MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 1999 : Problems

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Brake Disc

ODI ID: 757332 NHTSA Complaint ID: 349699

Make: Mitsubishi Model: 1999 ECLIPSE 99

Component/Parts: Brake Disc

Failure Date: January 22, 2000 Complaint Date: January 25, 2002

City/State: FAIRFIELD, CA (California)
Crash: NA Fire: No Injured: 0 Deaths: 0

Complaint Description: the car shakes wile braking @ or around 40 miles an hour. dealer reported the cause as rotor run out on the front brakes and turned rotors to resolve the problem. soon afterwards, i reported to the service manager that the same thing was happening again and he told me that it was ok and to bring the car in when the shaking gets really, really bad. i brought the car back when the shaking got really, really bad and they told me that i needed to replace my brakes because there wasn't enough thickness on the rotor to turn them anymore. the dealer gave me a hard time about replacing the brakes under warranty, but finally replaced them as a goodwill repair. they replaced the front rotors, shims, clips and pads in july 2000. i have had to replace my brake pads twice in 2001 and once they were cracked. the mechanic at midas told me that he has never seen cracked brake pads before. i feel that there is a safety issue with the front brakes that has nothing to do with brake pads, but some kind of manufacturer defect in the brake system such as calipers. the company has tried to use any excuse they can to not take blame, like saying that it's because of my driving or because i let midas change my brake pads in 2001. midas has an excellent reputation in the brake area and they don't lie and coverup what their findings are. *ak .