1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HIT A PUDDLE OF WATER AND VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE SLID SIDEWAYS AND WENT OFF THE ROADWAY, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO A REST, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NOW CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL 00V421 REGARDING THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT AND HE FEELS THIS MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF HIS ACCIDENT AND IS REQUESTING COMPENSATION. *SLC

WHILE MAKING A TURN, VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD CRACKING NOISE AND VEHICLE FELL TO GROUND, CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF STEERING, CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER SKIDDING A LONG DISTANCE ACROSS TWO LANES,AFTER GETTING OUT OF CAR CONSUMER NOTICED LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS AT AN AWKWARD ANGLE,ABOUT 45 DEGREES FROM VERTICAL AND THE WHOLE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR WAS ON THE GROUND, WHEEL WAS STILL ATTACHED TO CAR, AFTER HAVING CAR TOWED WAS ADC BY MECHANIC THAT BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER ARM WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO PULL AWAY FROM THE CAR AND CRASH TO THE GROUND,CONSUMER FOUND WEBSITE THAT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, BUT WAS ADV BY MITSUBUSHI THAT VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN LOOKED AT IN NOVEMBER 1999 WHICH INCLUDED INSPECTING PARTS AND ONLY REPLACING WHAT WAS DAMAGED,CONSUMER WENT BACK TO WEBSITE AND FOUND ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE THAT SUPERCEDED THE PREVIOUS RECALL NOTICE AND THIS RECALL WENT OUT IN 2000,CONSUMER WAS ADV BY MITSUBISHI THAT THEY KNEW NOTHING OF THE RECALL,AND SAID THEY COULD NOT MAKE ANOTHER RECALL ON THE SAME PART THEY ALREADY RECALLED, HE WAS ADV THAT MAYBE NHTSA WAS UPDATING WEBSITE PAGE,CONSUMER WAS ADV BY MITSUBISHI TO CALL NHTSA TO FOUND OUT WAS GOING ON. *

CAMSHAFT STARTED MAKING SAME NOISE AT 97,000 MILES AS IT DID AT 47,000 WHEN IT FAILED AT 65 MPH ON THE HWY. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND IT IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY. I BELIVE THAT THE LIFE TIME OF THE PART MAY ONLY BE APROX. 45,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC DESCIBED THE PROBLEM AS THE "CAM SHAFT WAS WALKING". HE ALSO SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN A FEW OTHER CASES.*AK

THERE IS A RECALL (ID# 96V158001) ON THIS YEAR / MAKE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAYS IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. THERE HAS BEEN A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR AND INSIDE OF THE CAR SINCE SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS NEW. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T SMELL IT. NOW THERE APPEARS TO BE A RECALL THAT COVERS MY CARS PROBLEM AND THEY SAY IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY CAR! *AK

CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR CONTROL ARM, BUT DID TAKE VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY FOR REPAIRS. 30 DAYS LATER CONTROL ARMS HAD FALLEN OFF VEHICLE.*AK WHILE THE CONSUMER AS TRAVELLING, THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM AND THE WHEEL FELL OFF AND THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING ACCIDENT. DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE FRONT PANEL, MIRROR, THE WINDSHIELD AND THE RIM WERE DAMAGED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL ON CONTROL ARM AND THE DEALER DENIED HIM REFUND FOR REPAIR COST ON RECALL PART WHICH THE CONSUMER PAID FOR BEFORE RECALL WAS ISSUED. *YH

EMITS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OR EXHAUST INTO THE CABIN, AND AROUND THE CAR. PREVIOUSLY, THEY CLAIM TO HAVE ADDRESSED IT, BUT MITSU ASKS ME TO BRING IT BACK TO LET THEM LOOK AGAIN. THIS IS UNBEARABLE, AND PROBABLY UNSAFE. I THINK THEY WANT ME TO BRING IT IN AT THEIR CONVENIENCE, AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT UNLESS YOU HELP THEM SEE THE IMPORTANCE.*AK