2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Complaints

I WAS DRIVING 60 - 65 ON THE HIGH WAY,ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 25 WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND ENGINE TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. I COULD GET OUT SAFELY IN GOD'S WILL COZ A TRUCK WAS DRIVING ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE AM TRYING TO TAKE THE SHOULDER OF THE STREET AND MY CAR IS SLOWING DOWN FAST BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE IS OFF, AND THE TRUCK DRIVER BRAKES SO HARD AND LOTS OF CARS WERE ALMOST HIT HIM,THEY BRAKE AS WELL, IT WAS SCARY

CONTACT STATES: WHILE SHE WAS WASHING VEHICLE SHE NOTICED A CRACK IN DASHBOARD. ALSO, A CRACK IN RIM. SHE HAS NOT HAD ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS. SHE SAID THAT THERE WAS A FILM ON THE INSIDE WINDSHIELD. THE FILM WAS PROBABLY MOISTURE WERE IT HAD RAINED.*AK

I OWN A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT PURCHASED OCTOBER 1999. SINCE EARLY 2003 I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. THE CLEAR COAT ON THE ROOF CAME OFF. AFTER FIGHTING WITH THE DEALER THEY AGREED TO HELP REPAINT THE ROOF. SHORTLEY THEREAFTER THE WHOLE CAR STARTED TURNING WHITE MY CAR USED TO BE BLACK NOW IT'S WHITE! THE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND CANNOT BELIEVE THE CONSUMER IS STUCK WITH THE REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS MITSUBISHI WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CLEAR COAT SIMPLY TURNS WHITE! MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR CHEAP WORK AND ASSIST CONSUMERS WITH THIS BURDEN! PLEASE HELP!*AK

RECENTLY TOOK MY MITSUBISHI 2000 ECLIPSE TO GET AN ALIGNMENT. SHOP REFUSED TO COMPLETE IT BECAUSE 3 OF MY RIMS WERE BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE TIRES WILL HOLD AIR, BUT TIRE NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY AT 55 MPH OR HIGHER AND THE WHEEL WILL SHAKE WHEN NEEDING TO BRAKE AT HIGH SPEEDS. MY MECHANIC HAS SAID ALL 3 RIMS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE ANYTHING CAN BE DONE.*AK

MULTIPLE BENT WHEELS ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. I REPLACED ONE WHEEL IN 2002. THREE OTHERS BENT IN APRIL 2004 AND ONE IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL TIRE PRESSURE REQUIRING ME TO CHANGE TO THE SPARE ON A DANGEROUS INTERSTATE ROADSIDE. MANUFACTURER WANTED $500 PER WHEEL TO REPLACE. I REPLACED ALL 4 WHEELS WITH AFTERMARKET WHEELS OF THE SAME SIZE AND WEIGHT FOR HALF THE PRICE AND HAVE HAD NO MORE BENT WHEELS!*AK

THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BROKE OFF THE VEHICLE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE DIFFICULT TO SIGNAL WHEN MAKING A TURN. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK THE CONSUMER ALSO COULDN'T USE THE HIGH BEAMS. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. I HAD A DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS THAT OVERHEATED AND MELTED.I HAD IT REPLACED AT SCHAUMBURG MITSUBISHI. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART.*AK

2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE - HEADLIGHTS SIMPLY DID NOT COME ON. CABLES TO CONNECTIONS WERE TOTALLY MELTED. HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH PARKING LIGHTS ON. CALLED DEALER AND THE RESPONSE WAS "THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME". I HAD TO PURCHASE NEW CONNECTIONS AND PAY TO HAVE THEM INSTALLED. *NM

I OWN A 2000 ECLIPSE GT AND HAVE EXPERIENCED CONSISTENT WHEEL/TIRE PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. THE MOST RECENT WAS A BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED (IN DENSE TRAFFIC) WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ALL 4 ORIGINAL FACTORY RIMS ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN DENTED, AS WELL AS 2 REPLACEMENT RIMS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS FLATS DURING BOTH DRIVING AND PARKED CONDITIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY LEAKING OR DENTED RIMS. AFTER RESEACHING THE ISSUE ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER ECLIPSE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DIFFICULTIES. SINCE I ALREADY HAVE SPENT SIGNIFICANT TIME AND MONEY REPAIRING/REPLACING DANGEROUS LEAKING TIRES/DAMAGED FACTORY RIMS, I HAVE NOW CHOSEN TO REPLACE THE CURRENTLY DAMAGED RIMS WITH CUSTOM RIMS TO AVOID FURTHER ISSUES WITH MITSUBISHI MANUFACTURED WHEELS.*AK

I HAD NO PROBLEM OUT OF CAR LEADING UP TO THE POINT AT HAND. I STARTED THE CAR AND TURNED ON THE HEAT. THE CAR RAN FOR ABOUT 30 TO 35 MINUTES. AR WAS WARM INSIDE, I HAD TO TURN THE HEAT OFF. I LEFT MY FRIENDS HOUSE HEADED UP NORTH I81. MY CAR HAD NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS. THE CAR SHOT FLAMES OUT EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR AND MY ENGINE HAD EXPLODED. I COASTED DOWN THE ROAD TO PUT THE FLAMES OUT PULLED INTO THE EMEGENCY LANE. JUMPED OUT TOLD MY GIRLFRIEND TO GET OUT AND AWAY FROM THE CAR. THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE STILL AT THIS POINT. LUCKAILY A FRIEND OF MINE HAD BEEN FOLLOWING ME AND HAD SOMETHING TO EXTINGUISH THE REST OF THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME WITH THE REMAINER OF THE POWER TRAIN WARRENTY. A MITSUBISHI REP READ THE COMPUTER CODES. HE SAID SINCE THE WATER TEMP READ 64 DEGREES THE CAR HAD BEEN ABUSED. MITSUBISHI NEVER CONTACTED ME TO SEE IF I HAD MAINTENANCE RECORDS. WHICH INDEED I DO HAVE THOSE DOCUMENTS. PLUS I HAD 7 WITNESSES THAT NIGHT THAT KNEW THE HEAT WAS WORKING FINE, MEANING THE WATER TEMP WAS ABOVE 64 DEGREES. NOW HOW CAN A LOW WATER TEMP CAUSE AN ENGINE TO THROW A ROD. AND CATCH ON FIRE? O ACTION WAS TAKEN IT ACTUALLY TOOK MITSUBISHI 3 MONTHS TO DECIDE THE CARE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK