2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Complaints

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHERE MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. LATER UPON CALLING IN A AIRBAG SPECIALIST, THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND THAT BOTH THE FRONT RIGHT AND FRONT LEFT AIRBAG SENSORS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THIS WAS THEN BACKED UP BY THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP. I STILL SUFFER FROM MY HEAD INJURY TO THIS DAY. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW CAR WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES ON IT. THE TIRE TREAD HAS SEPARATED CAUSING THE CAR TO BE DISABLED WITH MY TEEN DRIVER DRIVING IT. THE GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME NOW THAT THE TIRES HAVE NO WARRANTY ON THEM. WHY WOULD A DEALERSHIP SELL TIRES WITH NO WARRANTY? WHY WOULD GOODYEAR NOT PUT A WARRANTY ON SOME BRAND NEW TIRES? I CALLED THE AUTHORIZED TIRE DEALERSHIP AND HE TELLS ME I SHOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY THAT THEY LASTED LONGER THAN 30,000 MILES. THIS IS A SHAM. THIS IS UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

I AM A CURRENT OWNER OF A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITH A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE LESS THAN 22,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AS OF TODAY AND RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM MY TRANSMISSION WHILE I AM IN 'NEUTRAL.' I RECENTLY RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A 'PREVIOUS' RECALL SITUATION THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. I QUESTIONED THE 'NOISE' AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE 'THROW-OUT' BEARING ON THE CLUTCH. I ASKED IF THE PART CAN BE REPLACED AND IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY 'USUALLY' REPLACED THE ENTIRE CLUTCH DUE TO THE BEARING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ITSELF. WHEN I ASKED WHY THE BEARING WAS NOT COVERED, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A 'WEARABLE' PART. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS CLUTCH REPLACEMENT COULD COST AT LEAST $1,000. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION-VEHICLES FOR OVER 13 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A 'CLUTCH' PROBLEM. THE PREVIOUS CARS I OWNED PRIOR TO THE ECLIPSE PURCHASE HAVE BEEN SOLD TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND THEY ALSO HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH. I CURRENTLY OWN A 20 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH ALMOST 200,000 MILES AND I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CLUTCH IS A 'WEARABLE' PART, HOWEVER, I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM (COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10222679, 10224311, 10178777, 10173845, 10163231) AND I BELIEVE THAT A CLUTCH SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACING ALREADY IN A BRAND-NEW VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO E-MAILED MITSUBISHI OVER TWO WEEKS AGO FOR ANY INFORMATION AND/OR ASSISTANCE AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL BEING A CUSTOMER. I BELIEVE DUE TO MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ORIGIN, THAT THIS PART COULD BE 'FAULTY' AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTINUE TO HAVE THE "NOISE" COMING FROM MY TRANSMISSION AND NO ASSISTANCE AND/OR INFORMATION FROM MITSUBISHI. AFTER THIS ORDEAL, I REFUSE TO EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER MITSUBISHI. *TR

4 MONTHS AGO I HAD THE SLAVE CYLINDER LEAK ONTO MY CLUTCH CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO GO OUT, THEY REPLACED IT BASICALLY TOLD ME I HAVE A NEW CLUTCH. SO RECENTLY I'VE BEEN GETTING ON THE FREEWAY IN 5TH 6TH GEAR AND THE CAR IS REVVING BUT NOT GOING, SO I WENT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER TOLD THEM WHAT'S UP AND WITHOUT EVEN DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM SAID I NEED A NEW CLUTCH, I THEN REMINDED THEM I JUST HAD IT REPLACED 4 MONTHS AGO THEY TRIED TO SAY IT WAS FOR SOMETHING ELSE WHEN IN FACT I REMEMBER HIM CLEARLY SAYING YOU GOT A BRAND NEW CLUTCH. ANYWAY I ASKED HOW MUCH TO FIX IT HE SAID $1,400.00 I THEN ASKED IS IT NORMAL TO HAVE IT GO OUT SO SOON BUT HE IS STILL TRYING TO CONVINCE ME THEY JUST REPLACED THE BEARINGS ON THE CLUTCH. THEN ASKED IF I DRIVE IT HARD. WELL I NEVER RACE IT I DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK THAT'S ABOUT IT, OH AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 16500 MILES ON IT. I THEN CALLED THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE WARRANTY THEY SAID ITS NOT COVERED , I DON'T KNOW IM SO MAD ABOUT THIS I LOVE THE CAR BUT HATE THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT! *TR

