1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse

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

• 12/12/1994· EQUIPMENT

  NOISY AIR CONDITIONER. *SKD

• 11/15/1996· WHEELS

  "ALLOY WHEEL RIMS" DAMAGE EASILY FROM NORMAL ROAD HAZARDS.

• 10/25/2000· POWER TRAIN

  I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND DROVE IT ABOUT A WEEK AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME NOW I'M STUCK WITH A LEMON AND NO ONE WANT'S TO FIX IT. TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOMEONE LIKE THIS SHOULD NEVER CROSS ANYONE'S MIND. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME IN THIS MATTER THANK YOU, DALE LYNNE HARTSHORNE

• 10/23/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKE KEEPS LOCKING UP ON CONSUMER . TT

• 10/02/2000· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSFER CASE YOKE IS LEAKING FLUID. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK

• 09/29/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE SLIPPING. ALSO, ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO DEFCTIV ETIMING BELT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIMING BELT NEEDED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

• 09/28/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL PRESSURE FAILS TO REGISTER ABOVE 25% WHEN IN IDLE. DEALER NOTES THAT ENGINE IS BASICALLY A THROWAWAY. THEY QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $3,600.00 FOR FULL REPLACEMENT. IT IS NOT IN THEIR BEST INTEREST TO REBUILD UNIT AS COST WOULD BE MUCH TO HIGH TO JUSTIFY TO THE CUSTOMER. THEY STATED THAT MANY OTHER VEHICLES HAVE RUN INTO THE SAME ISSUE.

• 08/23/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE DISPLAYED A LOUND CLUNKING NOISE AND SMOKE WAS COMING FORM ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT CRANKSHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES WERE THER PROBLEM AND WERE REPLACED. *YH

• 08/19/1997· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT SECURE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT.

• 08/14/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 08/14/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING POWE R WHILE ATTEMPTING A GRADUAL STOP ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 08/14/2000· POWER TRAIN

  5-SPEED MANUAL- ENGINE SHUTSDOWN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *AK

• 07/22/1998· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,TIRES,EQUIPMENT

  VEHICLE COMPLETELY CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO PRIOR INDICATION AT ALL, TRAVELING SPEED 60-65MPH. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIBRATION AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. A/C WAS BLOWING HOT AIR, DEALER REPLACED A/C LINES AND COMPRESSOR. BANGING AND CLANKING NOISES FROM VALVE COVER AREA, DEALER DIAGNOSED AS AN INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEM AND INSTALLED SHORT BLOCK AND REPLACED THE TIMING BELT. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE IACS SOLENOID FOR THE STALLING PROBLEM, HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL. *SLC

• 06/25/1996· SUSPENSION

  THE FRONT AXLE OF THE VEHICLE SNAPPED, CAUSING COLLISION DUE TO LACK OF STEERING AND LOSS OF CONTROL.

• 06/25/1996· SUSPENSION

  WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR AND THE RAMS TO CRACK. *AK

• 06/15/1995· STEERINGCrash

  THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT INNER TIE-ROD BROKE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL. TT

• 06/13/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  THE BACK SEAT BELTS THEY WILL NOT HOLD A CARSEAT/THE SEAT BELTS ARE ANCHORED FORWARDAND IMMOBILE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE A CAR SEAT. *AK

• 06/09/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE FAILED CONSUMER TWICE AND MAKE NOISE, CONSUMER HAS A CHILD AND THAT NOT SAFE . TT

• 05/29/2001· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT BELT IS INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC

• 05/22/1995· VISIBILITY

  PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED TWICE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. TT

• 05/02/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 55MPH, SUDDENLY ENGINE SHUT DOWN, RENDERING STEERING AND BRAKE INOPERATIVE, RESULTING IN HITTING BARRIER. *AK

• 04/30/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  THE WIRING HARNESS BY THE FAN MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

• 04/28/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING STALLING.

