2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT IN 2001 AND RECENTLY THE LEFT HEAD LAMP DIMMED AND I THOUGHT THE HEAD LAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PURCHASED A NEW BULB ONLY TO DISCOVER THE HEAD LAMP HARNESS HAD BEEN MELTED. SHORTLY THERE AFTER I DRIVING HOME AFTER SUNSET AND BOTH HEAD LAMPS WENT OUT. ALL I COULD DO WAS TURN ON MY FOG LAMPS TO GET LIGHT TO SEE WHERE I WAS GOING. I LIVE IN RURAL AREA AND WITHOUT ANY STREET LAMPS I COULD NOT EVEN SEE THE ROAD. ONCE I ARRIVED HOME I HAD MY HUSBAND CHECK THE HEAD LAMP AND THE RIGHT HEAD LAMP HARNESS IS NOW MELTED AS WELL. MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS AND DESIGN. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT BOTH MY CHILDREN HAD NOT BEEN IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THE HEAD LAMPS DECIDED TO GO. ADDITIONALLY, MY HUSBAND DID VERIFY THAT THE FUSES WERE NOT BLOWN. I HAVE READ OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL ECLIPSE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V225001 CONCERNING THE STEERING, THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL WERE CURRENTLY PRESENT ON THE VEHICLE. SHE FELT THAT RECALL REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE SAFETY DEFECT. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE, AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE V WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

I AM NOW REPLACING THE SECOND HEADLAMP CONNECTION SOCKET ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. BOTH HAVE FAILED BY BUILDUP OF CORROSION OF THE SOCKET MATERIAL, DIMMING OF THE HEADLAMP, HEATING AND MELTING OF THE SOCKET MATERIAL TO FAILURE. TWO SAFETY ISSUES EXIST: FIRST THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM THE OVER HEATED CONNECTOR AND MELTED WIRING. SECOND THE GRADUAL DIMMING OF THE HEADLAMP LEADS TO INADEQUATE ILLUMINATION OF THE ROAD DURING OPERATION AFTER DARK. THE LOCAL DEALER KNEW THE PART BEFORE I COULD FULLY EXPLAIN, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE FAILURE IS WIDESPREAD. *NM

I SUDDENLY STARTED FINDING ROUND PIECES OF BROKEN PLASTIC ON THE FLOORBOARD. IT WAS WHEN I WAS WASHING THE CAR AND NOTICED THE 2 HUGE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD THAT I REALIZED THE PIECES OF PLASTIC WERE THE "SLATS" WHERE THE DEFOGGER AIR COMES OUT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY CABLE BROKE. THIS WAS THE NEGATIVE POST. THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN ORDERED, AND IT WILL BE REPAIRED WHEN THE REPLACEMENT PART ARRIVES. SHE CALLED AND CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS, AND THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS.

I OWN A 2000 ECLIPSE. EVERY TIME IT RAINS HEAVILY I GET A PUDDLE OF WATER IN THE FRONT FLOOR BOARDS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAY IT IS FIXED BUT IT STILL LEAKS. THERE IS A REAL BAD MOLDY SMELL ON THE WINDOWS. WHEN I DRIVE IT AFTER A BIG RAIN STORM, I CAN HEAR WATER SLUSHING AROUND IN THE DOOR. THERE HAS TO BE A FIX FOR THIS. I DO NOT WANT TO GET RID OF THE CAR BUT.... I HOPE I DO NOT NEED TO MAKE A BIG THING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. *JB

DASH BOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS NOT SURE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THIS IS VEHICLE NOT INVOLVED IN ANY COLLISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS, SUSPECT MATERIAL FOR DASH IS AFFECTED BY TEMPERATURE, NEVER USED ANY CHEMICALS ON THE DASH FOR CLEANING PURPOSES. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN MANY FRIENDS 2000+ MODEL MITSUBISHI ECLIPSES. *JB

I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS. MY WHEELS WERE ALSO DENTED AND FRACTURED UPON INSPECTION AND HAD VISIBLE WEAR TO MY TIRES. TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES HAD STATED TO GO TO THE DEALER AND CHECK ON IT. THEY OF COURSE SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND JUST TO BUY NEW RIMS AT $385.00 EACH OR TIRES. OF COURSE, AFTER BUYING TIRES A FEW TIMES, I JUST BOUGHT AFTER MARKET RIMS. THE SECOND COMPLAINT, IS I HAVE HAD VISIBLE CORROSION ON THE BATTERY CABLES ON MY CAR FOR YEARS AND ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A REASON SO MUCH IS GATHERING, THEY ADVISED NO. WELL, I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND STILL AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS SUCH AS: AIR CONDITIONER GOES OUT WITH THE LIGHT BLINKING, CAR DOES NOT START, OR WHILE DRIVING IT WILL STALL AS WELL AS RUN VERY SLUGGISH. I HAVE ASKED REPEATEDLY IF THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY STATED NOT FOR MY CAR, DUE TO THE DATE MADE. I FIND THIS A LITTLE ODD, I HAVE ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS OF THE 2000 ECLIPSE, HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS MADE "DURING THE DATES". MY CAR IS A 2000 ECLIPSE GT AND MY BATTERY WIRES HAVE SHOWN VISIBLE SIGNS OF CORROSION FOR YEARS AND NOT BEING A MECHANIC HOW WOULD I HAVE THOUGH ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN CHANGING THE BATTERY, AS WELL AS GETTING NEW TIRES AND NEW AFTER MARKET RIMS FOR THE SAME PRICE AS STOCK RIMS. *JB

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS HAD 6 FLAT TIRES AND RIMS DAMAGED CAUSED BY POTHOLES AND RUTS IN THE ROAD.*MR

THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AT RANDOM TIMES. MY AUTO REPAIR CENTER SAYS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT THE RECALL COVERS VEHICLES MADE UP TO THE MONTH BEFORE MINE WAS MADE. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN NHSTA CAMPAIGN # 99V305001