Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V045001 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA | from 07/21/1997 to 01/16/1998 | V (Vehicle) | 20974 | 04/08/1998 | MFR | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 03/03/1998 | 03/19/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the dash panel pad can shift interferring with the throttle cable control. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The throttle cable control would not return to idle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will remove a portion of the dash panel pad so it cannot interfere with the throttle cable control. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began april 8, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi at 1-800-222-0037.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 48 | 06/01/1999 | 606606 | Information regarding intermittent loss of cruise control. *tt | 08/30/1999 | |
| TSB9813005 | 06/01/1998 | 601990 | Vehicles may experience long cold start times, sag during warm-up, and stalling. *tt | 09/01/1998 | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||||
| 98070120008 | 09/08/1998 | 602029 | Information on evap leak monitor test w/mut-ii. *yc | 09/08/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 04/01/2006 | 100000 | 10 | 05/09/2003 |
| I bought my 98 eclipse, standard, in 2003, not even a year after i had it it died on me on the freeway one day. turned out it was the speed sensor that got me stranded in the middle of no where. about another 6 months later the found an oil leak on the head gasket that was making me misfire, that was fixed. the car was fine until about 2 months ago when the engine went out on me because apparently the engine oil and coolant were somehow mixing, my hoses were out, so was my water pump, o2 sensor and fuel pump sensor, all at the same time. well i had major work done everything was put in new, about a month later my driver door handle falls off, that cost me 150 dollars! one month after that, now, my speedometer stops working all of a sudden and 2 weeks later my transmission goes out. also my clutch is going out. so now i cant drive the car any higher than 5th gear because it throws my gear out!!! since i still owe 6k on the car i have no choice but to fix it. which is going to end up costing me, in all i've spent and am about to spend, as much as i still owe on the car! *nm | |||
| 02/03/2002 | |||
| While driving 50 mph vehicle would accelerate. vehicle would slip from one gear to another. dealer contacted. please add vin. *ak | |||
| 08/28/2001 | |||
| Intermittently transmission will stick in 2nd gear, causing vehicle to lurch forward, and hesitate between shifts. dealer is blaming problem on how the vehicle is being driven. one year ago dealer had to replace solenoid for same problem. *ak | |||
| 06/16/1999 | 6 | 08/02/1998 | |
| On six different occasions vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. however, repairs were done to the transmission assembly / overdrive clutch assembly / transmission control module to eliminate the failure, problem still exist, dealer cannot fine problem. *yc | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 09/13/2005 | 82560 | 1 | 06/15/2000 |
| Dt: while pulling into a parking spot the accelerator stuck and vehicle speeded up. the caller's husband applied the clutch to put vehicle in neutral and the clutch blew oput. it shot pieces of metal through the hood of the vehicle. insurance company said it could have been the cruise control or the throttle. dealer said they never heard of that happening and wanted her to bring the vehicle in. she will have an independent mechanic look at vehicle tomorrow. manufacturer has not been contacted yet.*ak | |||
| While driving at any speed and when applying force to accelerator pedal without prior warning, vehicle failed to accelerate, causing loss of all power, and resulting in a near accident. consumer has contacted dealer, dealer has replaced fuel pump several times, but problem still occurs. please provide any further details.*ak | |||
| While depressing gas pedal vehicle started hesitating. consumer was told fuel injection was clogged. this poblem has been repaired twice. please provide further information. *ak | |||