• 04/26/2007· SUSPENSION,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESCrash

  DAY TIME APPX. 60-80 MI. FROM EL PASO, TX , LIC. DRIVER DRIVING APPX. 70 MI. P/HR (80 MI. DAY IS SPEED LIMIT) JUST BEFORE CHK. POINT SIERRA BLANCA, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIEROD BREAKS CAUSING A MAJOR 1 CAR ROLLOVER INJURING 3 PEOPLE (1 W/MINOR INJURIES, 1 SERIOUS INJURIES, 1 CRITICAL INJURY). 1994 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS TOTALED. 2 OF INJURED REQUIRING CONTINUED MEDICAL CARE. HATCHBACK CAME UP, SHATTERED GLASS IN HATCH AND SIDE PANELS. *TR

• 04/23/1998· POWER TRAIN

  ODOMETER FRAUD.

• 04/14/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSFER CASE LEAKS AND WILL SEIZE UP, CAUSING ALL FOUR WHEELS TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

• 03/27/2001· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 83,000 UNDER NORMAL USE. THIS CAR WAS NOT IN THE RECALL BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.*AK

• 03/23/1995· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  REAR HATCH LATCH REPLACED DUE TO HATCH NOT CLOSING. *SKD

• 03/15/2000· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  TRANSMISSION WAS STICKING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE . ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER MADE A HUMMING SOUND WHEN TURNED ON. SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 20 MPHS TO 140 MHS AND IT BROKE, AND THE NEEDLE CAME OUT THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. *AK

• 03/12/1999· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DEFECTIVE HOOD LATCHES (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY) BROKE, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP 2 TIMES, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 03/05/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AFTER PURCHASED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BURNED 1/2 QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES, NOW THE VEHICLE BURNS MORE THAN 1/2 QUART PER 1000 MILES AND THE CONSUMER IS NOW ADDING 1 QUART OF OIL ALMOST EVERY WEEK, THE DEALER REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NLM

• 02/28/1996· SUSPENSIONCrash

  DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 40MPH, VEHICLE GOING TO THE RIGHT AND SWIRLED RIGHT REAR WHEELS LOCKED AND FLIPPED AND REAR AXLE BROKE, *AK

• 02/28/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER/HEADLIGHTS ARE ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND COMING TO A STOP, HEADLIGHTS DIM EXTREMELY BADLY. *AK

• 02/23/2000· STRUCTURE

  THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER-SIDE DOORS ACTIVATED SWITCH FAILED CAUSED A SHORT-CIRTUIT AND DRAINED THE BATTERY EACH TIME I CAME TO A STOP. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PART FAILURE PROBLEM (BOTH SWITCHES IN A 6 YEAR OLD CAR!) AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. *AK

• 01/16/1998· STEERING

  DESIGN DEFECT CAUSED THE OUTER TIE ROD TO BREAK APART.

• 01/09/1999· VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS,EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR, TURNED OUT IT HAD BEGUN LEAKING. ALSO, THE DEALER HAD TOLD US (AND THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES) THAT WE HAD THE NEW FREON-FREE SYSTEM WHEN IN REALITY WE DO NOT. WE WILL HAVE TO CONVERT IT AT OUR EXPENSE IF WE CHOOSE TO. SEAT BELTS ARE NOT RETRACTING CONSISTENTLY, OFTEN STOP MIDRAIL OR DO NOT BEGIN TO RETRACT AT ALL. THIS OCCURRED ONCE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DEALER'S SERVICE TECH AND HE DENIES IT. HE TELLS MITSUBISHI THAT THE SYSTEM IS WORKING CORRECTLY. HEATER/DEFROSTER AND TEMPERATURE NEEDLE COINCIDE. WE NOTICED THAT THE NEEDLE SUDDENLY STAYED IN THE EXTREME COLD RANGE ON THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE AND THE HEATER IS BLOWING LUKEWARM/COOL AIR. DEALER SAYS IT'S FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND IT'S JUST BECAUSE IT'S COLD OUT. HOWEVER, ON OUR INVOICE HE NOTES THAT THIS OCCURRED INSIDE THEIR 68 DEGREE GARAGE. NO REPAIR MADE.