Mitsubishi Eclipse (Spyder) 1998 Problems/Defects
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS
Complaint Date (Y/M):2004/01 ------ Miles: 800000
VIN No:
City/State: SHENANDOAH,VA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y9WE052669
City/State: SHERWOOD,AR
Defect/Problem: NO SUMMARY
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/06 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: LISLE,IL
Defect/Problem: AIR BAG PREMATURELY DEPLOYED WHICH KNOCKED ME OUT, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OVER CAR AND AFTER THAT I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y9WE095320
City/State: FREDERICK,MD
Defect/Problem: WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CPNSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM SIDE AND T-BONED VEHICLE. AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y9WE095320
City/State: FREDERICK,MD
Defect/Problem: I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION GOING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS IMMEDIATLEY TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND COULD NOT LOOK AT THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK. ONCE I SAW THE CAR I FIGURED THAT THE AIRBAGS MUST HAVE DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, I WAS WRONG. THE PERSON THAT FIXED MY CAR GOT A SCMATIC THAT SHOWED WHERE THE AIRBAG SENSORS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE. THERE WAS NO SENSORS IN THAT LOCATION. I MADE SURE THAT ONE THE SALES SLIP THAT IT STATED THAT THE CAR DID HAVE AIRBAGS, AND INDEED IT DID. TODAY, FEB. 15, 2001 I NOTICED IN SEVERAL PLACES ON THE NET THAT MISTUBISHI IS NOW RECALLING 1.3 MILLION CARS BECASUE OF DEFAULTY AIRBAGS AND THE ECLIPSE IS ONE OF THEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE SERVICE FOR ME. CAN ANYONE HELP ME? CAN ANYONE INVESTIGATE THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE HEARD THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE RENN KIRBY AND I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y0WE085530
City/State: BROOKLYN,OH
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, IT DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT WILLING TO HELP OR INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/06 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: PARKTON,MD
Defect/Problem: WHILE MAKING A TURN ANOTHER VEHICLE RERARENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y8WS126633
City/State: PORT WASHINGTON,NY
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. DRIVER/PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y1WE031644
City/State: MOULTONBOROUGH,NH
Defect/Problem: I WAS DRIVING TO MANCHESTER FROM CONCORD. I HIT A PATCH OF SNOW OR BLACK ICE, I COULDN'T TELL, AND HIT A GUARDRAIL HEAD-ON GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS PUSHED IN AND THE FRONTAL IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO POP OPEN THE TRUNK. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I DIDN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE MY SEATBELT ON THIS TIME. THE ONLY THING THAT KEPT ME FROM GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WAS THE FACT THAT I SIT SO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL THAT MY LEGS CAUGHT ON IT AND PUSHED ME DOWN. MY HEAD HIT THE WHEEL AND THEN BOUNCED BACK TO HIT THE METAL BARS ON MY HEADREST WHEREAS IT HAD POPPED UP ON IMPACT. I WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE I WAS TREATED FOR MINOR CONCUSSION, BRUISED RIBS, AND BACK AND NECK PAIN. THE BACK AND NECK PAIN ARE STILL HERE AND I AM TAKING MEDICATION FOR IT. I HAVE ASKED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT IT AND THEY ARE GIVING ME RUN-AROUND ANSWERS. I DO NOT THINK THAT IT SHOULD TAKE MORE THAN THAT TO SET OFF THE SENSORS. ANYMORE AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I AM VERY THANKFUL NOONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR THEY VERY WELL MIGHT HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE REPORTS AND HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIRBAGS, COULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS IT IS SERIOUS AND THE MANUFACTURER IS TELLING ME THAT IF I WANT IT INVESTIGATED THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. PLEASE E-MAIL ME OR FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR RESULTS. THANK YOU. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y1WE031644
City/State: MOULTONBOROUGH,NH
Defect/Problem: I WAS DRIVING TO MANCHESTER FROM CONCORD. I HIT A PATCH OF SNOW OR BLACK ICE, I COULDN'T TELL, AND HIT A GUARDRAIL HEAD-ON GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS PUSHED IN AND THE FRONTAL IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO POP OPEN THE TRUNK. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I DIDN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE MY SEATBELT ON THIS TIME. THE ONLY THING THAT KEPT ME FROM GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WAS THE FACT THAT I SIT SO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL THAT MY LEGS CAUGHT ON IT AND PUSHED ME DOWN. MY HEAD HIT THE WHEEL AND THEN BOUNCED BACK TO HIT THE METAL BARS ON MY HEADREST WHEREAS IT HAD POPPED UP ON IMPACT. I WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE I WAS TREATED FOR MINOR CONCUSSION, BRUISED RIBS, AND BACK AND NECK PAIN. THE BACK AND NECK PAIN ARE STILL HERE AND I AM TAKING MEDICATION FOR IT. I HAVE ASKED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT IT AND THEY ARE GIVING ME RUN-AROUND ANSWERS. I DO NOT THINK THAT IT SHOULD TAKE MORE THAN THAT TO SET OFF THE SENSORS. ANYMORE AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I AM VERY THANKFUL NOONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR THEY VERY WELL MIGHT HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE REPORTS AND HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIRBAGS, COULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS IT IS SERIOUS AND THE MANUFACTURER IS TELLING ME THAT IF I WANT IT INVESTIGATED THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. PLEASE E-MAIL ME OR FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR RESULTS. THANK YOU. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: WEST COVINA,CA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING ON SMOOTH LANE,AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. WHEEL LUGS: NUTS CAME OFF, CAUSING A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: WEST COVINA,CA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING ON SMOOTH LANE,AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. WHEEL LUGS: NUTS CAME OFF, CAUSING A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: ESSEX,VT
Defect/Problem: PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING, KNOCKED CONSUMER UNCONSCIOUS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/12 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: TOLEDO,OH
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 20MPH AND HAD A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIR AGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/12 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: TOLEDO,OH
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 20MPH AND HAD A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIR AGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y1WE067334
City/State: CONCORD,CA
Defect/Problem: WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y1WE067334
City/State: CONCORD,CA
Defect/Problem: WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/10 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y0WE088030
City/State: PINECRAFT,FL
Defect/Problem: AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING CRASH CAUSING THE DRIVER'S HEAD TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUFFER A MILD CONCUSSION.