2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPUN 3 MAIN BEARINGS, HAS A WORN CLUTCH AT 28,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED THE CLUTCH IN MY '88 MAZDA, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 190,000 MILES ON IT OR ANY OF THE PREVIOUS MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED. MITSUBISHI REPS DENIED THE WARRANTY DUE TO AFTERMARKET PART (COLD AIR INTAKE) THE CLUTCH BEING WORN AND FROM WHAT THEY CLAIM AS "SPIRITED DRIVING." I DID NOT PAY $30,000 FOR A CAR TO TAKE OUT AND DRIVE IT LIKE A MANIAC. THIS IS A CAR THAT I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF AND CHANGE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES RELIGIOUSLY, AND HAVE IT SERVICED REGULARLY. I HAD A DISPUTE HEARING ON THIS MATTER AND THAT WAS A JOKE, YOU BETTER HAVE SOMEONE TO GO WITH YOU THAT HAS IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF ENGINES AND COLD AIR INTAKES. I KNOW THAT THE COLD AIR INTAKE DOES NOT CHANGE THE PARAMETERS OF THE ENGINE SET BY THE MANUFACTURER, SINCE I HAD CONTACTED THE COMPANY THAT DEVELOPED THE INTAKE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MITSUBISHI IN MY LIFE. THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR WARRANTIES OR THEIR PRODUCTS. I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND A MITSUBISHI VEHICLE TO ANYBODY. I WILL ALSO NOT RECOMMEND THE DEALERSHIP TO ANYONE EITHER. THEY WAS OF NO HELP TO ME WHAT SO EVER. *TR

I WAS COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT AND MY BRAKES GAVE OUT THEY WENT ALL THE WAY 2 THE GROUND, NO PRESSURE NOTHING ,THEY WOULD JUST GO 2 THE GROUND, AND THEN MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY DASH BOARD ,ON TOP OF ALL OF IT I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A PLOW,I COULD HAVE DIED TONIGHT BECAUSE OF MY BRAKES IN MY 06 ECLIPSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE HORN WILL SOUND WITHOUT WARNING. OCCASIONALLY, THE HORN WILL NOT SOUND WHEN PRESSED. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE HORN FROM BLOWING WAS TO REMOVE THE FUSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES BY REPLACING THE HORNS TWICE AND PERFORMING MAINTENANCE TO THE AIR BAG, YET THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAS A REPAIR INVOICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.*AK

WATER LEAKS FROM SUNROOF (WHICH I DO NOT USE) SWITCH, AND FROM SIDE AIRBAGS. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO SELLING DEALERSHIP WITH NO RESULTS. I THEN REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT RESULTED FROM A BAD DRAINAGE ALONG THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE( BESIDE FRONT WINDSHIELD). *JB

CLUTCH WORE OFF AT 33000 MILES AND NOT EVEN ONE YEAR. I'VE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL FOR TEN YEARS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE CLUTCH ON MY 97 NISSAN TRUCK. I STILL HAVE THE OLD CAR WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AND NOW A NEW 2006 ECLIPSE BURN OUT AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR. DEALER SAID THAT IT ISN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE ITS WEARABLE BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY FOR 100000 OR TEN YEARS. *JB

RE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, 2006, 8,000+ MILES. WITH NO PRIOR SIGNS OR ODORS, RPMS FLUCTUATED IN 5TH GEAR AT 65 MPH REDUCED TO 30 MPH. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THEN WOULD NOT PROCEED IN GEAR. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD CLUTCH WAS WORN; PARTS WERE REPLACED. FAILURE WAS BLAMED ON DRIVER, BUT THERE IS REASON TO BELIEVE THE CLUTCH WAS FAULTY FROM START. *NM