2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Complaints

I HAD TO BRING IN MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GS TO A MECHANIC DUE TO AN APPARENT LEAKAGE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT CAR WAS UNDER A RECALL WHICH HE PRINTED FOR ME. IT IS 01V011001:AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE HOSE ASSEMBLY WHICH IS THE EXACT PROBLEM I AM HAVING. MITSUBISHI REFUSES TO MAKE THE REPAIR AND SAYS MY PARTICULAR CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD BE IF MY MECHANIC PULLED IT FROM THE NHTSA BULLETIN. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE HEAD LIGHTS MELTED. ALSO, THE OIL LIGHT WAS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE OIL VALVE WAS REPLACED. THESE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK...HEADLIGHTS DID NOT BLINK BUT WENT OFF ALTOGETHER. WHEN THE CONSUMER REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD WE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH THAT MAKE AND MODEL. CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK

THE HEADLIGHT PLUG IS SUBJECT TO REPEATED BURNING OR CORROSION OF THE CONNECTION. THIS NORMALLY RESULTS IN A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF LIGHT OUTPUT. THE PLASTIC PLUG IS ALSO MELTED, CAUSING A CONCERN FOR FIRE. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES THAT HER SON'S VEHICLE HEAD LAMPS GO OUT. THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED THE PLUG WHICH IN TURN MADE THE HEAD LAMPS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *NM

TIRES WILL NOT HOLD AIR. THOUGH MY CAR IS A 2001 I ONLY HAVE 34K MILES ON IT. TONIGHT, WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM. THE TIRES HAVE ALWAYS LOST AIR, TO THE POINT THAT THEY HAVE TO BE CHECKED AND FILLED EVERY FEW MONTHS. DEFINITELY A MFG DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

2001 ECLIPSE RS BLACK PAINT JOB FADING REAL BAD IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A POKE-A-DOT CAR OF WHITE AND BLACK EVERY PANEL ON MY CAR IS FADING, HOOD TOP SIDE PANELS TRUNK IS REAL BAD AND ALL OTHERS THE VEHICLE IS IN NC AND I KNOW A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THE SAME CAR AND ITS HAPPENED TO THEM TO, AN 01 ECLIPSE GS I THINK. *NM

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS. CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE COLORED HALOGEN LIGHTS ENHANCERS PUT IN, AND THE MECHANIC LET THE CONTACT KNOW THAT THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED ON THE HALOGEN LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WOULD NOT LET THE CONTACT DRIVE IT HOME BECAUSE IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD. THE PARTS WILL BE IN ON 10-13-05. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE THE CONTACT A LOANER VEHICLE. THE COST WAS GOING TO BE MORE THAN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. T $200 DEDUCTIBLE THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF HER POCKET.*AK

THE PAINT ON MY BLACK 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE BEGAN TO DELAMINATE IN OCTOBER OF 2004. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER BLACK MITSUBISHI CARS SUCH AS THE GALANT BUT THE ECLIPSES EXHIBIT THIS PROBLEM MORE FREQUENTLY. IT BEGAN AS FADED AREAS ON THE ROOF THEN SPREAD TO THE HOOD, TRUNK, SAIL PANELS AND NOW TO THE TOP REAR QUARTER PANELS. IT SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY SUN DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF INSUFFICIENT ULTRAVIOLET INHIBITORS IN THE PAINT AS APPLIED FROM THE FACTORY AS I HAVE WASHED AND MAINTAINED THE PAINT ON A REGULAR BASIS. *NM

MY CALAPANA BLACK 2001 ECLIPSE GT STARTED TO FADE A YEAR AGO. I NOTICED THAT MOST BLACK MITSUBISHI CARS STARTS TO FADE IN 2-3 YEARS. I HAVE A COUPLE OF FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO COMPLAIN HERE BECAUSE THEY ALREADY DONE SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER BUT NEVER HAD A RESPONSE. I ALSO HAVE EXACT PROBLEM AS COMPLAIN NO. ODI ID: 100511429 NHTSA COMPLAINT ID: 448638. AS MENTIONED, THE CAR HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR (WORST WHEN COLD), STUTTERS WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING, AND MAKES A CONTINUOUS RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS NOT ENGAGED. I COMPLAINED TO MITSUBISHI DEALER MANY TIMES BUT THEY REFUSE TO BE RESPONSIBLE. *JB

THE RIMS ON MY CAR ARE PEELING. BECAUSE OF THE PEELING THEY ARE NOW RUSTING. I AM TRYING TO SELL THE CAR BUT NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE RIMS BECAUSE THESE ONES LOOKS HORRIBLE. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2001 ECLIPSES THAT HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. *NM