2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Problems & Complaints

I almost got into a accident because it's late sobits really hard to see because the headlights u cnt see any at all at night I can use a flash light out the window and see better like that but on top of that my car just decides to up and stall on me and not wanna start back and it had melted my crankshaft sensor wires and I guess it just decided to also mess up the wiring on my camshaft sensor I literally had to wire up the wires straight around the plug on both just to make it home it was cold out and all I really love my car but I'm spending more money than I've got just tryna keep it running and between that and the lights that's gonna get sum1 hurt or killed if not fixed I was on a backroad had no service to call anybody for help and I was right between 2 blind turns

I HAVE A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS 2.4 ENGINE I BOUGHT IT OFF MY HUSBAND'S UNCLE FOUR MONTHS AGO AND EVER SINCE I GOT THE CAR I NOTICED THE LIGHT ADJUSTERS DON'T WORK AT ALL AND AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT SOMETIMES I CAN'T EVEN SEE THE ROAD AT ALL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND CAME TO A STOP. TRIED TO SHIFT INTO 1ST AND COULD NOT DO SO. HAD TO TURN OFF MY CAR TO SHIFT INTO GEAR TO AVOID GRINDING. HAD A HARD TIME GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AS WELL. ONCE ARRIVING HOME COULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. SEEMS LIKE THE GEARS WERE TRYING TO STRIP AND A HORRIBLE GRINDING WAS OCCURRING. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A STICK SHIFT FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. HAD TO TURN OFF MY CAR TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE TO GET INTO MY DRIVEWAY TO PARK. TRIED THE NEXT DAY TO DRIVE MY CAR...DID THE WARM UP DUE TO COLD WEATHER, AND AGAIN COULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS WHILE MY CAR WAS RUNNING. AS SOON AS I TURN THE IGNITION OFF I COULD SHIFT JUST FINE. I'VE RESEARCHED TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND EACH SOLUTION EQUATES TO PAYING A LOT FOR REPAIRS. I'M UPSET BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR AT THIS TIME AND I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE FOR MY JOB. SEEMS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR THE ECLIPSE WAS MANUFACTORED, AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. A DEFINITE RECALL IS NEEDED FOR THIS WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM.

"TAKAYA RECALL" 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT, 3.0LV6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 16 YEARS OLD, BUT ONLY 157621 MILES DRIVING AS USUAL WHEN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR WARNING, NO LONGER HAVING ANY POWER TO WHEELS FROM TRANSMISSION (ENGINE STILL RUNNING NORMAL AS USUAL). AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETE TOTAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF AN INTERNAL PART CALLED WAVE CUSHION SPRING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO AN INTERNAL SPRING FRACTURING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V011001 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO SERVICE CAMPAIGN AND RECALL TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL, ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT RECALL, POWER TRAIN, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY ONLY HAD ONE RECALL APPLICABLE TO HIS VEHICLE, WHICH WAS FOR THE SUN VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING AND HAS MANY WELDING ISSUES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED REPAIR WAS MADE ON 04/13/2016. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000.

SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM FAULT. SRS LIGHT ELLUMINATES ON DASHBOARD WHENEVER DRIVER OR PASSENGER SEATS ARE MOVED, INDICATING THAT THE SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DEACTIVATING THE ENTIRE SRS SYSTEM INCLUDING THE FRONT AIRBAGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A TUNE UP AND THE FAILURE CODES FOR P0301, P0401, AND THE EGR APPEARED. THE CODES WERE CLEARED, BUT THE P0301 FAILURE CODE REAPPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN IN FOR SMOG INSPECTION AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED FOR EGR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 315,000.

PROLONGED WIRING HARNESS CONTACT WITH THE HEAT SHIELD CAUSES THE WIRING INSULATION TO WEAR & GROUND OUT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DIE-OUT. HAD AN ICCIDENT FEW DAYS AGO WHERE THE ENGINE DIED OUT AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC . THIS IS SERIOUSLY NOT OKAY AND A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. PLEASE HELP ME.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH MAKING A SHARP TURN, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN MOMENTS. LUCKY, THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO FREE THE CONTACT IN TIME. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FRACTURES ON THE LEFT CLAVICULAR BONE, LEFT ULNA BONE AND BRUISING ON CHEST AND FACE WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND STRUCK THE CONTACT ON THE BRIDGE OF HER NOSE, BREAKING HER GLASSES. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND REPOSITIONED THE SUN VISOR BACK ON THE CLIPS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V338000 (AIR BAGS) DID NOT INCLUDE THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WAS DRIVING AND AS I WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE AIR BAGS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AGAIN. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 7,000.

SITTING IN GARAGE OVER WINTER, CAR DEVELOPED LEAK/CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK THAT ALLOWED FUMES FROM TANK TO FILL GARAGE. CAR NOT BEING DRIVEN AT THE TIME. FUEL DID NOT LEAK ONTO FLOOR OF GARAGE. RECALLS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DONE ON FUEL SYSTEM FOR THIS MODEL. APPARENTLY CRACKS IN THE FUEL TANK OF THIS MODEL ARE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY IF CAR IS OR WOULD BE AROUND OR NEAR TO ANY SPARK SOURCE OR OPEN FLAME. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET CAR REPAIRED AT MY OWN COST. *JS

WHILE DRIVING FROM THE HIGHWAY ON AN OFF RAMP AT 50 MPH, ENGINE (RPM) STARTED BOGGING DOWN, THEN BOTH FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP TO A SCREECHING HALT. I ALMOST SLIDE OFF THE RAMP AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME. FRONT TIRES WERE LOCKED UP, WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF GEAR. HAD IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS QUOTED $3,000 JUST TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION FOR DIAGNOSTICS. WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION FAILED AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE WORTH THE MONEY TO FIX BECAUSE FRONT STRUT TOWERS BOTH WERE RUSTED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND I WILL TRY TO PERFORM THE REPAIR MYSELF. *TR

THE FUEL FILLER NECK RUSTS SEVERELY AROUND THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE CAUSING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL TO LEAK ON THE GROUND AND GASOLINE VAPORS TO ESCAPE. THE FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY IS CONSTRUCTED OUT OF METAL AND INCLUDES A LARGE TUBE/PIPE FOR THE FUEL TO ENTER THE GAS TANK, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER METAL PIPES. THE FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY EXTENDS FROM THE FILLER DOOR, WHICH IS SITUATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER QUARTER PANEL, DOWN AND ACROSS TO THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS SITUATED IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THERE IS A PARTICULAR POINT WHERE THE PIPES IN THE ASSEMBLY MAKE AN APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREE BEND, MOVING FROM A DOWNWARD ANGLE TO AN ANGLE THAT IS MORE PARALLEL WITH THE GROUND. AT THIS BEND OR ELBOW, THE MANUFACTURER PLACED A THICK METAL SHIELD, PRESUMABLY TO PROTECT A WEAK POINT. THE SHIELD BOLTS TO THE BODY OF THE CAR IN FOUR PLACES AND CUPS THE FUEL PIPES IN A SEMI-CIRCLE AROUND THE BEND LEAVING AN APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF INCH GAP BETWEEN THE PIPES AND THE SHIELD. THIS SHIELD AND PIPE ASSEMBLY IS SITUATED DIRECTLY BEHIND AND SLIGHTLY INBOARD OF THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE, HOWEVER, IT REMAINS EXPOSED. BECAUSE OF THE GAP BETWEEN THE PIPES AND THE SHIELD, AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE SHIELD IS ANGLED UPWARDS, AND BECAUSE THERE IS NO COVER OR OTHER PROTECTIVE DEVICE TO SEAL THIS GAP, THE SHIELD COLLECTS DIRT, DEBRIS, GREASE, AND MOISTURE. PRESUMABLY, THE REAR TIRE THROWS THIS FOREIGN MATERIAL AROUND WHICH THEN COLLECTS IN THE SHIELD, BUILDS UP, AND CONTACTS THE PIPES, CAUSING THEM TO RUST. EVENTUALLY THE PIPES RUST COMPLETELY THROUGH CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ON THE GROUND WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS REFUELED. THE HOLES IN THE PIPES ALSO ALLOW GASOLINE VAPORS TO ESCAPE AND IMPAIRS THE EVAP SYSTEM. DESPITE THE BUILDUP AND CONTINUAL CONTACT OF FOREIGN MATERIAL IN THE SHIELD, THE SHIELD ITSELF DID NOT RUST AT ALL CREATING A PERFECT COLLECTOR TO GATHER FOREIGN MATERIAL AND CAUSE THE RUST TO FORM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO START AND EXHIBITED AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED, IT WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 3, 2011 I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK, SLAMMING INTO A CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS LATER CITED FOR FAILURE TO YIELD. I WAS DRIVING A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT CONVERTIBLE AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 45 MPH. I SLID APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET BEFORE HITTING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE COBALT. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, OR EVEN AFTERWARD FOR THAT MATTER. THE FRAME IN THE FRONT IS BENT SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN ITS PREVIOUS ARRANGEMENT, AND IS BEING FOUND AS A TOTAL LOSS. I PLAN ON PURSUING LEGAL ACTION BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY MAKING OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CODES SHOW AN EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS LEAK. SEVERAL SERVICE VISITS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FINALLY IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL FILLER TUBE WAS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND CLOSE TO FALLING OFF. APPARENTLY THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 ECLIPSE AND WAS CAUSING FULE LEAKAGE AS WELL AS VAPOR LEAKAGE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE OR RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE BEING DISABLED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN A FUEL FILLER TUBE IN SUCH BAD SHAPE. MITSUBISHI DEALER STATED THEY DIDNT WANT TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE DUE TO THE HIGH REPAIR COST. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT PLUG BURNED THE CONNECTION. THIS RESULTED IN A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF LIGHT OUTPUT/ NO HEADLIGHTS. THE PLASTIC PLUG IS ALSO MELTED, CAUSING A CONCERN FOR FIRE AND APPEARING THAT A SMALL FIRE MAY HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE A ROTTED GAS FILLER NECK ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS A POORLY DESIGNED PART AND SHOULD NOT HAVE ROTTED. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

ON 2/21/10 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX. 55MI/HR WHEN MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE JUST STOPPED. IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. THERE WAS NO NOISE OR SOUND OF ANY KIND TO INDICATE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND SAT THERE FOR 3 1/2 HRS FOR A TOW TRUCK. CAR WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH PARK MITSUBISHI IN BETHEL PARK. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR HAD ONLY 57183 MILES AND I WANTED THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AAMCO. I READ ON LINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION USED IN MY CAR AND ALSO CERTAIN CHRYSLER MODELS WITH A DEFECTIVE "WAVE SPRING" THAT BREAKS SUDDENLY AND CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. I ASKED AAMCO TO SAVE ALL BROKEN PARTS. THE WAVE SPRING BROKE, WENT THROUGH THE PUMP, AND BROKE THE GEARS JUST AS DESCRIBED IN THE ARTICLE "MITSUBISHI F4A51 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAZARD PROBLEM". THIS PROBLEM WAS WELL KNOWN BY MITSUBISHI BECAUSE THE WAVE SPRING WAS REDESIGNED BUT TOOK NO ACTION TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE HAZARD THAT EXISTED. BY SWAPPING OUT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, THE MITSUBISHI DEALER DOES NOT MAKE THE CUSTOMER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND JUST ASSUMES THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED THEREFORE NOT MAKING THE ACTUAL PROBLEM WELL KNOWN. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD THE PART REPLACED WITH THE NEW DESIGNED WAVE SPRING. THIS ACTION WOULD HAVE SAVED ME A LOT OF MONEY AND NOT PUT MYSELF AND OTHERS IN DANGER OF HARM OR DEATH. MITSUBISHI KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING, THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ERROR AND MAKE OTHER OWNERS AWARE SO THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THEY CAN NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR CLAIM THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A JUST WEAR AND TEAR CASE. IT IS A DEFECT AND I WANT OTHER OWNERS OF CARS WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART NOTIFIED AND MY EXPENSES REIMBURSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONTAMINATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE WAVE SPRING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THE WAVE SPRING BROKE IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. MITSUBISHI UPGRADED THE WAVE SPRING SINCE THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE'S AXLE SNAPPED WHEN I WAS GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT ABOUT 3 MILES PER HOUR. THE CONTROL ARM ALSO BROKE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. IT ONLY HAD 135,000 MILES AT THE TIME. I GOT IT REPLACED AND STILL MAKES A REALLY BAD GRINDING NOISE. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE COULD BE A RECALL ON THE AXLE OR THE CONTROL ARM. IF I WAS DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED, I'M SURE SOMETHING ALOT WORSE WOULD OF HAPPENED. *TR

RIGHT FRONT STEERING ASSEMBLY (TIE ROD & BALL JOINTS) TORE AWAY FROM WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL . VEHICLE STRUCK THE CURB AND RAN INTO A LIGHT POLE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. AFTER PARKING HER VEHICLE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HARNESS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE EXISTING RECALL APPLIED TO 2.4 ENGINES NOT 3.0. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL NUMBER 00V299001 DOES NOT STIPULATE THE ENGINE SIZE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,334. UPDATED 5/26/09 *CN THE CONSUMER MENTIONED RECALL# 99V333001, BUT WAS TOLD HIS/HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE MANUFACTURED DATE. UPDATED 05/28/09.*JB

RIMS ON 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WEAK, VERY CAREFULLY DROVE, HAD TO REPLACE ONE RIM AND OTHERS ARE ALL BENT. *TR

WIRING HARNESS FEMALE SOCKET FOR THE HEADLAMPS OVER HEATED AND MELTED. THE PASSENGER SIDE FEMALE SOCKET MELTED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO TO A POINT WHERE IT WOULD NOT PROVIDE HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION. BEFORE THE COMPLETE FAILURE, THE HEADLIGHT WOULD EITHER BE FULLY BRIGHT, OR VERY DIM. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME WAS AROUND 60K. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FEMALE SOCKET ALSO HAD MELTED SOME DURING THIS TIME. IN JAN. OF THIS YEAR, WITH APPROX. 70K MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED COMPLETELY WITH THE FULL MELTING OF THE FEMALE SOCKET. A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE, A BURNING ODOR IS NOTICED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I HAVE BOTH PIECES AVAIL TO SEND IF NEED BE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF BOTH FEMALE SOCKETS AT THE SAME TIME IS POSSIBLE. THIS COULD CAUSE SOMEONE DRIVING TO GO FROM HAVING TWO HEADLAMPS TO NONE WITHIN SECONDS. IF THAT OCCURRED AT NIGHT, IT MIGHT CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD. MANY MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR (2000-2005)

THE CLUTCH IS WEARING OUT FAST, IT SEEMS EVERY 1500 MILES A NEW CLUTCH IS NEEDED, TO ME IT THE HORSEPOWER OF THE ENGINE CAN ONLY BE BROUGHT TO THE ROAD AT THE EXPENSE OF EXCESSIVE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH WEAR. *TR

1. EVERY TIME IT RAINS THERE IS A LARGE ACCUMULATION OF WATER LEAKING FROM FRONT WINDOW/FRONT VENTS EVERY RAINFALL ON FRONT FLOOR BOARDS; 2. EVERY RAINFALL, SOAKS CARPET FLOOR BOARDS THROUGH TO BOTTOM FRAME OF CAR; 3. MANY, MANY THICK TOWELS ON FRONT FLOOR BOARDS. *TR

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OR DIES THAT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER 10 TO 20 MINUTES YOU COULD REVIVE THE ENGINE AGAIN USUALLY HAPPEN EVERY DAY . WENT TO THE DEALER WITH SERVICE BULLETIN THAT MIGHT AFFECT ON IT BUT THEY SAY NO PROBLEM ON IT AND THEY VOID THE SERVICE BULLETIN OR TRY TO. *TR

MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAS STARTED CRACKING DOWN THE DASH AND IS GETTING INCREASINGLY WORSE ALL THE TIME. *TR

I'VE PREVIOUSLY OWNED 2 ECLIPSES W/ NO PROBLEMS, THIS ONE HOWEVER HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A LEMON. 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT V6. IN ADDITION TO THE CLUTCH WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED 1 YR AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, I HAVE HAD AN ABUNDANCE OF PROBLEMS W/ PARTS THAT SHOULD NEVER NEED TO BE REPLACED, NONE HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY. I HAVE REPLACED EVERY SWAY BAR TWICE, THE A/C FAILED, THE ANTENNA EMBEDDED IN THE REAR WINDOW FAILED, ONE OXYGEN SENSOR, THE MIDDLE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WIRING BROKE, 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FAILED. AND THE WORST IS I WAS GOING THROUGH A HEADLIGHT A MONTH ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD ACTUALLY MELTED THE TO THE CONNECTORS ON BOTH SIDES! AND NOW I MAY HAVE AN ELECTRICAL FAULT OR FAULTY VALVE IN MY A/C UNIT CAUSING MY HEAT TO KICK ON WHEN THE A/C IS TURNED ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LANDED ONTO THE FRAME. THE CONTACT STRUCK TWO PARKED VEHICLES AND THEN SLID INTO THE THIRD VEHICLE, WHICH STOPPED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY AFTER THE ASSEMBLY FELL OFF. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

DASH CRACKED IN HALF (DEGRADATION). I FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALMOST EVERYBODY WITH THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (MINE IS A 2001). MITSUBISHI WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. COMPLICATIONS FROM INJURIES CLAIMED THE DRIVER'S LIFE, MY SON. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 BLACK ECLIPSE GT...BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN JAN. 01. AT 43,000 MILES ALL TOP SURFACE AREAS WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF PAINT PULLING FROM THE PRIMER...AT 53,000 MILES THE ROOF WAS DOWN TO THE METAL...TOOK ME MONTHS TO GET MITS. TO HANDLE. THEY ONLY WOULD PAINT THE AFFECTED SURFACES? THEN 20,000 THE REST OF THE SURFACES BECAME AFFECTED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND SAID THEY WERE NOT COVERING THESE ISSUES ANYMORE??IF IT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A DEFECT IT SHOULD BE COVERED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT WAS MADE APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS BEFORE THE LAST FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE WAS STICKING IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER PERFORMED A FLUSH, WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,555 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,498. UPDATED 3/18/08 *CN UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

ENGINE 20 AMP FUSE POPS AFTER DRIVING CAR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN CUTTING OFF AND RESTARTED. IF CAR IS DRIVEN CONTINUOUSLY DOES NOT BLOW FUSE. ONLY AFTER STOPPING AND NOT LETTING ENGINE COOL DOWN DOES IT BLOW FUSES. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 ECLIPSE GT, AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF UNTIL ONE DAY THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT KEPT SMELLING LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING AND IT HAD BEEN THE HEADLIGHT HARNESSES. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM CLOSED DOWN SO I BROUGHT IT TO KEY MITSUBISHI OF MILFORD AND THEY SAID THAT THE HEADLIGHT HARNESSES MELTED. THEY IN TURN TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST CLOSE TO $300.00 TO FIX. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO MAKE THE WIRES MELT AND IT SHOULD BE MITSUBISHI'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO CRABTREE IN MILFORD AND SEE IF THEY WOULD DO IT. THEY DID NOT WANT TO COVER THE DEFECT EITHER. I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR AND THIS CAUSES A HUGE SAFETY RISK. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO GET THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS DEFECT. THIS IS MITSUBISHI'S FAULT AND MISTAKE. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT SOMETHING CHEAP TO FIX. I AM CURRENTLY USING A RELATIVES LONER CAR TO GET AROUND BECAUSE I HAVE NO WAY TO PAY FOR THIS. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT TO DO. THANKS *TR

ON MY 2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER, HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OUT, BUT MOVING WIRE CONNECTION ON BACK OF HEADLAMPS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM MOMENTARILY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, AND ONE HEADLAMP STOPPED FUNCTIONING ALTOGETHER, AND NOW BOTH WENT OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING ALMOST GETTING INTO A ACCIDENT. WHEN I CHECKED THE PROBLEM THE HEADLIGHT BOXES THAT CONNECT TO THE WIRES WERE MELTED AND EVENTUALLY BURNED OFF AND BROKE. *TR

BODY PAINT ON HOOD AND TRUNK ARE DETERIORATING TO THE POINT THAT THERE ARE HUGE WHITE PATCHES SHOWING THROUGH THE BLACK PAINT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WASHED AND WAXED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. THE PAINT WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE WHEN IT WAS APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE IN THE FACTORY. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI AND THEY DECLINED TO TAKE ACTION. *TR

VEHICLE STATED CLEARLY ON WINDOW STICKER THAT VEHICLE INCLUDED A STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS NOW RUSTING. *TR

I. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE: 1. I WASHED AND WAXED MY CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS. 2. I DROVE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR. *TR II. FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: 1. THE PASSENGER SIDE MOLDING ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OFFICIALLY CALLED THE A PILLAR SEPARATED FORM THE BOLTS WHICH HELD IT TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR AND FLEW OFF STRIKING AND DENTING THE PASSENGER DOOR. 2. THE BOLDS THAT HELD THIS MOLDING TO THE FRAME ARE STILL ATTACHED TO THE CAR SHOWING THAT THERE WAS A BREAKDOWN OF THE ADHESIVE MATERIAL THAT ORIGINALLY HELD THIS PART TO THE BOLTS. III. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE? NOTHING 1. AFTER GOING TO THE DEALER, THEY CONTACTED THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE, NOTHING WAS DONE. 2. AFTER SPEAKING TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FROM MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF NORTH AMERICA, NOTHING WAS DONE. 3. AFTER WRITING TO THE PRESIDENT OF MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF NORTH AMERICA ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2007, I HEARD NOTHING. 4. ON OCTOBER 8, 2007, I SENT A SECOND LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF NORTH AMERICA AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I COINCIDENTALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FROM MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF NORTH AMERICA THE SAME DAY WHO SAID THAT MY SITUATION HAD BEEN REVIEWED AND THE DECISION WAS THE SAME. TO DO NOTHING. 5. I HAVE WRITTEN TO THE PRESIDENT AGAIN ON OCTOBER 10, 2007. AS OF TODAY I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE. 6. TO THIS DAY NO ONE, INCLUDING THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE, HAS INSPECTED MY VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THIS FAILURE.

I HAVE A 2001 MITS ECLIPSE SPYDER CONVERTIBLE. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005. HAD IT FIXED ONCE NOW THE CAR LEAKS FROM ALL OVER INTO MY FLOOR BOARDS FRONT AND BACK. MY RADIO HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAR IS BECOMING UNDRIVABLE DUE TO THE FLOODING. I HAVE INSURANCE WHICH WILL NOT COVER THIS AND MITSUBISHI WILL NOT FIX IT WITHOUT PAYING MORE THAN THE CAR IS OWED. *JB

ONE AFTERNOON I GOT INTO MY CAR AND STARTED IT UP, WHEN SUDDENLY I SAW SMOKE ARISE FROM THE FRONT OF MY ENGINE AND SMELLED A SWEET SMELL, BUT THE SMOKE AND SMELL SOON DISSIPATED, HOWEVER I THEN NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS GOING DIM AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS! I AM CURRENTLY WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GO TO AND FROM WORK. WE HAVE NOT TRIED TO REPAIR THIS OURSELVES BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WE CHECKED THE FUSES AND THE BULBS WHICH ALL SEEM TO BE NORMAL. ALL THE OLD PARTS ARE STILL ON THE CAR, HOWEVER, THE CONNECTOR TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD PARTIALLY MELTED. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE RIGHT MOLDING ON THE FRONT WINDOW FLEW OFF THE CAR.(IT IS CALLED THE A PILLAR.) IT SHOT BACK, BANGING AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CAR DENTED THE DOOR. WHEN WE GOT TO OUR DESTINATION I LOOKED AND THE BOLTS WERE STILL IN THE FRAME, BUT THE MOLDING WAS GONE. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER (COCONUT CREEK MITSUBISHI IN COCONUT CREEK, FLORIDA) TO ASK IF THIS WAS NORMAL. THEY OF COURSE SAID NO. I ASKED WHAT THEY WOULD DO TO GET IT REPLACED. THEIR FIRST RESPONSE WAS TO SELL ME A NEW ONE AT A COST OF $163.70 PLUS TAX, BUT THEY WOULD INSTALL IT FOR FREE BECAUSE THEY ADMITTED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. A WEEK LATER I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER MICHAEL SEE AT COCONUT CREEK MITSUBISHI AND FIND OUT WHAT THE FACTORY REP TOLD HIM. MICHAEL TOLD ME THAT JOHN HACKWORTH THE FACTORY REP SAID I'M NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING. THE FACTORY REP NEVER LOOKED AT THE CAR OR INSPECTED THE BOLTS TO SEE WHY THE MOLDING FLEW OFF. HE HEARD THE AGE OF THE CAR AND THE MILEAGE AND THAT WAS THE BASIS FOR HIS FINAL DECISION. THE STORY THAT MICHAEL SEE AND THE ASSISTANT MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP STANLY ANDERS KEEP TELLING ME IS THAT THE CAR IS SIX YEARS OLD AND HAS 95,000 MILES ON IT AND THINGS BREAK. FIRST MR. ANDERS SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE FACT THAT THE FACTORY REP NEVER CALLED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND INSPECT THE BOLTS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, IN MY OPINION IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE FACT THAT MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF NORTH AMERICA HAS NO INFLUENCE OVER THE DECISIONS OF A FACTORY REP IS ABSURD. IN ADDITION, THE DASHBOARD IS SLOWLY FALLING APART. THE DASHBOARD HAD APPROXIMATELY SEVEN CRACKS IN IT WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL ON CONVERTIBLES AND THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. YOUR CAR, YOUR PROBLEM WE DID MORE THEN ENOUGH FOR A USED CAR. TODAY THERE ARE ABOUT ELEVEN OR TWELVE CRACKS AND I SUPPOSE THAT ONE DAY IT WILL JUST FALL APART COMPLETELY, BUT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THAT'S NORMAL. *TR

I HAVE A DEFECTIVE PAINT JOB ON MY BLACK 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. ALTHOUGH GARAGE KEPT, THE PAINT IS SELF-DESTRUCTING AND TURNING WHITE ON THE ROOF, HOOD AND BACK SIDES PANELS. ALSO, LEAK IN WINDOW OF DRIVERS SIDE DOOR THAT CAUSES 3 INCH PUDDLES OF RAIN TO ACCUMULATE WHEN THE WEATHER IS BAD. *JB

WENT OFF ROAD, BACK LEFT WHEEL CRACKED. *JB

ENGINE LIGHTS . *AK

SOCKET ATTACHED TO HEADLAMP MELTED, SMOLDERED AND SMOKED. HEADLAMP NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. OCCURED FALL 2006. CAR STALLS RIGHT AFTER STARTING. OCCURED JUNE 2007.

I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND SOMETHING POPPED AND HIT ME IN THE RIGHT EYE. AFTER STOPPING CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET,I HEARD MORE POPPING SOUNDS AND A PIECE OF THE DASH HIT THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER LOOKING AT THE DASH I FOUND 4 CRACKS IN THE DASH MATERIAL, 2 OF THE VENT GRATES HAD POPPED OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IF I WAS IN A MORE CONGESTED AREA AT THE TIME. I HAVE HAD TO PUT TAPE ONTO THE DASH TO KEEP FROM MORE PIECES FROM HITTING ME OR MY OCCUPANTS.

MY BLACK 2001 ECLIPSE GT PAINT IS FAILING. IT BEGAN AS A SMALL WHITE SMUDGE LOOKING SPOT ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR, BUT HAS SPREAD AT A ALARMING SPEED TO THE ENTIRE HOOD AND THE ROOF AND TRUNK. THE PAINT IN CIRCULAR AREAS SEEMS TO JUST BREAK DOWN FROM INSIDE. IT'S NOT CRACKING OFF BUT IT'S CHANGING COLOR FROM BLACK TO WHITE LIKE THE SUN IS BLEACHING IT OUT. IT LOOKS AS IF ACID OR BLEACH HAD BEEN POURED ON MY CAR. I'M NOW FORCED TO PAY THOUSANDS TO HAVE IT SANDED DOWN AND REPAINTED, BUT THERE'S NO ALTERNATIVE. *TR

MY BLACK 2001 ECLIPSE GT PAINT IS FAILING. IT BEGAN AS A SMALL WHITE SMUDGE LOOKING SPOT ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR, BUT HAS SPREAD TO THE ENTIRE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK. THE PAINT SEEMS TO JUST BREAK DOWN FROM INSIDE. IT'S NOT CRACKING BUT IS CHANGING COLOR FROM BLACK TO WHITE LIKE THE SUN IS BLEACHING IT OUT. IT LOOKS AS IF ACID OR BLEACH HAD BEEN POURED ON MY CAR. I'M NOW FORCED TO PAY THOUSANDS TO HAVE IT SANDED DOWN AND REPAINTED, BUT THERE'S NO ALTERNATIVE. *TR

THE CAR IS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE, BUT THE PAINT ON THE TRUNK AND ROOF OF THE CAR HAS OXIDIZED AND APPEARS TO HAVE DISSOLVED. THE CAR IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, AND WE WILL NEED TO HAVE IT REPAINTED ON OUR OWN. BASED UPON MY INTERNET RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. *AK

ALL CHROME WHEELS HAVE BENT DUE TO INFERIOR MANUFACTURING. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE SUPPORT BOLT CAME OUT. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND MADE NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A TUNE UP. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, THAT THE ONE IN THE VEHICLE WAS WORN OUT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED. *AK

MY BLACK 2001 ECLIPSE GT PAINT IS FAILING FAST. STARTED AS A SMALL WHITE SMUDGE LOOKING SPOT ON THE HOOD BUT HAS SPREAD AT A ALARMING SPEED TO THE ENTIRE HOOD AND THE ROOF AND TRUNK. THE PAINT IN CIRCULAR AREAS SEEMS TO JUST BREAK DOWN FROM INSIDE. IT'S NOT CRACKING OFF BUT IT'S CHANGING COLOR FROM BLACK TO WHITE LIKE THE SUN IS BLEACHING IT OUT. LOOKS JUST LIKE IF YOU SPILLED BLEACH ON BLUE JEANS. IT HAS SPREAD FROM HOOD TO ROOF TO TRUNK IN 4 MONTHS. I'M TOLD IT WILL HAVE TO BE SANDED DOWN TO BARE METAL TO REMOVE THE FAILING PAINT BEFORE REPAINTING. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 100,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF VEHICLE HIT THE SMALLEST OF POT HOLES, AT ANY SPEED THE RIM WILL BEND, BOTH ON THE INSIDE AND OUT SIDE. THE CONTACT HAD 2 OF THE RIMS REPLACED AND TWO OF THE TIRES AS WELL. ON FIVE OCCASIONS THE RIMS WERE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAS REPAIR ORDERS, AND WILL HAVE PICTURES OF THE LATEST FAILURE.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THE CONTACT HAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ALLOY WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLES TIRES WERE BALANCED ON 1/15/07 AT THAT POINT THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT ONE OF THE ALLOW WHEELS WAS SLIGHTLY BENT AND MAY CAUSE AIR TO LEAK AND THE TIRE TO BE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WANTS TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO MITSUBISHI IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. THERE HAS BEEN NO TIRE FAILURE TO DATE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIMS ARE SOFT AND THEY BEND EASILY. UPDATED *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SMELL OF GASOLINE AROUND THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE RETURN HOSE AT THE LOCATION OF THE CLAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 03V442000, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

THE 2000+ MITUBISHI ECLIPSE THE DASH BOARDS ARE HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH CRACKING. WE WANT THERE TO BE A RECALL SO WE CAN GET PROPERLY MADE DASHES. *JB

CRACKED DASHBOARD. NO STRESS ADDED TO IT. IT JUST HAPPENED. *NM

BOUGHT MY CAR USED WITH CRACKS IN THE DASH. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, THREE MORE CRACKS HAVE SHOWN. *NM

MY DASH ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPIDER GT IS CRACKING. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO SAY THIS IS ALL HAPPENING TO THEM ALSO. THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED!! *NM

DASHBOARD BECOMES BRITTLE, AND CRACKS RESULT--CAUSING AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE TO BE MISALIGNED--THIS IS ON A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS, 2.4L-----THE COMPANY REFUSES TO FIX IT, I WOULD LIKE A NEW DASHBOARD. *NM

SIX MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY USED 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS I NOTICED IT WAS SOMETIMES HESITANT TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. I PLACED GEAR OIL IN MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT A CERTIFIED MITSUBISHI MECHANIC SAID WOULD BE OKAY. FOR TWO TO FOUR WEEKS IT WAS FINE. AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, I AM STOPPED A AT RED-LIGHT. WHEN I PROCEED TO GO ON GREEN I ATTEMPT TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AT ABOUT 3500-4000 R.P.M., I AM UNABLE TO ENGAGE 2ND GEAR AND HAVE TO SHIFT IMMEDIATELY TO 3RD. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A BAD SYNCHRO. I HAVE NO WARRANTY AND HAVE TO PAY THE FULL COST OF REPAIR. *JB

EVERY TIME THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN MY CAR LEAKS ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD. THIS IS NOT A LITTLE WATER ITS MORE LIKE PUTTING YOUR FEET INTO A LAKE. I BELIEVE THE WATER IS COMING THOUGH THE OUTSIDE VENT BY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SINCE THE WATER IS RUNNING DOWN THE INSIDE WALL. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE COMING IN THOUGH THE ROOF. *NM

FAILURE OF HEADLIGHT HARNESSES ON A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. BOTH HEADLAMPS OUT ON 9/12/06 AFTER FIRST FINDING WAS FIXED. LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON UNTIL LEFT SIDE HARNESS WAS WIGGLED. *JB

2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WAS RUNNING FINE FOR 4 YEARS. ON 9/9/06 I GOT IN MY CAR AT ABOUT 9:00 PM AND TURNED ON THE LIGHTS. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I REALIZED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THEM. UPON OPENING MY HOOD, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM MY HEADLIGHTS AND AFTER THEY COOLED, I SAW THAT THE CONNECTOR AND WIRES WERE MELTED. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THE WERE OUT OF CONNECTORS BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL CONNECTORS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO TAKE THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BULB AND MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE CONNECTORS JUST MELTING OFF. MITSUBISHI NOW SELLS A STRONGER CONNECTOR FOR 12.95 EACH. *JB

CENTER RADIO DISPLAY WILL NOT LIGHT UP, FUSES WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE GOOD, RADIO STILL WORKS. *NM

IN MY CAR THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON BUT VERY DIM OR SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. IF I HIT A BUMP THE HEADLIGHTS WILL ALSO GO OUT. MOVING WIRE CONNECTION ON BACK OF HEADLIGHTS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM MOMENTARILY. PROBLEM OCCURS MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. THE OTHER EVENING I WAS DRIVING AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE WIRING HARNESS. THE WHOLE HARNESS WAS MELTED OFF. *NM

I HAVE A BLACK 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT AND THE CLEAR COAT IS FADING AND IS TURNING THE CAR WHITE. I HAVE FOUND 7 PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON DEADECLIPSE.COM. MY DEALER REFUSES TO REPAINT IT BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER EVEN THOUGH A BODY SHOP HAS TOLD ME THE CAR NEVER GOT REPAINTED. *JB

MY DAUGHTER HIT A POT HOLE IN HER 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND THE RIM BENT SEVERELY AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. *NM

I HAVE A 2001 ECLIPSE GT (V6) AND I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION TWICE ALREADY. I LIVE IN MINOT ND WERE IT SNOWS. THE FIRST TIME MY TRANSMISSION JACKED ON ME I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THEIR WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND SO WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN MY TIRES SLID A LIKE AND THE GRAB THE PAYMENT AS THAT HAPPENED I HEARD A BIG THUMP. MY CAR FELT LIKE AN AXLE MESS UP OR THE CLUTCH. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME DO TO THE LACK OF MOVEMENT FROM MY VEHICLE. I WAS NOT THAT FOR FROM ME HOUSE SO I DROVE IT HOME BUT ONE BLOCK A WAY MY TRANNY ENDED UP BLOWING A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CASE. THE HOLE SIZE WAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SOFT BALL. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 15 MPH. SO GET HOME AND I CHECK IT OUT. I FIND GEARS ALL SHATTERED INSIDE AND WHAT EVER HAD FALLEN OUT. SO NOW I BUY A USED TRANNY WITH SOME 65000 MILES ON IT, I HAVE HAD THAT ONE FOR A BOUT ONE YEAR WITH PUTTING 7000 MILES ON THE TRANNY. AGAIN THERE IS SNOW ON THE GROUND. I AM GETTING OFF OF WORK AND THERE IS SNOW ON MY TIRES. THE MANY ROAD IS CLEARED OF SNOW SO I DRIVE OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND MY TIRES SPIN AS I HIT THE PAVEMENT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. THE TRANNY SLIPS IN GEAR SO I GOT IT TO THE SHOP AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD SHATTERED THE SPIDER GEARS. I HAVE SPENT 3000 DOLLARS ON TWO TRANNIES WITH IN ONE YEAR SPAN. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2001 MITSIBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. ALL FOUR OF THE WHEELS HAVE BEEN BENT FROM NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TWO TIRES BLOW OUT DUE TO THEIR LOOSING AIR AND HEATING UP. IT APPEARS THAT THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ARE TOO SOFT AND BEND TOO EASILY. *NM

ONE HEADLIGHT WENT DIM A MONTH BEFORE THEY BOTH WENT OUT ENTIRELY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY. UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THE PLASTIC WIRING TERMINAL THAT CONNECTS TO THE HEADLIGHT BULB HAD MELTED AROUND THE SAME WIRE ON EACH CONNECTOR. NO FUSES WERE BLOWN AND ALL THE FILAMENTS WERE INTACT IN THE BULBS. SUSPECT THAT ARCING OCCURRED IN THE DEFECTIVE WIRE CAUSING THE CONNECTOR TO MELT. *JB

MY SONS 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HYDROPLANED ON A STANDING PUDDLE OF WATER ON US 50. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL TWICE ON THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE CAR. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT AND BACK. MY CONCERN AND COMPLAINT IS THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR TOOK SUCH A MAJOR IMPACT TO THE FRONT END THAT I CAN SEE NO REASON FOR THE AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY OTHER THEN BEING DEFECTIVE. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE IF YOU NEED TO SEE THE DAMAGE. THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE REPORT NUMBER IS[XXX]. THE STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY CAN BE REACHED AT 1-888-613-3966 EXT. 33, CLAIM # [XXX]. VIN NUMBER OF THE CAR IS[XXX]. MY POSITION IS THAT OTHER 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEMS. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A SMALL LEAK FROM THE GASOLINE TANK. GASOLINE LEAKAGE WAS ALSO PRESENT ON THE PAVEMENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR ANY OBVIOUS ROAD HAZARDS. ALTHOUGH THE LEAKAGE PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - A TINY PINHOLE SIZE LEAK WAS FOUND BUT THE OUTSIDE OF THE TANK HAD NO MARKS AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT BEGAN AS A NOISE AND THEN THE ENGINE AREA CAUGHT ON FIRE. THEY WERE NO UNUSUAL INDICATORS BEFORE THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED VERY BADLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS LEFT UNDETERMINED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S SALVAGE YARD. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER WHERE NOT CONTACTED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE INSURANCE COMPANY PROVIDED THE CONTACT A REPORT OF A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE REPORT STATED A HOSE DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER COULD HAVE CAUSED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES TO LEAK OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THEREFORE, THE FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE COOLING HOSE COULD CAUSE TRANS AXLE PROBLEMS AND SMOKE IF THE OIL CONTACTED THE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02T015000 CONCERNING THE TIRE TREAD AND BELT. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HER OWN EXPENSE. *AK

I HAD TO BRING IN MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GS TO A MECHANIC DUE TO AN APPARENT LEAKAGE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT CAR WAS UNDER A RECALL WHICH HE PRINTED FOR ME. IT IS 01V011001:AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE HOSE ASSEMBLY WHICH IS THE EXACT PROBLEM I AM HAVING. MITSUBISHI REFUSES TO MAKE THE REPAIR AND SAYS MY PARTICULAR CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD BE IF MY MECHANIC PULLED IT FROM THE NHTSA BULLETIN. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE HEAD LIGHTS MELTED. ALSO, THE OIL LIGHT WAS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE OIL VALVE WAS REPLACED. THESE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK...HEADLIGHTS DID NOT BLINK BUT WENT OFF ALTOGETHER. WHEN THE CONSUMER REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD WE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH THAT MAKE AND MODEL. CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK

THE HEADLIGHT PLUG IS SUBJECT TO REPEATED BURNING OR CORROSION OF THE CONNECTION. THIS NORMALLY RESULTS IN A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF LIGHT OUTPUT. THE PLASTIC PLUG IS ALSO MELTED, CAUSING A CONCERN FOR FIRE. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES THAT HER SON'S VEHICLE HEAD LAMPS GO OUT. THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED THE PLUG WHICH IN TURN MADE THE HEAD LAMPS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *NM

TIRES WILL NOT HOLD AIR. THOUGH MY CAR IS A 2001 I ONLY HAVE 34K MILES ON IT. TONIGHT, WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM. THE TIRES HAVE ALWAYS LOST AIR, TO THE POINT THAT THEY HAVE TO BE CHECKED AND FILLED EVERY FEW MONTHS. DEFINITELY A MFG DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

2001 ECLIPSE RS BLACK PAINT JOB FADING REAL BAD IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A POKE-A-DOT CAR OF WHITE AND BLACK EVERY PANEL ON MY CAR IS FADING, HOOD TOP SIDE PANELS TRUNK IS REAL BAD AND ALL OTHERS THE VEHICLE IS IN NC AND I KNOW A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THE SAME CAR AND ITS HAPPENED TO THEM TO, AN 01 ECLIPSE GS I THINK. *NM

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS. CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE COLORED HALOGEN LIGHTS ENHANCERS PUT IN, AND THE MECHANIC LET THE CONTACT KNOW THAT THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED ON THE HALOGEN LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WOULD NOT LET THE CONTACT DRIVE IT HOME BECAUSE IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD. THE PARTS WILL BE IN ON 10-13-05. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE THE CONTACT A LOANER VEHICLE. THE COST WAS GOING TO BE MORE THAN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. T $200 DEDUCTIBLE THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF HER POCKET.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY DOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN I STRUCK A DEER, CAUSING $4,500 WORTH OF DAMAGE AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH MY WHOLE FRONT END WAS REPLACED INCLUDING THE FRONT BUMPER. THE DAMAGES TO MY CAR WERE REPLACED AND FIXED, BUT MITSUBISHI HAS YET TO INSPECT THE AIRBAGS TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO DEFECT. *JB

MY CALAPANA BLACK 2001 ECLIPSE GT STARTED TO FADE A YEAR AGO. I NOTICED THAT MOST BLACK MITSUBISHI CARS STARTS TO FADE IN 2-3 YEARS. I HAVE A COUPLE OF FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO COMPLAIN HERE BECAUSE THEY ALREADY DONE SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER BUT NEVER HAD A RESPONSE. I ALSO HAVE EXACT PROBLEM AS COMPLAIN NO. ODI ID: 100511429 NHTSA COMPLAINT ID: 448638. AS MENTIONED, THE CAR HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR (WORST WHEN COLD), STUTTERS WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING, AND MAKES A CONTINUOUS RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS NOT ENGAGED. I COMPLAINED TO MITSUBISHI DEALER MANY TIMES BUT THEY REFUSE TO BE RESPONSIBLE. *JB

THE PAINT ON MY BLACK 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE BEGAN TO DELAMINATE IN OCTOBER OF 2004. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER BLACK MITSUBISHI CARS SUCH AS THE GALANT BUT THE ECLIPSES EXHIBIT THIS PROBLEM MORE FREQUENTLY. IT BEGAN AS FADED AREAS ON THE ROOF THEN SPREAD TO THE HOOD, TRUNK, SAIL PANELS AND NOW TO THE TOP REAR QUARTER PANELS. IT SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY SUN DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF INSUFFICIENT ULTRAVIOLET INHIBITORS IN THE PAINT AS APPLIED FROM THE FACTORY AS I HAVE WASHED AND MAINTAINED THE PAINT ON A REGULAR BASIS. *NM

THE RIMS ON MY CAR ARE PEELING. BECAUSE OF THE PEELING THEY ARE NOW RUSTING. I AM TRYING TO SELL THE CAR BUT NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE RIMS BECAUSE THESE ONES LOOKS HORRIBLE. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2001 ECLIPSES THAT HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. *NM

THE REAR DOOR LATCH PLASTIC LINK BROKE FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE REAR DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE UP. *NM

I HAVE HAD TWO RIMS BEND IN THE PAST TWO YEARS FROM NORMAL DRIVING IN NORTHWEST INDIANA.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I SMELT SOMETHING BURNING, THEN MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND I THOUGHT THE BULB JUST WENT OUT, WHEN ACTUALLY IT HAD MELT THE CONNECTION UNIT FOR MY HEADLIGHT. I HAVE ALSO HAD RIM AND SUNROOF PROBLEMS. MY SUNROOF HAS BEEN TO MISHIBUSHI THREE TIMES AND STILL DOESN'T WORK RIGHT!!!

DT: THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN MAY. WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND THE OWNER WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP. THE OWNER HAD TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN THE WHEEL REALLY HARD TO TURN. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED MOSTLY IN THE RAIN. THE OWNER TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WILL REPAIR IT, BUT IT WILL COST THE OWNER. THERE WAS RECALL 00V225000 BUT THE OWNER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE OWNER CONTACTED MITTSUBISHI, BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS CAR. THE OWNER WILL HAVE IT REPAIRED TOMORROW. ALSO, HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THIS BEGAN LAST MONTH. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED JUST FINE UNTIL THE OWNER SHUTS THEM OFF. THE OWNER DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ACTUALLY SHUT OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR OLDER MODELS. *AK

2001 HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS MELTED ON 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. *JB

DT: SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING INSIDE THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS CAUSING FLUID TO DRAIN INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON DRIVERS SIDE AND THE TRUNK. IT HAD A SMELL. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERS TWICE, AND SAID THEY REPAIRED IT, BUT IT WAS DOING IT AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE HOSE. IT FOGGED UP THE VEHICLE. TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, AND THE FUMES CAUSED A BLACKOUT. CURRENTLY, THEY SAID IT NEEDED ENGINE REPAIR. BEFORE THE BLACKOUT TRIED TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER FOR A THIRD TIME, AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT ON THE WEEKEND. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON JUNE 15,2005. *AK

SITTING AS STOP LIGHT, TURNED GREEN, STARTED INTO INTERSECTION SLOWLY AND THEN DUMP TRUCK WITH BAD BRAKES WENT THROUGH RED LIGHT AND HIT LEFT FRON SIDE OF CAR AND SPUN AROUND.

