Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE SPYDER / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005014502 Incident Date: Mar, 06 2005
Consumer's City: TOLEDO Consumer's State: OH
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: Suspension:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AE45G91E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 06 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 06 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When i first purchased this vehicle from the dealer 6/2001 i had to take it back 2 times due to the defect of the hose hooked to the radiator, they repaired it under warrany, and now it has occurred again which all mitsubishi dealers tell me because it is not under warranty and not on the recall list there is nothing they can do. i just got done putting brand new sway bar links on the car, and paid 350.00 to do this in which they told me should never occurred on this new of a car. i feel since i reported the problems with the noise from the first week i got the car all the way until recent when i fixed it, they overlooked it and ignored the problem which could have cost me and my son our lives. i feel mitsubishi should cover these things since there is proof i took it in over 13 times for the same complaint noise under the car (sway bar links) and radiator fluid leaking all over the engine and burning. please note this has been occuring since 7/2001 the month and year i have marked below are for the defective hoses on my radiator causing fluid to leak all over the engine and burn and this was verified on this date below by a professional shop. this has not caught fire yet but smoke comes from under the hood of the car all the time after it has been running.*ak