Consumer Complaint Detail

MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006082978 Incident Date: Sep, 21 2006
Consumer's City: RIALTO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Model Name: ECLIPSE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 22 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 13 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I started having trouble with the driver side door handle just a few months after purchasing the vehicle new. the driver door handle would not "catch" sometimes when i tried to open the door. i took it to the dealer and they said they fixed it. a few weeks after that i continued to have the same issue. since the door handle did not always do this i just dealt with it and did not take it back to the dealer. after the warranty was up the passenger side door handle completely broke off and now the driver side handle does not "catch" so i cannot open either door--i had to climb in through the hatchback!! it seems to me that this is a common problem and there should be a recall on the door handles. also, the trunk/hatch lock is weird, i have to turn the key twice every time to open the trunk--the first time the trunk opens slightly but remains locked...*nm