I HAVE REPLACED ONE FRONT WHEEL AT MY COST DUE TO THE EDGE BENDING ENOUGHT THAT IT WOULD NOT HOLD AIR. I HAVE ALSO HAD 2 MORE RIMS REPAIRED, AGAIN AT MY COST, FOR SIMILAR REASON. THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON THE SPYDER DOES NOT TOLERATE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR AVERAGE ROADS. MITSUBISHI HAS REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE OR THE WHEEL COULD BE AT FAULT FOR REPEATED FAILURE.

CLEAR HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE SLOWLY BECOMING COVERED WITH RESIDUE TO THE POINT THAT IT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN LIGHTS ARE SHINING ON SOMETHING WHITE (GARAGE DOOR, REAR OF SEMI TRUCK, NEW CONCRETE, ETC). MITSUBISHI REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THE COVERS ARE NOT PROPERLY SEALED. SINCE THEY ARE NEVER OPEN AT NIGHT, THEY NEVER TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. SERVICE MANAGER ADMITS THAT THE COVERS ARE BUILDING UP A RESIDUE, BUT SAYS IT DOES NOT IMPAIR VISIBILITY. 1. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING AND 2. IT LOOKS TERRIBLE! I'VE NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL MORE USED ECLIPSES ON THEIR USED LOT HAD THE SAME PROBOLEM THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE.

I AM SENDING A COMPLAINT REGARDING A 2001 MONTERO SPORT. THE VIN IS [XXX]. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IS GOSSETT MITSUBISHI HERE IN MEMPHIS, TN AT LEAST FOUR TIMES SINCE LAST NOVEMBER REGARDING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING IS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY SLUGGISHLY AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN AROUND 100 MILES STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 70 TO 75 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE LAST PROBLEM THAT I HAD WITH MY VEHICLE WAS DURING ANOTHER ROAD TRIP. THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN SHIFTED SLUGGISHLY AND THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION RAN HOT AND SPEWED OUT TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE BADLY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I HAD TO PULL OVER ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHICH MADE FOR A LONG TRIP HOME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND AGAIN THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG. THE SERVICE MANAGER NAMED [XXX] RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THEM INSTALL AN AFTER-MARKET CONDENSER TO HELP KEEP THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOL. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO AGREE TO THIS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS AFTER-MARKET CONDENSER THAT WAS INSTALLED AT THIS DEALERSHIP IS NOT A MITSUBISHI PRODUCT. WILSON STATED TO ME THAT THIS PRODUCT IS USED MAINLY ON VEHICLES THAT ARE USED FOR TOWING, BUT I HAVE NEVER USED MY VEHICLE FOR TOWING NOR DOES IT HAVE A TOWING PACKAGE. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $268 DOLLARS FOR THIS PRODUCT INCLUDING LABOR. SO, NOW I HAVE A BRIGHT SILVER TRANSMISSION FLUID CONDENSER JUST BEHIND THE GRILL OF MY MONTERO SPORT. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE. THE NUMBER TO GOSSETT MITSUBISHI IS 901-388-8989 OR 800-238-7003 THE ADDRESS IS 1919 COVINGTON PIKE MEMPHIS, TN 38128 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 9/01 I HAVE HAD OVER 20 FLAT TIRES, CAUSING ME TO MISS WORK GETTING STUCK OVER THE BRIDGE. I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR 4 NEW RIMS AND SEVERAL TIRES BECAUSE THE RIMS SEPERATE FROM THE TIRE. I HAVE HAD SCRATCHES APPEAR AROUND THE DRIVERS LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR WHICH NOW MOVE ALL THE WAY TO THE LICENSE PLATE I WAS PUTTING ON THE DONUT IN 2002 AND SAW MY STRUT WAS BLOWN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITH THE DEALERSHIP AS TO WHY MY CAR SHAKES AFTER HITTING A BUMP THEY KEPT TELLING ME I WAS HITTING CURBS WHEN I SAID TO THEM MY STRUT IS BLOWN THEY TRIED BLAMING ME AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THEY INVESTIGATED AND REALIZED I HAD A MANUFACTUERS DEFECT IN MY LEFT DRIVERS FRONT TIRE. I SAID THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE FRONT SIDE OF MY BUMPER BACAUSE OF THE SCRATCHES THEY REFUSED. MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, HOOD AND REAR DOESN'T ALIGN WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR AND WATER SEEPS IN WHEN IN RAINS. MY HOOD DOESN'T OPEN AND MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP FAILING WHERE I ONLY CAN DRIVE WITH THE FOG LIGHTS. I HAVE OVER 50 RECEIPTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN 2003 SAID I FILED FOR THE LEMON LAW TOO LATE. I REALLY NEED HELP. THE CAR WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT SINCE I PURCHASED IT AND THE DEALERSHIP I WENT TO IS NOW CLOSED DOWN. *AK

NOT ONLY DO I HAVE THE AGGREVATION OF BENT RIMS AND FLAT TIRES, AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON THIS, MY LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR DOESN'T ALIGN TO THE RIGHT. WATER LEEKS IN ON THE LEFT SIDE. SOMETIMES THE HEATER BLOWS OUT COOL AIR. THE SUNROOF SHAKES WHEN OPENING. I ALREADY HAD A MANUFACUTERS DEFECT IN MY STRUT ON THE LEFT SIDE. I HAVE SCTRACHES ON THE LEFT SIDE FOM THE CAR SCRAPPING THE GROUND WHEN I MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. I HAD TO HAVE THE COOLING SYSTEM REPLACED THE FIRST WEEK I FINANCED IT.MY HOOD WON'T OPEN AND MY HEADLIGHTS FAIL CAUSING ME TO DIRVE ONLY WITH THE FOG LIGHTS. ALL THESE ISSUES ARE THE SAME AND CONSTANT SINCE I PURCHASED THIS LEMON.*AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TWO SEPARATE TIMES NOW WHEN I HAVE HIT POTHOLES THAT RESULTED IN A BEND IN MY RIM. THE FIRST TIME ALL THE AIR WAS LET OUT DUE TO IT BREAKING THE SEAL ON THE TIRE. I WAS LEFT STRANDED FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE HELP ARRIVED TO HELP ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINTER. THE SECOND TIME WAS ABOUT A WEEK AGO WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE AND NOW THE AIR SLOWLY LEAKS OUT EVERYDAY AND BEFORE I CAN GO ANYWHERE I MUST REAIR MY TIRE. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT RIM THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEY SAID IT WAS UNREPAIRABLE. THIS TIME I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH MY CITY SINCE IT IS THE SAME POTHOLE AGAIN THAT THEY DIDN'T CORRECTLY FIX THE FIRST TIME. I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW RIM AGAIN SINCE THEY SAY IT CAN'T BE FIXED SINCE THEY ARE ALLUNIUM RIMS. I HAVE THE 6 SPOKE RIM THAT CAME STANDARD ON THE 2001 ECLIPSE. *JB

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER 6/2001 I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK 2 TIMES DUE TO THE DEFECT OF THE HOSE HOOKED TO THE RADIATOR, THEY REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANY, AND NOW IT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN WHICH ALL MITSUBISHI DEALERS TELL ME BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND NOT ON THE RECALL LIST THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I JUST GOT DONE PUTTING BRAND NEW SWAY BAR LINKS ON THE CAR, AND PAID 350.00 TO DO THIS IN WHICH THEY TOLD ME SHOULD NEVER OCCURRED ON THIS NEW OF A CAR. I FEEL SINCE I REPORTED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE NOISE FROM THE FIRST WEEK I GOT THE CAR ALL THE WAY UNTIL RECENT WHEN I FIXED IT, THEY OVERLOOKED IT AND IGNORED THE PROBLEM WHICH COULD HAVE COST ME AND MY SON OUR LIVES. I FEEL MITSUBISHI SHOULD COVER THESE THINGS SINCE THERE IS PROOF I TOOK IT IN OVER 13 TIMES FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT NOISE UNDER THE CAR (SWAY BAR LINKS) AND RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND BURNING. PLEASE NOTE THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING SINCE 7/2001 THE MONTH AND YEAR I HAVE MARKED BELOW ARE FOR THE DEFECTIVE HOSES ON MY RADIATOR CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND BURN AND THIS WAS VERIFIED ON THIS DATE BELOW BY A PROFESSIONAL SHOP. THIS HAS NOT CAUGHT FIRE YET BUT SMOKE COMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR ALL THE TIME AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUNNING.*AK

MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT ON A RAINY DAY, TIRE GOT CAUGHT IN WATER, LOST CONTROL, HIT A GUARD AND HIT A TRAFFIC LIGHT POLL AND A UTILITY POLL. THE FRONT AIRBAG DIDN'T GET DEPLOY. *AK

DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATLY 9:00PM EST GOING 40 MPH ON ROUTE 611 NORTH AROUND WARRINGTON, PA IN THE RAIN. HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR (REALLY LOUD). I ASSUME THAT I HAD HIT A POT HOLE AND WAS NOT IMMEDIALTY CONCERNED UNTIL I HEARD A WEIRD FLAPPING NOISE. I PULLED INTO A SAFE LOCATION TO CHECK OUT THE TIRE AND WHEEL AND THE WHEEL WAS HEAVILY DENTED. THE TIRE HAD LOST ALL AIR, BUT WAS NOT TORN UP. AFTER PUTTING ON THE SPARE I CHECKED THE WHEEL USING A FLASHLIGHT AND NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL WAS CRACKED. I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE 17" ALLOY WHEEL AT COST OF $350. I HAVE HAD OTHER ALLOY WHEELS THAT HAVE STOOD UP TO POT HOLES BEFORE. I HAVE READ ALL PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS, AS WELL AS, THE REPORT FINALIZATION BY NHTSA. I AM LUCKY THAT IN THE RAIN I DIDN'T LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND BE PART OF/CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED AS TO THE STRUCTURE AND SECURITY OF THESE RIMS FOR THE FUTURE. IF THIS HAPPEND AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40 MPH, WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE RAMIFICATIONS AT 55/60MPH ON A HIGHWAY? CURRENTLY, I STILL HAVE THE CRACKED WHEEL IN MY POSSESSION. I AM PLANNING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER WHEEL TOMORROW MARCH 12, 2005.*AK

TWO: 1) RUST APPEARED WITHIN THREE YEARS, 2 GAS TANK RUSTED WITHIN FIVE YEARS. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO I HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GO OUT. THE FAULT WAS A MELTED CONNECTOR ATTACHED TO THE LAMP. I FIXED IT BY SOLDERING A WIRE IN ITS PLACE. 4 MONTHS MONTHS LATER THE OTHER HEADLIGHT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M WRITING THIS BECAUSE I SAW A COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND FIGURED I'D GIVE MY TWO CENTS AS WELL. I AM ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS BECAUSE THE BRAKES ON THE CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THEY STILL DON'T WORK VERY WELL.*AK

IDLE AIR CONTROLLER FAILED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TC

CAR HAS ABOUT 30000 MILES, OWNER WENT OUT TO LOOK AT CAR THIS MORNING AND FOUND THAT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE IS COMPLETELY FLAT AND RIM IS SEVERELY DENTED. OWNER DOES NOT RECALL HITTING ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE DENTED RIM. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE RIM WAS MINORLY DENTED ON POTHOLE ABOUT SIX WEEKS AGO, SUSPECTED TO HAVE CAUSED SLOW LEAK IN TIRE, BUT OWNER WAS NOT GOING TO REPORT UNTIL SECOND RIM DENTED WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE. TWO RIMS NOW NEED REPLACED; NEITHER FRONT TIRE HOLDS AIR SECURELY. BOTH RIMS VISIBLY DAMAGED, INCURRING FINANCIAL EXPENSE AND CAUSING DISTRESS TO OWNER BECAUSE INCIDENT HAPPENED OUT OF TOWN ON CHRISTMAS MORNING THE DAY BEFORE SHE WAS SCHEDULED TO MAKE EIGHT-HOUR RETURN TRIP TO COLUMBUS FROM PHILADELPHIA, RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. TIRES MIGHT ALSO NEED REPLACED IF DAMAGE TO THEM HAS OCCURED. RIMS AND TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED YET BECAUSE OWNER FILED COMPLAINT IMMEDIATELY AFTER DISCOVERING DAMAGE.*AK

RIGHT BULB KEEPS GOING OUT ON 2001 ECLIPSE GT. I REPLACED IT ONLY TO FIND OUT THE BULB CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH REAR RIMS AND THE FRONTAL PASSENGER SIDE RIM WERE BENT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS LEAD TO MY WHEEL RIM CRACKING AND REQUIRING A NEW RIM. THIS FAILURE MAY HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT IF I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED, LUCKILY I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 25 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, LEAVING THE CAR DISABLED. NEW RIMS ARE VERY COSTLY WITH ADDED REPAIR COSTS ($686). FURTHER THE SPARE TIRE DOES NOT FIT THE FRONT OF THE CAR? HOW IS THIS LEGAL?*AK

CONVERTIBLE TOP AROUND BACK GLASS WINDOW IN CONVERTIBLE TOP OF MY 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER ECLIPSE IS COMMING APART. WINDOW IS GETTING READY TO FALL OUT. UPON CALLINGA REPAIR SHOP, BAY AUTO GLASS IN DAPHNE ALABAMA, THEY TELL ME THEY SEE THIS A LOT IN THIS CAR AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE CONVERTIBLE TOP ESTIMATE OF $1050.00!! WINDOW COULD INFACT COME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING - WHERE IT WOULD GO OR DAMAGE IT WOULD DO, I DO NOT KNOW. IF SOMEONE WAS RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT - I SUPPOSE IT COULD HIT THEM IN THE HEAD OR FACE OR FLY OUT AND HIT A VEHICLE FOLLOWING. *AK

THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN MY CAR AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, BUT THEY WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER AWHILE. EVENTUALLY THEY BOTH WENT OUT, AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. I AM GETTING THIS REPAIRED AT A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN WITH ECLIPSES, AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE SOCKETS.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY FRIEND AND I NOTICED AN ANTIFREEZE SMELL AND THE WINDSHIELD STARTED TO FOG. WE BOTH WORK ON CARS FOR A LIVING AND WE BOTH KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. THE HEATER CORE. WHAT SURPRISED ME WAS THAT MY CAR ONLY HAS 35K MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER SEEN A HEATER CORE FAIL WITH SO LITTLE MILES ON IT. THE PART COST ME $200 AND THE LABOR, WHICH I WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO PERFORM, TOOK THE BETTER PART OF A DAY. THE CAR'S COMPUTER IS LOCATED BENEATH THE HEATER CORE BUT LUCKILY I CAUGHT IT IN TIME OR IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BY STALLING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR AND CALLED FOR A TOW TO KEEP FROM CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, DAMAGING THE VERY EXPENSIVE COMPUTER, AND BREATHING THE TOXIC FUMES FROM THE ANTIFREEZE. *JB

WHILEDRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, DOING 40 MPH. HIT POT HOLE, AND FELT SOMETHING NOT RIGHT. FOUND THAT THE RIM WAS BENT, AND THE TIRE HAD IMMEDIATELY DEFLATED. LEFT ON SIDE OF ROAD, HAD TO DRIVE 90 MILES HOME ON A DONUT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN A YEAR. *AK

THE 17 INCH RIMS ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT HAVE BECOME BENT AND DISFIGURED FROM NORMAL USE, AND I AM SEEKING COMPENSATION FROM MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA PENDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RIMS.*AK

CONCERNS FOR PASSENGER'S IN VEHICLE, DURING CRASH VEHICLE ROLL OVER. *BF WHILE DRIVING A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER OVER-CORRECTED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PIN COUNTER CLOCKWISE. THE VEHICLE THEN STRUCK A TREE SPLITTING IT IN HALF. THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CONTINUED WESTBOUND, THE PASSENGER BECAME EJECTED. THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CONTINUED TO ROLL AND CAME TO FINAL REST IN A YARD. THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BUT THE PASSENGER WAS KILLED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL BENT. AS RESULT, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TIRES. CONSUMER INDICATED THE WHEEL RIMS WERE MADE OF VERY SOFT EASILY BENT METAL. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE REMAINING RIMS BENT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

