Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003199063 Incident Date: Jan, 29 2003
Consumer's City: BOLINGBROOK Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: ECLIPSE Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AK44Y5WE Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 29 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 19 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Engine burns oil at approx. 1 qt per week, also has possible leaks in engine with only 69,000 miles on engine. the car has been recalled twice for same problem and it is still happened again. has had regular oil changes for life of engine. transmission sometimes stays on level 2 and 3 for upto 20minutes at 60mph does not change and shifts hard with slow or fast acceleration. leaks transmission fluid, has fuel throttle leakages and control leaks from 45,000 miles up to now thursady, january 30, 2003.