2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse Body & structure Problems

1) A COMMON ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS AND FACEBOOK GROUPS, THE STRUT TOWERS RUST THROUGH WHICH PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN CONSIDERING THAT THE SUSPENSION IS CONNECTED TO THE STEERING WHICH COULD PUT AN INDIVIDUAL OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD AT RISK 2) YET ANOTHER COMMON ISSUE, THE DASH AND ASSOCIATED BEZELS CRACK OVER TIME. THERE HAS BEEN NO SOLUTION OR ALTERNATIVE TO COMPLETE REPLACEMENT FROM ANYONE, INCLUDING (I'M SURE) MITSUBISHI.

NHTSA ID

11319608

Incident

Oct 20, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

CAR BODY PAINT BOTH CLEARCOAT AND PAINT SLOWLY PEELING OFF CAR BODY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THE LAST THREE PLUS YEARS. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE REPAINTED.

NHTSA ID

10899072

Incident

Jul 1, 2013

THE CAR MAKES A SOUND IN THE REAR WHEN I MAKE A TURN.THE TURNING RADIUS IS VERY BAD.I WOULDN'T DO A U TURN WITH IT.THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE A/C STOPPED WORKING ON A VERY HOT DAY.WHEN I TURNED ON THE A/C THE CAR TURNED OFF THIS ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SUDDEN STOP.THE DASHBOARD IS ALL CRACKED.OTHER THAN THAT THE CAR SEEMS GOOD.EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE CAR I DO LIKE.THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF AND THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME RUST.

NHTSA ID

10778312

Incident

Sep 28, 2015

Mileage

171,021 mi

BLACK 2000 MITISUBSHI ECLIPSE BROUGHT BRAND NEW BY MYSELF. THERE IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT IN THE PAINT CAUSING IT TO FADE TO WHITE AND THEN FADE COMPLETELY TO THE BARE METAL. THIS IS JUST IN SPOT ALONG THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN WRECKED AND HAS NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE WERE AN "ACID" OF OTHER TYPE OF DAMAGE COULD HAPPEN TO IT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER BLACK ECLIPSES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TALKED WITH AN OWNER OF THE SAME TYPE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AS MINE AND SHE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10258213

Incident

Feb 10, 2009

BOUGHT A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE NEW. ABOUT 3 YEARS LATER NOTICED THE PAINT WAS STARTING TO COME OFF THE ROOF. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID SORRY IT IS NOT COVERED, IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO HOT TEXAS SUN. THEY DID NOT EVEN LOG THE COMPLAINT. THAT DEALERSHIP CLOSED LATER ON. NOW MY PAINT IS OFF OVER MOST OF THE CAR AND IS VERY UGLY. IT IS DOWN TO THE METAL. I AM EMBARRASSED TO DRIVE IT BUT TELL ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN THAT WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, MITSUBISHI REFUSED TO REPAINT IT. ALSO ALL THE DASHES CRACK IN THEM. MINE WITHIN THE FIRST 3 YEARS. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BLACK PAINT ON MANY OF THE 1999-2005 FOR THERE NOT TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT. MY CAR IS ALMOST 9 YEARS OLD AND STILL HAS LESS THE 60,000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ALL OF US DRIVERS WITH BLACK MITSUBISHES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10233753

Incident

Apr 10, 2004

Mileage

30,000 mi

2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH A SHOCK RUPTURE DUE TO RUST. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT IS RARE THAT RUST IN THAT AMOUNT HAPPEN ON THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT GOING TO INVESTIGATE HER CLAIMS. *KB THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED 3 RECALLS FOR HER MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR FOR HER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURES OF THE RECALLS. THE COLUMN SWITCH WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE UNIT WOULD NOT SELF-CANCEL NOR WOULD IT CANCEL MANUALLY. THE SWITCH WOULD NOT RESET IN AN OFF POSITION WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED FREQUENTLY, EVEN WHEN TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE NOT STARTING AND ALWAYS ASSUMED THE PROBLEM WAS THE BATTERY WHICH THE CONSUMER HAD REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LAMP ILLUMINATED FREQUENTLY, EVEN WHEN THE OIL WAS NOT LOW. THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR V6 ENGINE'S, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. RECALL NUMBERS 99V333001, 99V305001 AND 00V225001. *JB

NHTSA ID

10226210

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. I ASSUMED THEY WERE ALL JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR UNTIL MY MOST RECENT INCIDENT - THE COVER TO MY SHOCK, PASSENGER SIDE, COMPLETELY RUSTED EXPOSING MY SHOCKS AND ALLOWING THEM TO POP UP, DENTING MY HOOD AND REMAINING EXPOSED WHILE I DRIVE. SINCE THIS IS SUCH AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM, I BEGAN INVESTIGATING THE OTHER ISSUES AND THEY ARE ALL RELATED TO MULTIPLE RECALLS ISSUED ON MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI TO ALERT THEM TO THE DEFECT(S) AS WELL AS ENCOURAGE THEM TO ALERT OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL. IT TOOK THEM LESS THAN A WEEK TO DECIDE NOT TO INVESTIGATE MY CAR. THEY HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE DAMAGE. I OFFERED TO SEND PHOTOS AND THEY WERE DECLINED. THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT A LICENSED MITSUBISHI DEALER TO INSPECT MY CAR. I THINK THEIR LACK OF INTEREST AND CONCERN IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND DANGEROUS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10224120

Incident

Apr 10, 2008

Mileage

89,000 mi

I HAVE A BLACK 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. PROBLEM1: THE HARD PLASTIC DASHBOARD DECK HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS IT'S WIDTH INTO 3 PIECES. THE CAR WAS NEVER IN A WRECK OR SUBJECTED TO ANY UNUSUAL FORCES THAT WOULD CAUSE IT TO CRACK. THE REPLACEMENT COST AND ESPECIALLY LABOR TO REPLACE IT IS EXPENSIVE. I SUSPECT THE PLASTIC USED FOR THE DASHBOARD DECK IS NOT UV RESISTANT AND IS BREAKING DOWN AND BECOMING BRITTLE FROM EXPOSURE TO THE SUNLIGHT. PROBLEM 2: AROUND 1-1/2 YEARS AGO OR MAYBE LONGER, THE PAINT OR PRIMER ON THE HOOD, CAB TOP AND TRUNK LID STARTED BUBBLING UP INTO ROUGH 'CANCER' SPOTS THAT BEGAN FADING AND TURNING WHITE. THEY START WITH A SMALL SPOT AND THEN RAPIDLY GROW ACROSS THE ENTIRE SURFACE. MY TRUNK LID AND ROOF IS ALMOST COMPLETELY COVERED AND THE HOOD IS ABOUT 50%. THE PAINT ON THE REST OF THE CAR HAS NOT EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM SO FAR. I HAVE NOW NOTICED THAT NEARLY EVERY 2000 BLACK ECLIPSE I SEE IS EXHIBITING THE SAME PAINT FAILURE. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE LOT OF PRIMER OR PAINT USED FOR THAT MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10200081

Incident

Jun 1, 2006

Mileage

80,000 mi

CLEARCOAT FAILURE ON MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2000 ALL BUBBLING UP ALSO THE DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

NHTSA ID

10195941

Incident

Jan 12, 2006

Mileage

48,000 mi

OWNS A BLACK MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2000 AND THE PAINT WAS PEELING BADLY AROUND THE SUN ROOF, THE DOORS, AND THE HOOD WAS GONE. I HAD THE SPOILER REPLACED WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BACK IN 2002, AND NOW THAT WAS PEELING ALREADY. *AK I AM WONDERING WHAT I CAN DO THIS GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. ALSO THE DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CAR FALL APART LIKE THIS.

