1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/05/1999· CHILD SEAT

  IS THERE A CORRECT WAY OF INSTALLING A FORWARD FACING CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE REAR OF MY 93 ECLIPSE. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THIS OURSELVES, AND DO NOT KNOW WHICH RESOURCES TO CONTACT.

• 11/30/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN DRIVNG AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP TIMING BELT BROKE OFF FROM ENGINE, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTED ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/28/1995· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN THE OWNER TURNS ON THE A/C DRAGS DOWN THE TRANSMISSION. TT

• 11/22/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY FAILED. *SKD

• 11/14/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE THRUST BEARING HAD FAILED CAUSING THE MOTOR TO SPIN 2 ROD BEARINGS. HE ALSO SIAD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 93-99 CARS KNOWN AS "CRANKWALK" AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT RIGHT IS TO INSTALL A MOTOR FROM A 90-92 CAR. I HAVE RESHEARCHED THE "CRANKWALK" AND FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE TRYING TO GET MITSUBISHI TO RECALL THE CARS AFFECTED SINCE THIS IS A SAFTETY ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO ENGINE LOCKUP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK

• 11/11/1999· STRUCTURE

  MY CAR WAS BOUGHT FROM AN INDIVIDUAL THAT I KNOW, AND IT WAS GARAGE KEPT.I DO THE SAME,.BUT THE TOP OF THE CAR IS FADING SO BADLY...BAD PAINT JOB...AND THE REAR IS THE SAME..IS THERE A RECALL ON THE PAINT JOBS ON MY CAR? I NEED TO HAVE IT PAINTED...BUT CANT REALLY AFFORD IT...BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE FADING LIKE IT IS...AND CHIPPING....I TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY SAID NO WAY IT SHOULD BE LIKE THAT....SO CAN YOU HELP ME?

• 11/04/1997· VISIBILITY

  DRIVER'S SIDE MANUAL WINDOW SEEMS TO BE COMING OFF TRACK, VERY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. *AK

• 11/04/1996· STRUCTURE

  DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND THE FRONT HOOD CAME UP AND CRACKED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, NO ONE WAS INJURED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

• 10/14/2003· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE FIRST GEAR TO THE SECOND GEAR, WON'T SHIFT, AND MAKES NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/10/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR SURGES CONTINUALLY...WHILE DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND ALSO WHEN IN GEAR. VEHICLE SCAN INDICATED OXYGEN SENSOR. OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED...PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. 3 AUTO REPAIR SHOPS COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, CAR STALLS WHEN PUT INTO GEAR AND ALSO WHEN DRIVING.

• 10/04/2004· SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHEN REAR ENDED AT A STOP DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S HEAD TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/03/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THIS CAR STILL HAS REPEATED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY WHEN SHIFTING. I HAVE PLANS TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURE BECAUSE I AM OUTRAGED.*AK

• 09/29/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT BROKE AND LOCKED ENGINE, POSSIBLE VALVE BENT

• 09/29/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN MAKING QUICK STOP, BRAKES HESITATE AND MAKE LOUD NOISE; EXTENDED STOPPING. TT

• 09/07/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DURING AN ACCIDENT. TT

• 09/04/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 55 MPH REAR TWO TIRES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS MOVING UNCONTROLABLY. VEHICLE MOVED ABOUT 100 FEET UNTIL CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE, SKID MARKS OCCURRED ON STREET. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

• 09/02/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE/OIL PUMP FAILED.

• 08/28/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 08/16/2001· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  HOOD LATCH BROKE. THE HOOD FLEW UP, ALMOST CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE HOOD CRACKED PART OF THE WINDSHIELD AND BEND THE TOP OF VEHICLE.

• 08/14/2000· SEAT BELTS

  THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINT ON DRIVERS SIDE HAS GONE OUT AND ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

• 07/27/1999· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN PULLING OUT, VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK *YC

• 07/22/1998· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THE DOWEL PINS BLEW OUT, CRACKING THE TRANSMISSION . THE TRANSMISSION WENT THROUGH THE CLUTCH, BLOWING THE THRUST PLATE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 07/14/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

  TRANSFER CASE FUEL LEAK; ALSO FUEL FILTER LEAK. *AK

• 06/14/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE BUCKS AND STALLS WHEN COLD, ALSO SLOW ACCELERATION AFTER REPEATED REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *SKD

• 05/15/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  LATELY THE 1993 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 1.8L HAS BEEN NOT CRANKING UP AFTER IT GETS HOT . I HAVE CHANGED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR WITH NO LUCK ON EITHER OF THOSE . SO THE OTHER DAY AROUND 5/10/07 I WAS ABOUT THREE MILES FROM MY HOUSE HEADING INTO TOWN BY MYSELF AND I HEAR A TICK/SPARK COME FROM AROUND THE DASH AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF AND I HAD NOTHING . NO THROTTLE . NO POWER STEERING . NOTHING !!! I BARELY MADE IT OFF THE ROAD . *AK

• 05/12/1998· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, GEAR WOULD POP OUT OF REVERSE. TRIED SHIFTING INTO ANOTHER GEAR & IT WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD PREVIOUSLY LOCKED UP IN ANY GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC SAID CLUTCH NEEDED ADJUSTING. THE PROBLEM HAD REOCCURRED. *AK

• 05/07/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 04/16/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRASFER CASE FAILED/REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY.

• 04/15/2003· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO ANOTHER GEAR. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM

• 04/11/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING, AND HAS THE POTENTIAL OF LOCKING UP ON THE HIGHWAY.

• 04/09/2000· STRUCTURE

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 03/29/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HAS FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REPLACE ENGINE ONCE AND REPAIR IT TWICE.CONSUMER IS ADDING 2 -3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES. PERIODICALLY, VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH AND SLUGGISH. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAS BEEN SERVICING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

• 03/03/1998· POWER TRAIN

  METAL CAP IN THE END OF THE TRANSFER CASE YOKE CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FLUID.

• 02/27/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S/PASSENGERS SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAIL TO RETRACT, CAUSING BELTS TO BECOME STUCK HALF WAY.

• 02/22/1999· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOOR LOCKS FAILED ON BOTH SIDES. CANNOT OPEN WITH KEYS. CAN OPEN OKAY FROM WITHIN. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A YOUNG, OLD, OR DISABLED PASSENGER COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE. THIS MAY BE A COMMON MITSUBISHI/DODGE/DSM PROBLEM BECAUSE MY 1993 DODGE STEALTH SUFFERS THE SAME PROBLEM. SEE WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.3SI.ORG/WWWBOARD/INDEX.HTM FOR POSTED MESSAGED BY OTHER OWNERS!

• 01/31/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN COMING DOWN A HILL WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 01/05/1999· POWER TRAIN

  RECALLS 98V-069.001/98V-069.000. YOKE SNAPPED IN HALF AND THE DRIVESHAFT GOT DISCONNECTED AFTER THE TRANSFER CASE RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM DUE TO MODIFICATIONS ON VEHICLE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK