Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE SPYDER / 2001

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003251883 | Incident Date: Aug, 31 2003 |
Consumer's City: FAIRFAX | Consumer's State: VA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
Model Name: ECLIPSE SPYDER | Model Year: 2001 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 30 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 27 2001 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: After 39,000 miles on my 2001 mitsubishi eclipse spyder, the manual transmission is experiencing problems. specifically, the car has trouble shifting into first and second gears (worst when cold), studders when first accelerating, and makes a continuous rattling noise when the clutch is not engaged. these problems are apparently the result of a defect in the transmission involving the clutch plate/throw-out-bearings/synchronizers. i have learned of hundreds of other people who have the same problem, same symptoms, and same cause. mitsubishi should issue a recall for this problem but has not done so. |