2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Complaints

I HAVE A DEFECTIVE PAINT JOB ON MY BLACK 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. ALTHOUGH GARAGE KEPT, THE PAINT IS SELF-DESTRUCTING AND TURNING WHITE ON THE ROOF, HOOD AND BACK SIDES PANELS. ALSO, LEAK IN WINDOW OF DRIVERS SIDE DOOR THAT CAUSES 3 INCH PUDDLES OF RAIN TO ACCUMULATE WHEN THE WEATHER IS BAD. *JB

SOCKET ATTACHED TO HEADLAMP MELTED, SMOLDERED AND SMOKED. HEADLAMP NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. OCCURED FALL 2006. CAR STALLS RIGHT AFTER STARTING. OCCURED JUNE 2007.

I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND SOMETHING POPPED AND HIT ME IN THE RIGHT EYE. AFTER STOPPING CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET,I HEARD MORE POPPING SOUNDS AND A PIECE OF THE DASH HIT THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER LOOKING AT THE DASH I FOUND 4 CRACKS IN THE DASH MATERIAL, 2 OF THE VENT GRATES HAD POPPED OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IF I WAS IN A MORE CONGESTED AREA AT THE TIME. I HAVE HAD TO PUT TAPE ONTO THE DASH TO KEEP FROM MORE PIECES FROM HITTING ME OR MY OCCUPANTS.

MY BLACK 2001 ECLIPSE GT PAINT IS FAILING. IT BEGAN AS A SMALL WHITE SMUDGE LOOKING SPOT ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR, BUT HAS SPREAD TO THE ENTIRE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK. THE PAINT SEEMS TO JUST BREAK DOWN FROM INSIDE. IT'S NOT CRACKING BUT IS CHANGING COLOR FROM BLACK TO WHITE LIKE THE SUN IS BLEACHING IT OUT. IT LOOKS AS IF ACID OR BLEACH HAD BEEN POURED ON MY CAR. I'M NOW FORCED TO PAY THOUSANDS TO HAVE IT SANDED DOWN AND REPAINTED, BUT THERE'S NO ALTERNATIVE. *TR

MY BLACK 2001 ECLIPSE GT PAINT IS FAILING. IT BEGAN AS A SMALL WHITE SMUDGE LOOKING SPOT ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR, BUT HAS SPREAD AT A ALARMING SPEED TO THE ENTIRE HOOD AND THE ROOF AND TRUNK. THE PAINT IN CIRCULAR AREAS SEEMS TO JUST BREAK DOWN FROM INSIDE. IT'S NOT CRACKING OFF BUT IT'S CHANGING COLOR FROM BLACK TO WHITE LIKE THE SUN IS BLEACHING IT OUT. IT LOOKS AS IF ACID OR BLEACH HAD BEEN POURED ON MY CAR. I'M NOW FORCED TO PAY THOUSANDS TO HAVE IT SANDED DOWN AND REPAINTED, BUT THERE'S NO ALTERNATIVE. *TR

THE CAR IS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE, BUT THE PAINT ON THE TRUNK AND ROOF OF THE CAR HAS OXIDIZED AND APPEARS TO HAVE DISSOLVED. THE CAR IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, AND WE WILL NEED TO HAVE IT REPAINTED ON OUR OWN. BASED UPON MY INTERNET RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE SUPPORT BOLT CAME OUT. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND MADE NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A TUNE UP. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, THAT THE ONE IN THE VEHICLE WAS WORN OUT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED. *AK

MY BLACK 2001 ECLIPSE GT PAINT IS FAILING FAST. STARTED AS A SMALL WHITE SMUDGE LOOKING SPOT ON THE HOOD BUT HAS SPREAD AT A ALARMING SPEED TO THE ENTIRE HOOD AND THE ROOF AND TRUNK. THE PAINT IN CIRCULAR AREAS SEEMS TO JUST BREAK DOWN FROM INSIDE. IT'S NOT CRACKING OFF BUT IT'S CHANGING COLOR FROM BLACK TO WHITE LIKE THE SUN IS BLEACHING IT OUT. LOOKS JUST LIKE IF YOU SPILLED BLEACH ON BLUE JEANS. IT HAS SPREAD FROM HOOD TO ROOF TO TRUNK IN 4 MONTHS. I'M TOLD IT WILL HAVE TO BE SANDED DOWN TO BARE METAL TO REMOVE THE FAILING PAINT BEFORE REPAINTING. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 100,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF VEHICLE HIT THE SMALLEST OF POT HOLES, AT ANY SPEED THE RIM WILL BEND, BOTH ON THE INSIDE AND OUT SIDE. THE CONTACT HAD 2 OF THE RIMS REPLACED AND TWO OF THE TIRES AS WELL. ON FIVE OCCASIONS THE RIMS WERE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAS REPAIR ORDERS, AND WILL HAVE PICTURES OF THE LATEST FAILURE.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THE CONTACT HAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ALLOY WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLES TIRES WERE BALANCED ON 1/15/07 AT THAT POINT THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT ONE OF THE ALLOW WHEELS WAS SLIGHTLY BENT AND MAY CAUSE AIR TO LEAK AND THE TIRE TO BE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WANTS TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO MITSUBISHI IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. THERE HAS BEEN NO TIRE FAILURE TO DATE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIMS ARE SOFT AND THEY BEND EASILY. UPDATED *JB