ON JANUARY 2003 WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER HIT A SMALL POT HOLE. ONE HALF MONTH LATER, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE RIM WAS CRACKED. *AK *JB

I PURCHASED A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT CONVERTIBLE ON NOVEMBER 24, 2003. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR, THE RIGHT FRONT RIM WAS SIGNIFICANTLY BENT. THIS DEFECT COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE RIM AND CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND OCCUPANTS IF THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHER SPEEDS.*AK

17 INCH RIMS ARE BRITTLE, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE APPROACHES A BEND OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE TIRE SEPARATES FROM THE RIM, ALLOWING AIR TO ESCAPE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR AN EVALUATION, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND NO DEFECT. IT WAS PROBABLY THE ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER WAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING ANY DEFECT. *AK THE RIMS WOULD BEND UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THEY WERE VERY SOFT WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR POTHOLES, EVEN AT REASONABLE SPEEDS. THE RIMS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES AND REPLACED 2 TIRES. *SC *JB

TWO FRONT RIMS HAVE BENT AND SPLIT AND HAVE CAUSED THE TIRE TO LOOSE SEAL AND TIRE TO WEAR UNNATURALLY. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TWO RIMS AND TWO TIRES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER LOST THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT PASSENGER WHEEL RIM WAS BENT. CONSUMER FOUND ON THE WEB PAGE MANY CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WHEELS WERE MADE OF VERY SOFT EASILY BENT METAL. *AK *NM

I WISH TO FILE A DEFECTIVE COMPAINT. MY COMPAINT IS FOR RIMS ON A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THREE OF THE FOUR RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ALL ARE BENT. THEY ARE VERY WEAK RIMS THAT HAVE OBVIOUSLY DENTED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I ASKED MY LOCAL MITUSBISHI DEALER IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT THE COMPANY WILL NOT REPLACE THEM OR HAVE THEM FIXED. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT ALL FOUR RIMS WERE BENT ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NEITHER BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD NOR HIT ANY POTHOLES. *LA THE RIMS BENT DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE BENDS ALSO AFFECTED THE TIRES ( TWO TIRE FAILURES) AND THE STEERING. *SC *JB

WHILE ENGAGING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT ACCELERATED AT 60 MPH. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND WAS AIRBORNE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. VEHICLE ENDED UP LANDING IN AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHING INTO A BRICK WALL. NO REPORT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK

I LEASED A 2001 MITSBUISHI ECLIPSE. WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE LEASE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACED ALL FOUR RIMS ON THE CAR. I CONTACTED FAMILY AUTO MITSUBISHI HERE IN INDIANAPOLIS WHERE I LEASED THE CAR AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE RIMS WITH ONES FROM A NEWER MODEL BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE PROBLEMS I HAD. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT FAULTY, THAT THEY WERE DAMAGED BY EXCESSIVE ROAD WEAR. I CONTACTED THE BBB THEY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. ALL THEY DID WAS SEND ME A LETTER STATING I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND SEE WHAT THEY WOULD DO FOR ME. THEY HAD ALREADY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE RIMS.

LEFT REAR WHEEL HARDWARE ATTACHING THE WHEEL, BACKING PLATE, BRAKE CALIPERS TO REAR AXLE FAILED. THERE WERE FOUR ATTACHING BOLTS THAT SHEARED OFF UNDER STRESS OF CRASH AVOIDANCE THAT CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL TO FALL OFF AND LOSE CONTRO OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

1 HAD CRASH ABOUT FOUR MOUNTHS AGO. 2 A/C BLOWN A PEICE OF METAL FROM SIDE PULLE LOCKED UP AND BELT BROKE LOSS OF POWER STIRRING ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. 3 NOTHING WAS OR HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS OLD PARTS STILL AVAILABLE. *AK

WE PURCHASED A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE FROM CARMAX IN CHARLOTTE, NC IN AUGUST OF 2003. THE CAR HAD 19K MILES. AFTER DRIVING LESS THE 100 MILES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY CARMAX 4 DIFFERNT TIMES, THEY REPLACED 2 O2 SENSORS. AFTER THE 4TH SERVICE THEY REFERRED US TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER. THAT DEALER ALSO REPLACED AT LEAST TWO O2 SENSORS. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON ABOUT EVERY 50 -60 MILES. WE TRIED TWO OTHER MITSUBISHI DEALERS FOR A TOTAL OF 11 SERVICE VISITS OVER A 12 MONTH PERIOD. ONE DEALER CHANGE THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER AND AN O2 SENSOR. THE PROBLE REAPPEARED AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES. DURING THIS TIME I REPEATEDLY CALLED THE MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER WITHOUT GETTING ANY ASSISATANCE. I ALSO CONTACTED THE SOUTHEASTERN SALES MANAGER DAVID SULLIVAN WHO WAS A TOTAL WASTE. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED AND I FEEL I WAS DEFRAUDED BY BOTH CARMAX AND MITSUBISHI. *JB

MY EXPERIENCE, ONLINE TESTIMONIALS AND NEWS REGARDING MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE ALLOY WHEELS' FAULTY CONSTRUCTION CONVINCED ME THAT MY SUSPICIONS WERE CONFIRMED. ALTHOUGH ODI CLAIMS ALL DAMAGE IS COSMETIC, I SUSPECT THEY'VE NEVER TAKEN A 2001 ECLIPSE FOR AN EXTENDED SPIN.*AK

EA 02- 007/ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL DENTING: CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ORIGINAL RIMS WERE DENTING PREMATURELY WHEN DRIVING OVER POT HOLES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

BENT RIMS. EACH RIM ON THE VEHICLE HAS/WAS BENT, POSSIBLY DUE TO DEFECT IN THE RIM MATERIAL. I AVOID MOST POTHOLES, SO THE BENDING WAS NOT CAUSED BY HITTING LARGE HOLES OR LARGE OBJECTS. THE BEND ON THE RIM CAUSES THE AIR PRESSURE TO GO DOWN OR A FLAT TIRE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEAR TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. ALSO THE TIRES ARE WEARING VERY FAST DO TO LOSS OF PRESSURE. FOUR NEW RIMS WERE PURCHASED AT THE PRICE OF $1100, BUT THE HANDLING OF THE CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN AFFECTED FROM THE SUSPENSION TO THE BRAKES.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND HAVE LOST ALL THE ORIGINAL RIMS TO DENTS FROM NORMAL ROAD DRIVING--I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 RIMS BECAUSE THEY WE SO WARPED THEY WOULDN'T HOLD A SEAL ON THE TIRE--THAT'S $850.00!!!! ON A NEW CAR!*AK

TIRES DID NOT FEEL RIGHT FOR OVER 6 MONTHS, WENT TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS UNTIL SOMEONE FINALLY REALIZED THAT TWO OF THE RIMS WERE BENT ONE IN FRONT AND ONE IN BACK, ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT I MUST HAVE HIT A POT HOLE, BUT THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE IF THE RIMS BENT WERE ON TWO DIFFERENT SIDES. AFTER LOSING THE BATTLE I PAID OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE RIMS. *AK

FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT IN JUNE OF 2000 UNTIL I TRADED IT IN MAY OF 2002, I HAD TO REPLACE 5 BENT WHEELS/RIMS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. EACH WHEEL COST $249 PLUS INSTALLATION & TAX. MY LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT ALTHOUGH MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY-THE WHEELS WERE NOT COVERED. I COULD NOT HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR MORE CAREFULLY TO AVOID THE BENT RIMS. WHEN I NO LONGER HAD CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE, I TRADED IT AT A LOSS. THERE IS NO REASON A $28000 VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE WHEEL ISSUES WITHOUT MITSUBISHI TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. I DID NOT CHOOSE THE WHEEL SUPPLIER, THEY DID. WHEN I CALLED THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT IN CA, THEY WERE EVEN LESS HELPFUL THAN MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AGAIN, THEY REITERATED THAT THE WHEELS WERE MY PROBLEM AND NOT THEIRS. THE INCIDENT DATE IS NOT CORRECT. AS I STATED ABOVE, THE BENT WHEELS OCCURRED THROUGHOUT MY OWNERSHIP OF THE 2001 SPYDER GT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 17" RIMS - THE RIMS ARE SOFT AND BEND EASY. I HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I WAS LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE AS THE RIM HAD BENT AND CREATED A FLAT TIRE. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS, I HAD TO REPLACE THE RIMS AS THEY WERE A HAZARD AND CREATING DRIVING PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT OFF THE SHELF RIMS FOR HALF THE COST OF THE MITSUBISHI RIMS AND HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE PROBLEM SINCE (2 YEARS LATER). THREE OF MY FOUR RIMS WERE IN REALLY BAD SHAPE FROM HITTING THE SMALLEST OF POT HOLES. WHEN REPLACING TIRES, MY MECHANIC WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO TRY AND RE-BEND THE RIM TO ITS ORIGINAL SHAPE AND MENTIONED TO ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM HE SAW ON THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE MODEL. *JB

THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 3 INSTANCES IN WHICH THE RIMS ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAVE BROKEN OR DENTED DUE TO DRIVING OVER MINOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR SMALL POTHOLES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR IN ONE INSTANCE, AND COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE REPLACED MY RIMS AND TIRES TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.*AK

I WISH TO FILE A DEFECTIVE COMPAINT. MY COMPAINT IS FOR RIMS ON A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. ALL FOUR RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ALL ARE BENT. THEY ARE VERY WEAK RIMS. I ASKED MY LOCAL MITUSBISHI DEALER IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT THE COMPANY WILL NOT REPLACE THEM OR HAVE THEM FIXED. *AK

HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OUT, BUT MOVING WIRE CONNECTION ON BACK OF HEADLAMPS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM MOMENTARILY. PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, AND ONE HEADLAMP STOPPED FUNCTIONING ALTOGETHER, WHILE WAITING SEVERAL DAYS FOR SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THAT WIRING CONNECTIONS TO HEADLAMPS HAD MELTED, AND THE WIRING HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE OTHER THAN NORMAL VERY INFREQUENT USE (USE=1X/3MO). REAR SEAT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT BOLT LOOSENED AND DIS-ATTACHED FROM SEAT BELT FASTENING BASE. BOLT CAME OUT WITH SEAT BELT ATTEMPTING TO FASTEN BELT AROUND CHILD WHILE CHILD IN CHILD BOOSTER SEAT. AILURE IS NOT CORRECTED YET.*AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A TURN IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. *AK THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE HAD RUN OFF OF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. RECALL# 00V225001 *SC *JB

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. *JB A SERVICE TIMING BELT TENSIONER WAS INSTALLED AND THE ENGINE DISPLAYED AN INTERNAL NOISE WHEN STARTED DUE TO A SHORT BLOCK. (OTHER CONTACT NUMBER FOR THE CONSUMER ARE: DAY/510-879-2980 & EVE/707-552-1665) *SC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CLUTCH SLIPS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. *AK

THE DRIVER WAS FOLLOWING A DUMP TRUCK WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE DUMP TRUCK STARTED LOSING ROCKS FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER TRIED TO AVOID THE ROCKS, HOWEVER, A ROCK HIT THE SUNROOF OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE SUNROOF GLASS BROKE CAUSING THE GLASS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT, "THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SUNROOF GLASS HAS BROKEN." PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

NO INJURIES: A BLOW OUT WITHIN A 2 YR PERIOD, FRONT LEFT TIRE FLAT 13 TIMES, REPLACED THAT RIM 3 TIMES. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, LEFT SIDE OF HOOD, LEFT REAR BY TRUNK DOES NOT ALIGN PROPERLY TO THE RIGHT SIDE. ALREADY HAD A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN MY LEFT STRUT SCRATCHES BY LEFT TIRE STARTED OUT SMALL NOW ARE 5 INCHES WIDE. *AK

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. BOUGHT NEW BULBS TO REPLACE. BOTH PLUGS TO THE HEADLIGHT BULBS HAD MELTED. TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND WAS NOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED VEHICLE REVVED, AND PICKED UP SPEED. CONSUMER CHECKED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL VACUUM PUMP HOSE WAS THE PROBLEM. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION.*AK

THE REAR DEFROSTER FELL OFF INTO THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND REAR WINDOW EXPLODED, SENDING GLASS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE CHECK UP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THA DRIVER'S REAR WHEEL BROKE, AND REPLACED IT. *AK

6 BLOWOUTS 4 RIMS ALL ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE THERE ARE SCRATCHES ALL ALONG THE DRIVERS SIDE BY THE TIRE. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOESN'T ALIGN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE 2ND DAY I FINANCED THE CAR.AND I FOUND OUT THAT MY STRUT WAS BLOWN WHICH MAY OF CAUSED ALL THE SCRATCHES. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS MY FAULT BUT I HAVE A PICTURE TO PROOF THOSE SCRATCHES WERE THERE THE 2ND DAY I HAD THE CAR. I JUST HAD ANOTHER BLOWOUT THIS MORNING ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM ENTERING THE HIGHWAY.INCIDENT FROM 10/2001-TO TODAY. *AK

ON A 2 OCCASSIONS, ON MY 2001 ECLIPSE, THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS ON BOTH SIDES WERE MELTED FROM SOME KIND OF ARCING. ALSO THE FUEL DOOR BROKE AND WAS RUSTED CONSIDERABLY FROM JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.*AK

TIRE LOST INFLATION DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, DUE TO A BENT WHEEL. I DID NOT REALIZE I HAD A BENT WHEEL, DUE TO NO MEMORY OF ANY SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT REGARDING THE TIRES AND WHEELS. I WAS SENT IN A VERY ROUGH RIDE AFTER TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO THE UNDER-INFLATION. I WAS LEFT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF BINGHAMTON AND SYRACUSE NY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. MITSUBISHI DIAMOND CARE SERVICE REPLACED WITH DONUT/SPARE. BOUGHT NEW TIRES FOR MY TRIP BACK AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON HIGHWAY. POLICE ALSO HELPED LOCATE MY CAR FOR DIAMOND CARE TO SEND HELP.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATED.*AK

I TOO HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH RIMS AND TIRES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIRES AND 1 RIM ALREADY. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR NOW OVER 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE. I AM OFTEN SCARED TO GO OVER 50 DUE TO THAT FACT THAT I FEAR MY TIRES WILL BLOW.*AK

RIM BENT EASILY AFTER HITTING POTHOLE. *AK

AFTER 39,000 MILES ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. SPECIFICALLY, THE CAR HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEARS (WORST WHEN COLD), STUDDERS WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING, AND MAKES A CONTINUOUS RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS NOT ENGAGED. THESE PROBLEMS ARE APPARENTLY THE RESULT OF A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION INVOLVING THE CLUTCH PLATE/THROW-OUT-BEARINGS/SYNCHRONIZERS. I HAVE LEARNED OF HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME SYMPTOMS, AND SAME CAUSE. MITSUBISHI SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT DONE SO.

I'VE OWNED MY 2001 ECLIPSE GT SPYDER FOR A YESR AND A HALF NOW AND I'VE BEEN HAVING ONGOING TROUBLE WITH THE RIMS BENDING. IN FACT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS A BEND IN THE FRONT RIM THAT I MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF AND THEY SENT THE CAR OUT TO HAVE IT FIXED. I WISH I HAD TAKEN THAT AS AN OMEN AND STEERED CLEAR OF BUYING THE CAR. I'VE BEEN DRIVING THESE NEW ENGLAND ROADS AND HIGHWAYS FOR 15 YEARS NOW AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A RIM BEND SO EASY.

