1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse

SIMILAR TO ODI 10080649 BUT RESULTED IN FIRE WITHIN ENGINE BAY WHICH WAS QUICKLY PUT OUT WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR. THREW A PISTON THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 66K MILES. WORKING CAR FIRE FIRST REPORTED VIA 911 IN BRIDGEWATER NJ. REVISED STATUS WAS ALSO CALLED IN BUT WAS RESPONDED TO. STATE FARM INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF ENGINE EVEN WITH FULL COVERAGE INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE. CAR STILL AT TOWED LOCATION. *NM

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE FOR INSPECTION THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ROLLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY DISINTERESTED AND THE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM. THE PSI WAS AT 30 FOR HIGHWAY USE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED PSI OF 40. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS ROAD HAZARDS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS A TOYO, 22535ZR18. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DUE TO THE DAMAGE THE RIM SUSTAINED.*AK

TOOK CAR TO DMV AND IT WON'T PASS OBD-II TEST. I HAVE TRIED THREE TIMES. FOUND OUT THAT A TSB-03-13-005 WAS SENT OUT. WHICH STATES HOW TO RESET SO YOU CAN PASS THE EMISSION TEST. IF YOU DISCONNECT YOUR BATTERY YOU COMPUTER WON'T RESET TILL YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHO CHARGES YOU HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO RESET A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT BUT REFUSE TO CORRECT. SO EVERY TIME I NEED TO GO TO THE DMV I FIRST NEED TO VISIT THE DEALER SO THAT HE CAN RIP ME OFF, AND BYPASS THE EMISSION SYSTEM. AGAIN THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE THEY POSTED THE TSB 03-13-005. WON'T BUY OR RECOMMEND A MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AGAIN. *NM

MY 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE LEAKS WATER INSIDE MY CAR ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. I NOW HAVE MILDEW IN MY CAR AND BECAUSE OF THAT I HAVE HEADACHES. WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR I LIVED IN CALIFORNIA AND IT DOESN'T REALLY RAIN THERE SO I NEVER NOTICED IT UNTIL I MOVED TO MO IT RAINS HERE ALL THE TIME AND DURING THE SUMMER ITS VERY HUMID AND MUGGY WHICH MAKES THE MOLD AND THE SMELL WORSE. I CALLED THE MITSUBISHI DEALER SHIP I ASKED THEM SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM CAN THEY FIX IT FOR ME THEY SAID NO AND THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM THEY ARE BIG LIARS I'VE BEEN TO MANY WEB SITES ABOUT CAR LEAKS AND THEY NOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THE WEB SITE MITSUBISHI SUCKS.COM HAVE ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT I FOUND ABOUT MY CAR I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THESE PEOPLE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MITSUBISHI AGIAN UNFORNTILY I'M STUCK WITH MY CAR UNTIL I COULD AFFORD A NEW CAR.