2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Problems & Recalls

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DASHBOARD CRACKS IN MULTIPLES OF AREA'S, WHICH DOES EFFECT THE POSITION OF THE AIRBAG. THE PLASTIC IS VERY BRITTLE TO THE POINT WHEN IT CRACKS IT'S AS SHARP AS A RAZOR. I REVIEWED SEVERAL WEB SITE AND NOTED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL TYPE OF MITSUBISHI'S. I HAVE A 2003 ECLIPSE THAT HAS A ...

PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSED ME TO VEER OFF TO THE RIGHT FOR SAFETY.PASSENGER VISOR FLEW OFF HIT MY ARM AND FLEW OUT WINDOW. UNABLE TO SEE WITH AIRBAG IN MY FACE I ENDED UP HALF ON AND HALF OFF A CULVERT WITH CEMENT PIPE.CAR STOPPED AND THEN MY DRIVER AIRBAG SHOT FIRE AND CHEMICALS INTO MY FACE...

Mileage: 135,000

PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSED ME TO VEER OFF TO THE RIGHT FOR SAFETY.PASSENGER VISOR FLEW OFF HIT MY ARM AND FLEW OUT WINDOW. UNABLE TO SEE WITH AIRBAG IN MY FACE I ENDED UP HALF ON AND HALF OFF A CULVERT WITH CEMENT PIPE.CAR STOPPED AND THEN MY DRIVER AIRBAG SHOT FIRE AND CHEMICALS INTO MY FACE...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE ROLLING DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE WINDOW SWITCH AREA. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDEN...

Mileage: 114,000

SEARS AUTO CENTER IN MANASSAS, VA PERFORME AN OIL CHANGE ON MY VEHICLE ON 5/16/2016. THE ENGINE FAILED ON 5/24/2016 DUE TO THE OIL PLUG FALLING OUT OF THE ENGINE AND ALL OF THE OIL DRAINING OUT. SEARS HAS ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. HOWEVER, I HAVE ALSO UNCOVERED A LONG HISTORY OF CONSUMER COM...

Mileage: 140,000

THE MAIN ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE WAVE/CUSHION SPRING LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION. MITSUBISHI HAS DESIGNED THE WAVE SPRING AS A FRAGILE TWO COIL PIECE WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO REPEATEDLY BREAK CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IN TURN POSES A THREAT ON THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE VEERING TO THE LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES RE...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WATER HAD LEAKED FROM THE FLOOR BOARD CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME SLIPPERY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHI...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WATER HAD LEAKED FROM THE FLOOR BOARD CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME SLIPPERY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHI...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WATER HAD LEAKED FROM THE FLOOR BOARD CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME SLIPPERY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHI...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS F...

Mileage: 180,845

RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FROM MITSUBISHI ON THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR REQUIRING A TETHER STRAP. I CALLED THEIR TOLL FREE NUMBER TO LOCATE A DEALER TO INSTALL THE TETHER STRAP AS DIRECTED BY THE NOTICE. MITSUBISHI DOES NOT HAVE A DEALER IN TUCSON AND INFORMED ME WE NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A PHOEN...

Mileage: 165,281

FUEL MILEAGE IS BAD AND WHEN FILLING UP IF YOU CAN IT KEEPS CLICKING AND SMELLING LIKE FUEL INSIDE CAR. NO LIGHTING IN CAR AT ALL. HAD TO REPLACE SUSPENSION AS THE BOLTS WERE WORN. PAINT CHIPPING ALL OVER CAR. COOLING SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING AND SOMEHOW I HAVE WATER KEEPS COMING IN ON FLOOR BOARDS ...

Mileage: 132,000

FUEL MILEAGE IS BAD AND WHEN FILLING UP IF YOU CAN IT KEEPS CLICKING AND SMELLING LIKE FUEL INSIDE CAR. NO LIGHTING IN CAR AT ALL. HAD TO REPLACE SUSPENSION AS THE BOLTS WERE WORN. PAINT CHIPPING ALL OVER CAR. COOLING SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING AND SOMEHOW I HAVE WATER KEEPS COMING IN ON FLOOR BOARDS ...

Mileage: 132,000

FUEL MILEAGE IS BAD AND WHEN FILLING UP IF YOU CAN IT KEEPS CLICKING AND SMELLING LIKE FUEL INSIDE CAR. NO LIGHTING IN CAR AT ALL. HAD TO REPLACE SUSPENSION AS THE BOLTS WERE WORN. PAINT CHIPPING ALL OVER CAR. COOLING SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING AND SOMEHOW I HAVE WATER KEEPS COMING IN ON FLOOR BOARDS ...

Mileage: 132,000

MY VEHICLE HAS A BAD PAINT JOB, NEEDS TO BE REPAINTED. THE HEATER COIL IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED HAD ESTIMATE OF $1030.44 WITH NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE DASH WILL COME OUT IN ONE PIECE AND CAN BE PUT BACK INTO THE CAR WITHOUT BREAKING INTO SEVERAL PIECES. I FEEL THAT MITSUBISH PUT BAD PAINT J...

Mileage: 144,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HATCH BACK AND SUN ROOF HAD WATER LEAKAGE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ...

Mileage: 109,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HATCH BACK AND SUN ROOF HAD WATER LEAKAGE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ...

Mileage: 109,000

DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET (APPROX. 20 MPH). CAR SHIFTED SLIGHTLY TO RIGHT AS I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE. CAME TO STOP SIGN AND REAR RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF. THE HUB CRACKED AND BROKE OFF AT BEARING.. IT WAS A VERY CLEAN CUT AS THOUGH THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE HUB. CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. $300 R...

