2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO AN INTERNAL SPRING FRACTURING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V011001 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO SERVICE CAMPAIGN AND RECALL TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10945909

Incident

Oct 3, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A TUNE UP AND THE FAILURE CODES FOR P0301, P0401, AND THE EGR APPEARED. THE CODES WERE CLEARED, BUT THE P0301 FAILURE CODE REAPPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN IN FOR SMOG INSPECTION AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED FOR EGR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 315,000.

NHTSA ID

10759569

Incident

Jul 1, 2015

Mileage

315,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND STRUCK THE CONTACT ON THE BRIDGE OF HER NOSE, BREAKING HER GLASSES. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND REPOSITIONED THE SUN VISOR BACK ON THE CLIPS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V338000 (AIR BAGS) DID NOT INCLUDE THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA ID

10736120

Incident

Apr 29, 2015

Mileage

125,000 mi

WAS DRIVING AND AS I WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10664136

Incident

Dec 4, 2014

WHILE DRIVING FROM THE HIGHWAY ON AN OFF RAMP AT 50 MPH, ENGINE (RPM) STARTED BOGGING DOWN, THEN BOTH FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP TO A SCREECHING HALT. I ALMOST SLIDE OFF THE RAMP AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME. FRONT TIRES WERE LOCKED UP, WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF GEAR. HAD IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS QUOTED $3,000 JUST TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION FOR DIAGNOSTICS. WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION FAILED AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE WORTH THE MONEY TO FIX BECAUSE FRONT STRUT TOWERS BOTH WERE RUSTED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND I WILL TRY TO PERFORM THE REPAIR MYSELF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10575405

Incident

Mar 11, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

THE FUEL FILLER NECK RUSTS SEVERELY AROUND THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE CAUSING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL TO LEAK ON THE GROUND AND GASOLINE VAPORS TO ESCAPE. THE FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY IS CONSTRUCTED OUT OF METAL AND INCLUDES A LARGE TUBE/PIPE FOR THE FUEL TO ENTER THE GAS TANK, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER METAL PIPES. THE FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY EXTENDS FROM THE FILLER DOOR, WHICH IS SITUATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER QUARTER PANEL, DOWN AND ACROSS TO THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS SITUATED IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THERE IS A PARTICULAR POINT WHERE THE PIPES IN THE ASSEMBLY MAKE AN APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREE BEND, MOVING FROM A DOWNWARD ANGLE TO AN ANGLE THAT IS MORE PARALLEL WITH THE GROUND. AT THIS BEND OR ELBOW, THE MANUFACTURER PLACED A THICK METAL SHIELD, PRESUMABLY TO PROTECT A WEAK POINT. THE SHIELD BOLTS TO THE BODY OF THE CAR IN FOUR PLACES AND CUPS THE FUEL PIPES IN A SEMI-CIRCLE AROUND THE BEND LEAVING AN APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF INCH GAP BETWEEN THE PIPES AND THE SHIELD. THIS SHIELD AND PIPE ASSEMBLY IS SITUATED DIRECTLY BEHIND AND SLIGHTLY INBOARD OF THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE, HOWEVER, IT REMAINS EXPOSED. BECAUSE OF THE GAP BETWEEN THE PIPES AND THE SHIELD, AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE SHIELD IS ANGLED UPWARDS, AND BECAUSE THERE IS NO COVER OR OTHER PROTECTIVE DEVICE TO SEAL THIS GAP, THE SHIELD COLLECTS DIRT, DEBRIS, GREASE, AND MOISTURE. PRESUMABLY, THE REAR TIRE THROWS THIS FOREIGN MATERIAL AROUND WHICH THEN COLLECTS IN THE SHIELD, BUILDS UP, AND CONTACTS THE PIPES, CAUSING THEM TO RUST. EVENTUALLY THE PIPES RUST COMPLETELY THROUGH CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ON THE GROUND WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS REFUELED. THE HOLES IN THE PIPES ALSO ALLOW GASOLINE VAPORS TO ESCAPE AND IMPAIRS THE EVAP SYSTEM. DESPITE THE BUILDUP AND CONTINUAL CONTACT OF FOREIGN MATERIAL IN THE SHIELD, THE SHIELD ITSELF DID NOT RUST AT ALL CREATING A PERFECT COLLECTOR TO GATHER FOREIGN MATERIAL AND CAUSE THE RUST TO FORM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10575199

Incident

Mar 27, 2014

Mileage

148,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO START AND EXHIBITED AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED, IT WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

NHTSA ID

10432234

Incident

Apr 12, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 3, 2011 I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK, SLAMMING INTO A CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS LATER CITED FOR FAILURE TO YIELD. I WAS DRIVING A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT CONVERTIBLE AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 45 MPH. I SLID APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET BEFORE HITTING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE COBALT. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, OR EVEN AFTERWARD FOR THAT MATTER. THE FRAME IN THE FRONT IS BENT SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN ITS PREVIOUS ARRANGEMENT, AND IS BEING FOUND AS A TOTAL LOSS. I PLAN ON PURSUING LEGAL ACTION BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY MAKING OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10386569

Incident

Mar 3, 2011

Mileage

168,000 mi

THE HEADLIGHT PLUG BURNED THE CONNECTION. THIS RESULTED IN A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF LIGHT OUTPUT/ NO HEADLIGHTS. THE PLASTIC PLUG IS ALSO MELTED, CAUSING A CONCERN FOR FIRE AND APPEARING THAT A SMALL FIRE MAY HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10347568

Incident

Jun 20, 2010

Mileage

64,526 mi

ON 2/21/10 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX. 55MI/HR WHEN MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE JUST STOPPED. IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. THERE WAS NO NOISE OR SOUND OF ANY KIND TO INDICATE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND SAT THERE FOR 3 1/2 HRS FOR A TOW TRUCK. CAR WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH PARK MITSUBISHI IN BETHEL PARK. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR HAD ONLY 57183 MILES AND I WANTED THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AAMCO. I READ ON LINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION USED IN MY CAR AND ALSO CERTAIN CHRYSLER MODELS WITH A DEFECTIVE "WAVE SPRING" THAT BREAKS SUDDENLY AND CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. I ASKED AAMCO TO SAVE ALL BROKEN PARTS. THE WAVE SPRING BROKE, WENT THROUGH THE PUMP, AND BROKE THE GEARS JUST AS DESCRIBED IN THE ARTICLE "MITSUBISHI F4A51 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAZARD PROBLEM". THIS PROBLEM WAS WELL KNOWN BY MITSUBISHI BECAUSE THE WAVE SPRING WAS REDESIGNED BUT TOOK NO ACTION TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE HAZARD THAT EXISTED. BY SWAPPING OUT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, THE MITSUBISHI DEALER DOES NOT MAKE THE CUSTOMER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND JUST ASSUMES THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED THEREFORE NOT MAKING THE ACTUAL PROBLEM WELL KNOWN. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD THE PART REPLACED WITH THE NEW DESIGNED WAVE SPRING. THIS ACTION WOULD HAVE SAVED ME A LOT OF MONEY AND NOT PUT MYSELF AND OTHERS IN DANGER OF HARM OR DEATH. MITSUBISHI KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING, THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ERROR AND MAKE OTHER OWNERS AWARE SO THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THEY CAN NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR CLAIM THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A JUST WEAR AND TEAR CASE. IT IS A DEFECT AND I WANT OTHER OWNERS OF CARS WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART NOTIFIED AND MY EXPENSES REIMBURSED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10325831

Incident

Feb 21, 2010

Mileage

57,183 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONTAMINATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

NHTSA ID

10323802

Incident

Mar 4, 2010

Mileage

106,000 mi

RIMS ON 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WEAK, VERY CAREFULLY DROVE, HAD TO REPLACE ONE RIM AND OTHERS ARE ALL BENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10266537

Incident

Sep 21, 2008

Mileage

65,056 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. AFTER PARKING HER VEHICLE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HARNESS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE EXISTING RECALL APPLIED TO 2.4 ENGINES NOT 3.0. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL NUMBER 00V299001 DOES NOT STIPULATE THE ENGINE SIZE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,334. UPDATED 5/26/09 *CN THE CONSUMER MENTIONED RECALL# 99V333001, BUT WAS TOLD HIS/HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE MANUFACTURED DATE. UPDATED 05/28/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10266528

