278 of the
2,785 complaints filed about the Mitsubishi Eclipse
are about the wheels —
10% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2000.
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR NORMALLY FINE AND THERE WAS A SMALL POT HOLE ON THE GROUND THAT I WENT OVER. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES WHILE RUNNING OVER THE POT HOLE AND THE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY LOST. IT WAS A SPONGY FEELING AS THE BRAKES WERE TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES HAD VERY LITTLE POWER AND WHEN LET GO HAD A WHISTLING SOUND COMING BACK UP. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WHILE DOWN SHIFTING TO LOWER GEARS BECAUSE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK.
NHTSA complaint #10725336 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ROOMMATE DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITH MYSELF IN PASSENGER SEAT. STRUCK A DEAR MONDAY MORNING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH. VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO A DITCH AND ROLLED AT LEAST 1 TIME INTO A MARSH ON LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE RECEIVED MAJOR: FRONT, BOTH SIDE, REAR AND ROOF DAMAGE. NOT ONE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED.
NHTSA complaint #10522952 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET (APPROX. 20 MPH). CAR SHIFTED SLIGHTLY TO RIGHT AS I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE. CAME TO STOP SIGN AND REAR RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF. THE HUB CRACKED AND BROKE OFF AT BEARING.. IT WAS A VERY CLEAN CUT AS THOUGH THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE HUB. CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. $300 REPAIR BILL. REPAIRMAN SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE IN THE 40 YEARS HE HAS BEEN REPAIRING CARS. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED AS ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY.
NHTSA complaint #10512693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
APRIL 2010 WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR, THE 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK SUDDENLY LOSS CONTROL AND CRASHED ONTO THE ROADWAY. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR INSTANTLY LOSS USE OF CONTROL IN STEERING AND THE CAR PROCEEDED TO LEAVE THE ROAD ONTO A GRASSY MEDIAN TO MY LEFT SIDE. I DISCOVERED THE FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS LYING ON THE ROADWAY DETACHED FROM THE AXEL AND TIRE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS WEDGED AT AN ANGLE BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE DISASSEMBLED PARTS OF THE CAR. I HAD THE 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE TOWED HOME AND REPLACED THE FAULTY PARTS WITH ANOTHER FRONT CONTROL ARM & LOWER BALL JOINT PURCHASED FROM AUTO ZONE. IN 2011, THE SAME VEHICLE A 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK LOSES CONTROL WHILE IN MOTION AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES PER HOUR, AS I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A TWO LANE STREET. THE CAR LOST STEERING CONTROL SKIDDING OFF THE ROADWAY IN THE DIRECTION ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS LYING ON THE GROUND DETACHED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER?S SIDE WHEEL. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ROAD. I CONTACTED A TOWING SERVICE TO TOW THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS. I BOUGHT AND REPLACED THE FAULTY CONTROL ARM & LOWER BALL JOINTS. JULY 2012, I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR, IN THE LEFT LANE OF A FOUR LANE MAIN THOROUGHFARE, WHEN THE 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RS HATCHBACK LOSS STEERING CONTROL AND CRASHED TO THE GROUND WHILE IN MOTION, CAUSING THE CAR TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY TOWARDS THE LEFT. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE AND DISCOVERED THE FRONT CONTROL ARM DETACHED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTROL ARM WAS LYING ON THE GROUND AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HAD BEEN DAMAGED FROM THE IMPACT AND SKIDDING ALONG THE ROADWAY. I CONTACTED A TOWING SERVICE TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10473317 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P35/45R18 TIRES ON MY ECLIPSE, THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO THE SIDEWALL SEPARATING FROM THE TREAD! I HAD NO IDEA UNTIL A MECHANIC AT MY WORK LOOKED AT MY OTHER FRONT TIRE AND SAW THAT IT WAS STARTING TO SEPARATE ALSO! THE TIRES STILL HAVE HALF OF THEIR TREAD LIFE REMAINING AND IT ALSO CAUSED FOR MY RIM TO BE SCRATCHED. IN ADDITION, IT WAS NOTED THAT AT SOME POINT THE OTHER FRONT TIRE IS GOING TO BLOW OUT SO AT THIS POINT MY CAR IS A TICKING TIME BOMB.
NHTSA complaint #10450693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2002 ECLIPSE COUPE, OK THIS IS A MAJOR PROMBLEM, HOPE SOMEONE WILL LISTEN THE WHEELS (RIMS) CRACK ON THESE CARS "CHEAP" BOTH FRONT WHEELS AND DRIVERS SIDE BACK WHEEL. IF YOU HIT A POTHOLE YOUR GONNA PURCHASE NEW WHEELS. I AM A SINGLE MOM MY KIDS RIDE IN THIS CAR. MANY OTHERS HAVE "COMPLAINED" DO SOMETHING BEFORE YOU ARE SCRAPPING CHILDREN OFF THE EXPRESSWAY.....THESE WHEELS ON THE 2002 ECLIPSE ARE DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE TO KEEP REPLACING I CAN NOT AFFORD IT,,
NHTSA complaint #10398457 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIMS WERE BENDING ABNORMALLY AND CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE RIMS WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/03/11
NHTSA complaint #10386868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIMS WERE BENDING ABNORMALLY AND CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE RIMS WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/03/11
NHTSA complaint #10386868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER IN DRIVABLE CONDITION AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 97,000.