NHTSA ID

10190461

Incident

Aug 23, 2002

MY CAR HAS A DEFECTED DASH. I AM ON A FORUM DEDICATED TO ECLIPSES WHICH LEAD TO THIS SITE AND ALL ECLIPSES (00-02 AND EVEN STARTING ON 03 I BELIEVE) DASHES ARE CRACKING REALLY BAD. MY DASH ALONE HAS SEVERAL (AROUND 8) CRACKS AND SOME OF THOSE CRACKS LEAD TO PIECES OF THE DASH THAT ISN'T EVEN CONNECTED ANYMORE. I HAVE 2 FREE ROAMING PIECES ON MY DASH THAT WILL RANDOMLY FLY OFF AND SLIDE AROUND WHILE TURNING OR SHIFTING THE CAR. NOW I DON'T BELIEVE THIS CAN CAUSE ANY CAR FAILURES OR DEATH, BUT I BELIEVE THE DASHES SHOULDN'T BE FALLING APART FOR ANY REASON. I THINK MITSUBISHI SHOULD RECALL THE DASH WITH BETTER AND MORE STURDY MATERIAL. *NM

NHTSA ID

10172055

Incident

Oct 28, 2005

ENTIRE DASH CRACKED FROM THE SUN LIGHT EVEN THOUGH I USED A WINDSHIELD VISOR SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2000. THE CRACKED DASH IS BECOMING A TYPICAL THING ON 2000 ECLIPSES. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171769

Incident

May 1, 2003

Mileage

45,000 mi

(1) WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT OR APPARENT CAUSE THE DASH OF A MITSUBISHI 2000 RS ECLIPSE STARTED TO CRACK IN DIFFERENT PLACES (2) THE CONSEQUENCES MIGHT BE DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. RIGHT NOW, I GET DISTRACTED BY THE CRACKS ON THE DASH WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THESE LOOSE PARTS WILL BEHAVE ON A COLLISION (3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE CRACKED PLASTIC DASH. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171152

Incident

Dec 10, 2004

Mileage

65,000 mi

I HAVE A 2000 ECLIPSE GT AND THE DASH IS CRACKED IN IT. IT IS MADE OF A CHEAP PLASTIC THAT CRACKS VERY VERY EASILY. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MITSUBISHI NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO HELP ME. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ECLIPSES THAT ALSO ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE CAN GO TO NUMEROUS ECLIPSE FORUMS AND SEE THIS. I FEEL THE DASH BEING CRACKED CAN ALSO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. HAVING CRACKS IN THE DASH MAKE IT NOT AS STURDY AND COULD BE DANGEROUS WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. IF THERE IS ANY WAY YOU GUYS CAN FORWARD THIS ON TO MITSUBISHI I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171027

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

Mileage

60,000 mi

DASHBOARDS ON THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE MODEL YEARS 2000-2005 HAVE A TENDENCY TO CRACK AS THEY ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. NO FORCE IS APPLIED THAT MAKES THEM CRACK, SIMPLY HEAT FROM THE SUN OR COLD TEMPERATURES. MY DASHBOARD AND MANY THOUSAND OTHERS HAVE SEVERAL CRACKS AND THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY MITSUBISHI *NM

NHTSA ID

10171019

Incident

Apr 15, 2006

I HAVE A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THE DASH STARTED CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. ALMOST EVERY PART OF THE DASH IS CRACKED NOW. I GOT A QUOTE FROM A MITSUBISHI DEALER AND THE COST TO REPLACE THE DASH WAS $600+. I ALSO CHECKED A SALVAGE YARD WITH NO LUCK AT FINDING A REPLACEMENT. I AM WORRIED THAT THE CRACKING OF THE DASH WILL CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OR SOME OTHER FAILURE AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171018

Incident

Dec 1, 2004

Mileage

65,000 mi

THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AFTER ONLY A FEW YEARS. EVERYONE I KNOW WITH THIS CAR HAS HAD THEIR DASH CRACK. THE PART IS LISTED AS "INSTRUMENT PANEL". *NM

NHTSA ID

10171016

Incident

Jul 10, 2004

Mileage

72,000 mi

CHEAP DASHBOARD OF A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAS OVER 5 CRACKS ON IT. THE CRACKS ARE GROWING AND SOMEDAY IT CAN JUST FALL APART AND RESULT IN DANGER WHILE DRIVING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10170934