Mileage: 161,900

I HAVE A 2003 STERLING SILVER METALLIC ECLIPSE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN 2002. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PAINT ON MY HOOD, ROOF AND TRUCK HAVE STARTED TO DELAMINATE AND THE PRIMER IS STARTING TO SHOW THROUGH. I ONLY HAVE 73,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF OTHER 2003 ECLIPSES WITH TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE LOW, CAUSING IT TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ...

Mileage: 95,000

THIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED STALLING WHETHER IDLING, ACCELORATING, OR COASTING. IT WOULD THEN HAVE TROUBLE STARTING AND RUN FINE AGAIN. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE MITSUBSHI DEALERSHIP ON WESTERN BLVD IN JACKSONVILLE, NC, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT BUT FOUND IN THEIR DATA BASE THAT THERE IS A TINY PART...

Mileage: 68,000

THIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED STALLING WHETHER IDLING, ACCELORATING, OR COASTING. IT WOULD THEN HAVE TROUBLE STARTING AND RUN FINE AGAIN. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE MITSUBSHI DEALERSHIP ON WESTERN BLVD IN JACKSONVILLE, NC, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT BUT FOUND IN THEIR DATA BASE THAT THERE IS A TINY PART...

Mileage: 68,000

THIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED STALLING WHETHER IDLING, ACCELORATING, OR COASTING. IT WOULD THEN HAVE TROUBLE STARTING AND RUN FINE AGAIN. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE MITSUBSHI DEALERSHIP ON WESTERN BLVD IN JACKSONVILLE, NC, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT BUT FOUND IN THEIR DATA BASE THAT THERE IS A TINY PART...

Mileage: 68,000

THIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED STALLING WHETHER IDLING, ACCELERATING, OR COASTING. IT WOULD THEN HAVE TROUBLE STARTING AND RUN FINE AGAIN. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE MITSUBSHI DEALERSHIP ON WESTERN BLVD IN JACKSONVILLE, NC, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT BUT FOUND IN THEIR DATA BASE THAT THERE IS A TINY PART...

Mileage: 68,000

THIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED STALLING WHETHER IDLING, ACCELERATING, OR COASTING. IT WOULD THEN HAVE TROUBLE STARTING AND RUN FINE AGAIN. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE MITSUBSHI DEALERSHIP ON WESTERN BLVD IN JACKSONVILLE, NC, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT BUT FOUND IN THEIR DATA BASE THAT THERE IS A TINY PART...

Mileage: 68,000

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY TWO MECHANICS FROM DIFFERENT SHOPS; BOTH OF WHICH SUSPECT THE PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL SYSTEM MAY BE RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM RECALL FOR THE 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. *TT I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO GET MORE INFORMATION. I WAS INF...

2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, WAS WEST BOUND ON OHIO TURNPIKE, SHE HEARD A POP THEN SAW HER FRONT TIRE COME OFF THE VEHICLE AND SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE RIGHT BEAM. *BF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SHEARED OFF. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR AND SCRAPES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BUMPER. (OHIO TRAFFIC ...

I HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, THE FUEL FILLER PIPE BEGAN LEAKING, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALER THEY SAID IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD IT FIXED FOR $453, I LATER FOUND OUT MANY MITSUBISHI'S HAVE DEFECTIVE FUEL FILLER NECKS AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED.THE RECALLS WERE FOR THE SAME PART ...

Mileage: 132,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE DEPOSITS BURNED OFF. PERIODICALLY HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BATTERY HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INDEPENDENTLY EXTENDED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 2003 OR 04, AND KEPT THE CAR COVERED WHEN I DIDN'T DRIVE IT MUCH, BUT FOR WEEKENDS I USED THE CAR FOR ERRANDS. LAST YEAR I STARTED TO DRIVE THE CAR MORE OFTEN AND DID NOT COVER THE CAR AS MUCH, BUT CONTINUED TO WASH AND WAX THE CAR WHEN NEEDED. I STARTED TO NOTICE FADING S...

PURCHASED 2003 SILVER ECLIPSE GS WITH 5000 MILES IN JUNE 2003. WITH IN 12 MONTHS, PAINT WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR AND FLAKING OFF EXPOSING PRIMER COAT. THIS DETERIORATION PROGRESSED QUICKLY AND AFTER 5 YEARS HOOD, ROOF AND REAR QUARTER PANELS ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY DOWN TO PRIMER. I AM FILING NOW ...

Mileage: 19,000

WHEN I RUN MY AC IT LEAKS ON THE FLOOR OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. IT LEAKS SO MUCH IT RUNS TO THE BACK SEAT FLOORBOARD TOO. *TR

I HAVE A MITISUBISHI ECLIPSE 2003 100000 MILES ( MAJORITY HIGHWAY). IN THE SPRING OF 08-THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WAS CHANGING GEARS HARD AND WAS ADVISE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION/MOTOR MOUNDS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AS MUCH AS 40MPH. TOOK IT...

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE A MITISUBISHI ECLIPSE 2003 100000 MILES ( MAJORITY HIGHWAY). IN THE SPRING OF 08-THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WAS CHANGING GEARS HARD AND WAS ADVISE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION/MOTOR MOUNDS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AS MUCH AS 40MPH. TOOK IT...

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE A MITISUBISHI ECLIPSE 2003 100000 MILES ( MAJORITY HIGHWAY). IN THE SPRING OF 08-THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WAS CHANGING GEARS HARD AND WAS ADVISE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION/MOTOR MOUNDS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AS MUCH AS 40MPH. TOOK IT...