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTING PULLING TO THE RIGHT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY THE CONSUMERS THEY NOTICED THAT THE RIM WAS BENT, THE TIRE HAD GONE FLAT AND WAS OFF THE RIM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

I READ THE NEWS STORY ON THE WEBSITE FOR 7 ON YOUR SIDE ABOUT THE DEFECTIVENESS OF THE METAL ALLOY RIMS FOR THE '1997 THROUGH 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RIMS AND WANTED TO GO ON RECORD WITH YOU AS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME RIMS ON MY ECLIPSE. NOT ONLY ARE THEY A CAUSE OF MUCH HEADACHE AND FINANCIAL DRAIN ION THIER OWNERS BUT ALSO THEY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND THIS SHOULD BE RECTIFIED.*AK

DAMAGED ALLOY WHEELS ON MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (17 INCH, 6 SPOKE). I READ THE POSTINGS FROM LAST YEAR TONIGHT ON YOUR SITE AFTER I HAD MY SECOND EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROBLEM. LAST WINTER I HIT A POTHOLE AND IT COMPLETELY SPLIT MY RIM. THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED STABILITY AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP BACK HOME (ABOUT A HALF MILE) BUT THE RIM WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY TO THE SPOKES FROM THE LIP. TONIGHT (SNOWSTORM IN VA/DC AREA) MY WIFE DROPPED ME OFF AT THE OFFICE AND WENT SHOPPING. ON HER WAY TO PICK ME UP THE TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT. SHE WAS ABLE TO LIMP INTO A SERVICE STATION WHERE SHE NOTICED THE TIRE WOULD NOT HOLD AIR SO SHE HAD TO CHANGE THE TIRE IN SNOW/ICE/FREEZING TEMPERATURES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THERE WERE THREE LARGE DENTS IN THE RIM AT THE LIP. THIS IS THE SECOND RIM I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE AND THEY ARE NOT CHEAP (ABOUT $350 EACH). I KNOW THEY SAID THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED, BUT IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS WHEEL.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, AND THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE AND LARGE FLAMES. UNDETERMINED CAUSE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH TWO FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. FIRESTONE, AFFINITY, P19565R15. *AK

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ALLOY RIM ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WAS BENT AND CRACKED FROM SIMPLY HITTING A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED MY TIRE TO RAPIDLY DEFLATE AND THE RIM UNABLE TO BE USED. *LA

THE FIRST WEEK OF BUYING THE CAR I NOTICED A LITTLE SCRATCH BY THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THEN I STARTED HEARING LITTLE SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN I WAS REVERSING COMING FROM THE SAME LEFT TIRE. THEN I NOTICED THE RIM WAS BENT I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID I WAS HITTING CURBS & ROAD HAZARD. MONTHS LATER THE SCRATCH AT THE BOTTOM BY THE FOG LIGHTS WAS GETTING BIGGER AND DEEP THE TIRE KEPT LOSING AIR AND THOSE SPRINGING SOUND NOISES I STILL HEARD. MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT IT IS 2 YEARS LATER THE DEEP GASHES FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IS NOW ALL THE WAYAROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE FOG LIGHTS ALMOST REACHING THE MIDDE.I WENT THRU 2 TIRES NO BLOW OUTS THANK GOD 3 RIMS AND ONE WAS A REPLACEMENT THE TIRE KEEPS LEAKING AIR THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR ITS ALL THE LEFT FRONT. I SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTUER OF MITSHUBSHI THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS THEY SAID ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE .DON'T BLOWOUTS HAPPEN DUE TO BENT RIMS? THEY NOTICED ITS ONLY HAPPENING IN CERTAIN STATES THAT CERTAIN STATES ROAD CONDITIONS ARE BAD. ALL STATES HAVE POTHOLES BUT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 15 MPH, HIT A POTHOLE ,& YOUR RIM BENDS CAUSING YOUR TIRE TO LEAK AIR SOMETHING WRONG. THESE RIMS ARE CONSTANTLY BENDING BUT ON MY CAR IT S ONLY THE LEFT SIDE. ITS UNSAFE, BECAUSE WHEN I HIT A POTLHOLE IT MAKES A LOUD BANGING NOISE EVEN MY BRAKE PEDAL SHAKES. IF I KNEW ALL THESE COMPLAINTS I WOULD OF NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR NOW I KNOW ITS NOT ME BUT THE WAY THESE CHEAP SOFT WHEELS WERE MADE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS ITS UNSAFE AND THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND STEERS TO THE LEFT AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE. I DONT USE MY CAR ALOT MOSTLY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY 15 MILES ONE WAY. I AM TIRED OF PURCHASING RIMS AT $300.00 I PAY ENOUGH FOR THIS CAR AND FOR THE MONEY I PAY I SHOULD HAVE DECENT RIMS THAT CAN STAND DRIVING OVER A 15-30 MILE AN HOUR POTHOLE. I HAD CARS BEFORE THIS NEVER HAD A DENTED RIM .SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS THERE ARE EVEN COMPLAINTS ON JDPOWER'S WEBSITE.

WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ON RAMP TO GET ONTO INTERSTATE 84 IN CONNECTICUT, I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AND IT MAJORLY BENT THE WHEEL AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO COME OFF OF THE WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT AND ON A STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY THAT HAD NO SHOULDER. I HAD TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY A MILE ON THIS BLOWN OUT TIRE AND WHEEL TO THE NEXT EXIT. THE FAILURE OF THIS WHEEL COST ME $350 (FOR THE WHEEL) AND ANOTHER $150 (FOR THE TIRE) PLUS LABOR CHARGES. NO MENTION OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE WHEELS WAS MENTIONED WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER.

THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE RIM KEEPS BENDING, WHICH CAUSES A FLAT TIRE. I BOUGHT 3 RIMS ALREADY. ALWAYS WITH IN A WEEK THE RIM IS BENT. THE CAR MAKES A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END COMING FROM THE LEFT TIRE AND THERE ARE DEEP SCRATCH MARKS ON THE LOWER FRONT BY THE TIRE. AT SPEEDS OF 15-20 MILES AN HOUR IF I HIT A POTHOLE THE RIM BENDS AND THE WHOLE THING SHAKES EVEN WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THE BRAKE PEDAL SHAKES BAKE AND FORTH. IF I KNEW THE RIM WOULD BE LIKE THIS AND I HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS TROUBLE OF TIRES AND RIMES COSTING $300.00 I WOULD OF NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR.AFTER I HIT THE POT HOLE THE CAR START STEERING TO THE LEFT. AND THE SCRATCHES ON THE BOTTOM BY THE LEFT TIRE KEEP GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER AND DEEPER

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE KEEP GOING OFF WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WHETHER I HIT A SLIGHT OR MAJOR BUMP IN THE ROAD. I PULLED THE PLUG FROM THE BACK OF THE HEADLAMPS AND FOUND THE ACTUAL PLUG AND LEAD WIRES WERE MELTED, MAKING CONTACT. I TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY SEPARATING THE TOUCHING WIRES WHERE THE INSULATION HAD MELTED AND THE HEADLIGHT CONTACTS WERE TOUCHING. LIGHTS STILL GO OUT UNPREDICTABLY. *JB

THIS IS A MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2001. THIS CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS FOR THE FIRST 2 YEARS. #1. CLUTCH FLUID COMPLETLY LEAKED OUT. CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. #2. MASTER BRAKE CYLIINDER WAS LEAKING AND REPLACED. #3. PCM CHIP REPLACED. #4. WINDOW MOULDINGS FOR FRONT AND BACK WINSHIELDS HAVE COME OFF.*AK

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN JUMPING AND SLIPPING SINCE PURCHASE. THE DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. *AK

SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2001, A 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER GT, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CLUTCH SLIPPING WHEN STARTING IN 1ST GEAR, WITH EXTREME STUTTERING AND SHUTTERING OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE INFORMED MY DEALERSHIPS (WOBURN MITSUBISHI WOBURN, MA AND PETER FULLER-WATERTOWN MA) OF THE PROBLEMS IN WRITING. THEY ALL BLOW ME OFF TELLING ME THAT NOTHING COULD BE WRONG THIS EARLY ON, WITH SO FEW MILES ON THE CAR. WELL THE CAR IS STILL STUTTERING, EVEN HAS STALLED OUT, EVEN WHEN GIVING PLENTY OF GAS. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN OVER TRAIN TRACKS, IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, ETC. I WOULD BE INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT THREATENING MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER(S). BECAUSE I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALER BEFORE I EVEN HIT 10K, AND HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP AT EACH SUBSEQUENT MAJOR VEHICLE SERVICE TIME, AND I NOW HAVE 38K ON MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED WITH NO HELP. ITS LIKE THE DEALERSHIPS HAVEN'T EVEN CALLED THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT HOTLINE TO VERIFY THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THIS IS NEGLECT ON THE PART OF THE DEALERSHIPS AND ON THE PART OF MITSUBISHI TRAINED PROFESSIONALS, AND IF NO WARNING HAS BEEN PUT OUT THEN IT IS ALSO MITSUBISHI MOTORS ITSELF THAT SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RELATED INJURIES. THE STUTTERING OF THE CAR HAPPENS TO THIS DAY, COLD WARM, IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'VE BEEN DRIVING A STICK SINCE I WAS 16, AND I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS OCCUR ON ANY OTHER VEHICLES. *JB

FRONT RIGHT ALUMINUM WHEEL RIM IS DENTED BADLY IN TWO PLACES AS A RESULT OF NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS SUCH AS MINOR POTHOLES OR OTHER ROAD CONDITIONS SUCH AS ROUGH RAILROAD CROSSINGS. I AM VERY VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS CAR (50 YRS OLD) AND HAVE NEVER ABUSED IT BUT THE WHEELS SEEM TO BOTTOM OUT OR DEFLATE EASILY AND DENT THE RIMS UNDER CONDITIONS THAT WOULD NEVER AFFECT ANOTHER CAR OTHER THAN THIS ONE. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR NOW WITH THE DAMAGED RIMS. NOT SURE WHETHER THE WARRANTY WILL COVER THE RIM REPLACEMENT. *NLM

SEALS AROUND THE CONVERTIBLE TOP LEAK WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN. WATER RUNS DOWN INTO THE DASHBOARD AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS DASH LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF AND RADIO/STEREO/CD MALFUNCTION. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED ONCE BY THE DEALER AND THE RADIO/CD UNIT REPLACED ANOTHER TIME BECAUSE OF LEAK PROBLEMS. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED WITH WATER ON THE DASH AND FLOORBOARDS AND THE RADIO HAS AGAIN MALFUNCTIONED. *NLM

RIMS ON 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER BEND EASILY.*JB

WHEELS BEND AND TIRES BLOW OUT REPEATEDLY. WHEELS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. *JB

HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 35 MPH. I WAS GOING 20 MPH. FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF IN MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. *NLM

I OWN A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. I HAVE 54000 MILES ON THIS CAR. ON APRIL 16, 2003, I HAD MY THIRD FLAT TIRE (2 OF THEM HAVE BEEN BLOW OUTS). ALL THREE (AS TOLD BY GOODYEAR) WERE CAUSED BY BENT RIMS. TWO OF THE BENDS WERE VERY NOTICEABLE AND EACH OCCURRED WITH REGULAR DRIVING. I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING ON A TIME BOMB. EVEN WITH MINOR BENDS, AIR RELEASES FROM THE TIRE. I CHECK MY PRESSURE EVERY WEEK, BUT STILL TO NO AVAIL. FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT MITSUBISHI APPEARS TO BE IGNORING. *JB

THE TIRES LOST AIR DUE TO DEFECTIVE RIMS. THE RIMS WERE BENT OUT OF SHAPE. *MR SCC *JB

THE VEHICLES FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM

A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AS IF RUNNING OVER A LARGE OBJECT IN THE ROAD. HOWEVER INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL RIM HAD A LARGE DENT. THE TIRE WAS NOT DAMAGED BUT HAD BEEN KNOCKED OFF ITS BEAD DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE RIM. *TT *JB

THE SHIFTING KNOB ON THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER LOOSENS OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAUSING THE SHIFTING KNOB TO COME FREE OF THE SHIFTER. LEAVING THE DRIVER WITHOUT THE CAPABILITY OR SHIFTING CONTROL OF THE METAL SHAFT. THE DRIVER MUST THEN TRY AND SLOW TO A STOP AND RE-INSTALL THE SHIFTING KNOB. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE DEALER INSTALLING NEW SCREWS, WHICH WORK FREE WITHIN A WEEK OR SO. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO STOP THE PROBLEM FROM RECURRING.*JB

FLAT TIRE, MANHATTAN NY 49TH STREET. SLIGHT RIM DAMAGED, RIM BANGED OUT.*JB

HIT A POTHOLE ON RT 80 IN PENN. RIM AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

WENT OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING IN RED BANK NJ. RIM AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT RIM BENT, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO LOSE AIR.*JB

TIRES ARE LOSING AIR, OR I AM GETTING FLATS DUE TO THE FACT THAT RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE, THEY ARE BENT OUT OF SHAPE VERY EASILY.*JB

THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ON THE 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER DENT ALMOST EVERYTIME A MINOR POTHOLE OR RAILROAD TRACKS ARE RIDDEN OVER. I HAVE HAD TO REMOLD THE RIMS 5 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO. THESE RIMS SHOULD BE RECALLED FROM MITSUBISHI. FROM ALL THE REMOLDING OF THE RIMS, NOW I HAVE TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *NLM

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN RT. 135, COINCIDENTALLY PASSING A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP, AROUND 7:15 IN THE EVENING. THERE WAS PRETTY HEAVY RAINFALL, SO I MADE SURE TO STAY AROUND 25 MILES/HR. AS I PASSED THE DEALERSHIP I HEARD A THUNDEROUS BOOM FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR. I MADE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE (WHICH IS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY). WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR, I FOUND THE FRONT OF MY FRONT RIGHT RIM BENT, AND THE INSIDE OF THE RIM WAS MISSING AN 8 INCH CHUNK OF METAL NEAR THE SEAL. I TOOK IT DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY ONLY TO HEAR THEM TELL ME THAT DAMAGE WAS NORMAL IN REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS. THE ONLY OPTION I WAS GIVEN WAS TO BUY A NEW RIM (AT ABOUT $350). THIS WAS EVEN WITH THE EXTENDED 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE.

2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS, RIMS HAVE EITHER A STRESS FRACTURE OR BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THERE TYPE OF RIMS ARE 16 INCHES, TEN SPOKE AND ARE THE ALUMINIMUM ALLOY TYPE. TRYING TO WORK WITH MITSUBISHI AS THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX PROBLEM.

2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT: PASSENGER SIDE FRONT RIM BENT OUT OF SHAPE TO THE DEGREE THAT THE TIRE, WHICH MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND FOUND NO PUNCTURE AND NO INDICATION OF HAVING BEEN RUN WHILE FLAT--LOST ITS AIR SEAL AND WENT FLAT. UPON DEALER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IMPACT DAMAGE FROM A SUSPECTED POTHOLE CAUSED THE RIM DAMAGE. THERE IS A TOTAL OF THREE DENTS FROM WHAT MITSUBISHI HAS DETERMINED ARE SEPARATE IMPACT INCIDENTS FROM "POTHOLES". NO DAMAGE ON OTHER THREE RIMS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE 18000 MILES OF DRIVING ROTATED BY MITSUBISHI USING FACTORY RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE RIM.

WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL.*JB

TWO OF MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (2001) 17" SIX-SPOKE RIMS BENT, ONE TO THE POINT OF FAILURE, WHEN I CONTACTED A POT-HOLE AT LOW SPEED.

