Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||||
| 0235006 | 08/01/2002 | 634564 | Subject regarding front brake ringing noise. *jg | 10/03/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 06/02/2009 | 100000 | 1 | |
| I have a mitisubishi eclipse 2003 100000 miles ( majority highway). in the spring of 08-the vehicle was making noise when accelerating, the vehicle was changing gears hard and was advise it was the transmission/motor mounds. the problem occurred intermittently while driving as much as 40mph. took it back to mitisubishi dealer for service/diagnosis-told possible eventually trans, timing belt and possibly radiator, which was one of another consumers resolve. well, they flush the radiator and it resolve the problem of driving but not the noise. also june 2009-after driving 5 mph i noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment, the consumer pulled over ( call for tow and later opened the hood to see all the insulation smolder). after being stranded for over an hour i was towed to my destination. the car was later towed to contractor advise possible distributor, realized it was not the distributor and suggest car is towed to mitsubish for official computer service diagnosis ( due to car starting but not turning over). advise, by the mitisubishi service tech all of the electrical wires were melted... computer failure/extreme electrical system damage, harness melted etc; i ask the dealer service manager @ the dealership, what would cause this and had this happen before? he stated ?not sure of cause?and was really shocked to the damage possible fuse, ignition wires something not sure. diagnostic testing cost $112.00 repair estimate $5400. help!!!i the manufacture needs to be made aware of this hazard of a problem; if not already. with recall/replacement and/or reimburse good faith and loyal mitsubishi consumers. i won't began to explain the numerous brake/rotors & tires replaced/repaired within 5 years of purchased in september 2002. *tr | |||
| 07/31/2003 | 54 | 1 | 07/30/2003 |
| The day after the vehicle was purchased driver applied pressure to brake pedal and the vehicle fishtailed across the road. vehicle went airborne, and flipped over into a ditch. vehicle was totaled. the air bags also did not deploy. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER | |||
| 09/15/2006 | |||
| 3 months after purchasing a 2003 mitsubishi esclipse gs, i noticed rust appearing on the rotors and calipers. the dealership sprayed something on them when we had it in for warranty service. this rust has gotten increasingly worse. there are only 40,000 miles on this car. i am worried that this rust will lead to a failure in these parts in the future and cause an accident. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 12/10/2006 | 36500 | 3 | 09/10/2003 |
| Front right brake rotor keeps warping. replaced with new one once while car still under warranty; same one (area) warped again with in 1 yr of 1st time, had resurfaced, now within less than three months it is warped again. it is not the way i drive, i have been driving for 25 years & i have never had a warped rotor on any car i have owned & i had a camaro for 6 years & had 140,000, & no warped rotor! why is it the same one every time? i have taken it to the dealer & even they can't find out why the same one gets warped. it has been suggested by a very experienced brake specialist that the rotor was defective in manufacturing, which the metal was cast with imputrities causing thin & think places that with any heat wear unevenly, causing warpage. makes sense. my car is out of warranty nor but i only have 41,000 on it, and i only go to and from work which is only 8 miles from home with only two stops signs. there is not much useage of my brakes, not enough to continue to replace the same rotor! there are numerous websites about mitsubishi cars & problems that sound exactly like mine, so i know i am not the only one, but mitsubishi wants to blame the drivers for making bad or sudden stops or riding breaks, instead of addressing this problem. if i had this problem with any of the 8 cars i have owned in my lieftime, then yes maybe it might be my driving, but never till this car have i had a rotor issue. *nm | |||