NHTSA complaint #10322679 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS CRACKED. MY TIRE WOULD SLOWLY DEFLATE SO I PURCHASED A NEW TIRE THINKING THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, MY TIRE CONTINUED TO LOOSE AIR. SO I WENT BACK TO TIRE COMPANY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IS WAS NOT THE TIRE BUT A CRACK IN THE RIM. SO I PURCHASED A NEW WHEEL AND NOW AFTER A FEW MONTHS I HAVE A BENT RIM. THESE WHEELS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE PURCHASING NEW WHEELS IF THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I WOULD JUST PURCHASED A WHOLE NEW DIFFERENT SET OF WHEELS IF I HAD THE FUNDS AVAILABLE, WHICH I DO NOT.
NHTSA complaint #10257739 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A BLACK I GUESS YOU CAN CALL IT BLACK AND WHITE 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CLEAR COAT IT COMPLETELY OFF AND THE BLACK PAINT IS JUST ABOUT GONE. I HAVE RUST SPOTS COMING THROUGH NOW. IT FIRST STARTED ON THE HOOD ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW IT IS EVERYWHERE. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF MY RIMS BECAUSE THEY WERE BENT. NOW I HAVE A SHIMMY IN MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN I GET UP TO 65MPH THIS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO ALSO. I HAVE GOTTEN NEW TIRES AND RIMS ON IT HOPING THAT WOULD HELP THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS JUST AS BAD AS IT WAS LAST YEAR.
NHTSA complaint #10241359 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY RIM DUE TO THE LIP BENDING BACK CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. BOTH TIMES IT WAS ON THE FRONT TIRE. LOOKING AT ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THE MITSUBISHI RIMS WHICH RESULTS IN DECREASED STEERING CONTROL AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
NHTSA complaint #10233707 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY RIMS ON MY 2000 ECLIPSE ARE ALL BENT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 OR 4 TIRES DUE TO BLOW OUTS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. I WILL BUY NEW RIMS AND SEND IN ALL MY OLD ONES BECAUSE THIS IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL OWNERS.
NHTSA complaint #10232995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVING ON HWY. 80 ON DRY ROAD AT APPROX. 60-65 MPH, IN FAST LANE, CAR STARTED TO SHAKE, AS WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF FREEWAY, TIRE BLEW OUT...COMPLETE SEPARATION OF BELT FROM SIDEWALLS,BOTH SIDE WALLS STILL ON RIM, BELT (INTACT) ROLLED DOWN FREEWAY. TIRES LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD, AND LOTS OF TREAD LEFT ON TIRE. THIS CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE RIM WHICH IS NO LONGER USABLE. WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRE AND RIM, BUT THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT.
NHTSA complaint #10211217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITH 52000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE AND BOTH PASSENGER FRONT AND REAR RIMS CRACKED , AND THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES INSTANTLY LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE RIMS WERE REPLACED. THE DRIVER HIT A POT HOLE ON 2-27-07, AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE CONTACT WILL NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THIS TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10183621 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIRD TIME WHEELS HAVE FAILED CAUSING RAPID DEFLATION OF TIRE AND SUBSEQUENT CONTROL OF THE CAR. TIRE SUSTAINS NO DAMAGE, BUT LIP ON RIM GETS BENT BACK RELEASING AIR. RIMS ARE TOO SOFT, OR THE CAR NEEDS A HIGHER PROFILE RIM AND TIRE. DAMAGE ALWAYS OCCURS ON FRONT WHEELS DUE TO EXTRA WEIGHT OF ENGINE, ETC. ON FRONT END. AT AGE 62, I'VE OWNED A NUMBER OF CARS WITH ALLOY WHEELS AND CAUGHT A POTHOLE OR TWO, BUT NEVER HAD A WHEEL FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10182197 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. THE CONTACT HAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ALLOY WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLES TIRES WERE BALANCED ON 1/15/07 AT THAT POINT THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT ONE OF THE ALLOW WHEELS WAS SLIGHTLY BENT AND MAY CAUSE AIR TO LEAK AND THE TIRE TO BE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WANTS TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO MITSUBISHI IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. THERE HAS BEEN NO TIRE FAILURE TO DATE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIMS ARE SOFT AND THEY BEND EASILY. UPDATED
NHTSA complaint #10178981 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL GETS BENT WHILE GOING OVER POTHOLES OR RAIL ROAD CROSSING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. IN THE 1.5 YEARS I'VE HAD THIS (2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT) CAR I HAVE HAD TO GET THE WHEEL STRAIGHTENED 3 TIMES ALREADY. THE TIRE LOOSES PRESSURE OVER A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER GOING OVER THE BUMP BECOMING COMPLETELY FLAT.
NHTSA complaint #10175697 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
GENTLY DRIVEN 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WHEELS BENT OUT OF SHAPE, CAUSING A TIRE TO LOSE AIR/BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISION AFTER BLOWOUT.
NHTSA complaint #10174820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BROUGHT USED MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 2000GT. VERIFIED THROUGH CAR CHECK FOR ANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, NONE ON RECORD. CAR HAD ONE OWNER BEFORE MYSELF. THE CAR HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. IT WAS PARKED IN MY CARPORT FOR SIX MONTHS UNTIL MY DAUGHTER GOT HER DRIVERS LICENSE AT THIS TIME I KEPT IT RUNNING. ONCE DAUGHTER GOT DRIVER'S LICENSE AND STARTED TO DRIVE VEHICLE, IT WAS VIBRATING BADLY. MAINT PERSON SAID IT WAS THE TIRES AND THE RIMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. ALL THE RIMS WERE BAD. EACH RIM HAD A SMALL DENT OF SOME SORT. SEEING HOW WE NEVER REALLY DROVE THIS VEHICLE IT SHOULD HAVE DRIVEN FOR A WHILE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A KNOW DEFECT WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10168921 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.