Mitsubishi Eclipse (Spyder) 1997 Problems/Defects
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34YXVE190123
City/State: MEDLEY,FL
Defect/Problem: NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING A VEHICLE COLLISION.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 2S3TE52V6Y6103786
City/State: SUNNYVALE,CA
Defect/Problem: I WAS GOING ON US-101 NORTH AND GOT SIDE-SWIPED BY AN SUV WHICH WAS TRYING TO GET INTO MY LANE (CAR POOL LANE). I WAS AT A SPEED OF 60-65 MPH. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND REAR-ENDED ANOTHER SUV. YOU CAN FIND PHOTOS OF MY CRASHED CAR ( NOW PARKED AT THE AUTO BODY SHOP) AT : HTTP://PHOTOS.YAHOO.COM/SHAMAKARKAL UNDER THE FOLDER NAMED "CRASH". YOU CAN SEE THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT THAT SPEED.*AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AX35G4VE132936
City/State: LAYTON,UT
Defect/Problem: NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/09 ------ Miles: 0
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City/State: WEST COVEIN,CA
Defect/Problem: WHEN TRAVELING THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH, AND BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CAUSE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: WEST COVEIN,CA
Defect/Problem: WHEN TRAVELING THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH, AND BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CAUSE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/09 ------ Miles: 0
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City/State: WEST COVEIN,CA
Defect/Problem: WHEN TRAVELING THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH, AND BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CAUSE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/06 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F1VE160857
City/State: ARLETA,CA
Defect/Problem: NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/06 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F1VE160857
City/State: ARLETA,CA
Defect/Problem: NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/12 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 483AK34Y4VE031985
City/State: BECKELEY,WV
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXMATLY 50-60 MPH HIT GUARDRAIL, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,CAUSING INJURIES EVEN WITH SEATBELTS ON. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/12 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 483AK34Y4VE031985
City/State: BECKELEY,WV
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXMATLY 50-60 MPH HIT GUARDRAIL, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,CAUSING INJURIES EVEN WITH SEATBELTS ON. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/10 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y2VE132870
City/State: GARNER,NC
Defect/Problem: DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BURNING THE DRIVER'S ARM. ALSO THE PASSANGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND BURNED THE SUNVISOR. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F8VE122526
City/State: TUCSON,AZ
Defect/Problem: DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F8VE122526
City/State: TUCSON,AZ
Defect/Problem: DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y8VE101218
City/State: DANVILLE,VA
Defect/Problem: BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, TRUCK AHEAD OF THE ECLIPSE HAD COME TO STOP, APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. CAR ACCELERATED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, KEPT PUMPING BRAKES, BUT CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. WHEN BRAKES FINALLY KICKED IN CAR SLID UNDERNEATH TRUCK, DEMOLISHING FRONT END AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y8VE101218
City/State: DANVILLE,VA
Defect/Problem: BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, TRUCK AHEAD OF THE ECLIPSE HAD COME TO STOP, APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. CAR ACCELERATED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, KEPT PUMPING BRAKES, BUT CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. WHEN BRAKES FINALLY KICKED IN CAR SLID UNDERNEATH TRUCK, DEMOLISHING FRONT END AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/01 ------ Miles: 0
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City/State: ALTA LOMA,CA
Defect/Problem: DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: ALTA LOMA,CA
Defect/Problem: DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1997/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK24Y1VE004575
City/State: KILLROY,TX
Defect/Problem: DRIVING 40MPH, WHEN A SEMI TURNED IN FRONT OF ECLIPSE; VEHICLE HIT SEMI'S GAS TANK W/FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE; UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1997/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK24Y1VE004575
City/State: KILLROY,TX
Defect/Problem: DRIVING 40MPH, WHEN A SEMI TURNED IN FRONT OF ECLIPSE; VEHICLE HIT SEMI'S GAS TANK W/FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE; UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1997/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y7VE006028
City/State: JENSEN BEACH,FL
Defect/Problem: AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1997/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y7VE006028
City/State: JENSEN BEACH,FL
Defect/Problem: AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: AIR BAGS : SIDE/WINDOW
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/06 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: CARY,NC