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: AIR BAGS : FRONTAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y6WE012758
City/State: TAVERNACLE,NJ
Defect/Problem: AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE SLID IN BACK OF A MAIL TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A WET ROAD CONDITION . DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES ON NECK/SHOULDER/KNEE AND CHIN. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: COMMUNICATIONS : HORN ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F7WE126942
City/State: GUAYAMA,PR
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER STATES HORN IS INOPERATIVE.*JB
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y6WEO32000
City/State: SEMINOLE,FL
Defect/Problem: I WAS SOLD THIS CAR AS A MITSUBISHI, IT HAS A CHRYSLER ENGINE ONE STEP UP FROM A NEON. IF I WOULD HAVE WANTED A NEON BY CHRYSLER I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED 2 FOR THE PRICE I PAID FOR MY ECLIPSE. THE LOWER BEARINGS WENT OUT. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT 68,000 MILES THE RADIATOR CRACKED, COMPUTER AND ALTERNATER WENT OUT CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT IMMEDIATELY AND THE ENGINE WOULDN'T RESTART UNTIL IT HAD COOLED. WAS HARD TO RESTART. IT HAD SLICK 50 TREATMENTS 4 TIMES DURING ITS LIFE. IT ALSO HAS HAD 3 FAULTY CLUTCHES. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/06 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: FREDRICKSBURG,VA
Defect/Problem: TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER HAS PUT SENSORS THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : IGNITION : MODULE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y6WEO32000
City/State: SEMINOLE,FL
Defect/Problem: I WAS SOLD THIS CAR AS A MITSUBISHI, IT HAS A CHRYSLER ENGINE ONE STEP UP FROM A NEON. IF I WOULD HAVE WANTED A NEON BY CHRYSLER I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED 2 FOR THE PRICE I PAID FOR MY ECLIPSE. THE LOWER BEARINGS WENT OUT. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT 68,000 MILES THE RADIATOR CRACKED, COMPUTER AND ALTERNATER WENT OUT CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT IMMEDIATELY AND THE ENGINE WOULDN'T RESTART UNTIL IT HAD COOLED. WAS HARD TO RESTART. IT HAD SLICK 50 TREATMENTS 4 TIMES DURING ITS LIFE. IT ALSO HAS HAD 3 FAULTY CLUTCHES. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : WIRING
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/05 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y4WE082801
City/State: BATESVILLE,AR
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM BETWEEN SUNROOF AND REARVIEW MIRROR. ALSO, FROM UNDERHOOD WHILE IN CARWASH. DOORS AND WINDOWS WERE LOCKED AND CONSUMER COULD NOT GET OUT OF VEHICLE. GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL WIRES BEFORE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAD TO TAKE A HAMMER AND PRY OPEN DOOR GET OUT. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : WIRING : FRONT UNDERHOOD
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44YXWE094435
City/State: PORTLAND,MO
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED 6 HOURS WHEN FIRE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED & PUT FLAMES OUT. INDICATED FIRE ORIGINATED FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : WIRING : INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y7WE065548
City/State: GERMANTON,NC
Defect/Problem: SMOKE FROM MAIN WIRE UNDER DASH SHORTED OUT, CAUSE OF SHORTAGE WAS MAIN WIRE RUBBING AGAINST CLUTCH PEDAL. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AX35G1WE079713
City/State: LONG BEACH,CA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TS THERE WAS AN ODOR IN THE VEHICLE, THE CLUTCH HAD GONE OUT, THE REAR BRAKES SQUEAKED, AND WATER LEAKED INTO THE INTERIOR ON THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE DEALER SOLD HER AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. SCC
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : COOLING SYSTEM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y9WE032776
City/State: ATHENS,NY
Defect/Problem: NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : COOLING SYSTEM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y4WE104449
City/State: HOWELL,NJ
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS, DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM,THIS IS 7TH REPAIR IN UNDER 1 YR
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : COOLING SYSTEM : RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y6WEO32000
City/State: SEMINOLE,FL
