1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Complaints

THE SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE PERSON INDICATED THAT SEAT BROKE DUE TO OVER HEATING DURING THE WELDING. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE WELDING IS PERFORMED BY ROBOTS, AND I WONDER HOW MANY SEATS WILL BREAK BEFORE THE THREE YEAR PERIOD. ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****760780. *AK

ON 2/6/02 I TOOK MY CAR TO ANAHEIM MITSUBISHI WITH POSSIBILITY THAT TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND ALMOST DIES WHEN I COME TO A STOP. MITSUBISHI STATES "HOOKED UP THE MULTIPLE UNIT TESTER AND FOUND NO CODES STORED, TEST DROVE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE COMPLAINT. ADVISE CUSTOMER. NO OTHER WORK DONE." ON THIS DATE MITSUBISHI DID THE 18 MONTH / 22500 SERVICE, WHICH CONSIST OF BRAKE INSPECTION/TIRE ROTATION, MAINTENANCE SERVICE, CHANGE OIL AND FILTER AND INSPECT ALL FLUID LEVELS. ON 2/20/02 I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO ANAHEIM MITSUBISHI FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, VEHICLE HAS A ROUGH IDLE AFTER COMING TO A STOP IN GEAR, IDLES UNDER 750 RPM, DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. MITSUBISHI STATES "TEST DROVE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONDITION AT THIS TIME. NO OTHER WORK DONE." ON 3/29/02 I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO ANAHEIM MITSUBISHI FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, VEHICLE ALMOST DIES OUT AT IDLE, HESITATES AND RUNS ROUGH. IDLE FLUCTUATES FROM 750 RPMS TO ALMOST 0 RPMS AT STOP WHEN INCIDENT OCCURS. FUEL FILTER/INJECTORS? MITSUBISHI STATES THERE IS 3 TO 4 POSSIBLE REASONS THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AND NOT SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER, ONE BEING THE THROTTLE NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. MITSUBISHI CLEANED THROTTLE AND TOLD ME IF THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM TO BRING THE CAR BACK AND THEY WOULD ELIMINATE THE 3 OTHER POSSIBILITIES. ON 4/4/02 I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO ANAHEIM MITSUBISHI FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, I TOLD THEM WHILE THE THROTTLE CLEANING HELPED AT FIRST IT DID NOT SOLVE MY PROBLEM AND I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER (GEORGE) THAT I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR BACK 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT STILL WASN'T FIXED AND THAT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO SHOW UP ON THEIR COMPUTER, SINCE IT HASN'T BEFORE AND IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. I THEN ASKED GEORGE WHY NOBODY INFORMED ME, ON 2/6/02 WHEN THE CAR WAS FIRST BROUGHT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY CHANGED THE OIL, THAT MY TOP RADIATOR HOSE HAD BEEN LEAKING OR WHY NO. *AK

GEARS ON CAR WEREN'T SHIFTING ON ACCELERATION;STAYED IN LOW GEAR. TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD INPUT SENSOR WITH PIECES OF METAL AROUND IT. DURING A TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE THE SAME DAY, THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS FOUND ON THE PANEL. DURING FURTHER INSPECTION, IT TURNED OUT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND THE CLUTCHES WERE BURNT. ALSO, THERE WAS AN OUTDATED DRUM HOUSING DESIGN ON THE CAR THAT HAS BEEN UPDATED IN NEWER MODELS BECAUSE FAILURES WERE FOUND IN THE OLD DESIGN (WHICH WAS IN MY CARE). I HAVE A LETTER OF FINDINGS FROM THE TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT INSPECTED THE CAR AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN MY ECLIPSE FAILED QUICKER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. MITSUBISHI SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL ON THE OLD DRUM HOUSING DESIGNS THAT ARE PART OF THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY MY TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. *AK

THE CAR SHAKES WILE BRAKING @ OR AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. DEALER REPORTED THE CAUSE AS ROTOR RUN OUT ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND TURNED ROTORS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. SOON AFTERWARDS, I REPORTED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING AGAIN AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS OK AND TO BRING THE CAR IN WHEN THE SHAKING GETS REALLY, REALLY BAD. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK WHEN THE SHAKING GOT REALLY, REALLY BAD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY BRAKES BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ENOUGH THICKNESS ON THE ROTOR TO TURN THEM ANYMORE. THE DEALER GAVE ME A HARD TIME ABOUT REPLACING THE BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY, BUT FINALLY REPLACED THEM AS A GOODWILL REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS, SHIMS, CLIPS AND PADS IN JULY 2000. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS TWICE IN 2001 AND ONCE THEY WERE CRACKED. THE MECHANIC AT MIDAS TOLD ME THAT HE HAS NEVER SEEN CRACKED BRAKE PADS BEFORE. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BRAKE PADS, BUT SOME KIND OF MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM SUCH AS CALIPERS. THE COMPANY HAS TRIED TO USE ANY EXCUSE THEY CAN TO NOT TAKE BLAME, LIKE SAYING THAT IT'S BECAUSE OF MY DRIVING OR BECAUSE I LET MIDAS CHANGE MY BRAKE PADS IN 2001. MIDAS HAS AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION IN THE BRAKE AREA AND THEY DON'T LIE AND COVERUP WHAT THEIR FINDINGS ARE. *AK

INITIAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION RESULTED IN TOW ON MAJOR HIGHWAY; REPLACEMENT FAILURE RESULTED IN TOW ON MAJOR HIGHWAY; STILL NO RESOLUTION TO PROBLEM. *AK

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WHICH I'M CONVINCED LEAD TO THE UNEVEN WEAR OF THE FRONT TIRES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT NNOONE IN THE SERVICE DEPT. REVEALED TO ME ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE CORDS WERE SHOWING THROUGH ON THE FRONT TIRES AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I'M ALSO CONVINCED THAT THE BALL JOINT DEFECT RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. BOTH THE TIRE REPLACEMENT AND THE BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT WAS AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO ME BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBLITY. (DOT NUMBER: M6D2 TIRESIZE: 205-55R16)

BOTH DOORS LEAK WATER ONTO DOOR SILL. ALL SEALS REPLACED 3 TIMES BY DEALER. LEAK STILL OCCURS. IF CAR IS JACKED UP ON ONE SIDE WATER LEAKS THROUGH SPEAKER COVER ONTO FLOOR. HOPLESS TO FIX CORRECTLY?

APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO, RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL REPAIR. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. TOOK A TRIP AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE WHEEL CAME DETATCHED FROM THE SUSPENSION, BREAKING AXLE AND BRING THE CAR TO A HALT AT THE LIGHT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP, WHO HAS TAKEN CARE OF ALL EXPENSES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE NOW, HAD THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A DEATH. I AM TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE AS A CONSUMER IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO TURN STEERING WHEEL COULDN'T DO IT. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT TUNRN IN THE DIRECTION THAT CONSUMER TURNED WHEEL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETLY DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION.