2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Fuel system Problems

2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL, ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT RECALL, POWER TRAIN, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY ONLY HAD ONE RECALL APPLICABLE TO HIS VEHICLE, WHICH WAS FOR THE SUN VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING AND HAS MANY WELDING ISSUES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10917134

Incident

Oct 3, 2016

PROLONGED WIRING HARNESS CONTACT WITH THE HEAT SHIELD CAUSES THE WIRING INSULATION TO WEAR & GROUND OUT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DIE-OUT. HAD AN ICCIDENT FEW DAYS AGO WHERE THE ENGINE DIED OUT AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC . THIS IS SERIOUSLY NOT OKAY AND A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. PLEASE HELP ME.

NHTSA ID

10758689

Incident

Aug 17, 2015

Mileage

163,082 mi

SITTING IN GARAGE OVER WINTER, CAR DEVELOPED LEAK/CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK THAT ALLOWED FUMES FROM TANK TO FILL GARAGE. CAR NOT BEING DRIVEN AT THE TIME. FUEL DID NOT LEAK ONTO FLOOR OF GARAGE. RECALLS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DONE ON FUEL SYSTEM FOR THIS MODEL. APPARENTLY CRACKS IN THE FUEL TANK OF THIS MODEL ARE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY IF CAR IS OR WOULD BE AROUND OR NEAR TO ANY SPARK SOURCE OR OPEN FLAME. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET CAR REPAIRED AT MY OWN COST. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608938

Incident

Oct 1, 2013

Mileage

68,800 mi

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CODES SHOW AN EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS LEAK. SEVERAL SERVICE VISITS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FINALLY IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL FILLER TUBE WAS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND CLOSE TO FALLING OFF. APPARENTLY THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 ECLIPSE AND WAS CAUSING FULE LEAKAGE AS WELL AS VAPOR LEAKAGE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE OR RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE BEING DISABLED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN A FUEL FILLER TUBE IN SUCH BAD SHAPE. MITSUBISHI DEALER STATED THEY DIDNT WANT TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE DUE TO THE HIGH REPAIR COST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10382803

Incident

Jan 20, 2011

Mileage

80,000 mi

I HAD TO REPLACE A ROTTED GAS FILLER NECK ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS A POORLY DESIGNED PART AND SHOULD NOT HAVE ROTTED. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. MITSUBISHI SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

NHTSA ID

10328348

Incident

Apr 28, 2010

Mileage

93,400 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SMELL OF GASOLINE AROUND THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE RETURN HOSE AT THE LOCATION OF THE CLAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 03V442000, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

NHTSA ID

10176015

Incident

Dec 11, 2006

Mileage

91,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A SMALL LEAK FROM THE GASOLINE TANK. GASOLINE LEAKAGE WAS ALSO PRESENT ON THE PAVEMENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR ANY OBVIOUS ROAD HAZARDS. ALTHOUGH THE LEAKAGE PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - A TINY PINHOLE SIZE LEAK WAS FOUND BUT THE OUTSIDE OF THE TANK HAD NO MARKS AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10149891

Incident

Feb 4, 2006

Mileage

71,000 mi

IDLE AIR CONTROLLER FAILED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10105840

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

Mileage

48,000 mi

ON A 2 OCCASSIONS, ON MY 2001 ECLIPSE, THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS ON BOTH SIDES WERE MELTED FROM SOME KIND OF ARCING. ALSO THE FUEL DOOR BROKE AND WAS RUSTED CONSIDERABLY FROM JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10067695

Incident

Apr 20, 2004

Mileage

65,000 mi

ENGINE IS MISSING. GAS IS NOT CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT ENGINE. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON AND OFF. DEALER CAN'T FIND CAUSE. *AK CONSUMER ADDS ENGINE NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH POWER. ALSO EXPERIENCING POOR GAS MILEAGE. *TT

NHTSA ID

8011790

Incident

May 30, 2002

CONSUMER STATES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH, DEALER REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING STALLING WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DEALER HAS NOT REMEDIED PROBLEM, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, THERE IS A TERRIBLE NOISE EMITTED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

565709

Incident

Apr 30, 2001