Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Aug 23, 2004

MY 2003 ECLIPSE GTS HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT THINGS IN A MATTER OF 8 MONTHS. 4 SEPERATE TIMES I HAD BROUGHT IT IN FOR A JERKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS THE MATTER AND IT WAS FINE. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISION NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. ALSO 20 DAYS AFTER BUYING TH... Read more

Incident date: Aug 23, 2004

MY 2003 ECLIPSE GTS HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT THINGS IN A MATTER OF 8 MONTHS. 4 SEPERATE TIMES I HAD BROUGHT IT IN FOR A JERKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS THE MATTER AND IT WAS FINE. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISION NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. ALSO 20 DAYS AFTER BUYING TH... Read more

Incident date: Aug 23, 2004

MY 2003 ECLIPSE GTS HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT THINGS IN A MATTER OF 8 MONTHS. 4 SEPERATE TIMES I HAD BROUGHT IT IN FOR A JERKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS THE MATTER AND IT WAS FINE. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISION NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. ALSO 20 DAYS AFTER BUYING TH... Read more

Incident date: Dec 3, 2003

WHILE DRIVING WITH VEHICLE IS AT FULL CAPACITY IT SHUTTERS. TRANSMISSION VIBRATES, AND THEN TAKE OFF, IS VERY SLUGGISH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN REPAIR SHOP FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

Incident date: Jan 15, 2003

17" RIMS ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER ARE BENT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR OVER 18 MONTHS. I ASKED THE MITSUBISHI DEALERS IN MY AREA AND THEY SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING TO CREATE THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT. I RESEARCHED THE DEFECT TO SEE IF IT WAS A COMMON OCCURENCE AND FOUND SCORES OF REPORTS ON THE INTERNET. *AK

Incident date: Aug 24, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER LOST THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT PASSENGER WHEEL RIM WAS BENT. CONSUMER FOUND ON THE WEB PAGE MANY CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WHEELS WERE MADE OF VERY SOFT EASILY BENT METAL. *AK *NM

Incident date: Dec 9, 2001

I HAVE A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND HAVE LOST ALL THE ORIGINAL RIMS TO DENTS FROM NORMAL ROAD DRIVING--I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 RIMS BECAUSE THEY WE SO WARPED THEY WOULDN'T HOLD A SEAL ON THE TIRE--THAT'S $850.00!!!! ON A NEW CAR!*AK

Incident date: Jan 15, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL BENT. AS RESULT, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TIRES. CONSUMER INDICATED THE WHEEL RIMS WERE MADE OF VERY SOFT EASILY BENT METAL. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE REMAINING RIMS BENT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Incident date: May 2, 2002

TIRES DID NOT FEEL RIGHT FOR OVER 6 MONTHS, WENT TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS UNTIL SOMEONE FINALLY REALIZED THAT TWO OF THE RIMS WERE BENT ONE IN FRONT AND ONE IN BACK, ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT I MUST HAVE HIT A POT HOLE, BUT THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE IF THE RIMS BENT WERE ON TWO DIFFERENT SIDES. AFTER LOSING THE BATTLE I PAID OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE RIMS. *AK

Incident date: May 2, 2002

TIRES DID NOT FEEL RIGHT FOR OVER 6 MONTHS, WENT TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS UNTIL SOMEONE FINALLY REALIZED THAT TWO OF THE RIMS WERE BENT ONE IN FRONT AND ONE IN BACK, ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT I MUST HAVE HIT A POT HOLE, BUT THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE IF THE RIMS BENT WERE ON TWO DIFFERENT SIDES. AFTER LOSING THE BATTLE I PAID OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE RIMS. *AK

Incident date: Aug 23, 2004

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SINCE DECEMBER 2003 THAT THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE IN REVERSE AND THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INJURIES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I THANK GOD THAT NO LITTLE KIDS WERE KILLED!!! THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I CALLED MITSUBISHI AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND NEVER GOT A RESPONSE.*AK

Crash 3 injured

Incident date: Aug 21, 2004

ON 03/16/01 RECALL WORK WAS DONE AT SERVICE DEALER. ON DATE OF INCIDENT, CRANK BOLT SHEERED OFF OR CAME OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 45M MPH. *JB

Incident date: Dec 7, 2002

I OWN A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX WITH 17 INCH RIMS. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT RIM AND TIRE AFTER THE RIM BECAME BENT DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS AND CAUSED A BUBBLE IN THE TIRE, WHICH IF LEFT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SUBSEQUENTLY THE OPPOSITE RIM BECAME BENT AND I NOW HAVE THREE BENT RIMS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, AND KEEPING THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD FOR F... Read more