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE A MITISUBISHI ECLIPSE 2003 100000 MILES ( MAJORITY HIGHWAY). IN THE SPRING OF 08-THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WAS CHANGING GEARS HARD AND WAS ADVISE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION/MOTOR MOUNDS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AS MUCH AS 40MPH. TOOK IT...

Mileage: 100,000

CARPET ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND BACK COMPLETED SOAKED WITH WATER EVERYTIME IT RAINS .CAR ALWAYS SMELLS MOLDY. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BUT NOONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2003 ECLIPSE IN 2004. I AM EXPERIENCING PAINT DELAMINATION AND IT'S SPREADING RAPIDLY. WENT TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALER AFTER FINDING OUT MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOOK PICTURES AND SAID THEY WILL CONTACT MITSUBISHI. I WAS NOTIFIED THE NEXT DAY THAT MY CAR H...

Mileage: 32,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHEN THE CONTACT BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE PAINT WAS FADING FROM GRAY TO WHITE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, SHE FOUND A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME DEFECT ON HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE'S PAINT...

Mileage: 69,000

I OWN A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, BLACK. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, THE PAINT APPEARED PERFECT, BUT IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR VERY BAD 'SUNBLEACHED' OR OXIDIZED SPOTS HAVE APPEARED ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK AND APPEAR TO BE GETTING WORSE IN A HURRY. THE CAR HAS BEEN WASHED AND WAXED REGULARLY SINCE I PURCHASE...

I OWN A BLACK 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. ON OR ABOUT JUNE 1, 2007 I NOTICED A MYSTERIOUS WHITE SPOT FORMING ON THE ROOF OF MY CAR. WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, THE WHITE SPOT TURNED INTO SEVERAL WHITE SPOTS AND NOW CURRENTLY ON AUGUST 5, 2008 THE ENTIRE ROOF IS COVERED IN WHITE AND ONE HAS EVEN TURN...

Mileage: 90,000

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS ABOUT 6 MOS PRIOR TO THIS RECENT INCIDENT THOUGH I COULDN'T RECALL EXACTLY WHEN. I WAS ON STOP ON AN INTERSECTION TRYING TO TURN RIGHT. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. JUST AS I SLOWLY RELEASED MY FOOT THE CAR ACCELERAT...

Mileage: 47,000

I OWN A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS AND I HAVE NOTICED ON THE TOP OF MY ROOF THAT MY BLACK PAINT IS TURNING WHITE! IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE . I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT I AM ONE OF HUNDREDS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT COMPANY DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY...

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON; TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP. DISCOVERD THAT FILLER NECK HAS RUSTED OUT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THIS WAS REPORTED TO ME BY THE DEALERSHIP TO BE COMMON WITH THIS MODEL. THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS. THE FILLER NECK HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE FILLER ...

Mileage: 72,500

I OWN A 2003 BLACK MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS THAT HAS A HORRIBLE OXIDIZING PAINT PROBLEM. THE HOOD, TRUNK AND TOP OF MY CAR ARE NEARLY ALL GRAY AT THIS POINT. THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAINT THE CAR STATING THAT ...

Mileage: 40,000

I NOTICED RECENTLY THAT A SECTION OF THE ROOF ON MY CAR WAS WHITISH IN COLOR. QUITE APPARENT AS MY CAR IS BLACK IN COLOR. I HAVE HEARD AND READ FROM MANY SOURCES THAT THIS ISSUE WAS PREVALENT IN 2003 MODELS AND OBVIOUSLY MINE IS NOT EXEMPT MUCH TO MY DISAPPOINTMENT. I HOPE THAT MITSUBISHI STEPS UP ...

Mileage: 60,000

I BOUGHT NEW TIRES FOR MY DAUGHTER LAST FALL AND SHE HAS BEEN AWAY AT COLLEGE AND HER CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN MUCH AT ALL. WHEN SHE CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL WE NOTICED 2 HUGE BULDGES AND ANOTHER BULDGE IN BOTH HER FRONT TIRES. THEY ARE NOT WORN AT ALL BUT WE WERE TOLD NOT TO DRIVE ON THEM CAUSE THEY...

I PURCHASED A BLACK 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND THE ENTIRE CAR LOOKS TERRIBLE BECAUSE OF PEELING PAINT AND WHITE SPOTS ALL OVER IT. I WAS TOLD BY AN AUTO BODY SPECIALIST THAT IT BECAUSE OF A CLEAR COAT FAILURE. I HAVE TAKEN REALLY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR AND IT IS GARAGED IN THE WINTER. MITSUBISHI N...

I WILL HAVE HAD MY CAR 5YEARS IN MID-JUNE. LAST YEAR IN NOVEMBER I NOTICED THAT MY BLACK CAR WAS TURNING A WHITISH GREY BUT ONLY ON THE HOOD AND TRUNK. IN THE SPRING I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW, HE TOOK PICTURES AND SHOWED IT TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER,AND THEY BOTH AGREED TH...

I DO HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND AT 27,000 I HAD A CLUTCH REPLACED AND A PRICE TAG OF $1,250.00 FOR THE DEALERSHIP THE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM I THOUGHT I WOULD GET A LONG TIME OUT OF THAT REPAIR THAT COST SO MUCH. I WAS ONLY UP SET THAT THE SAME PROBLEM AROSE AGAIN SO CALLED FROM THE DEALER...

Mileage: 51,224

I DO HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND AT 27,000 I HAD A CLUTCH REPLACED AND A PRICE TAG OF $1,250.00 FOR THE DEALERSHIP THE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM I THOUGHT I WOULD GET A LONG TIME OUT OF THAT REPAIR THAT COST SO MUCH. I WAS ONLY UP SET THAT THE SAME PROBLEM AROSE AGAIN SO CALLED FROM THE DEALER...

