR RIM'S LIP DAMAGE. TIRE WAS INSPECTED BY THE THIRD PARTY REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND UNDAMAGED, BUT THE RIM IS BENT WELL OUT OF THE SPEC CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AT HIGHER SPEED. APPARENTLY THIS IS WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. DEALER RUNS ME AROUND, OFF...

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY POORLY INTO THE SECOND GEAR WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD. IT WAS ALREADY REBUILT 4K MILES AGO AND NOW IT STARTS TO FAIL FOR THE SEOCND TIME, DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT STATING THAT THEY CAN NOT REPORDUCE THE PROBLEM. CAR IS VERY HARD AND UNPLEASANT TO DRIVE WHEN NOT ...

SINCE THE FIRST DAY I HAD THEM, THERE WAS JUST ONE DENT ON ONE OF THE FRONT RIMS. THE DEALER WAS SO NICE (SARCASM) AND ADVISED ME TO GET NEW ONES...I THEN ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NEW, SINCE I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR. SINCE THEN, I REPLACED ONE RIM AND HAVE NOW 3 DENTED RIMS WITH MULTIPLE DENTS ON ...

I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, I STRUCK THE CURB WTH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE IMPACT (AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED) BROKE THE RIM AND BLEW OUT THE TIRE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE SUB FRAME THAT HAS LEAD TO ALIGNMENT ISSUES. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK INCI...

I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, I STRUCK THE CURB WTH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE IMPACT (AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED) BROKE THE RIM AND BLEW OUT THE TIRE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE SUB FRAME THAT HAS LEAD TO ALIGNMENT ISSUES. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK INCI...

I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, I STRUCK THE CURB WTH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE IMPACT (AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED) BROKE THE RIM AND BLEW OUT THE TIRE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE SUB FRAME THAT HAS LEAD TO ALIGNMENT ISSUES. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK INCI...

I HAVE HAD FOUR INCIDENTS OF THE RIMS BENDING DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, INCLUDING TWO BLOWOUTS OF THE FRONT TIRES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS A RESULT OF THE RIMS BEING BENT OUT OF SHAPE. I PRODUCED FOUR RECEIPTS OF THE REPAIRS WHICH I PAYED FOR TO THE DEALER IN MID JANUARY.THEY HAD A DISTRICT RE...

I HAVE HAD FOUR INCIDENTS OF THE RIMS BENDING DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, INCLUDING TWO BLOWOUTS OF THE FRONT TIRES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS A RESULT OF THE RIMS BEING BENT OUT OF SHAPE. I PRODUCED FOUR RECEIPTS OF THE REPAIRS WHICH I PAYED FOR TO THE DEALER IN MID JANUARY.THEY HAD A DISTRICT RE...

MY RIMS ARE TWO-PIECE AND HAVE HAD 3 BENT RIMS AND 3 BLOWOUTS DUE TO THESE RIMS. THIS IS COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT THE GT TIRES ARE LOW-PROFILE. THESE RIMS ARE EASILY DENTED, THE CLEAR COATING PEELED OFF AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION AND HAVE HAD MEETINGS WITH JEFF ...

MY RIMS ARE TWO-PIECE AND HAVE HAD 3 BENT RIMS AND 3 BLOWOUTS DUE TO THESE RIMS. THIS IS COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT THE GT TIRES ARE LOW-PROFILE. THESE RIMS ARE EASILY DENTED, THE CLEAR COATING PEELED OFF AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION AND HAVE HAD MEETINGS WITH JEFF ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 17)

RIMS WILL EASLIY BEND. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, TIRES WILL START TO WOBBLE. CONTACTED DEALER. MITSUBISHI DEALER DENIES CLAIM. *AK *TT

RIMS WILL EASLIY BEND. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, TIRES WILL START TO WOBBLE. CONTACTED DEALER. MITSUBISHI DEALER DENIES CLAIM. *AK *TT

THE WHEEL WAS BENT AND CRACKED BY A MINOR RUT IN THE ROAD AND SOME MINOR DEBRIS, TIRE WAS BLOWN DUE TO CRACK AND BEND OF WHEEL (TIRESIZE: 17)

THE WHEEL WAS BENT AND CRACKED BY A MINOR RUT IN THE ROAD AND SOME MINOR DEBRIS, TIRE WAS BLOWN DUE TO CRACK AND BEND OF WHEEL (TIRESIZE: 17)

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, VEHICLE LOOKED TO BE ON FIRE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAD CAUSE THE FIRE. *AK PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WOULD START, AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE,SUNROFF WAS INO...