Incident date: Jan 11, 2004

MOTOR HAS BLOWN TWICE 5 DAYS AFTER INTIAL BUY OF VEHICLE THEN AGAIN 6000 MILES LATER, MANUFACTER SAYS CUSTOMER NEGLECT, HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

Incident date: Aug 17, 2004

THE OWNER SMELLED GASOLINE FUEL WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE AND STARTING IT ONE LAST TIME, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. THIS LOSS WAS INVESTIGATED BY SUPERIOR INVESTIGATIONS 800-779-2858. THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE VALVE WAS LOOSE, AND CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK AND START A FIRE.*AK

Fire 1 injured 1 deaths

Incident date: Jul 30, 2004

A TRUCK DROPPED SOME BOXES ON THE FREEWAY. A CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY TO AVOID THE BOXES, ANOTHER CAR HIT THEM, FINALLY WE HIT THAT CAR. IT WAS A 3 CAR PILEUP. I WAS DRIVING AND MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WE WERE THE LAST CAR IN THE LINE AND HIT AT ABOUT 45+ MPH. WE WERE IN A 1996 MITSUBISHI GALANT WITH ONLY 78K MILES AND WE WERE BOTH WEARING OUR SEATBELTS. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED! IT W... Read more

Crash 3 injured

Incident date: Aug 20, 2004

I OWN A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH STOCK 17" RIMS. IN THE LAST 4 YEARS, I'VE EXPERIENCED 4 FLAT TIRES AND NUMEROUS BENT RIMS FROM REGULAR FREEWAY AND STREET DRIVING. IT APPEARS THAT THE STOCK 17" RIMS ARE TOO SOFT AND HAVE A TENDENCY TO BEND EASILY. EACH OCCURENCE FORCED ME TO REPAIR THE WHEEL AND REPLACE THE FLAT TIRE. IT HAS COST ME OVER $2000 IN REPAIRS AS WELL AS AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF LO... Read more

Incident date: Jan 5, 2004

THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CABLE CAME OF IT'S TRACK. THIS RESULTED IN THE SEAT BELT FAILING TO RETRACT. ALSO, THE PLASTIC COATING OVER THE CABLE CAME OFF. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE DRIVER'S SIDE GUIDE RAIL RECALL 97V073001 WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *JB *SC

Incident date: Oct 11, 2001

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2001, I HAVE REPLAED 7 RIMS. THE FIRST TIME I HAD A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF MY RIMS, I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED ME THAT THE RIM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE COST OF REPLACING THE RIM WAS A LITTLE OVER $200.00. WHEN THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, I HAD DIFFERENT FEELINGS ABOUT IT. PRIOR TO THIS, I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A ... Read more

Incident date: Dec 30, 2003

IN DECEMBER 2002 I PURCHASED MY CAR (2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT XLS 4X4) FROM A LOCAL PRIVATE SELLER. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 38,000 AT THE TIME AND WAS STILL UNDER THE 60,000 MILE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. THE SELLER INSISTED HE DID NOT HAVE THE RECORDS OF THE REPAIRS, BUT DID GIVE ME A SPREADSHEET OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOR THE CAR. AFTER HAVING THE CAR CHECKED BY MY REGULAR MECHANIC I BOUGHT THE CA... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Aug 19, 2004

WHILE OPENING UP THE DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, THE DOOR HANDLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHEARED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIX. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Incident date: Feb 7, 2003

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY SUN ROOF, BRAKES, GAS, ACCELERATION AND OVER HEATING OF MY CAR. MY SUN ROOF ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH IT EVERY TIME I OPEN IT. MY BREAKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES BECAUSE THE WEAR OUT QUICK. WHEN I BREAK MY TIERS SKIP THE CAR STOPS BUT THE TIERS KEEP TURNING. MY GAS IS GONE QUICK AND I ONLY DRIVE HERE IN TOWN FROM WORK TO ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 7, 2003

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY SUN ROOF, BRAKES, GAS, ACCELERATION AND OVER HEATING OF MY CAR. MY SUN ROOF ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH IT EVERY TIME I OPEN IT. MY BREAKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES BECAUSE THE WEAR OUT QUICK. WHEN I BREAK MY TIERS SKIP THE CAR STOPS BUT THE TIERS KEEP TURNING. MY GAS IS GONE QUICK AND I ONLY DRIVE HERE IN TOWN FROM WORK TO ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 7, 2003

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY SUN ROOF, BRAKES, GAS, ACCELERATION AND OVER HEATING OF MY CAR. MY SUN ROOF ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH IT EVERY TIME I OPEN IT. MY BREAKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES BECAUSE THE WEAR OUT QUICK. WHEN I BREAK MY TIERS SKIP THE CAR STOPS BUT THE TIERS KEEP TURNING. MY GAS IS GONE QUICK AND I ONLY DRIVE HERE IN TOWN FROM WORK TO ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 7, 2004