Mileage: 51,224

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. WE WERE HIT ON THE FRONT CORNER OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. WE WERE GOING 35MPH AND THE OTHER DRIVER WAS GOING ABOUT THAT SPEED. HE WAS TURNING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND TURNED RIGHT INTO US. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WOULD DESCRIBE IT AS HEAD ON BECAUSE IT WAS AT AN ANGLE. THE WHO...

Mileage: 65,000

BAD PAINT ON 2003 MITSUBISHI. DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MITSUBISHI KNOWS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BAD PAINT AND NEEDS TO FIX ALL COMPLAINTS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS BRAND NEW IN AUGUST OF 2003. SINCE THAT TIME THE PAINT ON THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE HAS FADED AND THE CLEAR COAT IS CHIPPING AWAY. THE COLOR IS NOW A MILKY WHITE AND LOOKS TERRIBLE ONLY AFTER 4.5 YEARS AND 38,000 MILES OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. SOMETHING IS NOT...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED-DEALER SCANNED CODE PO455 - GROSS EVAP. LEAK. TECH. REMOVED AND RE-INSTALLED GAS CAP, CLEARED CODE, RAN EVAP. TEST, DROVE CAR TO SET READINESS TEST. COST $120.00 BECAUSE PEI FAILED AND THEY HAD TO REMOVE AND RE-INSTALL GAS CAP. NO OTHER PARTS OR FIXES OFFERED. ENGI...

Mileage: 20,057

I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE CORROSION OF MY PAINT ON MY 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE; I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS IN EARLY 2005 (JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OF OWNING THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE.) WHILE MY COMPLAINT DOES NOT INVOLVE A SAFETY ISSUE, IT DOES INVOLVE FALSE REPRESENTATION OF THE PRODUCT AN...

WE HAVE A 2003 BLACK MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE PAINT IS GOING BAD ON ALL THE TOP AREAS OF THE CAR. THE CLEAR COAT PEELING AND IT IS TURNING WHITE. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER BLACK MITSUBISHI'S LIKE THIS AND HAVE SEEN OTHER WEB SITES THAT SPEAK OF THIS. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT IN TWO OR THREE YEARS THAT A ...

2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE PAINT DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR IS NOT EASY. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 43,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

Mileage: 27,000

I PURCHASED THE 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE NEW OFF THE LOT IN APRIL 2003. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE CAR WITH REGULAR WASHES AND ATTEMPTS TO KEEP IT CLEAN. LAST YEAR STARTED NOTICING LIGHT GREY SPOTS DEVELOPING ON THE TOP OF THE CAR BEHIND THE SUN ROOF. NOW ,JUST A YEAR LATER, THE SPOTS INCREA...

Mileage: 67,000

THERE WAS NO INCIDENT, CRASH OR INJURY. I PURCHASED A BLACK 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, IN 2005, WHICH HAD 40000 MI ON NIT. THE PAINT WAS OK AT TIME OF PURCHASE. UNKNOWN TO ME, MITSUBISHI VEHICLES FROM 1999-2004 HAVE DEFECTIVE PRIMER WHICH CAUSES THE PAINT TO FLAKE OFF IN LARGE QUANTITIES. I HAD TH...

Mileage: 44,000

PAINT ON CAR IS FLAKING OFF. MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MISTSUBISHI MODELS. *TR

FRONT RIGHT BRAKE ROTOR KEEPS WARPING. REPLACED WITH NEW ONE ONCE WHILE CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY; SAME ONE (AREA) WARPED AGAIN WITH IN 1 YR OF 1ST TIME, HAD RESURFACED, NOW WITHIN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS IT IS WARPED AGAIN. IT IS NOT THE WAY I DRIVE, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 25 YEARS & I HAVE NEVER HA...

Mileage: 36,500

WE HAVE A 2003 BLACK MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE PAINT IS GOING BAD ON ALL THE TOP AREAS OF THE CAR. THE CLEAR COAT PEELING AND IT IS TURNING WHITE. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER BLACK MITSUBISHI'S LIKE THIS AND HAVE SEEN OTHER WEB SITES THAT SPEAK OF THIS. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT IN TWO OR THREE YEARS THA...

Mileage: 42,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHERE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS REPORTED A MAJOR FUEL LEAK THAT COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE W...

Mileage: 54,645

3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A 2003 MITSUBISHI ESCLIPSE GS, I NOTICED RUST APPEARING ON THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS. THE DEALERSHIP SPRAYED SOMETHING ON THEM WHEN WE HAD IT IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE. THIS RUST HAS GOTTEN INCREASINGLY WORSE. THERE ARE ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS ...

2003 BLACK MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS - PAINT IS FADING (TURNING WHITE) ON TOP OF CAR AROUND MOONROOF AREA. *NM

I WAS STRUCK HEAD ON IN MY 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE BY A BMW SUV WHO WAS TRAVELING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION ON A POSTED ONE WAY STREET. I WAS PUSHED UP THE BLOCK AND SPUN 90 DEGREES ON TO A SIDE STREET. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS CRUSHED I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CERVICAL SPRAIN. M...

I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE CORROSION OF MY PAINT ON MY 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE; I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS IN EARLY 2005 (JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OF OWNING THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE.) WHILE MY COMPLAINT DOES NOT INVOLVE A SAFETY ISSUE, IT DOES INVOLVE FALSE REPRESENTATION OF THE PRODUCT AN...

