2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUES AND REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ... ..UPDATED 01/27/16 *BF 11/11/15 BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SERVICED NO FURTHER SERVICE REQUIRED PER DEALERSHIP. UPDATED 4/17/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

Mileage: 122,000

I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE APRIL 2013 AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AROUND 6 MONTHS AFTER. IT TAKES WAY TO LONG TO STOP, PINGING NOISE WHEN CLUTCH LETS OUT, AND AN AWFUL SCREAMING AIR SOUND AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKES ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. TOOK IT TO THE ONLY MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP HERE IN TOWN AND WAS AN ESTIMATE OF $850 TO FIX THE MASTER CYLINDER, POWER BRAKE BOOSTERS, DE-GLAZE BRAKE PADS, AND TURN THE ROTORS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ALSO MITSUBISHI, BUT WAS TOLD BY BOTH MY VIN# WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL #05V299000 OR RECALL 05V247000. MY CAR ONLY HAD AROUND 36,000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED USED AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AROUND 45,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER OF THESE PARTS NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY WHEN COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS AHEAD OF ME NOR IN THE INTERSECTION OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I CHECKED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS NORMAL. MECHANIC SAID MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF POSSIBLE PROBLEMS, NOR ANY LIGHTS ON THE DASH AT OR AFTER THE TIME OF THE PROBLEM. AT PREVIOUS RED LIGHT, BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 05V247000. HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED 10/2005 SO WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 72,500

IN DECEMBER 2010, I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 30 MILES AND AS I WAS COMING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, I APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS "SOFT", WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO STOP. HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID HITTING IT. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT MY BRAKES WERE FINE AND REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER WITH A NEW ONE. IN AUGUST OF 2011, I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I HAD DRIVEN 30 MILES TO HOME FROM WORK AND THEN RAN A FEW ERRANDS AROUND TOWN. AS I WAS HEADING HOME, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND FELT A JERK OR A POP AND THEN THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND I ONLY HAD MINIMAL BRAKING POWER. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES TO MY SHOP AND HAD PROBLEMS STOPPING THE ENTIRE TIME. I DID HAVE MORE BRAKE POWER IF I PUMPED THE BRAKES PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP. MY SHOP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT FOUND 2 RECALLS - THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I CALLED MITSUBISHI BUT THEY SAID THESE RECALLS DID NOT APPLY TO MY SPECIFIC VIN. MY SHOP SUGGESTED I BRING THE CAR BACK WHEN I HAD THE PROBLEM AGAIN OR TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC SAID IN ALL HIS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, HE HAS NEVER HAD TO CHANGE A MASTER CYLINDER ON A MITS EXCEPT FOR MINE. I DROVE A 1995 ECLIPSE FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS BEFORE THIS ONE AND NEVER HAD BRAKING ISSUES WITH IT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ALSO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED I BRING THE CAR BACK IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO THEY COULD TRY TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE WHEN THEY CAN EXPERIENCE IT FOR THEMSELVES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AGAIN THE LAST FEWS DAY AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS BUT I BELIEVE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I'VE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR AND IT IS UPSETTING TO ME THAT TWICE IN THAT PAST YEAR I HAVE SUDDENLY FOUND MYSELF W/O BRAKES. I KNOW THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT END IMPACT ACCIDENT BEFORE I PURCHASED IT AND I WONDER IF THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *KB

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD EXTEND TO THE FLOOR MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONTACT NOTICED NHTSA CAMPAIGN 05V299000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION MASTER CYLINDER) RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RECALL AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO BE DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE COUPE GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5, 000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,589.

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. ON A LATER DATE WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT AND MY BRAKES GAVE OUT THEY WENT ALL THE WAY 2 THE GROUND, NO PRESSURE NOTHING ,THEY WOULD JUST GO 2 THE GROUND, AND THEN MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY DASH BOARD ,ON TOP OF ALL OF IT I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A PLOW,I COULD HAVE DIED TONIGHT BECAUSE OF MY BRAKES IN MY 06 ECLIPSE. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

I WAS COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT AND MY BRAKES GAVE OUT THEY WENT ALL THE WAY 2 THE GROUND, NO PRESSURE NOTHING ,THEY WOULD JUST GO 2 THE GROUND, AND THEN MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY DASH BOARD ,ON TOP OF ALL OF IT I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A PLOW,I COULD HAVE DIED TONIGHT BECAUSE OF MY BRAKES IN MY 06 ECLIPSE. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

I HAVE OWNED MY CAR FOR A YEAR & HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF ISSUES. IT IS SCARY THAT A CAR THAT IS ONLY A YEAR OLD WOULD HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS. MY BRAKES STARTED SQEAKING AFTER ABOUT THREE MONTHS. I PLAN ON TAKING IT IN SOON BUT IT IF 30 MINUTES AWAY & TRYING TO FIT GOING TO THE SHOP INTO MY SCHEDULE IS VERY DIFFICULT. *NM

I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS ON MY 2006 ECLIPSE GT REPLACED TWICE (I.E. 3RD SET OF PADS). EACH TIME A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL BEGINS A MONTH OR SO AFTER BEING INSTALLED AND PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE. I NOW HAVE JUST UNDER 8,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE THIRD SET OF PADS IS BEGINNING TO SQUEAL. AFTER REPLACING THE FIRST TWO SETS OF PADS, MITSUBISHI NOW SAYS THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE PADS THAT SQUEALED CONSTANTLY. *NM

I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS ON MY 2006 ECLIPSE GT REPLACED TWICE (I.E. 3RD SET OF PADS). EACH TIME A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL BEGINS A MONTH OR SO AFTER BEING INSTALLED AND PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE. I NOW HAVE JUST UNDER 8,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE THIRD SET OF PADS IS BEGINNING TO SQUEAL. AFTER REPLACING THE FIRST TWO SETS OF PADS, MITSUBISHI NOW SAYS THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE PADS THAT SQUEALED CONSTANTLY. *NM

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE BRAKES HAS BEEN MAKING NOISES. WE TOOK IT ONCE WHEN WE HAD ABOUT 6000 MILES ON THERE TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALER AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH (UPDATED BRAKE PADS) JUST 5000 MILES LATER THE NOISE HAS COME BACK. *NM

Mileage: 11,000

I'VE HAD MY CAR (MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2006-MANUAL TRANSMISSION) FOR JUST 11K MILES, I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, AND I WAS TOLD IT HAS A ROTOR PROBLEM IN THE REAR, AND THEY NEED POLISHING, BUT THE BRAKE PADS ARE FINE. ALSO, I'M BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR IT TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AT THIS STAGE OF THE CAR'S LIFE CYCLE. I'M ALSO PUZZLED AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING SO SOON. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS SUBJECT ON THE INTERNET, AND IT APPEARS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS INDEED A FACTORY DEFECT. *JB