Consumer Complaint Detail
MITSUBISHI / ECLIPSE SPYDER / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006125608 | Incident Date: Jul, 14 2006 |
| Consumer's City: SCOTTS VALLEY | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: ECLIPSE SPYDER | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4A3AX35GXXE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 05 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 14 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased a used 1999 mitsubishi eclipse spyder in aug 2006. the first time i drove it the service engine soon light came on. i took to a shop, they found nothing wrong & reset the button. when i returned home the ses light was on again & i took to transmission shop to see why?they found nothing....i then drove it & the transmission completely burned up & stranded me @ night, alone, on a weekend in the middle of nowhere..on monday i called the orig trans. shop & they came & towed it back..rebuilt it which cost me close to $1,800..i drove again back from the la area & ses light came on & tranny was almost burnt completely again.since it was under warranty a place in bakersfield came & towed it the next day. i was stranded again @ night & had to pay for a cab to take me back to where i had been, over 250 miles which i paid for!.....2 weeks later my car was ready....i had to rent a car to get to bakersfield to pick it up..... a month later went back to la & ses light came on & smoke poured from under the hood...i checked tranny fluid & it was full however couldn't drive until it was looked at..again stranded, no vacant hotels except one ($300+ a night)...holiday weekend so i waited until tues for an affiliated shop(pasa robles) to look at it.....they said it was fine to drive....i drove 60 miles & it happened again.....stranded in lost hills i called the orig tranny shop(santa cruz) & later they drove 2 lost hills & towed it back. i had to pay for a cab to bakersfield airport ($200), & rent another car to get to la....i rented yet another car to be able to return home.........i have been without my car for a total of at least 90 days or more within a 7 month period........now once again i am taking my car back to tranny shop as ses lite is on & it will not go in reverse, and slips when driving......it has only been 5 months since a new mfg. tranny was put in!!!! susie wilhite *tr |