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, VEHICLE LOOKED TO BE ON FIRE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAD CAUSE THE FIRE. *AK PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WOULD START, AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE,SUNROFF WAS INO...

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, VEHICLE LOOKED TO BE ON FIRE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAD CAUSE THE FIRE. *AK PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WOULD START, AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE,SUNROFF WAS INO...

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, VEHICLE LOOKED TO BE ON FIRE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAD CAUSE THE FIRE. *AK PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WOULD START, AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE,SUNROFF WAS INO...

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, VEHICLE LOOKED TO BE ON FIRE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAD CAUSE THE FIRE. *AK PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WOULD START, AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE,SUNROFF WAS INO...

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, VEHICLE LOOKED TO BE ON FIRE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAD CAUSE THE FIRE. *AK PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WOULD START, AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE,SUNROFF WAS INO...

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, VEHICLE LOOKED TO BE ON FIRE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAD CAUSE THE FIRE. *AK PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WOULD START, AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE,SUNROFF WAS INO...

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, VEHICLE LOOKED TO BE ON FIRE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAD CAUSE THE FIRE. *AK PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WOULD START, AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE,SUNROFF WAS INO...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BENT WHEEL RIMS REPLACED SIX TIMES ON VARIOUS LOCATION BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTED AFTER ORIGINAL BULBS WERE REPLACED WITH CORRECT AFTERMARKET COMPONENT. DEALER COMMENTED THAT EVERY ECLIPSE THAT HAS REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT BULBS HAS BURNED THE WIRING HARNESS. WHEN THIS COMPONENT FAILS, IT LEAVES THE DRIVER WITH NEITHER A HIGH OR LOW BEAM LIGHT. SHO...

ALUMINIUM RIMS ARE BENT, CAUSING THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. FRONT RIGHT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE PARKED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING. *YH

ALUMINIUM RIMS ARE BENT, CAUSING THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. FRONT RIGHT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE PARKED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING. *YH

FOUR SEPARATE TIMES I HAD TO SEND THE DAMAGED RIMS OUT TO BE REPAIRED FROM HITTING MINOR POTHOLES. EACH TIME COSTING $12O.TWICE THE TIRE WENT TOTALLY FLAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER OUT OF CONTROL.BUT NOBODY WAS HURT.I HAVE READ NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE RIMS,AND EVERY MITUSU...

CONSUMER STATES WHEN IT RAINS, WATER SITS INSIDE THE WATER WELL, AND WHEN ROLLING THE WINDOWS DOWN AND BACK UP THERE IS A WATER FILM ON THEM, IN COLDER WEATHER WINDOWS WILL SOMETIMES FREEZE BECAUSE OF THIS WATER, CONTACT DEALER AND DEALER STATED IT IS COMMON AND VEHICLE IS NOT DEFECTED.*AK *YH

ALL FOUR WHEELS HAVE CLEARCOAT COMING OFF AND SOME HAVE RATHER LARGE DENTS. I FEEL THIS HAPPENS TOO EASILY AND AT FAR TOO LOW OF SPEED. I KNOW OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WICH LEADS ME TO BELEIVE THAT IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *AK

CLUTCH WAS WARPED FROM FACTORY, GOT REPLACED 4K MILES LATER, NEW ONE IS ALSO FAILING AT 14000 MILES AND CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO GRIND.*AK

CLUTCH WAS WARPED FROM FACTORY, GOT REPLACED 4K MILES LATER, NEW ONE IS ALSO FAILING AT 14000 MILES AND CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO GRIND.*AK

VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE CUASED BY DEFECTIVE "C" CLAMP ON FUEL LINE. *AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED SRS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN ON UNTIL VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUTDOWN. SOMETIMES SRS WOULD FLASH OFF/ON. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED PASSENGER'S SEAT BACK DUE TO SIDE AIR BAG WIRING BEING DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED SRS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN ON UNTIL VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUTDOWN. SOMETIMES SRS WOULD FLASH OFF/ON. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED PASSENGER'S SEAT BACK DUE TO SIDE AIR BAG WIRING BEING DEFECTIVE. *AK

THE ALUMINUM RIMS BEND WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. *AK

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG CAUSED EYE INJURY TO THE DRIVER, THE CONSUMER MAY HAVE SUSTAINED PERMANENT INJURY TO THE LEFT EYE. NLM

THE AIR CONDITIONER HOSE FAILED. NLM

THE WINDOW WASHER UNIT IS DEFECTIVE. NLM

THE REAR SEATBELT WAS DEFECTIVE. NLM

THE REAR SEATBELT WAS DEFECTIVE. NLM

REAR ROTORS ARE DAMAGED WITH DEEP GROOVES CUT IN IT. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

ALL ALUM. WHEELS ARE PEELING. AIR PRESSURE WILL NOT MAINTAIN IN FRONT TIRES. DEALER STATES MITSUBISHI DOESN'T FEEL THERE IS A NEED FOR A RECALL WITH JUST SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS. MY TIRES HAVE NOT BLOW OUT YET, AND MY WHEELS HAVEN'T BENT YET AS I HAVE READ MANY HAVE. AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE,...

WHILE DRIVING THE SUNROOF VIOLENTLY EXPLODED, SMALL PIECES OF GLASS FELL ONTO THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANT,THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE SUNROOF VIOLENTLY EXPLODED, SMALL PIECES OF GLASS FELL ONTO THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANT,THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NLM

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN CONSUMER TAPPED ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE WENT TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROAD. IT FELT LIKE VEHICLE WAS HYDROPLANING. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN, EVEN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. CONSUMER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMA...

VEHICLE DOES NOT BRAKE CORRECTLY. MINOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. A KNOCKING NOISE WITH FLOOR BOARD VIBRATIONS WHEN MAKING TURNS ALSO OCCURS. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED 3 REPAIRS AND DECIDED TO VOID THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY BY ACCUSING CUSTOMER OF TAMPERING WITH SENSORS. NO FURTHER HELP FROM D...

RECALL#01V011001/ MANFACTURER'S RECALL SR01-005. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER DIDN'T HAVE PARTS, AND TOLD CONSUMER TO CALL BACK WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS.WHEN CONSUMER CALLED BACK PARTS STILL WERE NOT IN.*AK

DURING NORMAL ROAD DRIVING IN SPEEDS UNDER 40 MPH, MY CAR RIMS HAVE BENT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER 2000 ECLIPSE OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM: RIMS ARE BENDING TOO EASILY UNDER NORMAL ROAD USEAGE DURING LOWER SPEEDS.*AK

3 RIMS HAVE BENT ON THIS CAR. I HAVE REPLACED 1, BUT THE OTHER 2 WERE BENT WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING MAJOR.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A MINOR BUMP ON ROAD RIMS WOULD BENT. RIMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

LEAKEGE INTO TRANSMISSION FROM COOLANT SYSTEM AND EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN GENERAL COOLANT SYSTEM

WATER LEAKS THROUGH FIREWALL ONTO PASSENGER FLOOR IN RAIN OR WASH. UP TO 2" OF WATER ON PASSENGER SIDE. WATER DESTROYED FACTORY INFINITY AMPLIFIER UNDER PASSENGER SEAT. DEALER WOULD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND HAS NOT REIMBURSED BUYER FOR REPLACEMENT OF STEREO COMPONENTS. *AK

SRS LIGHT FOR AIRBAGS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THE SIDE SEATBACK AIR BAG HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AIR BAG COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBACK AIR BAG HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ...

RIMS BENT EASILY SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING A CORNER/BENDING A CURVE OR HITTING A LIGHT BUMP. CONSUMER WAS GOING 25MPH MADE A LEFT TURN, HIT A LIGHT BUMP, AND RIM BENT ON PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH MITSUBISHI, BUT THEY WILL BE OF NO ASSISTANCE TO CONSUMER. R...