Defect/Problem: WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. FRONT SIDE HIT A MEDIAN . VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, AND HIT THE MEDIAN AGAIN ON THE BACK SIDE. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : IGNITION : MODULE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: ASHLAND CITY,TN
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING REGARDLESS OF SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUELPUMP/ IGNITION SWITCH AND COMPUTER, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS.*AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : IGNITION : MODULE
Complaint Date (Y/M):1997/12 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y7VE123009
City/State: TUCSON,AZ
Defect/Problem: ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : IGNITION : SWITCH
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: ASHLAND CITY,TN
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING REGARDLESS OF SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUELPUMP/ IGNITION SWITCH AND COMPUTER, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS.*AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : WIRING : FRONT UNDERHOOD
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: ORANGEBURG,SC
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 HRS AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. ONLY OTHER PROB WAS AT TIME OF PURCHASE WHEN IT LEAKED BECAUSE IT WAS A CONVERT. DID TAKE IT TO DEALER AND IT WAS NOT FIXED. FIRED CAUSED EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO MY DAUGHTERS HOME. CAUSE IS STILL UNKOWN.. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Complaint Date (Y/M):1996/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: UNION CITY,CA
Defect/Problem: ENGINE HAS HIGH PITCH RAVE NOISE WHEN STARTING IN THE MORNING, ENGINE IDLES INTERMENTENTLY WHEN IN NEUTRAL, REPLACE TIMING BELT.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : COOLING SYSTEM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y6VEO86826
City/State: CHRISTIANSBURG,VA
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT OIL GASKET AND WATER PUMP ARE LEAKING, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : COOLING SYSTEM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y5VE083213
City/State: SAN ANTONO,TX
Defect/Problem: THE TEMP GAUGE GOES UP AND WITH THE AIR COND ON
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : COOLING SYSTEM
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y4VE185649
City/State: TOMS RIVER,NJ
Defect/Problem: 1 AND 1/2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT MY "BRAND NEW" CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I WAS TOLD THAT MY WATER PUMP AND GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONE WEEK LATER I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING, I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PULLY, BRACKET AND BELT HAD GONE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTERS RESURFACED MORE TIMES THEN I CARE TO REMEMBER. ON JULY 26, 1999, I HAD NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANS WAS "OPERATING TO MANUFACTURE'S SPECS". ON NOVEMBER 3, 1999 THE DEARLERSHIP ADVISES ME I NEED A NEW TRANS.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : COOLING SYSTEM : RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F0VE078988
City/State: ORANGE PARK,FL
Defect/Problem: ABOUT A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, IT SAT FOR 3 DAYS WHILE I WAS AWAY ON NAVY BUSINESS. WHEN I RETURNED, I HAD TO SIT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I NOTICED THE ENGINE TEMP GAUGE WAS FULL HOT. I FINALLY GOT TO A ROAD TO LET THE ENGINE BREATH, AND THE GAUGE DIDN'T GO DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR TO KELLY MITSUBISHI THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPEN. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT THE HEATER DIDN'T PUT OUT HOT AIR. THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NO PROBLEMS SINCE THEN.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : COOLING SYSTEM : RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):1997/12 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y8VE11278D
City/State: EDISON,NJ
Defect/Problem: AT HIGH VELOCITY ROCK WENT THROUGH THE AIR OPENING, HIT THE RADIATOR,BROKE IT, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK AND MAKING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT.THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THIS DEFECT. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/02 ------ Miles: 89875
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y1VE094919
City/State: WEST CHESTER,PA
Defect/Problem: SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER FRONT TIRE. AFTER INSPECTION BY MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP IN LANCASTER, PA, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/12 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: DALLAS,TX
Defect/Problem: THE CONSUMER VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL COMING FROM A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/05 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54F5VEO22185
City/State: BAYONNE,NJ
Defect/Problem: CRANKSHAFT WALKING IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. PLEASE LOOK UP CRANKWALK IN SEARCH ENGINE. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y0VE011281
City/State: STRAFORD,CT
Defect/Problem: WHEN STARTING THERE IS A CONSTANT OIL LEAK UNDER VEHICLE. ALSO, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34YXVEO18514
City/State: CROSWELL,MI
Defect/Problem: DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DRIVER STOPPED VEHICLE/ PUT VEHICLE IN PARK/ LOOKED UNDER CAR AND SAW OIL WAS LEAKING. WHEN PRESSING GAS CONSUMER COULD SEE A FLAME OF FIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A HEAD GASKET. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F1VE035714
