1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse Owner Complaints

I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE OUT OF NO WHERE, LUCKILY I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ON RAMP AND NOT IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC YET. MY VEHICLE PULLED TOWARD THE DRIVE SIDE, I QUICKLY PULLED E-BRAKE TURNED MY WHEEL OPPOSITE OF TRAFFIC AND BRAKED. THE CAR STARTED FISH TAILING RIGHT TO LEFT BECAUSE OF THE DRIVE SIDE PULLING AND ME TRYING NOT TO ALLOW THE CAR TO SPIN OUT OR GO OFF THE SIDE OF THE ON RAMP. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP I MADE SURE MY FAMILY AND I WERE SAFE AND NO OTHER VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED. GOT OUT TO THE VEHICLE TO FIND MY DRIVE SIDE TIRE BENT IN MY FENDER MY AXLES IN HALF AND TIRE BLOWN, I CALLED FOR A TOW AND PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR TOW AND PARTS PLUS REPAIRS. I ALSO HAVE FUEL PRESSURE PROBLEMS, SRS LIGHT, SECONDARY AIR INJECTION MALFUNCTION. MY FUEL PRESSURE RELAY IS BLACK, THE SMOG TECHNICIAN SAID THE VEHICLE HAS RECALL ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

NHTSA ID

10955565

Incident

Nov 5, 2016

Mileage

125,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN OR DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A SQUEALING AND POPPING NOISE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V421001 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT), BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,300. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10430253

Incident

Sep 30, 2011

Mileage

149,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSFER CASE SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HAD LEAKED WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR RECALL 98V069001 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HAD PREVIOULY BEEN PERFORMED IN 1998. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 126,500.

NHTSA ID

10364135

Incident

Oct 31, 2010

Mileage

126,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE TRANSFER CASE LEAKS AND WHEN IS PLACED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V069001 POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THEREFORE HE WILL NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10280725

Incident

Nov 1, 2006

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V069001 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT SHE WAS UNCLEAR IF THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

NHTSA ID

10268774

Incident

Apr 12, 2009

Mileage

105,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. HE ALSO HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOWED SIGNS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V069001 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 137,000.

NHTSA ID

10218061

Incident

Jan 27, 2008

Mileage

137,000 mi

1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. BOTH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF JUST FROM EVERYDAY USE. DRIVERS SIDE WHEN THE CAR WAS THREE YEARS OLD. THE PASSENGER SIDE IN NOVEMBER OF 2007. IF THEY DECIDE TO BREAK AT THE SAME TIME YOU WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS ABOUT $200.00 PER INCIDENT TO INCLUDE PAINTING AND INSTALLATION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE 1995 THROUGH 1999 ECLIPSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10209888

Incident

Nov 10, 2007

Mileage

148,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BUT RECALL # 98V069001 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) APPLIES ONLY TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. HE STATED THAT HIS TRANSFER CASE HAS BEEN LEAKING FLUID SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 144,150.

NHTSA ID

10196747

Incident

May 31, 2007

Mileage

144,150 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE TURBO GTS. WHEN THE TIRES WERE ALIGNED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHEELS WERE FALLING OFF OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SUSPENSION:FRONT: CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THAT THEY APPEAR AS THOUGH THEY WERE NOT REPLACED. THE DEALER PROVIDED PROOF THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000. THE ENGINE SIZE IS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10190201

Incident

Dec 1, 2003

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THERE WAS SAFETY RECALL 98V069001 ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE PRESENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES, JERKING AND SHAKING . THE DEALER FOUND NO OIL IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 216,000 MILES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10187178

Incident

Apr 5, 2007

Mileage

216,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS. GASOLINE FUMES WEREPRESENT IN THE VEHICLE EVNE WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN. THERE WAS RECALL 96V158000 ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DUE TO THE VIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

NHTSA ID

10182775

Incident

Feb 12, 2007

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TODAY AND OUT OF NOWHERE ALL OF MY WHEELS LOCK UP AND I LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. LUCKILY I STOPPED AND DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MUCH WORSE IF OTHER CARS WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND. THIS PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT IT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T. THE RECALL SAYS THAT FLUID LEAKS OUT OF THE TRANSFER CASE AND CAUSES LOCK UP, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THERE IS A RECALL THAT NEVER EXPIRES FOR THIS UNTIL IT IS FIXED ONCE. SINCE IT SHOWS AS FIXED THE RECALL NO LONGER SHOWS AS OPEN FOR MY VIN, MITSUBISHI REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. A TRANSMISSION SHOP ADVISED ME THAT THIS FLUID SHOULD NEVER LEAK OUT ONCE, SO SURELY NOT TWICE IN 84,000 MILES. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND CALLED MITSUBISHI DIRECTLY AND NOBODY CARES THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN AGAIN AND SOMEONE COULD BE HURT. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AND I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO REFILL IT WITH FLUID AND DRIVE IT AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN THIS CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN 1995. IT ALSO HAPPENED TO ME IN MY EAGLE TALON TSI THAT IS THE SAME CAR AS THIS AND IT WAS FIXED UNDER THE RECALL SO I KNOW THIS ISSUE WELL AND ALL OCCURRENCES ARE IDENTICAL. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I NO LONGER FEEL COMFORTABLE RIDING IN A MITSUBISHI IF THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ADMIT WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM. I BELIEVE MY TRANSFER CASE SHOULD BE REPLACED SINCE THE ISSUE OBVIOUSLY WASN'T FIXED CORRECT THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10179514