RIM BASE BENT EASILY.

CLOSED SUNROOF VIOLENTLY EXPLODED WITH SMALL GLASS GOING ALL OVER BOTH PASSENGERS GOING 60 MPH DOWN HIGHWAY. NOTHING HIT THE CAR. HAD HAD PROBLEMS OPENING PRIOR. MITSUBISHI WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OF POSSIBLE DEFECT. INSURANCE REPORTS NO EVIDENCE OF OBJECT HITTING. COULD HAVE BEEN DEADL...

DRIVER SERIOUSELY INJURED AS RESULT OF SEAT FAILURE, DRIVER THROWEN BACK AND THEN FORWARD IN REAR END CRASH, SEAT BELT USELESS AND AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN. *AK

DRIVER SERIOUSELY INJURED AS RESULT OF SEAT FAILURE, DRIVER THROWEN BACK AND THEN FORWARD IN REAR END CRASH, SEAT BELT USELESS AND AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN. *AK

DRIVER SERIOUSELY INJURED AS RESULT OF SEAT FAILURE, DRIVER THROWEN BACK AND THEN FORWARD IN REAR END CRASH, SEAT BELT USELESS AND AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES BECAUSE SRS LIGHT WERE COMING ON. CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 04-MAY-2001, AND AIRBAS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH AND A MOTORCYLE HIT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. IT FLIPPED OFF ONTO WINDSHIELD, BREAKING ON IMPACT. MITSUBISHI HASN'T RESPONDED T...

VEHICLE RIMS ARE BENT. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS NOT A COVERED PART UNDER WARRANTY. *AK CONSUMER STATES ON 2 OCCASIONS, FRONT TIRE DEFLATED ON A RIGHT TURN AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, ALLOY IS TOO SOFT FOR RIMS. *SLC

TWO FRONT RIMS REPLACED. *AK

WHILE WASHING VHEICLE NOTICED GSX WHEELS ON PASSENGER FRONT & REAR WERE BENDING INWARD. VEHICLE HAD BEEN STORED FROM DECEMBER-JANUARY. CONTACTED DEALERSHIPAND INFORMED GENERAL MANAGER /SERVICE MANAGER INDICATING THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH WHEELS.*AK

DOORS HOLD WATER AND MILDEW AND FREEZE IN WINTER, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, A FIX IS SAID TO BE IN DEVELOPMENT BUT A TIMELINE IS UNKNOWN, MILDEW SMELL CAN BE QUITE STRONG IN WARM WEATHER. WHILE NOT DIRECTLY A SAFTEY CONCERN, IN TIME RUST AND DETERIORATION COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS...

A TWO PIECE RIM WAS DAMAGED WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AND WAS REPAIRED. ALSO, THE RIM CLEAR COAT WAS COMING OFF. *YH

2 PIECE WHEEL METAL IS SOFT AND EASY TO BEND AND THE CLEARCOAT IS PEELING. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

THE ALLOY WHEELS IS MADE UP OF TWO PIECE, THE OUTTER PART IS MADE UP OF SOFT ALLUMINIUM WHICH IS VERY EASY TO BEND.*AK

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE TRAVELLING AT LOW SPEEDS A WHEEL BENT AND MY TIRE DEFLATED WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 ECLIPSE GT. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE; IT EVENTUALLY SKIDDED TO A HALT BOTH TIMES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 250/50/17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 250/50/17 )

WAS SLOWING DOWN TO AN INTERSECTION WHEN THROTTLE GOT STUCK. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. CONSUMER WAS ALMOST HIT HEAD-ON AND IN THE REAR. AFTER PULLING UP EMERGENCY BRAKE, THROTTLE BECAME UNSTUCK, AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. CONSUMER WILL ADD M...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THROTTLE STUCK, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. *AK

UPON COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER ECLIPSE OWNERS ABOUT BENT RIMS; I NOTICED THAT MY FRONT RIGHT RIM IS ALSO BENT IN 2 PLACES. NOW I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY.*AK

ON MARCH 31, 2001, MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2001 ECLIPSE FOR OUR 17 YEAR OLD SON, TO CARRY HIM THROUGH HIGHSCHOOL AND COLLEGE. AROUND 3 HOURS LATER HE BRAKED TO AVOID HITTING 2 DOGS, THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP AND THE OTHERS DID NOTHING. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO SWING AROUND AT 180 DEGREES...