City/State: LIVERMORE,CA
Defect/Problem: ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FAILED. *YH
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/06 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F2VE015116
City/State: ABINGTON,MA
Defect/Problem: LOWER PULLY FELL APART AT 68500 MILES. REPLACED NEW PULLY, TWO WEEKS LATER, NEW PART FELL APART ON THE HIGHWAY RUNNING AT 50 MPH. MECHANICS RE MOUNTED LOWER PULLY THE SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS.*AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y6VEO86826
City/State: CHRISTIANSBURG,VA
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT OIL GASKET AND WATER PUMP ARE LEAKING, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: VICKSBURG,MS
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER STATE NOTICED SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: VICKSBURG,MS
Defect/Problem: WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. ALSO OIL LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INOFRMATION.*AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AX35G6VE023135
City/State: NEW PORT RICHIE,FL
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING FLYWHEEL BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y4VE185649
City/State: TOMS RIVER,NJ
Defect/Problem: 1 AND 1/2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT MY "BRAND NEW" CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I WAS TOLD THAT MY WATER PUMP AND GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONE WEEK LATER I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING, I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PULLY, BRACKET AND BELT HAD GONE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTERS RESURFACED MORE TIMES THEN I CARE TO REMEMBER. ON JULY 26, 1999, I HAD NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANS WAS "OPERATING TO MANUFACTURE'S SPECS". ON NOVEMBER 3, 1999 THE DEARLERSHIP ADVISES ME I NEED A NEW TRANS.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/06 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54F6VE144506
City/State: WEST CHEST,PA
Defect/Problem: TIMING BELT SNAPPED AND TOTALLY DESTROYED THE ENGINE.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/10 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y1VE080535
City/State: FEDERAL WAY,WA
Defect/Problem: ENGINE FAILS. HAPPENS EVERY 3 OR 4 MONTHS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGINE QUITS. WAIT 3 OR 4 MINUTES AND CAR STARTS NORMALLY AND WILL RUN FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS. I THINK THIS COULD COULD CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MR
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34YXVEO18514
City/State: CROSWELL,MI
Defect/Problem: DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DRIVER STOPPED VEHICLE/ PUT VEHICLE IN PARK/ LOOKED UNDER CAR AND SAW OIL WAS LEAKING. WHEN PRESSING GAS CONSUMER COULD SEE A FLAME OF FIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A HEAD GASKET. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: LIVERMORE,CA
Defect/Problem: THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO ENGINE FAILURES WITHIN SIX MONTHS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE THRUST BEARING WHICH HOLDS THE CAMSHAFT IN THE ENGINE. THIS BEARING HAS A TENDENCY TO FAIL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING, THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *YH
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: LIVERMORE,CA
Defect/Problem: THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO ENGINE FAILURES WITHIN SIX MONTHS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE THRUST BEARING WHICH HOLDS THE CAMSHAFT IN THE ENGINE. THIS BEARING HAS A TENDENCY TO FAIL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING, THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *YH
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: LIVERMORE,CA
Defect/Problem: THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO ENGINE FAILURES WITHIN 6 MONTHS, THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE THRUST BEARING FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. NLM THE FIRST OCCASION WAS WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE SECOND OCCASION OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *SLC
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: LIVERMORE,CA
Defect/Problem: THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO ENGINE FAILURES WITHIN 6 MONTHS, THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE THRUST BEARING FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. NLM
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y7VE022097
City/State: MISSOURI CITY,TX
Defect/Problem: VEHCILE STALLS WHEN DRIVING OR CHANGING GEARS, AND LOOSES ALL POWER STEERING, WHEN POWER STEERING WAS LOST CONSUMER RAN INTO A CURB.*JB
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y7VE022097
City/State: MISSOURI CITY,TX
Defect/Problem: VEHCILE STALLS WHEN DRIVING OR CHANGING GEARS, AND LOOSES ALL POWER STEERING, WHEN POWER STEERING WAS LOST CONSUMER RAN INTO A CURB.*JB
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y0VE192625
City/State: PORTLAND,TN
Defect/Problem: THESE CARS ARE NOT WORTH THE MONEY USED TO MAKE THEM!!!!. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: ASHLAND CITY,TN
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING REGARDLESS OF SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUELPUMP/ IGNITION SWITCH AND COMPUTER, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS.*AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54FXVE146663