I OWN A 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF WHEN I WAS OPENING THE DOOR. I OPENED IT GENTLY AND NOT ROUGH AND I ALSO KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE THE CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNTS FOR THE REPAIRS CONSIDERING THAT THERE IS SO MANY OF US OUT THERE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, IF ANYTHING WERE TO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 10, 2004

MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN MY LANCER EVOLUTION STARTED TO FEEL ROUGH AROUND 350 MILES I THOUGHT IN WAS NORMAL SINCE IT WAS A NEW CAR. BUT AROUND 1700 MILES THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE I TOOK IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT FORM BUT THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS FINE, SO I TOOK IT HOME THE WAY IT WAS. I NOW HAVE 5000 MILES AND MY CLUTCH IS ALL WORN OUT AND MY DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE PR... Read more

Incident date: Nov 1, 1998

PROBLEMS REGARDING 1992 MITSUBISHI 3000GT TRANSMISSION.*MR (NAR) *CB

Incident date: Feb 4, 2004

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT EQUIPMENT. *MR THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. (FRONT PASSENGER SEAT) *SC *JB

Incident date: May 18, 2004

1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS INVOLVING SMALL POTHOLES OVER WHICH OTHER CARS RECEIVED NO DAMAGE 2. THE ALLOY WHEELS OF MY CAR DENT VERY EASILY RESULTING IN NUMEROUS NICKS AND SMALL DENTS. TWO SMALL POTHOLES HAVE LEFT MY WHEELS WITH LARGE DENTS REQUIRING WHEEL REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. 3. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR A FEW DAYS AND HAVE THE WHEEL SENT AWAY TO BE REPAIRED. I AM ALSO CURR... Read more

Incident date: Aug 15, 2003

CONSUMER STATED THAT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES THE TWO FRONT RIMS DEVELOPED DENTS. AS A RESULT, THE TIRES LOST AIR PRESSURE. *AK *JB

Incident date: Jun 7, 2000

FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT IN JUNE OF 2000 UNTIL I TRADED IT IN MAY OF 2002, I HAD TO REPLACE 5 BENT WHEELS/RIMS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. EACH WHEEL COST $249 PLUS INSTALLATION & TAX. MY LOCAL MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT ALTHOUGH MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY-THE WHEELS WERE NOT COVERED. I COULD NOT HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR MORE CAREFULLY TO AVOID THE BENT RIMS. W... Read more

Incident date: Mar 29, 2000

1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX WHEELS. THESE WHEELS BENT ON ME ABOUT 3 TIMES. I BLEW OUT A TIRE BECAUSE OF THEM ONCE, AND THE REST JUST BENT IF I HIT A SPEED BUMP OR SOMETHING REALLY SMALL. THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS WHEELS. EVERYTIME I WENT TO MITSUBISHI AND THE SERVICE TECH'S TOLD ME THE WHEELS WERE VERY VERY WEAK AS WELL. THERE WAS NO HELP AT ALL. THESE WHEELS ARE HORRIBLE AND COULD HAVE CAUSE... Read more

Incident date: Aug 10, 2004

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A DEFECT OF THE RIMS ON MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT 2000. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR [4] YEARS (ORIGINAL OWNER). I HAVE REPLACED [3] RIMS AND I AM NOW ABOUT TO REPLACE A 4TH. THE RIMS BEND EASILY WHILE DRIVING. ON ALL INSTANCES THE RIMS HAVE BENT IN THE COURSE OF NORMAL CITY DRIVING. JUST RECENTLY, (LAST WEEK) I NOTICED THAT THE RIM ON THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE, AS IN THE OT... Read more

Incident date: Mar 20, 2004

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR RIM WAS BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE RIM WAS CRACKED ,AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Incident date: Aug 17, 2004

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Incident date: Nov 1, 2002

2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 17" RIMS - THE RIMS ARE SOFT AND BEND EASY. I HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I WAS LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE AS THE RIM HAD BENT AND CREATED A FLAT TIRE. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS, I HAD TO REPLACE THE RIMS AS THEY WERE A HAZARD AND CREATING DRIVING PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT OFF THE SHELF RIMS FOR HALF THE COST OF THE MITSUBISHI RIMS AND HAVE N... Read more