WATER LEAKS ONTO FRONT AND REAR PAX FLOORS. THE DEPTH CAN BE UP TO 1/2 INCH OF WATER. LEAK LOCATION NOT FOUND AND FIXED AFTER 7 ATTEMPTS. RADIO AMP UNDER PAX FRONT SEAT GETS WET AND RADIO SPEAKERS SHORT OUT.

TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO BALANCE TIRES AND RIMS AT 15,000 MILES DUE TO VIBRATION. I WAS ADVISED THAT ONE OF THE RIMS WAS BENT. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO RIM OR TIRE. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD PROBABLY HIT A BUMP OR CURB. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE RIM AT THAT TIME. ADVISED I WOULD HAV...

WHEEL RIM IS BEING REPLACED FOR FOURTH TIME ON PASSENGER'S RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRS COST AT MOST EACH TIME $350. DEALER DIDN'T SEE A DEFECT ON RIM. THEY HAD THEIR ENGINEERS TESTING IT.*AK THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FOUR WHEELS HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT. *YH

POOR QUALITY OF RIMS, EASY TO BEND, AND CAUSES AIR LEAKAGE FROM TIRE. RIM WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER HAS NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING OFF AND ON. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WAS FINALLY REPAIRED AFTER 3 TIMES DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE DRIVER SEAT BACK PORTION, LOOSE WIRING TO SIDE AIR BAG...

THE CAR HAS A WATER LEAK ON THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE WATER POOLS ON THE CARPET AND REACHES 1" DEEP ON OCCASION. DUE TO THE RADIO AMPLIFIER BEING UNDER THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT, THE WATER PENETRATES THE AMPLIFIER AND SHORTS OUT SOME OF THE RADIO SPEAKERS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK...

CONSUMER STATES RIMS ARE MADE OF SOFT METAL, WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE OR CURB THE RIMS WILL BEND SOMETIMES CAUSING A BLOWOUT, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, DEALER STATES THIS IS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, FRONT RIMS HAVE BENT WITHOUT STRIKING ANY OBJECTS IN THE ROAD, THE RIM FAILURES WERE SO SEVERE THAT THEY COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, TWO OF THE RIMS ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO TWO OF THE TIRES AND THEY ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

PE00 048; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER TO SHOULDER S. NOTICED RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. GOODYEAR TIRE 17INCH TIRES. *AK

TWO TIRES ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS HAD BLOWN OUT, AND RIMS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE OVER BUMPY ROADS WHILE OTHER VEHICLES COULD BE DRIVEN WITHOUT A PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN AT DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT RIMS WERE LOW PROFILE, AND LOW IN QUALITY. HAD TO PAY FOR OTHER RIMS. *AK

TWO TIRES ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS HAD BLOWN OUT, AND RIMS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE OVER BUMPY ROADS WHILE OTHER VEHICLES COULD BE DRIVEN WITHOUT A PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN AT DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT RIMS WERE LOW PROFILE, AND LOW IN QUALITY. HAD TO PAY FOR OTHER RIMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT AND RIM BENT, SHOWING LOW QUALITY OF THE RIM. CURRENTLY, WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT AND RIM BENT, SHOWING LOW QUALITY OF THE RIM. CURRENTLY, WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHENEVER IT RAINS OR VEHICLE IS WASHED, WATER WOULD REMAIN IH DOOR AREA. WINDOWS WOULD COME OUT OF ALIGNMENT & WOULD REMAIN CONSTANTLY WET. THIS WOULD LEAVE AN ODOR OF MILDEW INSIDE VEHICLE. BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIPAND CONTACTED FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE. COULD NOT TELL WHAT PROBLEM WAS OR WHAT WAS...

