Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004028011 Incident Date: Dec, 23 2004
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: ECLIPSE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:transfer case (4-wheel drive)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AL54F6XE Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 07 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: consumer states he had to replace the transfer case on his 1999 mitsubishi eclipse. the tail shaft seal leaked, there was a recall for different model years nhtsa 98v069000. when the consumer took the transfer case down, there was a bunch of shavings and no fluid left. the transfer case locked up and that is why he took that down. when he took the vehicle to the dealership, they told him it was not covered under that recall. the consumer was driving in his neighborhood when the vehicle locked up.*ak