Incident

Oct 16, 2006

I SUDDENLY STARTED FINDING ROUND PIECES OF BROKEN PLASTIC ON THE FLOORBOARD. IT WAS WHEN I WAS WASHING THE CAR AND NOTICED THE 2 HUGE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD THAT I REALIZED THE PIECES OF PLASTIC WERE THE "SLATS" WHERE THE DEFOGGER AIR COMES OUT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10144789

Incident

Dec 28, 2004

I OWN A 2000 ECLIPSE. EVERY TIME IT RAINS HEAVILY I GET A PUDDLE OF WATER IN THE FRONT FLOOR BOARDS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAY IT IS FIXED BUT IT STILL LEAKS. THERE IS A REAL BAD MOLDY SMELL ON THE WINDOWS. WHEN I DRIVE IT AFTER A BIG RAIN STORM, I CAN HEAR WATER SLUSHING AROUND IN THE DOOR. THERE HAS TO BE A FIX FOR THIS. I DO NOT WANT TO GET RID OF THE CAR BUT.... I HOPE I DO NOT NEED TO MAKE A BIG THING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. *JB

NHTSA ID

10139188

Incident

Jun 1, 2002

DASH BOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS NOT SURE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THIS IS VEHICLE NOT INVOLVED IN ANY COLLISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS, SUSPECT MATERIAL FOR DASH IS AFFECTED BY TEMPERATURE, NEVER USED ANY CHEMICALS ON THE DASH FOR CLEANING PURPOSES. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN MANY FRIENDS 2000+ MODEL MITSUBISHI ECLIPSES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10139074

Incident

Oct 6, 2005

Mileage

48,180 mi

CONTACT STATES: WHILE SHE WAS WASHING VEHICLE SHE NOTICED A CRACK IN DASHBOARD. ALSO, A CRACK IN RIM. SHE HAS NOT HAD ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS. SHE SAID THAT THERE WAS A FILM ON THE INSIDE WINDSHIELD. THE FILM WAS PROBABLY MOISTURE WERE IT HAD RAINED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10119605

Incident

Jul 5, 2004

I OWN A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT PURCHASED OCTOBER 1999. SINCE EARLY 2003 I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. THE CLEAR COAT ON THE ROOF CAME OFF. AFTER FIGHTING WITH THE DEALER THEY AGREED TO HELP REPAINT THE ROOF. SHORTLEY THEREAFTER THE WHOLE CAR STARTED TURNING WHITE MY CAR USED TO BE BLACK NOW IT'S WHITE! THE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND CANNOT BELIEVE THE CONSUMER IS STUCK WITH THE REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS MITSUBISHI WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CLEAR COAT SIMPLY TURNS WHITE! MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR CHEAP WORK AND ASSIST CONSUMERS WITH THIS BURDEN! PLEASE HELP!*AK

NHTSA ID

10118382

Incident

Mar 30, 2003

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN 3 DIFFERENT PLACES DO TO EXTREME HEAT AND COLD. *AK

NHTSA ID

10112023

Incident

Feb 23, 2005

MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE LEAKS WATER ONE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE WATER LEAKS FROM THE HATCHBACK AREA, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED ON A DOWNHILL POSITION. THE HATCHBACK AREA ONLY HAS A SMALL HOLE FOR THE WATER TO DRAIN AND IT CLOGS VERY EASILY. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T EVEN CLOG BUT SOMEHOW THE WATER STILL DOES NOT DRAIN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MITSUBISHI "BLOWS OUT" THE HOLE BUT THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. I CHECK IT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND IT STILL FLOODS. THE FLOODING GETS SO BAD THAT IT SHORTS THE SPEAKERS AND STERO EQUIPMENT WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT. MY CAR HAS FLOODED AT LEAST 50 DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE AND THE CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE EXCEPT FOR THIS "BLOWING OUT" THE HOLE GARBAGE. DON'T BUY THIS CAR IF YOU HAVE TO PARK ON ANY SORT OF HILLS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, I HAD AT LEAST 2 INCHES OF WATER ON MY PASSENGER SIDE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10088574

Incident

Jul 14, 2004

Mileage

2,000 mi