Defect/Problem: I WAS SOLD THIS CAR AS A MITSUBISHI, IT HAS A CHRYSLER ENGINE ONE STEP UP FROM A NEON. IF I WOULD HAVE WANTED A NEON BY CHRYSLER I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED 2 FOR THE PRICE I PAID FOR MY ECLIPSE. THE LOWER BEARINGS WENT OUT. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT 68,000 MILES THE RADIATOR CRACKED, COMPUTER AND ALTERNATER WENT OUT CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT IMMEDIATELY AND THE ENGINE WOULDN'T RESTART UNTIL IT HAD COOLED. WAS HARD TO RESTART. IT HAD SLICK 50 TREATMENTS 4 TIMES DURING ITS LIFE. IT ALSO HAS HAD 3 FAULTY CLUTCHES. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2004/02 ------ Miles: 90000
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y5WE063877
City/State: SUMMERVILLE,SC
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE HAS 90,000 MILES AND IS 1998 MANUFACTURING DATE. ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE BOTH COMPLETELY IRREPARABLE. NO EVIDIENCE OF LOW OIL LEVEL OR OTHER MAINTENANCE NEGLECT WHICH LED TO THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS NOW SCRAP. ALTHOUGH FAILURE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, A COMPLETE VEHICLE FAILURE AT 90,000 MILES IS NOT NORMAL OR ACCEPTABLE.*AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/10 ------ Miles: 55000
VIN No: 4A3AK44YXWE020058
City/State: BOURBON,IN
Defect/Problem: WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INDICATED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD A OIL LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COMMON PROBLEM.*AK IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WRONG OIL FILTER WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F9WE019293
City/State: CHRYSTAL RIVER,FL
Defect/Problem: AIR CONDITIONER FROZE UP, SNAPPING THE BELT, PART OF THE BELT WENT UP INTO INSIDE OF TIMING COVER AND VALVE TRAIN AND LOCKED UP OTHER PARTS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F9WE019293
City/State: CHRYSTAL RIVER,FL
Defect/Problem: AIR CONDITIONER FROZE UP, SNAPPING THE BELT, PART OF THE BELT WENT UP INTO INSIDE OF TIMING COVER AND VALVE TRAIN AND LOCKED UP OTHER PARTS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y6WEO32000
City/State: SEMINOLE,FL
Defect/Problem: I WAS SOLD THIS CAR AS A MITSUBISHI, IT HAS A CHRYSLER ENGINE ONE STEP UP FROM A NEON. IF I WOULD HAVE WANTED A NEON BY CHRYSLER I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED 2 FOR THE PRICE I PAID FOR MY ECLIPSE. THE LOWER BEARINGS WENT OUT. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT 68,000 MILES THE RADIATOR CRACKED, COMPUTER AND ALTERNATER WENT OUT CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT IMMEDIATELY AND THE ENGINE WOULDN'T RESTART UNTIL IT HAD COOLED. WAS HARD TO RESTART. IT HAD SLICK 50 TREATMENTS 4 TIMES DURING ITS LIFE. IT ALSO HAS HAD 3 FAULTY CLUTCHES. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54F2WE121242
City/State: VACAVILLE,CA
Defect/Problem: DEALER REPLACED LIFTERS AT 34000 MILES DUE TO TICKING, OTHER CONSUMERS ALSO COMPLAIN ABOUT LIFTER TICK. I HAVE ADDED MYSTERY OIL AND PROLONG TO OIL AND NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP.*AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F7WE126942
City/State: GUAYAMA,PR
Defect/Problem: THE ENGINE VALVE LIFTER WERE REPLACED.*JB
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/05 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y0WE049739
City/State: SANTA MARIA,CA
Defect/Problem: TENSIONER BOLT SNAPPED IN TWO IMMEDIATELY TIMING BELT SHREDDED, CAR DIED, AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE REQUIRING TOTAL ENGINE REBUILD. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54F9WE009201
City/State: BECKLEY,WV
Defect/Problem: WHEN CONSUMER STARTED UP VEHICLE WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM UDERNEATH VEHICLE, FROM EXHAUST PIPE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. BUT CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE. NOISE CAME FROM EXHAUST PIPE THAT WAS LOOSE. ALSO, BRAKES ROTORS WERE WARPED. EVERY THREE MONTHS BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SHAKING. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/01 ------ Miles: 50000
VIN No:
City/State: FAYETTEVILLE,NC
Defect/Problem: ENGINE BURNS OIL AT APPROX. 1 QT PER WEEK, ALSO HAS POSSIBLE LEAKS IN ENGINE WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES ON ENGINE. HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES FOR LIFE OF ENGINE. BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND NEED REPLACEMENT, UNSURE OF WHEN LAST CHANGED. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHIFTS HARD WITH SLOW OR FAST ACCELERATION.
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK448WEO29924
City/State: MC GAW PAR,IL
Defect/Problem: AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND IDLING FOR THREE TO FOUR MINUTES, THE ENGINE SURGES UP TO 6000 RPMS.
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : ENGINE : GASOLINE : BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: CHICAGO,IL
Defect/Problem: HEARD A LOUD SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD, BAD BELT THAT RESULTED IN SNAPPING WHILE DRIVING TWICE.
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : EXHAUST SYSTEM : MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54F9WE009201
City/State: BECKLEY,WV
Defect/Problem: WHEN CONSUMER STARTED UP VEHICLE WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM UDERNEATH VEHICLE, FROM EXHAUST PIPE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. BUT CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE. NOISE CAME FROM EXHAUST PIPE THAT WAS LOOSE. ALSO, BRAKES ROTORS WERE WARPED. EVERY THREE MONTHS BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SHAKING. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: EQUIPMENT : ELECTRICAL : AIR CONDITIONER
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F9WE019293
City/State: CHRYSTAL RIVER,FL
Defect/Problem: AIR CONDITIONER FROZE UP, SNAPPING THE BELT, PART OF THE BELT WENT UP INTO INSIDE OF TIMING COVER AND VALVE TRAIN AND LOCKED UP OTHER PARTS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: EQUIPMENT : ELECTRICAL : RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F7WE126942
City/State: GUAYAMA,PR
Defect/Problem: FOUR OF EIGHT RADIO SPEAKERS ARE INOPERATIVE.*JB
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: EQUIPMENT : ELECTRICAL : RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F7WE126942
City/State: GUAYAMA,PR
Defect/Problem: FOUR OF EIGHT RADIO SPEAKERS ARE INOPERATIVE.*JB
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: EQUIPMENT : OTHER : OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/10 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y6WE062642
City/State: WHITELAND,IN
Defect/Problem: THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY AND THEIR WAS NO WIERD SOUNDS TO FORWARN ME OF ANYTHING! THIS HAPPENED IN JANUARY 2001 AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE CLUTCH. THE DEALER WAS RUDE/MEAN, BUT THEN I CALLED MITSUBISHI MOTORS AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER TO CHANGE THE CLUTCH. HERE IT IS 22 MONTHS LATER, 10/2002, AND THE CLUTCH IS GOING OUT AGAIN THE DEALER IS TELLING ME. THE DEALERS SERVICE WOMEN TOLD ME I MUST BE A BAD DRIVER, AND I TOLD HER I'VE DROVE STICKS FOR 23 YEARS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A CLUTCH BEFORE, LET ALONE 2 CLUTCHES! SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR! 2ND PROBLEM THEY SAID AND MY TITLE SHOWS THE CAR TO BE A 1998, YET THE ORIGINAL STICKER ON THE BODY AROUND THE DOOR SAYS MANUFACTURED IN THE USA IN 1997. DT
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y5WE069372
City/State: AUSTIN,TX
Defect/Problem: VARIOUS LIGHTS FAILED. *SLC
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE : DELIVERY : FUEL PUMP
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/05 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F8WE115156
City/State: MANTUA,NJ
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER, AND RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE : FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/05 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: VAN NUYS,CA
Defect/Problem: THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I AM WRITING A LETTER OF COMPLAINT REGARDING MY CAR (ENCLOSED YOU WILL FIND THE FIRST LETTER). I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY ARE YOU SO CHEAP????
