2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Complaints

WHILE HAVING THE BUMPER FIXED MY COLLISION SHOP DISCOVERED THE WIRING HARNESS IS MELTING. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 99V333001 -- RECALL DATE : NOVEMBER 23, 1999 -- COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES -- EXCEPT THAT I DO NOT HAVE A V-6 ENGINE. I BELIEVE ANOTHER RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED TO COVER ECLIPSE'S THAT DO NOT HAVE THE V-6 ENGINE AS IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AND POSES THE SAME RISKS AS THE EARLIER RECALL.*JB

DURING RAIN THE VEHICLE LEAKS THROUGH THE FIRE WALL AND/OR AIR VENTS INTO FLOOR OF VEHICLE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING IN BOSTON, MA AROUND RUSH HOUR, A SMALL POT HOLE WAS HIT. CAR WAS NOT TRAVELLING AT MORE THEN 25MPH. THE RIM BENT CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. RIM NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 5MPH ON THE HIGHWAY SHE HIT THE CONSUMER IN FRONT OF HER. AND THE DUAL AIRBAG DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

THE RIMS ON THE VEHICLE BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS RESULTING IN LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. RELATED INVESTIGATION EA 02 007. *MR *NLM

UNDER MODERATE DRIVING CONDITIONS, BOTH FRONT RIMS HAVE BEEN DENTED RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES AND DETERIORATED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEELS ARE BENT CAUSING IT TO BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

THE WHEELS HAVE FAILED ON MORE THEN ONE OCCAISION, WITH CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE AND INJURIES. MR

WHILE DRIVING REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING VIBRATION TO VEHICLE. GOODYEAR, P21550R1790Y, DOT# M6PCONER. INNER WALL SEPARATED FROM TIRE,. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

SINCE I PURCHASED THE ECLIPSE IN JUNE OF 2002, I HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH DEFLATING TIRES AND FLATS. NO ONE HAD DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM UNTIL 9/16/2002 WHEN I SUFFERED ANOTHER FLAT. THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY I HAD STOPPED TO HAVE AIR PRESSURE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE PRESSURE WAS FINE. HOWEVER, ON THE MORNING OF 9/16/2002 I SUFFERED ANOTHER FLAT TIRE. THIS TIME THE TIRE SHOP RECOGNIZED THAT THREE OF FOUR RIMS WERE BENT. I WENT TO MITSUBISHI, STERLING VA, TO PURCHASE A RIM. UPON RETURN TO THE TIRE STORE WITH THE RIM, THEY INSPECTED ALL RIMS AND SAID THAT TWO OTHERS WERE BENT. I ENDED UP REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES (OVER $800) AND ONE RIM. ON 9/17/2002 I CALLED MITSUBISHI IN CALIFORNIA AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 17" ALLOY WHEELS BUT NO RECALL. MY CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY AND NAGGING LOW TIRE PRESSURE WAS RECOGNIZED. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD TO HAVE MY RIMS INSPECTED BY A MITSUBISHI DEALER AND HOPE THE DISTRICT MANAGER WOULD WORK WITH ME. I FEEL THAT IF THE COMPANY KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO MAKE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES SAFE WITHOUT BEING TOLD BY NHTSA TO DO A RECALL. I WOULD LIKE ALL MY RIMS REPLACED BY THE COMPANY AS WELL AS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE NEW TIRES.*AK