Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE SPYDER / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003202934 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2002
Consumer's City: SAN CLEMENTE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: ECLIPSE SPYDER Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AE75H23E Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 26 2003 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Nar 02/13/2003. the consumer experienced intermittent starting problems. the vehicle would crank but would catch to start. in addition, sometimes as the consumer traveled down a hill the vehicle was just shut off by itself, it would take at least 30 seconds for the vehicle to start again. it took the dealer several tries to duplicate the consumer problem. the dealer stated the problem was associated with the fuse box, fuel pump relay, prongs and wires which came from the fuse box to shut the relay off so the vehicle would run out of gas, they also had to order a engine harness. *jb