AFTER MY PURCHASE OF A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS, AT IRA NISSAN IN TEWKSBURY MASS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH IT INCLUDING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I POSSESSED THE CAR FOR A DAY AND A HALF AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOW EVER SINCE. IT HAS BE...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH AND LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL BEFORE I WAS GOING TO BRAKE. THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULDN'T STOP. COMING TO A RED LIGHT I STARTED TO PRESS FIRMLY ON MY BRAKES AND WHILE IT MANAGED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN SOME IT WOULDN'T COME TO A COMPLETE S...

SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO POP HOOD FOR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE. APPARENTLY THE HOOD RELEASE CABLE BROKE OR CAME LOOSE FROM THE HOOD LATCH RELEASE MECHANISM. TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY MAY BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE HOOD AND STA...

SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY ON A CLEAR NIGHT, NO ROCKS ON THE ROAD WAY, AND ONE VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE AHEAD WHEN MY GLASS SHATTERED. WHEN THE CLOSED SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED IT SOUNDED LIKE A SOMETHING FELL FROM THE SKY ON T...

Mileage: 77,992

AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERANT PIPE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS ALMOST SITTING ON TOP OF THE RADIATOR BRACKET AND MOVES ONTO THE BRACKET WITH NORMAL VIBRATIONS OF THE CAR. THE AIR HAS BEEN SLOWLY GETTING WARMER UNTIL IT FINALLY QUIT ALTOGETHER; I WAS TOLD THAT ANYONE COULD HAVE MOVED THE PIPE OVER A...

Mileage: 41,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 36,500 MILES OR SO NOTICED THE CAR NOT WANTING TO "GRIP" ON TAKE OFF. SEEMED TO WANT TO REV HIGHER RANDOMLY.. OVER A PERIOD OF 2 DAYS WENT FROM NO BIG DEAL TO NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE. I HAVE HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS (2 OTHER PERSONAL VEHICLES ). I CONTACTED ...

Mileage: 36,800

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY TIGHT AND HARD TO TURN. WAS ABLE TO MAKE TURN. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER THAT DAY. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT DECIDED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING POWER. ...

Mileage: 37,946

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN OCTOBER OF 2003 AND IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED A GRINDING COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT INTO LANCASTER MITSUBISHI IN PENNSYLVANIA AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON TRANS NOISE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS PASSED BY AND THE NOISE KEPT GETTING LOUDER AND NOW MY CLUTCH IS SLIPPING. I HAVE ...

Mileage: 19,000

I HAVE A 2003 MITUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH 23,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALREADY, IN THE MORNING THE FRONT WHEELS JUMP AND SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR IS A NIGHTMARE ! *NM

Mileage: 23,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE BLEW OUT. SHE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TIRE TWICE. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. SHE DID NOT HAVE TIRE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND TH...

I HAVE A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS. IT HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON IT NOW. I HAVE NOW BENT 4 WHEELS ON THIS MODEL. THEY KEEP BLAMING IT ON ME, SAYING ITS MY DRIVING, BUT AFTER THE FOURTH TIME, I KNOW IT IS NOT ME. I SHOULD NOT BE REGULARLY BENDING WHEELS ON A CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VAST MAJORITY O...

DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT HIS VEHICLE IS MAKING A NOISE. WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE CHANGES GEARS HARD AND HE DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION OR THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH. RIGHT AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. ...

Mileage: 5,000

DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT HIS VEHICLE IS MAKING A NOISE. WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE CHANGES GEARS HARD AND HE DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION OR THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH. RIGHT AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. ...

Mileage: 5,000

DT: THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE THEN ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER., THEY CONFIRMED THAT CLUTCH COLLAPSED THAT CONTROLS THE CLUTCH HYDRAULICS. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 11, 2005. THIS IS BASED ON A POLICE REPORT BECAUSE SHE ACTUALLY SAW THAT THE CLUTCH WAS D...

Mileage: 40,000

2003 ECLIPSE EMITS RATTLE FROM THE CLUTCH/TRANSAXLE SINCE ABOUT 30000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 32,000

I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE, SHUT THE DOOR, AND THE SUNROOF COMPLETELY SHATTERS. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP (AN ACTUAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AS OPPOSED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS A CHEVY DEALERSHIP) WHERE THE MANAGER SAID HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND THAT IT SHOULD...

Mileage: 29,500

I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE, SHUT THE DOOR, AND THE SUNROOF COMPLETELY SHATTERS. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP (AN ACTUAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AS OPPOSED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS A CHEVY DEALERSHIP) WHERE THE MANAGER SAID HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND THAT IT SHOULD...

Mileage: 29,500

I BOUGHT MY 2003 ECLIPSE GT IN MARCH OF 2004. AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES TWO BULGES SUDDENLYAPPEARED ON LEFT SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES (ONE BULGE ON EACH). WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE GOODYEAR RETAILER I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE RESULT OF RUNNING OVER POT HOLES. HOWEVER, THE POSITION OF THE BULGE...

Mileage: 30,400

DT: IT IS A 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING, CAUSING THE CAR TO QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HE HAS TAKEN IT TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALER APPROX. 4 MONTHS AGO AND THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE.

Mileage: 33,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES OUR 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN PARK IN FRONT OF A BUILDING. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE RPMS INCREASED TO THE MAXIMUM LEVEL, THE TIRES BEGAN TO SPIN AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED INTO A BRICK ...

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE DRIVING LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TREAD WHICH SEPARATED WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE. VEHICLE VIBRATED IN THE REAR. CURRENTLY, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS EXPERIENCING THREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES. TIRES: RESPONSE, RST TOURING 2000, DOT 3DT2 1, LB...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPIN AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER IN HIS POSSESSION. *TC

Mileage: 5,004

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE STEERING MECHANISM IN MY 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT - ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2004 - I WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK AND MY STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF AND I WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR ENOUGH TO GET TO MY HOME. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT. THE C...