City/State: NORTHBOROUGH,MA
Defect/Problem: THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN 1995 TO 1998 ECLIPSES AND TALONS. THRUST BEARING WEARS OUT. REPLACING THE THRUST BEARING DOESN'T HELP! YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE.*AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F1VE019478
City/State: AUSTIN,TX
Defect/Problem: 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.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y7VE050188
City/State: EL DORADO HILLS,CA
Defect/Problem: THERE WAS NO INDICATION PRIOR TO THE ENGINE BLOWING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS PLENTY OF OIL IN IT. ONLY A USED ENGINE WITH 63,000 MILES ON IT COULD BE LOCATED TO REPAIR THE CAR AT A COST OF $3474.17. MITSIBUSHI WAS CALLED AND THEIR ONLY RESPONSE WAS THERE WERE NO RECALLS INVOLVING THIS PARTICULAR CAR. A LETTER WAS MAILED TO THEM WITH THE AUTO SHOP BILL ON AUGUST 30, 2000. THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE FROM THEM.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y7VE127146
City/State: LAS VEGAS,NV
Defect/Problem: VECHILE REPEATEDLY FAILS TO START. IT HAS THE SENSATION THAT IT'S NOT GETTING ANY FUEL. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING AROUND 25/35MPH, AGAIN FEELING AS IF IT HAD RAN OUT OF GAS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I HAD OVER HALF A TANK OF GAS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, ONCE IT WAS TOWED, AND THEY KEPT IT FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS SAYING THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y7VE030538
City/State: SPRING HILL,TN
Defect/Problem: THE CAR IS MISSING AND MAKES A KNOCKING SOUND, HARD VIBRATION WHEN IDLE AND CAR JERKS, DOES NOT SEEM TO SHIFT UP TO NEXT GEAR, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE TAKEN CARE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR FOR SAME PROBLEM AT LEAST 7 TIMES. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS I REPORT TO THEM. WINDOWS ARE LOOSE, RATTLE, AND LEAK. I HAVE HAD THEM TIGHTENED SEVERAL TIMES. I SENT A LETTER TO DAVE MCKENZIE (VP OF SERVICE AND ENGINEERING AT MITSUBISHI) IN 10/98. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/05 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y3VE137537
City/State: ALAMIDA,CA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH CONSUMER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THEN TRIED TO MOVE, BUT VEHICLE WON'T MOVE EVEN WHEN HE STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL.THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPEND ON THE FREEWAY BEFORE. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):1997/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: RIVER FOREST,IL
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE COMPLETELTY SHUT DOWN. THE RMP'S KEPT GOING FROM 3 TO 0 AND THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP AGAIN, THIS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE : BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y8VE171988
City/State: MIAMI,FL
Defect/Problem: THERE IS A SCREECHING NOISE IN ONE OF BELTS INSIDE ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED ALL BELTS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : EXHAUST SYSTEM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y1VE107663
City/State: EL PASO,TX
Defect/Problem: EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM LEAK. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : EXHAUST SYSTEM : EMISSION CONTROL : GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: NOT AVAILABLE
City/State: KENNEDALE,TX
Defect/Problem: ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND VEHICLE WAS LOSING GAS. CHECK VALVE HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, DEALER SAID THAT IF IN AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD'T ROLLOVER, IT COULD CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : EXHAUST SYSTEM : MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Complaint Date (Y/M):1997/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: FAIRVIEW,NM
Defect/Problem: WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO TAIL PIPE OVERHEATING/ MELTING THE BODY AND THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: EQUIPMENT : ELECTRICAL : AIR CONDITIONER
Complaint Date (Y/M):1997/06 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y6VEO92521
City/State: CARMICHAEL,CA
Defect/Problem: THE VEHICLE EXPERICED A BURNT FAINT SMELL COMING FROM THE DEFECTIVE AIR CONDITIONER, LATER THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FIRE ON THE PASSENGER'S DOOR AND VENT COVER. DEALER SAID FIRE WAS STARTED BY THE SUN. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING : BACK UP LIGHTS
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44YOVE040169
City/State: PERRIS,CA
Defect/Problem: BACK UP LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. *YC
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING : TAIL LIGHTS
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y7VE003338
City/State: FOUNTAIN END,SC
Defect/Problem: THE REAR RIGHT TAIL LIGHT BLINKS REALLY FAST CAUSING THE BULB TO BLOW. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER & MECHANIC AND THEY ONLY REPLACE THE BULB, THEY WILL NOT CHECK ANY OF THE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS. OWNER HAS NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT BULB SOCKET CONTACTS ARE CORRODED, THIS IS WHAT SHE BELIEVES IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y8VE171988
City/State: MIAMI,FL
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE HAS A BAD GASOLINE SMELL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.*AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE : DELIVERY : FUEL PUMP