THERE IS A FOUL ODOR COMING THRU THE VENTS WHEN HER HEAT IS ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT FIND OUT WHERE THE SMELL IS COMING FROM. PH

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE EQUIPPED WITH 17 INCH ALLOY WHEELS, GOING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE RIGHT FRONT AREA. IT WAS AFTER DARK AND THE CAR SEEMED TO HANDLE OKAY SO I PROCEEDED ON BUT AFTER A SHORT DISTANCE I HEARD A SIMILAR BANG. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL RIM WAS GREATLY DEFORMED AND THE TIRE KNOCKED OFF THE BEAD. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND PROCEEDED HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I INSPECTED THE ROAD THE FOLLOWING DAY IN ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DROVE OVER THE SAME ROUGH SPOTS AND BARELY NOTICED THEM. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFIGANT POT HOLES IN THE ROAD. I BELIEVE THAT A WHEEL THAT WILL FAIL SO EASILY IS A HAZARD. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND STRUCK A HOLE IN THE ROAD I BELIEVE THE TIRE WOULD HAVE GONE FLAT IMMEDIATELY AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST.

2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER BENT RIMS AND BLEW TIRES. *JB

I HAVE 17 INCH ALLUMINUM WHEELS ON A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING RIMS BEND AND TIRES LOOSE AIR RESULTING IN WEAKEN TIRES AND BLOWW OUT UNDER NORMA DRIVING CONDITIONS. NOT SAFE. MUST CHECK TIRE PRESSURE DAILY. METAL USED IS SOFT AND ALLOWS SPACE BETWEEN TIES AND RIMS. TIRES FAIL. ONE TIRE BLEW ON HIGHWAY DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM TO ME AND PUBLIC. RIMS ARE TOO SOFT.

CONSUMER STATED THE ALLOY RIMS ARE MADE OF EXTREMELY SOFT METAL THAT BENDS EASILY WHICH OCCURS DURING ORDINARY DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE RIMS. SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HAD FRONT END COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

MY WHEEL BENT WHEN I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH. THE TIRE WILL NO LINGER HOLD AIR.

I HAD A HEADON COLLISON INTO A DITCH GOING APOX. 30 -35 MILES A HOUR. I HAD EXTENSIVE FRONTEND DAMAGE AND SOME REAREND DAMAGE.MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT 70 MPH WHEN INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION ENGINE FLEW OUT OF VEHICLE AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MR

I WAS DECELERATING AND WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 20 MPH. A DODGE DURANGO TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MPH REAR ENDED ME. THE SEAT BACK BROKE AND WAS IN A RECLINED POSITION AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DT

THE OWNER HAD NOTICED ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY, THE TIRES WERE MEASURED WITH A METER TO DETERMINE EXCESSIVE WEAR. TS *TT *JB

HAVE A POPPING SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR. THIS OCCURS UNDER DIFFERENT SITUATIONS SUCH AS REVERSING, MOVING FORWARD AND TURNING. TOOK CAR IN TO MITSUBISHI AND THEY PUT A RUBBER COVER AROUND THE COILS PER A TSB. STILL HAVE PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK IN TO MITSUBISHI. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE IT. TOOK TEST DRIVE AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE. PROBLEM IS I CAN HAVE IT ONE DAY AND NOT THE OTHER. DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT BUT THE POPPING IS SOMETIMES VERY LOUD THAT I THINK THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL APART. DT

ALSO I FOUND SHATTERED GLASS UNDER THE REAR SEATS, WHICH APPEARS TO BE REAR WINDSHIELD GLASS. MY CAR ALWAYS PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND MY RIGHT SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHEN I PURCHASED IT. DT

NO SUMMARY.

WHILE SITTING IN PARKING LOT REAR WINDOW BROKE INTO MILLIONS OF PIECES. MR

DEFECTIVE RIMS. MR

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED IN CONVERTABLE TOP AT 15 MPH AFTER NORMAL ACCELEORATION FROM 0 MPH. WE WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES OR PERSONS PRESENT TO EITHER SIDE OR REAR OF VEHICLE. WE WERE IN A SMALL LINE OF TRAFFIC, 4 PASSENGER CARS FROM OUR POSITION TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED BY MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP BEFORE REAR WINDOW GLASS FAILURE ARE EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT/POPPING OF REAR GLASS AT SPEEDS OF 50+ MPH. PULLING/STRETCH MARKS IN FABRIC OF TOP AROUND REAR WINDOW GLASS, FABRIC HAD BEGUN TO "SHRINK" UPWARDS ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE OF TOP ABOVE FRONT WINDOWS EXPOSING INTERIOR OF TOP. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ITEMS BY MITSUBISHI DEALER THEY CONSIDERED ALL OF THE ABOVE ITEMS NORMAL WEAR ON CONVERTABLE TOP. MITSUBISHI DENIED WARRANTY CLAIM SAYING THAT "WINDOW GLASS DOES NOT JUST BREAK ON IT'S OWN". MR

THE FACTORY RIMS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE UPON PURCHASE ARE DESCRIBED BY THE OWNER AS "BUTTER". ALUMINUM IS TOO SOFT TO HANDLE NORMAL ROAD DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE RIMS BENT AND TWO OF THE TIRES HAD BLOWOUTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR

I AM REPORTING TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS, BOTH INVOLVING THE QUALITY OF THE MANUFACTURER'S RIMS ON THE 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. I HAVE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO DENT BOTH THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR RIM ON MY NEW 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF DRIVING (ODOMETER READ LESS THAN 3600 MILES AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT). I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GST I PURCHASED NEW WITHOUT ANY RIM ISSUES AND TRADED IN AFTER 45,000 MILES FOR THE NEW ECLIPSE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT A STOP LIGHT DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH. I DROVE TOO CLOSE TO A CURB AND MY FRONT TIRE HIT A POTHOLE. THE TIRE INSTANTLY DEFLATED, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACTUAL TIRE, HOWEVER THE RIM WAS BENT IN AT LEAST 2-3 INCHES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY, SO MY COST FOR A NEW RIM WAS AROUND $300, AND THEN THE DEALER STATED THAT I HAD TO GO ELSEWHERE TO HAVE TIRE AND RIM INSTALLED BECAUSE THEIR TIRE MACHINE WAS BROKEN! TOTAL COST OF THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY $320. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURED ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, BUT I AM STILL NOT SURE HOW OR WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURED. THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR RIM IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS AS I AM STILL DRIVING ON THIS RIM TODAY. (THE RIGHT REAR RIM IS DENTED LESS THAN 1/4 INCH AND THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE TIRE OR THE STEERING.) NEITHER MY DRIVING SKILLS NOR THE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED SINCE OWNING THE PREVIOUS ECLIPSE TO MERIT THOSE REASONS AS FACTORS FOR THE FAULTY RIMS. *AK

AT 5,000 MILES, THE MANUFACTURED RIMS BEGAN TO COLLAPSE, CAUSING ONE OF THE RIMS TO BEND, AND CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT AND THAT THE RIM WAS DEFORMED. *SCC

AT 4,000 MILES RIMS BEGAN COLLAPSING, NOT RETAINING AIR, BENT EASY. THESE ARE MANUFACTURED RIMS THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE UPON PURCHASE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE HE WAS CLEANING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS WERE BENT, AFTER TAKING THEM TO THE DEALER HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE WHEEL ARE STILL DRIVEABLE. NLM

RIMS WERE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER ADVISED THAT RIMS BEND VERY EASILY AND ADVERSELY, AFFECTING STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ALL FOUR RIMS BENT WITHOUT BEING HIT.IT WAS CAUSED BY MATERIAL THAT RIMS WERE MADE, BEING SO FLIMSY.COMMON PROBLEM. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

RIMS ARE BENT AND CRUMBLING, MY TIRE CONTINUOUSLY LOSES AIR/ ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, IF VEHICLE HITS A POTHOLE IT WILL BEND THE RIMS. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK ALL FOUR RIMS BENT. THE DAY CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE ONE OF THE RIMS WERE BENT SO BAD THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER OFFERED NO SOLUTION AND COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY THEY WOULDN'T STOP RECOMMENDING RIMS THAT HAVE A KNOWN PROBLEM. *JG

VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE RIM BENT. RIMS SHOULD NOT BEND UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AKJLG

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO DEALER ON A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND DEALER NOTICED TWO RIMS WERE BENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

BENT FOUR ORIGINAL WHEELS AND BOUGHT A REPLACMENT THAT ALSO GOT BENT. *AK

IN THE PAST 2 YEARS , THERE HAVE BEEN 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE RIMS BEND VERY EASILY OUT OF SHAPE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND THEN THE TIRES BEGIN TO LOSE AIR SLOWLY AND CANNOT HOLD ITS PROPER AIR/TIRE RATIO AMOUNT THEREBY CAUSING DRIVING TO BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE TIRES DO NOT REMAIN PROPERLY INFLATED.*AK

ALL FOUR TIRES WERE VIBRATING AS A RESULT OF RIMS BEING BENT.*AK

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE PRESENCE OF EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF MOLD IN THE DOORS OF THE VEHICLE. *MR

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TESTED A NUMBER OF TIMES; DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE; IN MAY, VEHICLE BEGAN TO KILL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40 AND 65 MPH. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE CAR STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS. IN MID-JULY, THEY STATED THAT A FLASH/RECALL WAS BEING DEVELOPED AND WOULD BE READY IN MID-AUGUST; THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED TO PICK UP MY CAR. DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THIS CAR, I REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE CAR. THEY SAID THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR STORAGE OF THE CAR AND FOR ALL RENTAL CAR COSTS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH MITSUBISHI MOTORS HEADQUARTERS, AND THEY PROMPTLY SENT A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. ULTIMATELY, A FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD TO RETURN THE CAR IN MID-AUGUST WHEN THE RECALL SOFTWARE IS FINALLY DEVELOPED.*AK

ONE FRONT AND ONE REAR RIM WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE BENT. AT THIS TIME THE SECOND REAR RIM IS BENT AND HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, GEARS WILL NOT SHIFT INTERMITTENTLY. *AK ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND UPON GETTING BACK IN TO START, THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. CONSUMER HAS TO JIGGLE THE GEAR SHIFT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE FLUID WAS CHANGED BUT IT DIDNT HELP. THE LAST TIME CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T HELP HIM BECAUSE ALL OF THE MANUAL SHIFTERS DID THE SAME THING. *JG

I NOTICED A VERY LARGE DENT IN MY WHEEL WHILE WASHING MY CAR. I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYTHING BEFORE & I WAS WONDERING WHY SUCH A LARGE DENT IN MY RIM WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WITH NO DAMAGE TO MY TIRE. HOWEVER, MY RIM IS DENTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT MY TIRE BARELY HOLDS THE AIR IN IT. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY FOR FEAR THAT MY TIRE WILL EXPLODE OFF OF MY WHEEL. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW A HEAVY,METAL RIM COULD HAVE BENT SO FAR & NOT PUNCTURED MY TIRE. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? THIS IS VIRTUALLY A BRAND NEW CAR FOR ME & I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. I SEE NO REASON TO PAY ALL OF THIS MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT AT ALL SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

THE WHEEL (RIMS) HAVE CHIPPED DURING NORMAL USAGE. CLEAR COAT LOOKS TO BE WARNING OFF.*AK

ENGINE IS MISFIRING, VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME POWER THAT IT USED TO. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING DO ANYTHING.*AK

MY FRONT AND REAR WHEELS ARE BENT. THESE WHEELS ARE ALLOY WHEELS AND I HAVE NOT COLLIDED WITH ANYONE, NOR HAVE I DRIVEN THE WHEELS OVER ANY POTHOLES OR ANY SUCH THING. I AM SURPRISED THE WHEELS BENT SO EASILY. IT'S ONLY BEEN LIKE 10000 MILES. *AK

ENGINE IS MISSING. GAS IS NOT CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT ENGINE. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON AND OFF. DEALER CAN'T FIND CAUSE. *AK CONSUMER ADDS ENGINE NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH POWER. ALSO EXPERIENCING POOR GAS MILEAGE. *TT

THE TRNSMISSION OIL COOLER HOSES WERE RECALLED (01V011001) AND REPAIRED BUT THE OVERHEATING SENSOR LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATED. NLM

THE LEFT SEAT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING IT TO BE LOOSE. NLM

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DETACHED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2000. AT THIS TIME DEFROSTER HAS DETACHED AGAIN.*AK

WHILE CHANGING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE THE CONSUMER NOTICED A CRACK IN THE RIM, DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH, DEALER REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING STALLING WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DEALER HAS NOT REMEDIED PROBLEM, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, THERE IS A TERRIBLE NOISE EMITTED. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ECU AND FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTOR INSIDE THE CRUISE CONTORL BOX, THE TCL LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND DEALER FEELS THIS IS LINKED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS BLACK SMOKE DURING START, DEALER DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM, VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH AND GETS POOR GAS MILEAGE, VEHICLE WAS SHUDDERING AT IDLE AND DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BOX, THERE WAS A HISSING NOISE CAUSED BY THE HEAT SHIELD ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *SLC

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPAIRED THE LEFT REAR ABS SENSOR, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, DEALER NEVER REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM, BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING WHEN STOPPING, DEALER TRIMMED FRONT ROTORS. *SLC

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON, DEALER FOUND A BROKEN BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND ADJUSTED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT SOCKET MELTED, DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT HARNESS. *SLC

THE REAR CARGO LID IS LOOSE AND IS RATTLING, DEALER FOUND 2 CLIPS BROKEN. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SUNROOF JUDDERS, DEALER ORDERED SUNROOF RAILS. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING, THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED. *SLC

CONSUMERS VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. ALSO WHEN STARTED, VEHICLE EMITS A TERRIBLE NOISE THAT IS NOT NORMAL. *JG

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS LIGHT IN THE DASH.*JG

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS AND LACK OF BRAKES. *JG

CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE.*JG

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING ALL FOUR RIMS HAVE DENTED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED CONSUMER WAS AT FAULT.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE RATTLES WHEN IDLING AND NORMALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. THE RATTLING FADES OUT AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A WHILE BUT REOCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND OFF. THE CONSUMER LOCATED CLASS ACTION SUIT AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER. NLM

RIMS ARE TOO SOFT. WHEN MOUNTING A TIRE, THE RIMS HAVE DENTS AND BENDS POSING A ROAD HAZARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *TT

RIMS DENT AND CRACK WHEN HITTING POTHOLES AT LOW SPEEDS. SLOW AIR LEAKS REPORTED ALSO. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205/55/16)

RIMS DENT AND CRACK WHEN HITTING POTHOLES AT LOW SPEEDS. SLOW AIR LEAKS REPORTED ALSO. *AK

ODI ACTION NUMBER PE01-044, ALLOY WHEEL DENTING. TWO WHEELS ARE DENTED.*AK

AT 55MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, RESULTING IN A COLLISIOALSO, RECALL 01V1011000 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

I WAS DRIVING IN A SNOW COVERED ROAD WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE I COULD NOT SEE. THE RIM BENT AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT IMMEDIATELY. I'VE HIT MUCH LARGER POTHOLES IN THE PAST IN OTHER CARS I'VE OWNED AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN.*AK

I'VE EXPERIENCED FIVE DIFFERENT BENT RIMS IN 20,000 MILES! NOT SAFE!. *AK

THESE RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE AND ARE UNSAFE. MITSUBISHI HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS SINCE IT WAS DEPLOYED IN 1998.*AK

CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40 MPH AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, FRONT CRASH. NO INJURIES.*AK

SRS LIGHT COMES ON/STAYS ON - DEALERSHIP STATES RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW, NOT ENOUGH RESISTANCE ON THE WIRING. ANOTHER CAR (SAME MAKE/MODEL) IN THAT DAY HAD 2 AIRBAGS REPLACED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM

SRS LIGHT COMES ON/STAYS ON - DEALERSHIP STATES RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW, NOT ENOUGH RESISTANCE ON THE WIRING. ANOTHER CAR (SAME MAKE/MODEL) IN THAT DAY HAD 2 AIRBAGS REPLACED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM

WHEEL IS DENTED. SUNROOF IS SKIPPING AND CHATTERING.*AK (TIRESIZE: 205/17/55)

FRPONT PASSENGER FRONT REAR 2 PC WHEELS ARE DENTED, VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK

CLUNKING SOUND IN SUSPENSION WHILE TURNING AND REVERSING AT MINIMAL SPEEDS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND REP TEST DROVE VEHICLE STATING IT WAS MINOR AND THAT IT IS EXPECTED BECAUSE NEW VEHICLES DO NOT STAY NEW FOREVER. MITSUBISHI ATTEMPTED REPAIR 4 TIMES AND FAILED ALL. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS BUSHINGS. REPLACED BUSHINGS TWICE. NO RESOLUTION. *AK

THE ALLOY RIMS DESIGNED FOR THIS CAR ARE EXTREMELY SOFT AND ARE DAMAGED VERY EASILY. THEY ARE ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEELS BEING DAMAGED. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT ALLOY WHEELS ARE MORE EASILY DAMAGED THAN STEEL WHEELS, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. ALSO.....DEALER DID NOT ADVISE ALIGNMENT AFTER REPAIR, CAUSING OVER $500 IN TIRE DAMAGES A MONTH LATER, AND A BLOWOUT. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHEELS, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ASSUMED THAT I UNDERSTOOD THE EFFECTS OF THE WHEEL DAMAGE WITHOUT THEM BEING EXPLAINED TO ME.*AK

WE LEASE THE VEHICLE FROM MOTOR WORLD, MY SON AND MYSELF HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS WITH THE CAR THAT WE FEEL ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CAR NOT STEERING PROPERLY, OR ACCELARATING PROPERLY. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA AS WELL AS THE DEALER AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS SUPPOSEDLY FIXING IT AND WHEN I GOT IT HOME I HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND THE WHOLE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS FALLING APART. I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AND IT HAD A CRACKED MOTOR MOUNT AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THAT. I HAVE THE CAR BACK FOR 2 WKS NOW AND IT IS MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISES AND IT HAS TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERS AGAIN FOR THE 5TH TIME. THERE IS SOMETHING RADICALLY WRONG WITH THAT CAR AND THAT IS WHY WE HAD THE ACCIDENTS. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA AND I TOLD THEM ABOUT A RECALL MY STATE FARM INSURANCE SAID THEY GOT FROM YOU FOR THE STEERING BOX WHICH COULD CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO TURN TO THE LEFT WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SON AMD MYSELF, HAD WE BEEN ON A HIFHWAY WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.MITSUBISHI WAS SUPPOSED TO SEND SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THE CAR WHILE IT WAS STILL AT THE BODY SHOP BUT THEY NEVER DID. NOW THE CAR IS MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISES AGAIN AND NOONE WILL HELP ME. I'M AFRAID MY SON WILL BE HURT IN THAT CAR OR I WILL.IT'S A 2001 CAR AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S 10 YEARS OLD. NOW I'M TAKING IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN ALLENTOWN PA. TO SEE IF THEY CAN AT LEAST MAKE IT SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE. WHEN I ORIGINALLY CALLED MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA THEY SAID THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO GIVE ME A DIAGNOSIS AS TO WHY WE HAD THE ACCIDENT ,NOONE EVER GAVE ME A DIAGNOSIS ANY OF THE 3 TIMES. THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME TO GO TO HELL THIS MORNING OVER THE PHONE. I TOLD THEM I'D HAVE TO GET A LAWYER AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD. I TRIED TI TRADE UP FOR A 2002 JUST TO FEEL SAFE BUT MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA WOULDN'T APPROVE MY CREDIT FOR THE NEWER CAR LEASE .IHAVE LOTS MORE TO TELL IF SOMEONE CALLS ME. THANK-YOU

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS LOW, TOOK OFF TIRE TO HAVE IT CHECKED FOR A LEAK. CONSUMER THEN NOTICED INSIDE LIP OF RIM WAS BROKEN, 9 INCHES LONG. MITSUBISHI REFUSED TO REPLACE RIM.*AK

VEHICLE WILL USE UP ABOUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY THOUSAND MILES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 38 MPH RIGHT REAR AXLE BROKE, AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST. VEHICLE CRASHED, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS VEHICLE. DRIVER'S SON SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR AND FRONTAL ACCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SRS LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT AND IT IS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE EVERY TIME. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES THE EXPLANATION WAS A BAD GROUND AND CONNECTOR. ONCE THE WHOLE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF RECURRENCY OF THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATING. NOW A PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS ON ORDER TO BE REPLACED. SUPPOSEDLY IT IS THE SAME ERROR CODE, BUT THE CODE FROM THE COMPUTER TELLS THE TECHNICIAN TO CHECK THE DRIVERSIDE SIDE AIRBAG, WHILE THE FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL STATES TO CHECK OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE SIDE AIRBAG. AT LEAST THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE LAST TECHNICIAN TO WORK ON MY VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPING, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR-ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE A T 40 MPH. DURING IMPACT, LOCKING MECHANSIM THAT HELD DRIVER'S SEATBACK IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACK INTO REAR SEATING POSITION. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD/ NECK/ BACK, AND RIB INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

REAR DEFROSTER CONNECTERS BECAME UNDETACHED FROM REAR WINDOW, CAUSING REAR DEFROSTER TO BE INOPERATIVE.*JB

REAR DEFROSTER CONNECTERS BECAME UNDETACHED FROM REAR WINDOW, CAUSING REAR DEFROSTER TO BE INOPERATIVE.*JB

WHILE GOING ONTO AN INTERSTATE (I 495 NORTH) FROM THE RAMP, MY CAR STEPPED INTO A POTHOLE WHICH WAS NOT REALLY DEEP ONLY AT AROUND 50 MILES. THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL RIM WAS FRACTURED AND BENT AND THE REAR RIM WAS BENT SLIGHTLY TOO. THE TIRE DEFLATED IMMEDIATELY BUT DID NOT BURST OPEN. FORTUNATELY SINCE THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC THERE WAS NO CRASH, BUT IT COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN FATAL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CAR IS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AND THE WHEEL WAS REALLY BENT OUT OF SHAPE. DEALER SAID THAT PROBLEM IS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD AND NOT VEHICLE DEFECT, HOWEVER I HAVE FOUND 5 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE OF THE EXACT SAME NATURE.*AK

3 INCH THICK FOG DEVELOPS AND CONTINOUSLY MOVES UP ON INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD WHEN TURNING ON DEFROSTER, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE FOR THIS DEFECT, BUT COULD NOT CORRECT DEFECT.*AK *SLC

SRS LIGHT FOR SIDE AIR BAGS GOES ON ALL THE TIME. NEVER TURNS OFF. FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD FROM MY DEALERSHIP AT CUTTER MITSUBISHI IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR ELSE SIDE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT SEVENTY, DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM; DOORS LEAK AND DEALER REFUSES TO FIX AS WELL; RIMS EASILY BEND. *AK

RIGHT FRONT STEERING ASSEMBLY (TIE ROD & BALL JOINTS) TORE AWAY FROM WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL . VEHICLE STRUCK THE CURB AND ROLLED OVER ON THE VEHICLE'S LEFT SIDE, SLIDING APPROX 500 FEET ON ITS SIDE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY, AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND POWER STEERING IS LOST. VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL NEXT 24 HOURS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED DEALER TO REMEDY PROBLEM. ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN CHANGED, BUT DRIVER IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH MOLDING AROUND WINDSHIELD CAME OFF. ALL THAT REMAINED OF MOLDING WAS AROUND THE EDGE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. CONSUMER SLOWLY DROVE TO DEALER WHO REPLACED MOLDING.*AK *SLC

AFTER OPENING BOTH FRONT WINDOWS THEY WOULD CLOSE WITH A WHITE FILM ON THEM. CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE OUT WINDOW. DEALER TOOK DOOR ASSEMBLY APART, AND RETURNED VEHICLE AS REPAIRED WITHOUT TELLING CONSUMER WHAT CASE HAD BEEN.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED DOWN, THEY SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO BREAK, WINDOWS HAVE NEVER BEEN FIXED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER STOPPED SUDDENLY AND BRAKES/ STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. ALSO, VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER STATED WHEN STOP SUDDENLY AND BRAKES/ STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER ALSO STATED CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STATED NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE VIN#

SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON & OFF SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 6000 MILES THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS REPLACED SEATS FOR THE SIDE AIRBAGS THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON & OFF THE CAR HAS RECENTLY BEEN IN A COLLISION THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY BEFORE I PICKED UP THE CAR THE SHOP MANAGER SAID THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THE DURAM? BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS COMING ON & THEY HAD PUT THE WRONG ONE IN FOR ONLY FRONT AIRBAGS? I STILL BELIEVE IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM WE HAD BEFORE THE CAR WAS WRECKED. THE SECOND COMPLAINT THE WHEELS (RIMS) BEND AT EVERY 2000 MILES WE EVEN HAD A BLOW OUT AT 10 MILES AN HOUR IN TOWN. *AK

THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH VERY LITTLE MILEAGE- THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD THE CAR DIE ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. 1ST TIME WAS ALSO FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH TOOK A WEEK FOR THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND TO FIX IT. I SPOKE TO DEAN WHOM IS A SERVICE MANAGER AT SKYLINE MITUBISHI IN DENVER. HE HAD 2 MECHANICS WORKING ON MY CAR FOR MOST OF THE DAY ON 6/20/01 HE SAID THERE WAS SO MUCH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR THAT THEY WERE STILL BAFFLED AT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY KEPT RUNNING INTO. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME MY CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING IT, LUCKILY NOBODY GOT INJURED IN BOTH INSTANCES WHIC LEFT ME AND MY FAMILY STRANDED FOR HOURS BEFORE EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FINALLY CAME TO ASSIST WHICH IS VERY VERY DISAPPOINTING. ESPECIALLY EITHER WHEN ITS LATE AT NIGHT OR IN 100 TEMPERATURE WHICH IT WAS WHEN THE LAST TIME THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON ME, AND I HAD A 6 MONTH OLD INFANT WHIC H WE HAD TO LOCATE SHELTEER TO KEEP THE INFANT COOL FROM THE EXTREME HEAT OF THE SUN.. I AM SO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SAFETY HAZARD REOCCURING THAT I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO FILE A COMPLAINGT WITH AS MANY AGENCIES AS POSSIBLE, UNTIL THERE IS SOME RESOLUTION. I (WE) DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE MITSUBISHI ANYLONGER I AM GOING TO ASK THE DEALERSHIP TO EXCHANGE MY VEHICLE FOR A DIFFERENT BRAND OF VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY IN MISTY WEATHER ON DAMP ROADS WITH GEAR IN NEUTRAL, AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE . VEHICLE VEERED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND WAS FISHTAILING IN THE LANES. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, NOT THERE WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE. STARTS A SHORT WHILE LATER ,AND GETS LOUDER THE LONGER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND NOTICED SOUND COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE OF ENGINE. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. ON 26 FEB 2001, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY.TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AGAIN WHO REPLACED SENSOR. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON 4 JUNE 2001. VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK

THE HATCHBACK WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE HAD A HANDLE TO PULL THE HATCHBACK DOWN THE OWNER 'S MANUAL SHOWS THAT HANDLE BUT MY CAR HAD AN ENCLOSUE INSIDE THE HATCHBACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE. MY HAND CAME OUT OF THE ENCLOSURE AND THE HATCHBACK CLOSED ON MY HAND AND FRACTURED MY THIRD FINGER ON MY RIGHT HAND.

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD FOR AIRBAG WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN FIXED THREE TIMES ALREADY.*AK

WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A SPIN OUT IN HEAVY SNOW. I TURNED TO INTO THE CURB TO HELP STOP MY CAR. MY WHEEL IS ALUMINUM SPOKE DESIGN. ALL THE SPOKES FRACTURED COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WHEEL. THE TIRE STILL HAD AIR. MY WHEEL CAME OFF. MY ROTOR HIT THE GROUND AND BUSTED. MY DAD WHO IS A MECHANIC CAME OUT BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK TOOK MY CAR OFF AND HE SAID HE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THE SAME COMMENT CAME FROM THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MITSUBISHI. MY CAR IS LOW AND THE ONLY BODY DAMAGE WAS FROM WHEN THE WHEEL DROPPED OFF ADDED TO WHEN THE TOW TRUCK LIFTED MY FRONT END. I WAS ALREADY IN ANTILOCK MODE AND NOT GOING VERY FAST IN HEAVY SNOW CONDITIONS. AT THE MOST I SHOULD ONLY HAVE GOTTEN A FLAT OR BENT RIM.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME CAME ON PANEL. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DODGE SOMETHING ON ROAD VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND BEGAN TO ROLLOVER. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

I'VE EXPERIENCED FIVE BENT WHEELS UNDER SEPARATE, ORDINARY STREET DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHEELS ARE MADE OF VERY SOFT, EASILY BENT METAL. NO TIRE DAMAGE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE, TIRE WENT FLAT AND RIM BENT, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED THAT NIGHT, MANUFACTURER KNOWS THAT RIMS ARE TOO SOFT FOR THE TIRES, THEY ARE BENDING AND CAUSING FLAT TIRES, MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HELP CONSUMER. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AND VEHICLE IN FRONT OF CONSUMER HAD SPUN ON SNOW AND THEN HIT CONSUMER IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. AIR SENSORS WERE DAMAGED, BUT AIR BAGS WERE NEVER DEPLOYED. *AK

(SRS) WARNING LIGHT KEEPS ILLUMINATING ON DASH PANEL. MITSUBISHI HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEM. *AK

SRS INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT MOUNT ATTACHED TO FRAME OF VEHICLE CAME OUT AFTER BEING PULLED TO BE USED. SCREW WAS PAINTED & WAS NOT THREADED THROUGH FRAME COMPLETELY. *AK

MOLDINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON EACH SIDE. (LEFT AND RIGHT) LAST TIME THE DEALER CEMENT GLUED THEM TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR ONLY TO FLY OFF AGAIN. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR WITH TOP DOWN THIS IS ABLE TO CAUSE INJURY TO MYSELF OR ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY CONTACTED MITSUBISHI EVERY TIME AND TO NO AVAIL. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND WILL CONTINUE UNLESS THEY FIND OUT WHY THIS DEFECT EXISTS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST MITSUBISHI DEALER LOCATED IN BRANDON, FLORIDA. THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR ON THEIR LOT SINCE THE LAST INCIDENT (JULY 6 OR7TH) I DEMANDED THEY KEEP IT UNTIL THEY COULD SATISFACTORILY FIX THE PROBLEM SO THAT I WOULD NOT BE CAUSING INJURY TO ANOTHER PASSENGER ON THE HIGHWAY OR TO SOMEONE IN MY VEHICLE. APRIL 9TH FIRST SIDE FLEW OFF (RIGHT) 4/11 SERVICE TOOK OFF LEFT SIDE AS IT WAS ALSO BROKE END OF APRIL THE LEFT SIDE WAS REPLACED RIGHT SIDE ON BACK ORDER. 6/20 RIGHT SIDE PART IN AND REPLACED AND GLUED WITH CEMENT GLUE. LEFT SIDE TAKEN OFF AND GLUED ALSO AS WAS BROKEN AGAIN. 6/5 RIGHT SIDE FLEW OFF AGAIN! 6/7 CARLEFT AT MITSUBISHI UNTIL FIXED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER FEELS A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 45 MPH AND AT TIME IS FELT AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER SMALL BUMPS IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO FALL APART AND SOMETIMES A LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURS. NLM