Mileage: 34,530

HAVE A 2003 ECLIPSE AND MANY MANY PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING. AFTER REGULAR SCHEDULED TIRE BALANCE AND ROTATION, TOOK THE CAR BACK BECAUSE OF SHAKING AT 50-60 MPH, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE RIMS WERE BENT, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY DID (RIGHT AFTER BALANCE AND ROTATING? WOULD TH...

HAVE A 2003 ECLIPSE AND MANY MANY PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING. AFTER REGULAR SCHEDULED TIRE BALANCE AND ROTATION, TOOK THE CAR BACK BECAUSE OF SHAKING AT 50-60 MPH, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE RIMS WERE BENT, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY DID (RIGHT AFTER BALANCE AND ROTATING? WOULD TH...

HAVE A 2003 ECLIPSE AND MANY MANY PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING. AFTER REGULAR SCHEDULED TIRE BALANCE AND ROTATION, TOOK THE CAR BACK BECAUSE OF SHAKING AT 50-60 MPH, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE RIMS WERE BENT, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY DID (RIGHT AFTER BALANCE AND ROTATING? WOULD TH...

HAVE A 2003 ECLIPSE AND MANY MANY PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING. AFTER REGULAR SCHEDULED TIRE BALANCE AND ROTATION, TOOK THE CAR BACK BECAUSE OF SHAKING AT 50-60 MPH, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE RIMS WERE BENT, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY DID (RIGHT AFTER BALANCE AND ROTATING? WOULD TH...

PAINT PEELING OFF BUMPER. CLEAR COAT PEELING OFF DRIVERS SIDE ROCKER PANEL. *AK

PAINT PEELING OFF BUMPER. CLEAR COAT PEELING OFF DRIVERS SIDE ROCKER PANEL. *AK

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS 2003. THE PRODUCT HAS NOT PERFORMED WELL BECAUSE DURING THE SIX MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD MY BRAND NEW CAR, I HAD TO BRING IT FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS. FIRST, THE CAR WENT TO THE SHOP AT MITSUBISHI BOSAK CHICAGO FOR A LOOSE BOLT, SECOND TH...

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS 2003. THE PRODUCT HAS NOT PERFORMED WELL BECAUSE DURING THE SIX MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD MY BRAND NEW CAR, I HAD TO BRING IT FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS. FIRST, THE CAR WENT TO THE SHOP AT MITSUBISHI BOSAK CHICAGO FOR A LOOSE BOLT, SECOND TH...

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS 2003. THE PRODUCT HAS NOT PERFORMED WELL BECAUSE DURING THE SIX MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD MY BRAND NEW CAR, I HAD TO BRING IT FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS. FIRST, THE CAR WENT TO THE SHOP AT MITSUBISHI BOSAK CHICAGO FOR A LOOSE BOLT, SECOND TH...

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS 2003. THE PRODUCT HAS NOT PERFORMED WELL BECAUSE DURING THE SIX MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD MY BRAND NEW CAR, I HAD TO BRING IT FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS. FIRST, THE CAR WENT TO THE SHOP AT MITSUBISHI BOSAK CHICAGO FOR A LOOSE BOLT, SECOND TH...

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS 2003. THE PRODUCT HAS NOT PERFORMED WELL BECAUSE DURING THE SIX MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD MY BRAND NEW CAR, I HAD TO BRING IT FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS. FIRST, THE CAR WENT TO THE SHOP AT MITSUBISHI BOSAK CHICAGO FOR A LOOSE BOLT, SECOND TH...

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS 2003. THE PRODUCT HAS NOT PERFORMED WELL BECAUSE DURING THE SIX MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD MY BRAND NEW CAR, I HAD TO BRING IT FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS. FIRST, THE CAR WENT TO THE SHOP AT MITSUBISHI BOSAK CHICAGO FOR A LOOSE BOLT, SECOND TH...

I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE CAR BESIDES HAVING TO TAKE IT IN WITHIN LIKE 3 MONTHS TO REPLACE A DEFFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE AM A PERSON THAT HAVE BEEN IN MANY CLOSE ACCIDENT CALLS THROUGHOUT MY LIFE SO I AM NOT A PERSON WHO TAKES THE CAR TO THE ...

Mileage: 11,940

I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE CAR BESIDES HAVING TO TAKE IT IN WITHIN LIKE 3 MONTHS TO REPLACE A DEFFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE AM A PERSON THAT HAVE BEEN IN MANY CLOSE ACCIDENT CALLS THROUGHOUT MY LIFE SO I AM NOT A PERSON WHO TAKES THE CAR TO THE ...

Mileage: 11,940

MY 2003 ECLIPSE GTS HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT THINGS IN A MATTER OF 8 MONTHS. 4 SEPERATE TIMES I HAD BROUGHT IT IN FOR A JERKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS THE MATTER AND IT WAS FINE. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT T...

Mileage: 2,000

MY 2003 ECLIPSE GTS HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT THINGS IN A MATTER OF 8 MONTHS. 4 SEPERATE TIMES I HAD BROUGHT IT IN FOR A JERKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS THE MATTER AND IT WAS FINE. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT T...

Mileage: 2,000

MY 2003 ECLIPSE GTS HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT THINGS IN A MATTER OF 8 MONTHS. 4 SEPERATE TIMES I HAD BROUGHT IT IN FOR A JERKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS THE MATTER AND IT WAS FINE. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT T...