POWER WINDOWS WHEN ROLLED DOWN IN DRY WEATHER COME BACK UP WET WITH A MILDEW SMELL. DEALER HAS REPLACED WINDOW STRIPPING, DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK THE DEALER DENIES THERE WAS MILDEW PROBLE. *YH

WAS INFORMED BY A CAR WASH WORKER MY FRONT LEFT WHEEL WAS DENTED. I HAD NOT COLLIDED INTO ANYTHING NOR ANYBODY. AND NO ONE ELSE DRIVES MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF A NEW WHEEL 432.00. THEY ALLEGED I MIGHT HAVE HIT APOT HOLE. IT MUST HAVE BEEN A VERY SMALL POT HOLE AND I QU...

SIDEWALL OF TIRE FAILED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M6PCLNER25 TIRESIZE: P215/50R17)

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING, FIRST LIGHTLY THEN HARDER. I PULLED OVER AND SAW THE PROBLEM, ONE OF THE TIRES SHREDDED THE TREAD AND THEN IT JUST 'AUTO-DESTROYED'. IT'S UNDER WARRANTY (LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND ONLY 13000 MILES) BUT AM REPOR...

REAR HATCH GLASS IS DISTORTED, WAS REPLACED BUT THE NEW GLASS IS WORSE THAN THE OLD GLASS, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW VISIBILITY IS LIMITED BECAUSE OF DISTORTION, THE GLASS ALWAYS LOOKS DIRTY ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT OR WHEN RAINING. NLM

RIGHT FRONT RIM SPLIT IN HALF ,AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, CAUSING DAMAGE. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER JUST ENTERED THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THEN LOUD NOISE OCCURED FROM RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. *YH

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY15 MPH ON EXIT RAMP WHEN STEERING COLUMN BECAME VERY LOOSE IN ALL DIRECTIONS, STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO SPIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PRIOR TO INCIDENT, CONSUMER HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT S...

BRAKE PADS ON REAR OF VEHICLE BEGAN SQUEALING WITH ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN RELAYED TO ME THAT THERE IS A SQUEAL INDICATOR BUILT INTO THE PADS TO NOTIFY YOU OF THE NEED TO REPLACE YOUR BRAKE PADS. I BELIEVE IT IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO THE OWNER SINCE THE BRAKE SHOES IN...

CV JOINT FELL OUT OF PLACE, AND WHOLE AXEL FELL WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH ON SOME BACK ROADS. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO FRONT RIGHT CORNER OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WILL REPLACE THE PART.`*AK

IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS CENTERED, THE CAR DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT-ALIGNMENTS CAUSED THE CAR TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. SUBSEQUENT ALIGNMENTS CAUSED THE CAR TO DRIFT TOTHE RIGHT AGAIN IF THE WHEEL WAS CENTERED.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICED AFTER THE ACCIDENT ABOUT TEN DAYS LATER. SHE WAS IN TRAFFIC AND SHE WAS TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN SHE TURNED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A IMPACT OF 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL.*AK

THE BRAKES HAVE NOT RESPONDED TWICE AND NOW CONSTANTLY SCREECH FOR THE FIRST FIVE MILES OF DRIVING IT FROM REST. WATER BUILDS UP IN THE DOOR AFTER A WASH OR RAIN AND IT SMELLS.

THE BRAKES HAVE NOT RESPONDED TWICE AND NOW CONSTANTLY SCREECH FOR THE FIRST FIVE MILES OF DRIVING IT FROM REST. WATER BUILDS UP IN THE DOOR AFTER A WASH OR RAIN AND IT SMELLS.

THE BRAKES HAVE NOT RESPONDED TWICE AND NOW CONSTANTLY SCREECH FOR THE FIRST FIVE MILES OF DRIVING IT FROM REST. WATER BUILDS UP IN THE DOOR AFTER A WASH OR RAIN AND IT SMELLS.

THE BRAKES HAVE NOT RESPONDED TWICE AND NOW CONSTANTLY SCREECH FOR THE FIRST FIVE MILES OF DRIVING IT FROM REST. WATER BUILDS UP IN THE DOOR AFTER A WASH OR RAIN AND IT SMELLS.