Incident

Apr 22, 2009

Mileage

87,334 mi

THE CLUTCH IS WEARING OUT FAST, IT SEEMS EVERY 1500 MILES A NEW CLUTCH IS NEEDED, TO ME IT THE HORSEPOWER OF THE ENGINE CAN ONLY BE BROUGHT TO THE ROAD AT THE EXPENSE OF EXCESSIVE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH WEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10250357

Incident

Jan 12, 2006

Mileage

65,000 mi

ON MY 2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER, HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OUT, BUT MOVING WIRE CONNECTION ON BACK OF HEADLAMPS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM MOMENTARILY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, AND ONE HEADLAMP STOPPED FUNCTIONING ALTOGETHER, AND NOW BOTH WENT OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING ALMOST GETTING INTO A ACCIDENT. WHEN I CHECKED THE PROBLEM THE HEADLIGHT BOXES THAT CONNECT TO THE WIRES WERE MELTED AND EVENTUALLY BURNED OFF AND BROKE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10209290

Incident

Nov 15, 2007

VEHICLE STATED CLEARLY ON WINDOW STICKER THAT VEHICLE INCLUDED A STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS NOW RUSTING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10207448

Incident

May 10, 2007

Mileage

30,000 mi

BODY PAINT ON HOOD AND TRUNK ARE DETERIORATING TO THE POINT THAT THERE ARE HUGE WHITE PATCHES SHOWING THROUGH THE BLACK PAINT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WASHED AND WAXED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. THE PAINT WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE WHEN IT WAS APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE IN THE FACTORY. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI AND THEY DECLINED TO TAKE ACTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10207444

Incident

Oct 30, 2007

Mileage

50,000 mi

I. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE: 1. I WASHED AND WAXED MY CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS. 2. I DROVE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR. *TR II. FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: 1. THE PASSENGER SIDE MOLDING ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OFFICIALLY CALLED THE A PILLAR SEPARATED FORM THE BOLTS WHICH HELD IT TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR AND FLEW OFF STRIKING AND DENTING THE PASSENGER DOOR. 2. THE BOLDS THAT HELD THIS MOLDING TO THE FRAME ARE STILL ATTACHED TO THE CAR SHOWING THAT THERE WAS A BREAKDOWN OF THE ADHESIVE MATERIAL THAT ORIGINALLY HELD THIS PART TO THE BOLTS. III. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE? NOTHING 1. AFTER GOING TO THE DEALER, THEY CONTACTED THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE, NOTHING WAS DONE. 2. AFTER SPEAKING TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FROM MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF NORTH AMERICA, NOTHING WAS DONE. 3. AFTER WRITING TO THE PRESIDENT OF MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF NORTH AMERICA ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2007, I HEARD NOTHING. 4. ON OCTOBER 8, 2007, I SENT A SECOND LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF NORTH AMERICA AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I COINCIDENTALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FROM MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF NORTH AMERICA THE SAME DAY WHO SAID THAT MY SITUATION HAD BEEN REVIEWED AND THE DECISION WAS THE SAME. TO DO NOTHING. 5. I HAVE WRITTEN TO THE PRESIDENT AGAIN ON OCTOBER 10, 2007. AS OF TODAY I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE. 6. TO THIS DAY NO ONE, INCLUDING THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE, HAS INSPECTED MY VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THIS FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10205899

Incident

Aug 22, 2007

Mileage

95,262 mi

I HAVE A 2001 MITS ECLIPSE SPYDER CONVERTIBLE. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005. HAD IT FIXED ONCE NOW THE CAR LEAKS FROM ALL OVER INTO MY FLOOR BOARDS FRONT AND BACK. MY RADIO HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAR IS BECOMING UNDRIVABLE DUE TO THE FLOODING. I HAVE INSURANCE WHICH WILL NOT COVER THIS AND MITSUBISHI WILL NOT FIX IT WITHOUT PAYING MORE THAN THE CAR IS OWED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10203524

Incident

Sep 20, 2007

Mileage

43,000 mi

ONE AFTERNOON I GOT INTO MY CAR AND STARTED IT UP, WHEN SUDDENLY I SAW SMOKE ARISE FROM THE FRONT OF MY ENGINE AND SMELLED A SWEET SMELL, BUT THE SMOKE AND SMELL SOON DISSIPATED, HOWEVER I THEN NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS GOING DIM AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS! I AM CURRENTLY WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GO TO AND FROM WORK. WE HAVE NOT TRIED TO REPAIR THIS OURSELVES BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WE CHECKED THE FUSES AND THE BULBS WHICH ALL SEEM TO BE NORMAL. ALL THE OLD PARTS ARE STILL ON THE CAR, HOWEVER, THE CONNECTOR TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD PARTIALLY MELTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10202287

