2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Complaints

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

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

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

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