Car will completely shut off while driving down the road. Will have to try to restart the car in the middle of the road. , .several mechanics and even the mitsubishi dealership had hooked it up to the computer, and they will not get any readings for the problem. They said it was because of build up in the exhaust, and they cleaned it out, and not even 5 miles down the road it stalled again. Replaced belts,gaskets,spark plugs and hoses. They said there was nothing wrong with it. Well if there was nothing wrong with it I wouldn't be scared to drive it without getting into an accident.
1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse: engine stalls while driving
5 of the 120 complaints about the 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 6 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
Recently purchased used vehicle for college student, with excellent service record. Has stalled with no warning while operating under normal driving conditions three times in the past 30 days (5/15/05-6/10/05). My son states he was taken totally by surprise by sudden failure. He was making a turn and realized that his power steering was not operating, only to notice that his vehicle was not on. He nearly lost control, but was able to "muscle" the car through the turn. Dealer has inspected the car, no problems found.
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and no warning the vehicle will stall and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. Dealer notified. Mr
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.
While driving vehicle suddendly lost power, and was barely running at 400-500 rpms, and then it will work as normal. Cause is unknown. *ak the dealer replaced the spark plugs and wires when the vehicle stall the third time but it did not solve the problem.
Service bulletins that may apply
- This is a service newsletter (Tech Talk) that was sent out to dealers.
- Information on crankshaft identification marks - service manual revision
- Subject regarding replacement crank angle sensor wire colors
- Customers may complain of a knocking noise or floorboard vibration at the front passenger side when...
- Information and related installation procedures about a new, improved head gasket for vehilces equipped...
- Information regarding cylinder head gaskets for remanufactured short blocks
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse?
5 of 120 owner complaints about the 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse (4%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse?
There are 0 recalls and 6 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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