Mileage: 2,000

MY 2003 ECLIPSE GTS HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT THINGS IN A MATTER OF 8 MONTHS. 4 SEPERATE TIMES I HAD BROUGHT IT IN FOR A JERKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS THE MATTER AND IT WAS FINE. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT T...

Mileage: 2,000

WATER LEAKS IN FROM VENT WHEN GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH, NEVER REPAIRED. *JB

Mileage: 5,000

WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY ON A CLEAR DAY, NO CONSTRUCTION, NO TRUCKS IN SIGHT, NOT GOING UNDER AN OVERPASS - MY SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODES! THE SUNROOF HAD ONLY BEEN PARTIALLY OPEN, AND THE INTERIOR SLIDE WAS ONLY OPENED JUST SLIGHTLY. THIS WAS LUCKY, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOW...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER SMELLED STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

BULGE ON FRONT TIRE OF 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GTS. TIRE IS A GOODYEAR RSA P215/50 R17. LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON TIRE WHEN BULGE APPEARED. BOTH MITSUBISHI AND GOODYEAR BLAMED DEFECT ON ME AND OFFERED NO COMPENSATION. ALSO HAVE TWO BENT ORIGINAL RIMS ON CAR. THE RIMS AND TIRES ON THE ECLIPSE H...

Mileage: 9,800

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND YESTERDAY I NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND WHEN I LET OUT THE CLUTCH TO START THE CAR. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE CLUTCH DISK THAT WAS GONE AND THEFORE PROBABLY MY FLYWHEEL TOO. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THIS WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS IT WAS CONSIDERED...

Mileage: 5,800

THE CLUTCH FAILED AFTER ONLY 12,000 MILES. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HOT RODDED BUT THE DRIVER STATED THAT SHE WAS AN EXPERIENCED MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVER. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

Mileage: 12,000

I PRUCHASED A 2003 ECLIPSE IN MAY 2002 AND NOW THE COATING ON MY HEADLIGHTS IS CRACKING. *AK

WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS IN THE FULL UPWARD POSITION, THE DOOR IS HARD TO OPEN/CLOSE; THE GLASS GETS STUCK IN THE WINDOW MOLDING. TOOK TO DEALER, WHO REPLACED WINDOW MOLDING, BUT REALLY DIDN'T WORK. WILL TAKE BACK TO DEALER. SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 150

AFTER DRIVING 65 MPH THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE ALL THE INSULATION SMOLDERING. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE ALSO MELTED. THE DEALER IS EXAMINING THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE ...

Mileage: 24,460

HI, I BOUGHT MY ECLIPSE IN SEPTEMBER 2003 AND A MONTH LATER ONE OF MY EXTERNAL FOG LIGHTS BROKE WITHOUT ANY REASON, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD ME THAT MUST BE A ROCK HITTING THE FOG LIGHT AND THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NEW CAR WARRANTY, ALSO TOLD ME THE PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT WAS $160.00 WHICH ...

Mileage: 200

WE BOUGHT A 2003 ECLIPSE FROM SUN COAST MIS. RIGHT AWAY WE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SMELL OF MOLD. FINALLY WE TOOK THE CAR IN ON A RAINY DAY AND MY WIFE GOT OUT OF THE BACK SEAT TOTALLY WET. THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT WE WERE BACK AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS LAST TIME WE TOOK THE CAR IN WE C...

WE BOUGHT A 2003 ECLIPSE FROM SUN COAST MIS. RIGHT AWAY WE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SMELL OF MOLD. FINALLY WE TOOK THE CAR IN ON A RAINY DAY AND MY WIFE GOT OUT OF THE BACK SEAT TOTALLY WET. THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT WE WERE BACK AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS LAST TIME WE TOOK THE CAR IN WE C...

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

Mileage: 20,000

WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE, IT WAS HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITH THE BACK SETTING TO HIGH UP. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB *MR

Mileage: 37

TWO OUT OF FOUR TIRES HAD BULGES COMING OUT OF THE SIDEWALLS AFTER LESS THAN 14,000 MILES. TOOK THEM TO GOODYEAR AND THEY BLAMED IT ON ME. THEY SAID THE PLYS DELAMINATED BECAUSE I WAS RUNNING INTO TOO MANY POTHOLES (WHICH I WASN'T). I'VE NEVER HAD A TIRE DO THIS BEFORE. I THINK THE RSA'S ARE AN ...

Mileage: 14,000

I HAD THE CAR, ABOUT FOR 5 TO 6 MONTHS, AND ONE DAY I WAS HEADING OUT TO A FRIENDS WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY FOG LIGHT WAS BUSTED. I KNEW I NEVER HIT ANYTHING OF THAT SORT OR HAD ANYTHING HIT IT. I TOOK IT TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID A ROCK MIGHT HAVE HIT IT. I WENT ONLINE TO WWW.NEW...

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR . WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT A CEMENT GUARDRAIL HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT MITSUBISHI SO THEY COULD CHECK OUT THE AIR BAG DEFECT BUT...

MY CLUTCH ON MY 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF SLIPPING AT AROUND 11,000 MILES. I THOUGHT IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY AND DID NOT GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY AS MY DEALERSHIP IS ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY. IT FINALLY BECAME SO BAD THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT ...

Mileage: 19,500

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN HER 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WHEN SHE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION HITTING A CEMENT GUARDRAIL WHEN THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, FRONT OR SIDE. CAR HAD IN EXCESS OF $4,000 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, ENGINE, FRAME, ETC. AND HAD TO BE REBUILT. ALL MY EFFORTS...

