Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000065786 | Incident Date: Sep, 01 2000 |
| Consumer's City: AUSTIN | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: ECLIPSE | Model Year: 1997 |
| 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#: 4A3AK54F1VE | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 19 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Well, its one of the defaults that mitsubishi is hiding. its a failure in the crank bearing which causes the clutch not to work properly and a very annoying taping sound when the clutch is pressed. the main dangerous problem is that you cannot shift properly while driving making it unsafe and frustrating. i took my car to the dealer and they said i need to replace the whole engine(shortblock) and it will be under my cost around $3500. the workers there addmitted to me that its a default that they dont have a recall on. i bought the car under the intention that mitsubishi makes very reliable products. unfortunatly i was very mistaken especially after the few incidents on the news. please help me because i am losing a lot of money with this problem. thank you. |