2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Complaints

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

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

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

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

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