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE : FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM : FUEL RAIL
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: CLINTON,MD
Defect/Problem: WHILE DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING. CONSUMER WAS TOLD FUEL INJECTION WAS CLOGGED. THIS POBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES : DOORS : LATCH
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: FORT WORTH,TX
Defect/Problem: DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH ON A 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE BROKE.*MR *TS *JB
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES : DOORS : LATCH
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/02 ------ Miles: 87000
VIN No:
City/State: EL CAJON,CA
Defect/Problem: FRONT BRAKES ON 1998 MISTUBISHI ECLIPSE VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS BRAKE FAILURE 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 YEARS. ROTORS RESURFACED AT 12,000 MILES. ROTORS REPLACED AT 27,000 MILES AND RESURFACED AND REPLACED AGAIN AT 77,000 MILES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE TWICE. (PLASTIC)
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: OTHER
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/12 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y6WE134798
City/State: THOMASVILLE,NC
Defect/Problem: I BOUGHT MY USED 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE IN MARCH OF 2003. IN JUNE OF 2003, MY DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE. MY WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE ME $137 TO FIX IT. I SAID NO WAY AND JUST STARTED CRAWLING THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. IN NOVEMBER 2003, MY PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE LEAVING ME WITH NO WAY TO GET INTO MY CAR. STILL YET, MY WARRENTY WOULDN'T COVER THIS. THEY SAID THIS WAS DUE TO "NEGLIGENCE". BOTH DOOR HANDLES WERE BROKE IN THE SAME PLACE AND ALL I DID WAS OPEN THE DOOR AND THEY WERE BROKE. THEY ARE MADE OF ALL PLASTIC. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE'S HAVE HAD BROKEN DOOR HANDLES. I AM PAYING $252 A MONTH FOR THIS CAR WITH AN EXTENDED WARRENTY THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORTH ANYTHING. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: OTHER
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/02 ------ Miles: 100000
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y2WE073038
City/State: KINGSPORT,TN
Defect/Problem: MY 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS FROM THE TIME IT WAS PURCHASED. AT 50,000 MILES THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. AND TODAY THE ENGINE HAS A ROD THROWN AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE. I HAD THE CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF AND WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST A SENSOR. AFTER THAT THE LIGHT STILL CAME ON AND OFF AND I WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED HAVE BEEN WITH THE BRAKES. FREQUENT BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT AND ROTORS TURNED AND REPLACED AFTER ONLY SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. THAT WAS BLAMED ON MY DRIVING HABITS. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT ALL ECLIPSE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. WHY ISN'T SOMETHING BEING DONE? ALSO OIL LEAKS AND ENGINE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE. WHAT DOES THE MANUFACTUERS WARRANTY COVER IF IT DOES NOT COVER THE ENGINE. IN MY OPINION, AFTER 50,000 MILES A CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE A HEAD GASKET REPLACED IF THE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE AS REQUESTED BY THE MANUFACTER. ON JULY 31, 2002 TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE OIL LEAK CHECKED AND SERVICE DEPT. UNABLE TO LOCATE OIL LEAK. ADVISED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. TRANSMISSION SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP. STILL HAD PROBLEMS WITH OIL LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. COULD THIS DEFECT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHY MY ENGINE THREW A ROD THROUGH IT AND HAS MADE MY CAR WORTHLESS? THIS CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD? AND STILL BEING PAID ON.
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: OTHER
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AX35G1WE079713
City/State: LONG BEACH,CA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TS THERE WAS AN ODOR IN THE VEHICLE, THE CLUTCH HAD GONE OUT, THE REAR BRAKES SQUEAKED, AND WATER LEAKED INTO THE INTERIOR ON THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE DEALER SOLD HER AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. SCC
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: OTHER
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/01 ------ Miles: 30000
VIN No: 4A3AK54FXWE124859
City/State: KEARNY,NJ
Defect/Problem: 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. *MR *SCC *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*70808
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: OTHER
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: JUNEAU,AK
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER DISPLEASED WITH VEHICLE TELEVISION ADVERTISING.
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AX35G1WE079713
City/State: LONG BEACH,CA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TS THERE WAS AN ODOR IN THE VEHICLE, THE CLUTCH HAD GONE OUT, THE REAR BRAKES SQUEAKED, AND WATER LEAKED INTO THE INTERIOR ON THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE DEALER SOLD HER AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. SCC
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y4WE078148
City/State: ANAHEIM,CA
Defect/Problem: GEAR EXPERIENCING VIBRATION. *YC
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/03 ------ Miles: 54000
VIN No: 4A3AX35G5WE056368
City/State: BEAVER FALLS,PA
Defect/Problem: THE VEHICLE LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THE RAG TOP ROOF LEAKED WATER WHEN IT RAINED. DEALER REPAIRED BOTH PROBLEMS SIX TIMES. *JB
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/01 ------ Miles: 65000
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y5WE064940
City/State: BOLINGBROOK,IL
Defect/Problem: ENGINE BURNS OIL AT APPROX. 1 QT PER WEEK, ALSO HAS POSSIBLE LEAKS IN ENGINE WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES ON ENGINE. THE CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED TWICE FOR SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS STILL HAPPENED AGAIN. HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES FOR LIFE OF ENGINE. TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES STAYS ON LEVEL 2 AND 3 FOR UPTO 20MINUTES AT 60MPH DOES NOT CHANGE AND SHIFTS HARD WITH SLOW OR FAST ACCELERATION. LEAKS TRANSMISSION FLUID, HAS FUEL THROTTLE LEAKAGES AND CONTROL LEAKS FROM 45,000 MILES UP TO NOW THURSADY, JANUARY 30, 2003.
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/01 ------ Miles: 50000
VIN No:
City/State: FAYETTEVILLE,NC
Defect/Problem: ENGINE BURNS OIL AT APPROX. 1 QT PER WEEK, ALSO HAS POSSIBLE LEAKS IN ENGINE WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES ON ENGINE. HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES FOR LIFE OF ENGINE. BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND NEED REPLACEMENT, UNSURE OF WHEN LAST CHANGED. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHIFTS HARD WITH SLOW OR FAST ACCELERATION.
