1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse

THE CAR SHAKES WILE BRAKING @ OR AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. DEALER REPORTED THE CAUSE AS ROTOR RUN OUT ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND TURNED ROTORS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. SOON AFTERWARDS, I REPORTED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING AGAIN AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS OK AND TO BRING THE CAR IN WHEN THE SHAKING GETS REALLY, REALLY BAD. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK WHEN THE SHAKING GOT REALLY, REALLY BAD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY BRAKES BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ENOUGH THICKNESS ON THE ROTOR TO TURN THEM ANYMORE. THE DEALER GAVE ME A HARD TIME ABOUT REPLACING THE BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY, BUT FINALLY REPLACED THEM AS A GOODWILL REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS, SHIMS, CLIPS AND PADS IN JULY 2000. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS TWICE IN 2001 AND ONCE THEY WERE CRACKED. THE MECHANIC AT MIDAS TOLD ME THAT HE HAS NEVER SEEN CRACKED BRAKE PADS BEFORE. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BRAKE PADS, BUT SOME KIND OF MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM SUCH AS CALIPERS. THE COMPANY HAS TRIED TO USE ANY EXCUSE THEY CAN TO NOT TAKE BLAME, LIKE SAYING THAT IT'S BECAUSE OF MY DRIVING OR BECAUSE I LET MIDAS CHANGE MY BRAKE PADS IN 2001. MIDAS HAS AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION IN THE BRAKE AREA AND THEY DON'T LIE AND COVERUP WHAT THEIR FINDINGS ARE. *AK

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WHICH I'M CONVINCED LEAD TO THE UNEVEN WEAR OF THE FRONT TIRES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT NNOONE IN THE SERVICE DEPT. REVEALED TO ME ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE CORDS WERE SHOWING THROUGH ON THE FRONT TIRES AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I'M ALSO CONVINCED THAT THE BALL JOINT DEFECT RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. BOTH THE TIRE REPLACEMENT AND THE BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT WAS AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO ME BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBLITY. (DOT NUMBER: M6D2 TIRESIZE: 205-55R16)

APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO, RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL REPAIR. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. TOOK A TRIP AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE WHEEL CAME DETATCHED FROM THE SUSPENSION, BREAKING AXLE AND BRING THE CAR TO A HALT AT THE LIGHT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP, WHO HAS TAKEN CARE OF ALL EXPENSES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE NOW, HAD THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A DEATH. I AM TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE AS A CONSUMER IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER. *AK

SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, THE CAR FREQUENTLY IDLES LOW (~500RPM) WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. CAR HAS NO POWER AND WILL SOMETIMES STALL WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS. CAR HAS A 5SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION. HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 14 TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE WITHOUT RESOLUTION. TYPICALLY, THEY RESET THE "CURB IDLE" WHICH RESULTS IN THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON 15 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO REPLACED THE IAC MOTOR AND THE MFI RELAY. LAST TIME, THEY ADJUSTED THE TPS SWITCH AND THE BASE IDLE. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS.*AK

DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER SIDE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND CAUSING DOOR TO BE INOPERABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE IN AN EMERGENCY THIS COULD BE FATAL TO OCUPANTS BEFOR THE REPAIRS COULD BE DONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN MY HAND LEAVING THIS DOOR OUT OF SERVICE GOOD THING THE DOOR WAS AJAR OR WE WOULD HAVE TO WALK AS CAR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE THE DOOR HANDLES ARE PLASTIC AND BECAME BRITTLE IN 2 YEARS.*AK

BOTH DOORS ARE LEAKING A GLUE LIKE SUBSTANCE, AND IT IS CAUSING DOORS TO STICK. CONSUMER FEELS THAT IN AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER 5 TIMES, AND EACH TIME DEALER CLEANS OFF GLUE SUBSTANCE, THEN, WITHIN A WEEK STICKING STARTS AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK