Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 2001

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004038376 Incident Date: Oct, 03 2004
Consumer's City: SAN ANTONIO Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: ECLIPSE Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AC44GX1E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 11 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 30 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The paint on my black 2001 mitsubishi eclipse began to delaminate in october of 2004. i have noticed this same problem with other black mitsubishi cars such as the galant but the eclipses exhibit this problem more frequently. it began as faded areas on the roof then spread to the hood, trunk, sail panels and now to the top rear quarter panels. it seems to be caused by sun damage as a result of insufficient ultraviolet inhibitors in the paint as applied from the factory as i have washed and maintained the paint on a regular basis. *nm