Incident

Sep 1, 2007

Mileage

51,998 mi

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE RIGHT MOLDING ON THE FRONT WINDOW FLEW OFF THE CAR.(IT IS CALLED THE A PILLAR.) IT SHOT BACK, BANGING AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CAR DENTED THE DOOR. WHEN WE GOT TO OUR DESTINATION I LOOKED AND THE BOLTS WERE STILL IN THE FRAME, BUT THE MOLDING WAS GONE. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER (COCONUT CREEK MITSUBISHI IN COCONUT CREEK, FLORIDA) TO ASK IF THIS WAS NORMAL. THEY OF COURSE SAID NO. I ASKED WHAT THEY WOULD DO TO GET IT REPLACED. THEIR FIRST RESPONSE WAS TO SELL ME A NEW ONE AT A COST OF $163.70 PLUS TAX, BUT THEY WOULD INSTALL IT FOR FREE BECAUSE THEY ADMITTED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. A WEEK LATER I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER MICHAEL SEE AT COCONUT CREEK MITSUBISHI AND FIND OUT WHAT THE FACTORY REP TOLD HIM. MICHAEL TOLD ME THAT JOHN HACKWORTH THE FACTORY REP SAID I'M NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING. THE FACTORY REP NEVER LOOKED AT THE CAR OR INSPECTED THE BOLTS TO SEE WHY THE MOLDING FLEW OFF. HE HEARD THE AGE OF THE CAR AND THE MILEAGE AND THAT WAS THE BASIS FOR HIS FINAL DECISION. THE STORY THAT MICHAEL SEE AND THE ASSISTANT MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP STANLY ANDERS KEEP TELLING ME IS THAT THE CAR IS SIX YEARS OLD AND HAS 95,000 MILES ON IT AND THINGS BREAK. FIRST MR. ANDERS SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE FACT THAT THE FACTORY REP NEVER CALLED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND INSPECT THE BOLTS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, IN MY OPINION IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE FACT THAT MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF NORTH AMERICA HAS NO INFLUENCE OVER THE DECISIONS OF A FACTORY REP IS ABSURD. IN ADDITION, THE DASHBOARD IS SLOWLY FALLING APART. THE DASHBOARD HAD APPROXIMATELY SEVEN CRACKS IN IT WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL ON CONVERTIBLES AND THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. YOUR CAR, YOUR PROBLEM WE DID MORE THEN ENOUGH FOR A USED CAR. TODAY THERE ARE ABOUT ELEVEN OR TWELVE CRACKS AND I SUPPOSE THAT ONE DAY IT WILL JUST FALL APART COMPLETELY, BUT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THAT'S NORMAL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10202258

Incident

Aug 20, 2007

Mileage

95,262 mi

WENT OFF ROAD, BACK LEFT WHEEL CRACKED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10197547

Incident

Jun 18, 2007

Mileage

147,000 mi

I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND SOMETHING POPPED AND HIT ME IN THE RIGHT EYE. AFTER STOPPING CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET,I HEARD MORE POPPING SOUNDS AND A PIECE OF THE DASH HIT THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER LOOKING AT THE DASH I FOUND 4 CRACKS IN THE DASH MATERIAL, 2 OF THE VENT GRATES HAD POPPED OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IF I WAS IN A MORE CONGESTED AREA AT THE TIME. I HAVE HAD TO PUT TAPE ONTO THE DASH TO KEEP FROM MORE PIECES FROM HITTING ME OR MY OCCUPANTS.

NHTSA ID

10192845

Incident

Jun 8, 2007

Mileage

57,004 mi

ALL CHROME WHEELS HAVE BENT DUE TO INFERIOR MANUFACTURING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10188168

Incident

Apr 1, 2003

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE SUPPORT BOLT CAME OUT. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND MADE NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A TUNE UP. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, THAT THE ONE IN THE VEHICLE WAS WORN OUT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10184984

Incident

Dec 1, 2006

Mileage

100,000 mi