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/05 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y8WE060021
City/State: SOUTH SAN FRANCISO,CA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SWITCH GEARS.*AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y1WE004020
City/State: SAVANAH,GA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM UNDER VEHICLE. PARTS DROPPED ONTO THE GROUND FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ALSO ON THE GROUND. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: DELMONT,PA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WOULD SLIP FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y6WE025693
City/State: PALM DESERT,CA
Defect/Problem: NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y6WE063523
City/State: WILMER,AL
Defect/Problem: TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND DOWN SHIFTING/ TACH RED LINES BEFORE SHIFTING/ BURNT TRANSMISSION FLUID AT 19000 MILES ON THAT FLUID ALSO MY SPARK PLUGS WERE BURNT/ CHANGED FLUID ,FLUID HAS NOW TURNED YELLOW MILES ON FLUID 7942/ CAR IS RUNNING VER POORLY/DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM SEEMED VERY UPSET BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE CAR SERVICED THERE.WILL CHANGE TRANS FLUID TODAY THE LAST TIME I CHANGED THE FLUID IT DID SHIFT BETTER FOR A SHORT PERIOD. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AX55F8WE009841
City/State: CHANDLER,AZ
Defect/Problem: A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. ALSO A CRACKING NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 1ST GEARS. DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND.
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION : LEVER AND LINKAGE : COLUMN SHIFT
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/05 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54FXWE035497
City/State: STERLING,VA
Defect/Problem: TRANSFER CASE FOR 4- WHEEL DRIVE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAUSING WHEELS TO LOCK UP, AND VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALER CLAIMED DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY A MISSING BOLT. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION : LEVER AND LINKAGE : COLUMN SHIFT
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/03 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54F7WE110592
City/State: TRAVIS AF BASE,CA
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM TRANSFER CASE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF NHTSA RECALL 98V069001 DUE TO VIN. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION : LEVER AND LINKAGE : COLUMN SHIFT
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/10 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y3WE146496
City/State: MEMPHIS,TN
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER CONCERNING NHTSA RECALL #98 V 069 001/TRANSFER CASE WHICH COULD LOCKUP DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS RECALL. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION : PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/08 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y6W3O25693
City/State: PALM DESERT,CA
Defect/Problem: INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION WILL STICK IN 2ND GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD, AND HESITATE BETWEEN SHIFTS. DEALER IS BLAMING PROBLEM ON HOW THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. ONE YEAR AGO DEALER HAD TO REPLACE SOLENOID FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/10 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y6WE062642
City/State: WHITELAND,IN
Defect/Problem: THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY AND THEIR WAS NO WIERD SOUNDS TO FORWARN ME OF ANYTHING! THIS HAPPENED IN JANUARY 2001 AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE CLUTCH. THE DEALER WAS RUDE/MEAN, BUT THEN I CALLED MITSUBISHI MOTORS AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER TO CHANGE THE CLUTCH. HERE IT IS 22 MONTHS LATER, 10/2002, AND THE CLUTCH IS GOING OUT AGAIN THE DEALER IS TELLING ME. THE DEALERS SERVICE WOMEN TOLD ME I MUST BE A BAD DRIVER, AND I TOLD HER I'VE DROVE STICKS FOR 23 YEARS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A CLUTCH BEFORE, LET ALONE 2 CLUTCHES! SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR! 2ND PROBLEM THEY SAID AND MY TITLE SHOWS THE CAR TO BE A 1998, YET THE ORIGINAL STICKER ON THE BODY AROUND THE DOOR SAYS MANUFACTURED IN THE USA IN 1997. DT
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F7WE126942
City/State: GUAYAMA,PR
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER STATES MANUAL TRANSMISSION (CLUTCH) WENT OUT IN 1 YEAR AT 20,000 MILES.*JB
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):2004/02 ------ Miles: 90000
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y5WE063877
City/State: SUMMERVILLE,SC
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE HAS 90,000 MILES AND IS 1998 MANUFACTURING DATE. ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE BOTH COMPLETELY IRREPARABLE. NO EVIDIENCE OF LOW OIL LEVEL OR OTHER MAINTENANCE NEGLECT WHICH LED TO THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS NOW SCRAP. ALTHOUGH FAILURE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, A COMPLETE VEHICLE FAILURE AT 90,000 MILES IS NOT NORMAL OR ACCEPTABLE.*AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44YXWE016611
City/State: FLEETWOOD,PA
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER STATES THIS IS HIS THIRD TRANSMISSION IN 2 YEARS. *SLC
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44YXWE016611
City/State: FLEETWOOD,PA
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER STATES THIS IS HIS THIRD TRANSMISSION IN 2 YEARS. *SLC
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: OXNARD,CA
Defect/Problem: TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR THIS IS THE 3RD TIME. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F4WE039290
City/State: SAN DIEGO,CA
Defect/Problem: TRANSMISSION.
