Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 1993

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000058909 Incident Date: Nov, 12 2000
Consumer's City: ROCKFORD Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: ECLIPSE Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3CF44E0PE Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 13 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I took the vehicle to a mechanic and he said that the thrust bearing had failed causing the motor to spin 2 rod bearings. he also siad this is a common problem for the 93-99 cars known as "crankwalk" and the only way to fix it right is to install a motor from a 90-92 car. i have reshearched the "crankwalk" and found many other owners are trying to get mitsubishi to recall the cars affected since this is a saftety issue that could lead to engine lockup at highway speeds.*ak