MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 1997 : Problems

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Gas Engine

ODI ID: 741241 NHTSA Complaint ID: 286627

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 1997 ECLIPSE 97

Component/Parts: Gas Engine

Failure Date: September 02, 2000 Complaint Date: February 20, 2001

City/State: AUSTIN, TX (Texas)
Crash: NA Fire: No Injured: 0 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: well, its one of the defaults that mitsubishi is hiding. its a failure in the crank bearing which causes the clutch not to work properly and a very annoying taping sound when the clutch is pressed. the main dangerous problem is that you cannot shift properly while driving making it unsafe and frustrating. i took my car to the dealer and they said i need to replace the whole engine(shortblock) and it will be under my cost around $3500. the workers there addmitted to me that its a default that they dont have a recall on. i bought the car under the intention that mitsubishi makes very reliable products. unfortunatly i was very mistaken especially after the few incidents on the news. please help me because i am losing a lot of money with this problem. thank you. .