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: POWER TRAIN : TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL5FF1WE023722
City/State: GLEANDALE,CA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING ALL THE VEHICLES WHEELS LOCKED UP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. *TS *JG *NLM
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SEAT BELTS
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/10 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y9WE042482
City/State: NEW HAMPTON,NY
Defect/Problem: ON OCTOBER 24, 1998 I HAD AN MINOR ACCIDENT. I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. WE HAD A RED LIGHT MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO ANOTHER ROAD. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND WE PROCEEDED. THE OTHER VEHICLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON STOPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND I REAR ENDED HIM AT A SPEED OF APPROX. 5 MPH. ON IMPACT BOTH MY DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY TOTAL REPAIR COST ON MY VEHICLE IS $2,917.31. THIS FIGURE IS BROKE DOWN LIKE THIS: LABOR 891.57, PAINT 163.88, AND PARTS $1,861.86 THIS IS WITH SALES TAX. OF THE PARTS PRICE $1,515,24 IS AIR BAGS AND SENOR REPLACEMENT. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I FEEL THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED ON AN IMPACT SUCH AS THIS. ANOTHER PROBLEM AROUSED WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, MY HATCHBACK CAME OUT OF LINE AND NEEDS TO BE REALIGNED. THIS HAPPENED DUE TO THE PRESSURE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. I HAVE SEEN MANY ACCIDENTS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS BY WORKING AS A VOLUNTEER FIREMEN AND AN EMT AND I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY ACCIDENTS AS MINOR AS THIS ONE WHERE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WHEN I SPOKE TO MITSUBISHI ABOUT THIS DEPLOYMENT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE AIR BAGS DID THERE JOB AND THE HATCH COMING OUT OF LINE IS AN EFFECT OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THIS IS A PROBLEM I BELIEVE IN SUCH A MINOR ACCIDENT I HAVE A HUGE BILL DUE TO THE AIR BAGS. THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME. MICHAEL GREGORIO
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SEAT BELTS : FRONT : ANCHORAGE
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/06 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F6W116063
City/State: SOUTH GATE,CA
Defect/Problem: VEHILCE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL, CAUSING PASSENGER TO BE THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE, SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE AND SEPARATED IN TWO PIECES CAUSING FAILURE, THE PASSENGER SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES FROM BEING EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. *YC
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SEAT BELTS : FRONT : BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):2001/04 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y4WE013588
City/State: EASLEY,SC
Defect/Problem: DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL ATTACH, BUT WILL NOT LOCK, COMES LOOSE. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE REASON FOR THIS, AND STATED THAT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SEATS
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/02 ------ Miles: 87000
VIN No:
City/State: EL CAJON,CA
Defect/Problem: FRONT BRAKES ON 1998 MISTUBISHI ECLIPSE VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS BRAKE FAILURE 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 YEARS. ROTORS RESURFACED AT 12,000 MILES. ROTORS REPLACED AT 27,000 MILES AND RESURFACED AND REPLACED AGAIN AT 77,000 MILES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE TWICE. (PLASTIC)
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SEATS
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/02 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK54F7WE050204
City/State: MOORPARK,CA
Defect/Problem: SEAT ADJUSTER STICKS. *YC
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SEATS : FRONT ASSEMBLY : RECLINER
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/06 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y9WE074218
City/State: NEWPORT RICHEY,FL
Defect/Problem: RENTAL CAR; DURING REAR IMPACT 55 TO 60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED INTO THE REAR SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR : DISC : ROTOR
Complaint Date (Y/M):2004/01 ------ Miles: 37500
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y4WE035472
City/State: CAMP VERDE,AZ
Defect/Problem: THE ROTORS ON MY BRAKES LASTED A GOOD MONTH AND A HALF BEFORE THEY STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN I WOULD TRY TO GRADUALLY BRAKE FROM SPEEDS BETWEEN 45-65 MPH. TODAY I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND IT FELT LIKE THEY JUST WEREN'T STOPPING ME. THERE WAS NO PRESSURE. I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED OUT AND THE PADS ARE LIKE NEW, THE ROTORS SHOW SOME WARPING, HOWEVER IM NOT SURE A WARPED ROTOR CAN CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE. ID LIKE TO FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. IM GLAD NOTHING EXTREME HAPPENED. *CB
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR : DISC : ROTOR
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/02 ------ Miles: 87000
VIN No:
City/State: EL CAJON,CA
Defect/Problem: FRONT BRAKES ON 1998 MISTUBISHI ECLIPSE VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS BRAKE FAILURE 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 YEARS. ROTORS RESURFACED AT 12,000 MILES. ROTORS REPLACED AT 27,000 MILES AND RESURFACED AND REPLACED AGAIN AT 77,000 MILES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE TWICE. (PLASTIC)
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AX35G1WE079713
City/State: LONG BEACH,CA
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TS THERE WAS AN ODOR IN THE VEHICLE, THE CLUTCH HAD GONE OUT, THE REAR BRAKES SQUEAKED, AND WATER LEAKED INTO THE INTERIOR ON THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE DEALER SOLD HER AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. SCC
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC : FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/06 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No:
City/State: CRYSTAL RIVER,FL
Defect/Problem: SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN ONE YEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC : FOUNDATION COMPONENTS : DISC
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y7SE075867
City/State: MIDDLETOWN,DE
Defect/Problem: ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE SHAKING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 40 OR MORE MPH. ALSO, ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED REPLACING EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. COULD NHTSA HELP IN THE MATTE.; VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON NINE OCCASIONS OR MORE, AND NOTHING HAD APPEARED TO BR CORRECTED. PLEASE HELP!