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: ASHLAND CITY,TN
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING REGARDLESS OF SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUELPUMP/ IGNITION SWITCH AND COMPUTER, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS.*AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE : FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Complaint Date (Y/M):1997/12 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y7VE123009
City/State: TUCSON,AZ
Defect/Problem: FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE : STORAGE : TANK ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y6VE184826
City/State: NORTH TAZEWELL,VA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MP RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE DUE TO POOR METAL, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND GAS TANK TO RUPTURE. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: OTHER
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: NOT AVAILABLE
City/State: KENNEDALE,TX
Defect/Problem: ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND VEHICLE WAS LOSING GAS. CHECK VALVE HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, DEALER SAID THAT IF IN AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD'T ROLLOVER, IT COULD CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: OTHER
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y8VE190654
City/State: VICKSBURG,MS
Defect/Problem: NO SUMMARY
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):2004/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: LIMA,OH
Defect/Problem: I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF GEAR I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING A LONG LINE OF TRUCKS AND HAD TO PULL OFF INTO THE LEFT SIDE BREAKDOWN LANE AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY NUMEROUS CARS DUE TO SENSORS IN THE CAR SHUTTING THE TRANSMISSION OFF DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE REPLACED 4 TRANSMISSIONS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS AND AM GETTING RID OF THIS CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ITS A VERY RELIABLE CAR EXCEPT FOR THE TRANSMISSIONS, THEY ARE TOTAL JUNK AND MITSUBISHI SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THEM. THEY DEFINATELY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSIONS LOCK UP ON ME GOING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS JUST ABOUT COLLIDING INTO OTHER VEHICLES. IM SURPRISED THAT CAR HASNT CAUSED A WRECK YET. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y0VE192625
City/State: PORTLAND,TN
Defect/Problem: THESE CARS ARE NOT WORTH THE MONEY USED TO MAKE THEM!!!!. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y4VE185649
City/State: TOMS RIVER,NJ
Defect/Problem: 1 AND 1/2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT MY "BRAND NEW" CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I WAS TOLD THAT MY WATER PUMP AND GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONE WEEK LATER I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING, I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PULLY, BRACKET AND BELT HAD GONE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTERS RESURFACED MORE TIMES THEN I CARE TO REMEMBER. ON JULY 26, 1999, I HAD NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANS WAS "OPERATING TO MANUFACTURE'S SPECS". ON NOVEMBER 3, 1999 THE DEARLERSHIP ADVISES ME I NEED A NEW TRANS.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y0VE180894
City/State: WOBURN,MA
Defect/Problem: NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/10 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 43K3AK34Y0BEO7185
City/State: TROY,NY
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER'S SON WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. HE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE INTERSECTION, AND A CAR WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND HIS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT WORK. ALSO, ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP AND HE COULDN'T STOP. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION : COOLING UNIT AND LINES
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: LOS GATOS,CA
Defect/Problem: TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION : LEVER AND LINKAGE : COLUMN SHIFT
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54F5VE016208
City/State: WHITE PLAI,NY
Defect/Problem: TRANSFER CASE LEAKS/LOCKS UP.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AXLE ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y6VE153473
City/State: ROUND LAKE BEACH,IL
Defect/Problem: DRIVEAXLE AND DRIVEAXLE HUB NUT CORRODED THROUGH. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AXLE ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y6VE184826
City/State: NORTH TAZEWELL,VA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MP RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE DUE TO POOR METAL, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND GAS TANK TO RUPTURE. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AXLE ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/10 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y6VEI84826
City/State: NORTH TAZWELL,VA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING AXLE BROKE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH COUILD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AXLE ASSEMBLY : AXLE SHAFT : SEAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54F2VE121126
City/State: CLAYTON,OH
Defect/Problem: TRANSFER CASE LEAKS FLUID OUT OF REAR SEAL.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AXLE HUBS
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y6VE153473
City/State: ROUND LAKE BEACH,IL
Defect/Problem: DRIVEAXLE AND DRIVEAXLE HUB NUT CORRODED THROUGH. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54F4VE161420
City/State: TOPEKA,KS
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL STAY IN ONE GEAR, AND CLUTCH PEDAL WILL ALWAYS GO TO FLOOR AND WILL STAY THERE UNTIL ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, THEN RESTARTED. VEHICLE WILL START WORKING AGAIN. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDER. TRANSFER CASE LEAKS AND THE CONSUMER WAS STILL EXPERIENCING GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM. *YH
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AX55F4VE127268
City/State: VENTURA,CA
Defect/Problem: IN JUNE OF 1998 I BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE CLUTCH INTERMITTENTLY STICKING (SOMETIMES TO THE GROUND AND I WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL THE CLUTCH UP WHILE DRIVING) AT SPEEDS OF ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 65 MILES AN HOUR. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO FIX MY CAR IN A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS THE DEALER I HAVE BEEN HAVING MY CAR SERVICED AT (TODEY MITSUBIHI IN VENTURA, CA) HAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY ENGINE, APPARENTLY THE ENGINE IS ACTUALLY SHIFTING AND THIS WAS CAUSING MY CLUTCH PROBLEMS. I AM AWARE THAT TODEY MITSUBISHI HAS SEEN AT LEAST ONE OTHER VEHICLE WITH THIS SAME ENGINE FLAW (SHIFTING) MANIFESTING ITSELF IN A FLUID LEAK.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):1997/12 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK5FXVE12088
City/State: SCRANTON,PA
Defect/Problem: EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IN DRIVER SEAT. CLUTCH MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE HAS SURGED CAUSING CRASH. EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. NO NOTICE OF RECALL 97V08100 OR 97V081001.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : DRIVELINE : CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AX55F9VE053739
City/State: CAMBRIA,CA
Defect/Problem: CV BOOT WAS LIFTED OUT OF PLACEFLYING BACKWARD INTO TRAFFIC DUE TO BEING WRONGLY INSTALLED.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):1997/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AX35CHVE03788
City/State: SARASOTA,FL
Defect/Problem: AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND LEFT IT PARKED, FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A TRANSMISSION LEAK. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54F4VE161420
City/State: TOPEKA,KS
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL STAY IN ONE GEAR, AND CLUTCH PEDAL WILL ALWAYS GO TO FLOOR AND WILL STAY THERE UNTIL ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, THEN RESTARTED. VEHICLE WILL START WORKING AGAIN. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDER. TRANSFER CASE LEAKS AND THE CONSUMER WAS STILL EXPERIENCING GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM. *YH
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: POWER TRAIN : TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54FXVE146663
City/State: RUTLAND,MA
Defect/Problem: TRANSFER CASE SEAL LEAKS.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: SEAT BELTS : FRONT : ANCHORAGE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/05 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AX35G2VE105850
City/State: CREVE TOEUR,MI
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE REAR OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING A COLLISION. DRIVER'S SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD HER IN POSITION . SEATBELTS LOCKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: SEAT BELTS : FRONT : BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: ALBQ,NM
Defect/Problem: THE DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT BUCKLE UNLATCHED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: SEATS
Complaint Date (Y/M):1997/12 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK5FXVE12088
City/State: SCRANTON,PA
Defect/Problem: EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IN DRIVER SEAT. CLUTCH MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE HAS SURGED CAUSING CRASH. EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. NO NOTICE OF RECALL 97V08100 OR 97V081001.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR : DISC : ROTOR
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54SOVE107192
City/State: GLENDALE H,IL
Defect/Problem: FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP EVERY 12000 TO 15000 MILES.
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC : ANTILOCK
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54S1VE155350
City/State: TRENTON,NJ
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH AND ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP. VEHICLE STARTED SPINNING, AND THEN HIT MEDIAN.*AK
1997 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (97)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC : ANTILOCK
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/10 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 43K3AK34Y0BEO7185
City/State: TROY,NY
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER'S SON WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. HE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE INTERSECTION, AND A CAR WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND HIS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT WORK. ALSO, ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP AND HE COULDN'T STOP. *AK
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