Incident date: Sep 6, 2003

THE RIMS ON MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WERE STARTING TO BEND. PARTICULARLY THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE RIM WHICH ON ONE SIDE BECAME ALMOST FLAT IN ONE AREA. AFTER ONE OCCASION OF DRIVING MY VEHICLE I NOTICE THAT I HAD A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE TIRE OF THAT RIM. IT WAS LARGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE TIRE TO PEEL OFF FROM THE RIM. MY FATHER AND I THEN REMOVED THE WHEEL AND LET SOME AIR OUT OF THE TIRE TO TRY A... Read more

Incident date: Aug 12, 2002

DRIVING MY 2000 MITSUBUSHI ECLIPSE GT WITH STOCK 17" RIMS AND TIRES, I HIT A RELATIVELY MILD POTHOLE WHICH BENT THE RIM. THE RIM WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED THAT IT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT MY EXPENSE. THE POTHOLE WAS LOCATED IN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA ON THE NORTHBOUND I5 ONRAMP FROM CAMINO LAS RAMBLAS. I HAVE A PICTURE OF THE RIM IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT.*AK

Incident date: Aug 16, 2004

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR RIM HAD SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINE AT THIS TIME, BUT THE ME... Read more

Incident date: Feb 10, 2001

2000 MITSBUBISHI ECLIPSE. FACTORY RIMS BENT REPEATEDLY AND FOR NO OBVIOUS APPARENT REASON CAUSING TIRES TO RAPIDLY DEPRESSURIZE. THIS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO MULTIPLE RIMS. MOST NOTABLE OCCURENCE WAS ON INTERSTATE 95 WHEN TIRE DEPRESSURIZED AND CAME OFF RIM - HIGHLY DANGEROUS AS I WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. FORCED TO REPAIR RIM AND REPLACE TIRE.*AK

Incident date: Mar 17, 2004

THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 3 INSTANCES IN WHICH THE RIMS ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAVE BROKEN OR DENTED DUE TO DRIVING OVER MINOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR SMALL POTHOLES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR IN ONE INSTANCE, AND COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE REPLACED MY RIMS AND TIRES TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.*AK

Incident date: Aug 1, 2004

SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING HOME ON THE MORNING OF 8/1/04 I BECAME AWARE THAT MY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER REPLACING THE WHEEL WITH ITS SPARE I WENT TO THE TIRE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES SO THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE LEAK. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A BENT WHEEL RIM. TWO OF MY WHEEL RIMS WERE BENT. I WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT UNTIL THAT DAY NEITHER RIM WAS BAD ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2004

MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION 8. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER RIM WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Incident date: Oct 14, 2003

NOTICED FAINT SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE IN OCT 2003. HAD PROBLEMS WITH DEFROSTER CLEARING WINDOWS, VERY HARD TO CLEAN. NOTICED PASSANGER SIDE FLOOR CARPET IS SOAKED WITH ANTI FREEZE. OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER CORE OR THE HOSE(S) WHICH CONNECT TO IT ARE LEAKING. CAR HAS 60000 MILES, AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. THIS HEATER CORE LEAKS DIRECTLY OVER COMPUTERS WHICH, AS FAR AS I KNOW, CONTROL THE ENG... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 2001

I WISH TO FILE A DEFECTIVE COMPAINT. MY COMPAINT IS FOR RIMS ON A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. ALL FOUR RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ALL ARE BENT. THEY ARE VERY WEAK RIMS. I ASKED MY LOCAL MITUSBISHI DEALER IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT THE COMPANY WILL NOT REPLACE THEM OR HAVE THEM FIXED. *AK

Incident date: Jul 14, 2004

VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE IN MOTION. FRONT END FEELS SHAKY AT HIGH SPEEDS OR WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. *AK

Incident date: Aug 8, 2004

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE GAS NEEDLE WENT FROM FULL TO EMPTY. THE GAS TANK WAS FULL BUT READ EMPTY. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO KNOW WHAT THE GAS LEVEL ACTUALLY WAS.*AK

Incident date: Jul 12, 2004

THE REAR BRAKES ON THE BACK WHEEL MADE A DRAGGING NOISE. THIS OCCURS EITHER WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED OR JUST NORMAL DRIVING. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BUT THE NOISE RETURNED AFTER SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. THE BRAKE CALIPERS ALSO CAUSED PROBLEMS FORMING RESIDUE ON AND AROUND THE CALIPER SEAL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *JB

Incident date: Jul 12, 2004

THE REAR BRAKES ON THE BACK WHEEL MADE A DRAGGING NOISE. THIS OCCURS EITHER WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED OR JUST NORMAL DRIVING. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BUT THE NOISE RETURNED AFTER SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. THE BRAKE CALIPERS ALSO CAUSED PROBLEMS FORMING RESIDUE ON AND AROUND THE CALIPER SEAL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *JB

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