2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Complaints

MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE '08 DURING THE YEAR 2015, I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES WHEN I DRIVE OVER BUMPS QUICKLY OR HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, MY BRAKES PRACTICALLY LOSE ALL PRESSURE. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUMP MY BRAKES A NUMBER OF TIMES TO GET THE PRESSURE BACK UP. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE THREE TIMES TO A PRIVATE BRAKE COMPANY AND HAD MY BRAKE SYSTEM INSPECTED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED FIRST AND LATER HAD THE BRAKE SYSTEM INSPECTED IN THE LATTER VISITS. WHEN I STILL CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE DEFINITELY HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSES. THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS A FLUID LEAK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO HAVE WHATEVER NEEDED FIXED IN MY BRAKING SYSTEM FIXED BY THEM IN OCTOBER 2015. APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS LATER, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY (AND OF COURSE PEOPLE DRIVE FAST AND THERE WERE CARS ALL AROUND ME), I HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD AND MY BRAKES ALMOST WENT OUT. IT SCARED ME SO BAD! I HAD TO PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUMP MY BRAKES AGAIN TO GET THE PRESSURE BACK UP. I HAVE OWN OTHER VEHICLES FOR YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE UNTIL I OWNED THIS PARTICULAR TYPE VEHICLE. SO WHATEVER THEY FIXED DID NOT WORK BECAUSE I SHOULD NOT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER THE DEALERSHIP 'SUPPOSEDLY' FIXED IT WITH NEW PARTS. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY 2016 AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKE SYSTEM AND REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE EVERYDAY SO I KNOW WHEN SOMETHING 'JUST DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT'. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DIED BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP MY VEHICLE AND THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BEFOREHAND NOT AFTER MYSELF OR SOME ELSE DIES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED BRAKE ADDED FLUID TWICE A MONTH. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK AN ICE PATCH AND STARTED SWERVING. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY INTO THE REVERSE POSITION, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, RIGHT ARM, AND FINGERS. THE CONTACT ALSO SUFFERED FROM A LARGE HEMATOMA ON THE RIGHT HIP. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR THE INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,831.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/18/16*LJ *CN

ABS RECALL. NOTIFIED OF RECALL WARNING OF POSSIBLE " REDUCTION IN BRAKING PERFORMANCE, INCREASING A RISK OF CRASH WITHOUT WARNING". NOTIFIED OF RECALL IN JULY 2015. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO TO PROVIDE TH REQUIRED REPAIRS UNLESS " THERE IS PROBLEM THAT CAN BE VERIFIED BY A DEALERSHIP". HOW CAN GET THE REQUIRED REPAIRS BEFORE I EXPERIENCE A BRAKE FAILURE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND HAD A DELAYED RESPOSNE. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE BOOSTER, AND BRAKE SWITCH WERE REPLACED. ONE MONTH AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILALBE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAIALLBE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXERT AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/4/16 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE ROTORS WERE RECENTLY TURNED AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. UPDATED 02/25/16.*JB