WHEEL BROKE DOWN TO THE HUB. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR WITH IT IDLING EATING DINER. I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND WENT INSIDE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. WHEN I RETURNED THE CAR WAS INGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. MY INSURANCE CO HIRED A FIRE INVESTEGATOR TO INVESTIGATE. IT WAS DETERMIND TO BE A MFG....

VEHILCE IS IN NEED OF AN ALIGNMENT WITH JUST 13,500 ON THE ODOMETER. TRUSTED MECHANIC SAYS NEW CAM KITS ARE NEEDED. MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT THE DEALER. WHEN I FIRST CALLED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THIS PROBLEM WAS ONLY COVERED WITHIN 12,000 MILES!! AFTER RAISING A STINK WITH THE SERVICE M...

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL GOT VERY STIFF WHICH CAUSED POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. ALSO, RECALL 00V225001 DEALS WITH SAME PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO DETERMINE IF THIS ...

BOTH DOORS HOLD WATER CAUSING WINDOWS TO CONSTANTLY REMAIN WET DURING TYPICAL USE. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR HAZARD IN THE WINTER TIME IF THERE IS ANY MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSHERE OR IF THE VEHICLE IS WASHED AS NORMAL. BECAUSE THE WATER COLLECTS EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR THE CAR IS WASHED, THE WATER THAT COLL...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES. *AK BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSE...

CAR OPTS NOT TO START DUE TO EITHER FAILURE IN THE THEFT-IMMOBILIZATION SYSTEM OR THE STARTER KILL IN THE CLUTCH.*AK

CAR OPTS NOT TO START DUE TO EITHER FAILURE IN THE THEFT-IMMOBILIZATION SYSTEM OR THE STARTER KILL IN THE CLUTCH.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

BUMPER KEEPS BULKING UP IN THE MIDDLE SECTION. IT IS ONLY BEING HELD DOWN BY 2 SIDE TAPES WHICH WERE FACTORY INSTALLED. DEALER WILL REPLACE BUMPER. *AK

GEAR WAS STUCK IN THE SECOND OR THIRD GEAR DUE TO A LOOSE HYDRAULIC LINE WHICH CAUSED CLUTCH FLUID TO LEAK, ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH. DEALER HAD TO TIGHTEN THE PART. *AK *ML

ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. BUT IS GETTING WORSE WITH AGE. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE LOOSE. MOSTLY AROUND THE D (DRIVE). THE PROBLEM IS LEFT TO RIGHT. *AK

WATER COLLECTS IN DRIVER SIDE DOOR, WINDOWS LEAK IN RAIN? ALSO, WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS.

WATER COLLECTS IN DRIVER SIDE DOOR, WINDOWS LEAK IN RAIN? ALSO, WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS.

AFTER RAIN OR A CAR WASH, WATER STAYS INSIDE THE DOOR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WHEN ROLLING THE WINDOWS UP, A FILM OF WATER STAYS ON THE WINDOW, REDUCING VISIBILITY. *AK

EXTREME WIND NOISE ON DRIVER'S SIDE WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE 50MPH. *AK

WHEN THE FRONT DOORS ARE OPENED THEN CLOSED, A SIGNIFIGANT AMOUNT OF WATER IS ON THE WINDOW. I BELIEVE WATER IS BEING RETAINED WITHIN THE DOOR. IN COLD WEATHER, THE WINDOWS FROZE IN THE CLOSED POSITION. AFTER SETTING IN THE SUN, THE WINDOWS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, BUT WATER WAS EVIDENT ON THEM AFTER...

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN SPEED DROPS FROM 5O MPH TO 20 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. A NEW ENGINE AND A NEW COMPUTER CHIP WERE PUT INTO THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY...

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN SPEED DROPS FROM 5O MPH TO 20 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. A NEW ENGINE AND A NEW COMPUTER CHIP WERE PUT INTO THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY...

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL 99V305000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SR98002. VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER ALL DAY, RECALL WORK WAS NOT COMPLETED. *AK

STEERING PULLS TO THE RIGHT. STEERING WHEEL NOT CENTERED, TILTS LEFT. ALIGNMENT REDUCED THE PROBLEM GREATLY, BUT A SLIGHT PULL TO THE RIGHT STILL EXISTS. *AK