Incident

Jan 23, 2007

I WAS IN A CRASH. MY TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. *NM

NHTSA ID

10178218

Incident

Oct 5, 2006

Mileage

180,000 mi

CAP OF DRIVER'S SIDE REAR STRUT TOWER FAILED. CAR SKIDDED BECAUSE THE SPRING AND SHOCK WERE RELEASED. REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE SECURED FROM DEALER WHICH ADVISED THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *NM

NHTSA ID

10168497

Incident

Aug 29, 2006

Mileage

156,000 mi

1995 ECLIPSE DOWN SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR. *TS *JB

NHTSA ID

10162643

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSFER CASE SEIZED. A NHTSA RECALL, #98V069001 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10153288

Incident

Feb 21, 2006

Mileage

132,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. IT WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS NOT A FIRE, BUT THERE WAS A LEAK OF OIL AND ANTIFREEZE DUE TO A BUSTED HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS ALERTED NO OTHER INSPECTIONS WERE MADE.

NHTSA ID

10153059

Incident

Mar 17, 2006

Mileage

166,400 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS THE INSIDE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. THIS HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

NHTSA ID

10141790

Incident

Nov 4, 2005

WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CAR SMELLS ALOT LIKE GAS FUMES IT IS OVERWHELMING FOR MY CHILDREN,I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE WE HAVE INSPECTED THE CAR REALLY WELL ON ALL FUEL LINES AND FOUND NO LEAKS,THE DEALER SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL,I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET,THEY TALK ABOUT THE SAME FUMES SMELL BUT HOW THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE VIN NUMBER NOT MATCHING THE ONE ON THE RECALL I THINK THIS ONE SHOULD ALSO BE ON THE LIST,CAUSE NOW THAT IT IS SUMMER IT REALLY WORRIES ME TO HAVE ALL THE FUMES IN THE CAR IN THE HEAT WHEN I AM DRIVING,AND THIS IS A CONSTANT VERY STRONG SMELL,I AM AFRAID THE CAR MAY BLOW UP OR SOMETHING.THIS HAS GONE ON EVERY DAY,SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I GOT IT ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

NHTSA ID

10124615

Incident

Jun 8, 2005

Mileage

110,000 mi

ON ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE AND DANGEROUSLY LOW FLUID LEVEL WAS DETECTED ON VEHICLE AT 103,000 MILES. RECALL REPAIR HAD BEEN PERFORMED IN 1999, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 98V069001 , EXCEPT THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION.*AK

NHTSA ID

10118031

Incident

Apr 15, 2005

Mileage

103,000 mi

WHILEDRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO DOWNSHIFT TO 2ND GEAR.AND HAD TO SHUT OFF THE CAR TO GET THE GEARS WORKING AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM REOCCUR EVERY TIME I PULL OUT . I HAD CHANCE THE TRASMISION TWICE ALREADY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10116699

Incident

Apr 10, 2005

Mileage

160,000 mi

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE AT 2 AM. THE FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND BURNT THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE FUEL RECALL 96V158001. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10113430

Incident

Sep 23, 2004

Mileage

120,000 mi

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE # 00V421001. WHILE ON HIS WAY TO THE DEALER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT LEFT BALL JOINT BROKE, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD INTO A CORNFIELD. WHEN HE WENT TO DEALER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE FOR THE RECALL OR COVER THE DAMAGES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10105539

Incident

Dec 27, 2004

THE CAR DOES NOT START. THE STARTER STOPS WORKING EASILY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10104476

Incident

Dec 24, 2004

(1) TICKING NOISE FROM THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY AREA WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. KIND OF A SWOOSHING TICKEY NOISE. THIS IS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TRIGGER PLATE RUBBING ON THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. (2) STALLING WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. THE TRIGGER PLATE AND CRANKSHAFT HAVE BEEN MOVING SO MUCH THAT THE TRIGGER PLATE IS WEARING THROUGH THE SENSOR. CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10104086

Incident

Oct 1, 2004

Mileage

112,000 mi