1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Complaints

THE ACCIDENT WAS A NEAR HEAD ON COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLE (CHEVROLET BLAZER) TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED ALTHOUGH ENTIRE FRONT OF CAR WAS DESTROYED. CAR WAS CONSIDERED TOTALLED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. MITSUBISHI CONTACTED AND DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. CLAIMED AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED IN THIS SITUATION. *AK

THE DEALER SEEMS UNCONCERNED ABOUT MY CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL #9089. WHILE HE WAS DRIVING LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE BECAUSE BALL JOINT BROKE. *AK

ROTORS AND BRAKES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. ROTORS HAVE TO BE RESURFACED EVERY 6 MONTHS, AND NEW BRAKES. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHARGE EXCEPT FOR BRAKES. NOW DEALERSHIP TELLS ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR THIS CHRONIC PROBLEM. MITSUBISHI MOTORS ADMITS THAT THIS IS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. DEALERSHIP SAYS TO PUT THE BLAME ON MITSUBISHI MOTORS. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR DUE TO BRAKES POSSIBLY FAILING. THANK YOU. *AK

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG HAS A RATTLE FROM WITHIN THE MODULE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE RATTLE IS. I'M AFRAID THAT EITHER THE AIRBAG WON'T PROPERLY DEPLOY (LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS) OR THAT A PROJECTILE WILL ACCOMPANY THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG AND INJURE, OR POSSIBLY KILL, THE PASSENGER. DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO REPLACE THE MODULE AT NO CHARGE. *AK

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HOOD FLEW OPEN. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. SAFETY LATCH DID NOT HOLD THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE EXPERIENCED NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE BODY SHOP PERSONNEL AT LITTLE ROCK DODGE, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT LITTLE ROCK MITSUBISHI IN HANDLING THIS MATTER. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH, AND I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY ANSWERS, UNLESS , I COUNT THE LIES THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD BY YOUR SO CALLED TRAINED PROFESSIONALS. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH IF SOMEONE WOULD BE HONEST AND NOT PREJUDICE , AND HELP ME OUT. IF I HONESTLY THOUGHT THAT THIS MATTER WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, I WOULD NOT BE GOING THROUGH ALL OF THIS; AND I DEFINITELY WOULDN'T BE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR A MONTH. I AM NOT TRYING TO CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS. ALL I WANT IS FOR THE DEALER TO FIX MY CAR. I FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS DEFECTIVE. NO SAFETY DEFECT(S) MENTIONED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DENIED REPAIR UNDER RECALL #99-002, DEALERSHIP REFUSED DUE TO WORN PART RATHER THAT CRACKED OR SPLIT. *MJS

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (MFR SR-99-002). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL SO NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. HOWEVER, AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE TIRE WAS SEPERATED FROM THE VEHICLE & THE BALL JOINTS COLLAPSED CAUSING FAILURE. *AK

THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT WANTING TO REPAIR THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAID THE BALL JOINT BROKE BEFORE I RECEIEVED THE RECALL. PLUS, THEY ARE WANTING TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIR FOR THE LABOR. FROM READING THE SAFETY RECALL COMPENDIUM, IT SEEMS THEY ARE IN THE WRONG AND I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED. PLEASE HELP! THANKS.