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC : FOUNDATION COMPONENTS : DISC
Complaint Date (Y/M):1998/10 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y8WE097432
City/State: LOS LUNAS,NM
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WILL REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTATED THE ROTORS. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC : FOUNDATION COMPONENTS : DISC : ROTOR
Complaint Date (Y/M):2003/01 ------ Miles: 50000
VIN No:
City/State: FAYETTEVILLE,NC
Defect/Problem: ENGINE BURNS OIL AT APPROX. 1 QT PER WEEK, ALSO HAS POSSIBLE LEAKS IN ENGINE WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES ON ENGINE. HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES FOR LIFE OF ENGINE. BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND NEED REPLACEMENT, UNSURE OF WHEN LAST CHANGED. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHIFTS HARD WITH SLOW OR FAST ACCELERATION.
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC : FOUNDATION COMPONENTS : DISC : ROTOR
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/09 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AL54F9WE009201
City/State: BECKLEY,WV
Defect/Problem: WHEN CONSUMER STARTED UP VEHICLE WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM UDERNEATH VEHICLE, FROM EXHAUST PIPE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. BUT CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE. NOISE CAME FROM EXHAUST PIPE THAT WAS LOOSE. ALSO, BRAKES ROTORS WERE WARPED. EVERY THREE MONTHS BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SHAKING. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC : FOUNDATION COMPONENTS : DISC : ROTOR
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/01 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y2WE085254
City/State: BIRMINGHAM,AL
Defect/Problem: HAVE HAD TO HAVE CAR IN 7 TIMES FOR WARPED ROTORS AND BRAKES. DEALERSHIP EACH TIME HAS TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. I DID HAVE TO BUY NEW BRAKES WHILE CAR UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO WARPED ROTOR WEAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL WARPED ROTORS AND BRAKES EVEN WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. MY BRAKES FEEL AS THOUGH THEY ARE GOING TO FAIL AND POSSIBLY CAUSE COLLISION. ALSO, TIRE JUST FELL OFF RIM DRIVING OUT OF PARKING LOT. HAD TO PUT NEW TIRES ON CAR AFTER 6 MONTHS OWNERSHIP. SUNROOF LEAKS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR ONLY ONE YEAR AND SIX MONTHS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC : FOUNDATION COMPONENTS : DISC : ROTOR
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y5WE069372
City/State: AUSTIN,TX
Defect/Problem: THE BRAKE ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE FAILED AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AGAIN. *SLC
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC : FOUNDATION COMPONENTS : DRUM
Complaint Date (Y/M):1999/11 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK34Y1WE126201
City/State: PHILADELPHIA,PA
Defect/Problem: THE CAR IS SHAKING EVERY TIME I USE BRAKES. BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE ROTERS CHANGED. BUT THE CAR IS JUST ONE YEAR OLD. ISN'T IT PREMATURE WEAR.
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: STEERING : LINKAGES : KNUCKLE : SPINDLE : ARM
Complaint Date (Y/M):2002/07 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AK44Y6WEO32000
City/State: SEMINOLE,FL
Defect/Problem: I WAS SOLD THIS CAR AS A MITSUBISHI, IT HAS A CHRYSLER ENGINE ONE STEP UP FROM A NEON. IF I WOULD HAVE WANTED A NEON BY CHRYSLER I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED 2 FOR THE PRICE I PAID FOR MY ECLIPSE. THE LOWER BEARINGS WENT OUT. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT 68,000 MILES THE RADIATOR CRACKED, COMPUTER AND ALTERNATER WENT OUT CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT IMMEDIATELY AND THE ENGINE WOULDN'T RESTART UNTIL IT HAD COOLED. WAS HARD TO RESTART. IT HAD SLICK 50 TREATMENTS 4 TIMES DURING ITS LIFE. IT ALSO HAS HAD 3 FAULTY CLUTCHES. *AK
1998 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE (98)
Component: STEERING : LINKAGES : TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Complaint Date (Y/M):2000/10 ------ Miles: 0
VIN No: 4A3AX35G9WE148129
City/State: AKRON,OH
Defect/Problem: TIE ROD ENDS WERE COMPLETELY WORN THROUGH. COULD MOVE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WITH HAND.*AK
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