Consumer has had to have head gasket replaced three times on vehicle. While driving, vehicle leaks oil. Took to dealer for repairs. *ak.
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse engine complaints
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When parking vehicle for a period of time there seems to be a constant oil leak.
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I believe the stalling caused the engine failure, dealer does not, ive taken the car to the dealer three times for the stalling, they say it does'nt stall with them.
External head gasket leak, causing oil to leak into the spark plug compartments.
While driving 70 MPH vehicle will stall. Also, will lose power/ steering and brakes will not function properly. Contacted dealer, and has had vehicle in shop, but has not solved problem.
While driving the engine will stall without warning. Dealer has been contacted. *ak the vehicle towed twice for the same problem. The dealer couldn't duplicate the problem they said possibly, the computer shuts off.
Ongoing problem with vehicle continually stalling. Vehicle been to dealer on several occasions, and had numerous repairs and parts replaced. But, problem still reoccurring. Feel free to provide any further information on this matter.
I am one of many who have experienced the walking crankshaft problem which requires the replacement of the engine at a cost of approx $4000.00. I have tried to establish a class action lawsuit against mitsubishi for this problem but to no avail. You can call me at [xxx] if you have questions. I hope this problem is settled someday. Thank you. *ak parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle keeps stalling. Can be driving down highway and all of a sudden vehicle will lose power and engine die.
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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.
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.
Motor just stopped the car always lost t clutch pedal $3500 to fix bad trust bearing.
More information can be found here: http://www.roadraceengineering.com/walkingcrankshaft.htm. No safety defec tmentioned.
Walking crankshaft came from factory out of round which is preventing vehicle to go into gear. Consumer has replaced several parts in clutch assembly. Please provide any further details.
Temperature gauge rises, and vehicle overheats and will not cool down.
Vehicle stalls at any speed, had same problem in 1998. Dealer replaced engine control unit. *ak the vehicle shuts off suddenly at 20-65 MPH. There is oil leak as well due to cylinder head gasket failure.
After three visits to the dealer (sometimes by tow truck), they repeatedly indicated they could not duplicate the problem. On the fourth visit, the engine control unit was replaced. The car would shut down while driving at varying speeds with no prior warning. The problem reoccurred in november of 2000. The car is currently at the dealer where they once again claim they can not duplicate the problem. The engine oil gasket cover was replaced on 12/29/98. Subsequent complaints of an oil leak were dismissed as not causing the presenting problem or I was told there was no oil leak despite providing documentation from other repair establishments. However, after the warranty period, an oil leak was diagnosed on 9/19/00. These are serious safety concerns that must be addressed.
Hello..... I would like to alert you to a major problem reguarding all 1995-1999 mitsubish eclipse cars. All cars are prone to crank walk which will on average do $2,000 to $6000 worth of damage to the engine, this is a technical service bullitan from mitsu... This is a large safety concern in my opinion, just like the recall on the transfercase. If crankwalk was to happen at highway speeds, local is 75, sudden shuttin off of the engine would cause power steering failure, not to mention a few other problems (ABS would fail)...... This would without a doubt in my opinion, cause an extreme accident. Please, don't just take my word for it ... Go to www.dsm.org and do a search for "crankwalk" go to www.roadraceengineering.com, and view their tech info on crank walk... This is a huge problem that is the direct resault of a defect from the manufacturer. This strikes all transmissions, all makes (turbo or not), talon or eclipse. Please check this out.... This is happening to oem engines, modified, and dealer rebuilt engines... Please contact me reguarding this problem... I do hope that someone will research this..... I am not looking forward to having to rebuild an engine just because a crank and bareings were made out of spec at the dealer..... They also have no valid reason to blame mild modifications for these failurs when dealers have to deal with several of these a month (dealers have reported over 3 walking cranksafts in 3 different years of eclipse within 1 month!!!!!!!) -- this is a problem that the owners should not have to pay for, this is not standard ware.
I was told by the mehanic that this problem is very common my vehicle, they call it "crankwalk"
Engine would make clinging & banging noises when trying to get engine to start. Took vehicle to dealer. Was informed by mechanic the flanging that holds the crankshaft in place was the cause of problem. It had broken loose from the welding. This caused it wobble. It also bored a hole in the engine short block. Its the reason for not starting.
After filling at gas station consumer restarted vehicle at which time the the head on the second cylinder made a loud noise and spark plug and part of the engine head were fused and released from the engine. Nlm
Dealerships make no effort to solve problems, simply say that they don't see it upon inspection.
While driving at highway speeds vehicle will completely shutdown without warning , cause unknown. Please give any further details.
While driving on highway at any rate of speed vehcle will completely shut down without warning, cause unknown. Dealer could not identify the cause. Please give any further details.
Engine completely failed at 75000 miles. Records kept and maitained according to manufacturer. They would not replace it. I had to 1300+ to get it fixed. Now I have been told I need a new head gasket and I know it had been replaced 2 times since I have had it. I am having major problems with the brake system. I have had 2 new sets of rotors put on, rotors turned numerous times and it still shakes badly. Need to have them recall this problems, cause everyone I have talked to has the same problem.
When driving vehicle just stopped without prior warning.
Sunroof does not close completely by motor, and need allan wrench to close it; power door locks do not work; window glass rattles and is loose at weatherstrip; fuel vapors smelled periodically, particularly on hot days; horn works intermittently; A/C compressor bearing failed; burns oil (mechanic said needs valve job); brake rotors overheat constantly, causing vibration during braking. Have had them resurfaced numerous times and replaced once.
Vehicle stalls out any time for no reason, took twice to get looked at and parts were replaced but problem has not been remedied.
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