2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Complaints

THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES IN MY VEHICLE AND HAS ACTUALLY RESULTED IN A CRASH PREVIOUSLY. IN AN EMERGENCY BREAKING SITUATION I WILL LOSE BRAKE PRESSURE, THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, AND MY CAR FAILS TO STOP. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED IN 2011. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MITUSBISHI DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BREAKING SYSTEM ASSESSED AND THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE (THE BRAKES HAD CORRECTED THEMSELVES BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT). THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, THEY ONCE AGAIN CORRECTED THEMSELVES SO NO APPOINTMENT WAS MADE. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED (JULY 2013), I ACTUALLY RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY BRAKES DID NOT CORRECT THEMSELVES AFTER THE IMPACT AND A WHEEZING SOUND COULD BE HEARD. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A NON-MITSUBISHI REPAIR SHOP TO BE ASSESSED AND WAS TOLD THAT MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE. I PURCHASED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER AND THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL TWO DAYS AGO WHEN I NEEDED TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AGAIN. I APPLIED HARD PRESSURE TO THE BREAKS, THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW, AND THEN MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO APPLY MY EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP THE CAR. THE REMAINDER OF MY TRIP INVOLVED ME DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND KEEPING A LARGE AMOUNT OF DISTANCE (THE BRAKES ONLY WORKED IF THE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR). I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW TO HAVE EVERYTHING LOOKED AT AGAIN AND THIS TIME I AM NOT TAKING "EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE" FOR AN ANSWER. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I LANDED ON THE LIST OF RECALLS I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT, AND MITSUBISHI NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT (I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2009), AND NUMEROUS FORUMS OF PEOPLE DESCRIBING THIS EXACT SAME SITUATION. I CALLED MISTUBISHI ABOUT THE RECALL INVOLVING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THEY TOLD ME MY VIN DID NOT QUALIFY. I AM INCREDIBLY DISPLEASED WITH THEIR RESPONSE AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. NO MITSUBISHI MECHANIC HAS EVER BOTHERED TO BRING THIS UP TO ME OR DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

UPON TRYING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES BECAME EFFECTIVE. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT OTHER CARS WHEN STOPPING. I REPORTED THIS TO MITSUBISHI AND TOLD THEM I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE PART OF AN OLD 2006 WARRANTY RECALL BUT THEY CLAIMED MY VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE 2006 RECALL, YET IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS OF MULTIPLE YEARS OF ECLIPSES 2006 AND BEYOND. THIS IS A DANGEROUS BRAKING PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY AND BRAKES ARE NOT RESPONSIVE. WITH NO WARNING THE BRAKES WILL NEED TO BE PUSHED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR. THIS WILL OCCUR FOR ANYWHERE FROM A DAY OR TWO TO A FEW WEEKS. SYMPTOMS WILL DISAPPEAR AND OCCUR ROUGHLY ONCE EVERY 2 OR 3 MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULICS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000....UPDATED 10/08/14 *BF UPDATED 5/13/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND HESITATED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V247000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V299000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP AT THE NEXT STOP SIGN MY BRAKE PEDAL FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO GRAB THEN WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING ME TO PASS THE STOP SIGN. THE NEXT TIME I TRIED TO STOP IT WAS FINE. THEN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER IT ONCE AGAIN DID THE SAME THING WHILE TRYING TO PARK AT THE GROCERY STORE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT A CAR IN THE PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF ME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I CRANKED IT BACK UP THE BRAKES WERE FINE. LEFT IT SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY A FEW DAYS AND NOW THE BRAKES ARE DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN AND WILL NOT FIX ITSELF AT ALL. I HAVE HAD TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR NOW, BECAUSE IT SCARES ME SO BAD AND I HAVE TO MAINTAIN A VERY LARGE DISTANCE FROM THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CLOSED AND THERE IS NOT A DEALERSHIP NEAR ME THAT HONORS FIDELITY WARRANTY THAT I PAID $2000 FOR. CONTACTED MITSUBISHI AND THEY TOLD ME THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY YEAR MODEL FOR THE SAME ISSUE, IT DID NOT EFFECT MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER. THAT'S CRAP, IT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS THE RECALL SAYS AND THEY WON'T FIX THE ISSUE. I CAN'T DRIVE IT THE 65 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WILL HONOR THE FIDELITY WARRANTY, AND THE WARRANTY WON'T PAY FOR TOWING THAT FAR. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXPENSIVE FIX... WHAT CONCERNS ME MORE IS THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP, PAID $2000 FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY I CAN'T USE, AND I CAN'T GET THE CAR FIXED BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT (REASON WHY I BOUGHT THE WARRANTY). AT A LOSS!!! *TR

I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE APRIL 2013 AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AROUND 6 MONTHS AFTER. IT TAKES WAY TO LONG TO STOP, PINGING NOISE WHEN CLUTCH LETS OUT, AND AN AWFUL SCREAMING AIR SOUND AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKES ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. TOOK IT TO THE ONLY MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP HERE IN TOWN AND WAS AN ESTIMATE OF $850 TO FIX THE MASTER CYLINDER, POWER BRAKE BOOSTERS, DE-GLAZE BRAKE PADS, AND TURN THE ROTORS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ALSO MITSUBISHI, BUT WAS TOLD BY BOTH MY VIN# WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL #05V299000 OR RECALL 05V247000. MY CAR ONLY HAD AROUND 36,000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED USED AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AROUND 45,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER OF THESE PARTS NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V299000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.