I HAVE A 2003 ECIPSE THAT I HAVE HAD IN THE SHPO TWICE BECAUSE MY CAR IS LEAKING OIL. I HAVE HAD CONTINOUS RUN AROUND AT THE GARAGE WAITING FOR PARTS ETC. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE FACT THAT MY GARAGF FLOOR CONTINUES TO HAVE WET OIL ON IT.I ALSO AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE THAT I AM PAYING FOR.MY CAR...

Mileage: 8,000

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60-70 MPH IN THE RAIN, HIT A GUARDRAIL SEVERAL TIMES AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS SO DAMAGED THAT CAR COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *LA

Mileage: 3,600

SELECTING THE SECOND GEAR OF MY CAR OFTEN CAUSES UNDESIRABLE "GRINDING" AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN THAT GEAR BY USED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE POWER ON DEMAND AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE GEAR DOES NOT GO IN PROPERLY. *LA

Mileage: 6,800

OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE AT ONLY 2K MILES, DEALER IS MAKING REPAIR. CAUSE CRACKED OIL PUMP HOUSING. *LA

Mileage: 2,150

MANUAL TRANSMISSION - CAR SEIZE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 5TH GEAR. DEALER STATED THAT SOMEONE THAT SERVICED THE CAR MUST HAVE DRAINED THE GEAR LUBE OIL DOWN TO 1 PINT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY DISCOVERED THAT IS WAS NOT THE GEAR LUBE OIL BUT THE ROD THAT PUSHES OUT WHEN SHIFTING ...

Mileage: 32,311

WHILE DRIVING UNDER FOGGY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE DEFROSTER HAD BEEN RUNNING ABOUT 15 MINUTES, THEN THE DRIVER TURNED OFF THE DEFROSTER AND TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THE DRIVER SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD BANG NEAR THE REAR WINDOW, THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND SAW TWO HOLES IN T...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 3 MPH AND MAKING A TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET, THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB WHICH CAUSED A DENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE SITTING IN AN ENCLOSED BODY SHOP, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. *AK. THE CONSUMER HAD TWO EXPERTS LOOK AT THE WINDOW AND IN THEIR OPI...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 3 MPH AND MAKING A TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET, THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB WHICH CAUSED A DENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE SITTING IN AN ENCLOSED BODY SHOP, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. *AK. THE CONSUMER HAD TWO EXPERTS LOOK AT THE WINDOW AND IN THEIR OPI...

THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED ACROSS THE ROAD. VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE, AND FLIPPED OVER INTO A DITCH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Mileage: 54

THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED ACROSS THE ROAD. VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE, AND FLIPPED OVER INTO A DITCH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Mileage: 54

WHEN TAKING AN EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *PH

Mileage: 11,000

MY CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 14,500 MILES. PROBLEMS WERE EVIDENT AT AROUND 10,000 MILES AND BECAME CONSIDERABLY WORSE IN TIME. I HAVE DRIVEN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR 15 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER RACED AND DID NOT RIDE THE CLUTCH. MY LAST CAR'S CLUTCH LASTED IN EXCESS OF 100,000 MILES WITHOUT ...

Mileage: 10,000

MY CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 14,500 MILES. PROBLEMS WERE EVIDENT AT AROUND 10,000 MILES AND BECAME CONSIDERABLY WORSE IN TIME. I HAVE DRIVEN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR 15 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER RACED AND DID NOT RIDE THE CLUTCH. MY LAST CAR'S CLUTCH LASTED IN EXCESS OF 100,000 MILES WITHOUT ...

Mileage: 10,000

POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK..WENT TO DEALER 3 TIMES CANNOT FIX LEAK. HAVE TO REPLENISH FLUID FROM TIME TO TIME.*JB

MY 2003 ECLIPSE GT IS HARD TO DOWN SHIFT INTO 2ND AND 1ST. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR THESE CARS. MY CAR ALSO GRINDS GOING INTO 3RD GEAR SOMETIMES.

Mileage: 20

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE CONNECTOR TO THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD A BROKEN LOCK TAB AND WAS BEING PULLED BY THE HARNESS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TILED. *JB *NLM

Mileage: 4,887

I HAVE A MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2003 GTS. I PURCHASED IT IN SEPTEMBER 2002 AND IT ONLY HAS 7,000 MILES ON IT, SO IT IS FAIRLY NEW. THERE IS A LATCH BY THE FRONT SEAT TO OPEN THE TRUNK. EVER SINCE I HAD THE CAR, THE TRUNK NEVER OPENS ON THE FIRST TRY. USUALLY I HAVE TO PULL THE LATCH TWICE. REASON ...

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC LOCKS WHICH DID NOT FUNCTION UNLESS SUPPLIED WITH ELECTRICITY. THE DRIVERS' SIDE DOOR UNLOCKED/OPENED BY PULLING THE HANDLE. *JB

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 40MPH HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TS

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, AND WHAT A MISTAKE IT WAS. I HAVE BEGUN THE PROCESS OF DECLARING THE LEMON LAW. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS 8 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS. THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE BOOT SPLIT AND LEAKED GREASE. THE FOG LIGHTS FILL WITH MOISTURE...

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, AND WHAT A MISTAKE IT WAS. I HAVE BEGUN THE PROCESS OF DECLARING THE LEMON LAW. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS 8 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS. THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE BOOT SPLIT AND LEAKED GREASE. THE FOG LIGHTS FILL WITH MOISTURE...

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, AND WHAT A MISTAKE IT WAS. I HAVE BEGUN THE PROCESS OF DECLARING THE LEMON LAW. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS 8 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS. THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE BOOT SPLIT AND LEAKED GREASE. THE FOG LIGHTS FILL WITH MOISTURE...

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVED ROAD AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF. CONSUMER HIT A WALL AS A RESULT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR