1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENDLY LOST POWER, AND WAS BARELY RUNNING AT 400-500 RPMS, AND THEN IT WILL WORK AS NORMAL. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES WHEN THE VEHICLE STALL THE THIRD TIME BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE DRIVING THE CLUTCH BROKE INTO PIECES/DISINTEGRATED, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH. NLM

THE SPEED SENSORS ARE BAD ON THE CAR CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. NOW THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT IT'S NOT COVERED ON THE WARRANTY.*AK

THE STEERING RACK AND AND GEAR FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HANDLE POORLY AROUND CURVES, DEALER HAS REPLACED, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES THIS ONE IS BROKE TOO, THERE IS A LOUD PINGING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING GEAR. NLM

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE HAS DIED A COUPLE OF TIMES. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHAKES. *AK

TOP HAS BEEN FIXED 6 TIMES WITHIN 14 MONTHS. STILL LEAKS, STANDING WATER IN PASSENGER SEAT FLOORBOARDS. REAR AND FRONT SEATS SOAKED WHENEVER IT RAINS. CAR SMELLS MOLDY, POSSIBLE RUST OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*AK

ALL DSM AWD MODELS FROM 1990 TO 1998 HAVE HAD THIS TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM AND SUBSEQUENT RECALL. UPON INSPECTION BY A LOCAL AAMCO SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE, IF ANY, LUBRICANT IN THE TRANSFER CASE (ASSUMABLY A LEAK). THIS SEVERELY DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION, AND THEY'RE ASKING ~$2600 TO REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE LEAKS SEALANT-HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES. 1ST EXCUSE WAS THE HEAT WAS MELTING IT (S. TEXAS)--IT'S NOT THAT HOT ANYMORE....ALSO, STEREO CD PLAYER IS NOT PLAYING CD'S--IT SPITS THEM OUT. WILL TAKE TO DEALER AGAIN.

THE ROTORS HAVE TO MACHINED EVERY FEW MONTHS. THEY WERE REPLACED AT BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBET 2000. DEALER HAS NO EXPLANATION WHY. FRONT END RATTLES TOWARD DRIVER'S SIDE.*AK