2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse: brake failure

Filed Mar 9, 2022 · Brakes · OH

There was a previous recall on the anti braking system. Prior to the recall I had noticed that the ABS light was always coming on & I also noticed the brakes were at times seemed to be grabbing metal & not working . I took the car in to get fixed with the recall notice. Everything was fine until now the ABS light has been coming on frequently again & it is doing the same exact thing when braking. It seems when the light is off & the brakes start to not work properly then the light comes on & they do work. I never know when this is going to happen when the brakes fail. There is no loss of brake fluid. The recall repair was done at Ricart in Columbus Ohio. The problem was confirmed by the recall that this was faulty.

Filed Oct 8, 2015 · Airbags, Brakes · 127,204 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2006 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the brakes failed to respond and the contact crashed into another vehicle. During the crash, the front end sustained significant damage; however, the air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained an injured head, neck, and back; however, medical attention was not required. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 127,204. Updated 12/18/15*lj updated4/17/18*jb

Filed Oct 5, 2015 · Brakes · 100,000 miles · NV

I received a recall notice in july that the brakes could fail if the ABS is activated. Mitsubishi referred me to a dealer (the only dealer in nevada). The dealer said they can't make any repairs, because they don't have the parts to fix the car. So, I called mitsubishi, and they said there is no repair solution available. So I requested a loaner, since my car is not safe to drive. They told me they don't supply loaners, and that I should continue driving the car unless the brakes fail. Unbelievable! Two months later, the brakes failed after ABS system was activated in the rain and I slid through an intersection almost causing a major accident on a city street at 45mph after trying to stop using the emergency brake. The dealer wants to charge me for the tow (because the vehicle is disabled) and for storage (because they allegedly don't have parts to do the repair). Mitsubishi offered no help whatsoever. They referred me back to the dealer, and the dealer claims they can't make the repair. I told mitsubishi about my previous experience, and they were no help at all. They said they aren't authorized to make any decisions, and that only the dealership can opt to tow/repair the car or supply a loaner. So now my car sits in the parking lot, broken down with no brakes, with a recall notice in the passenger seat. They want me to tow the car 45 miles out of my own pocket, or drive the car with no brakes. Then they expect me to pay for the loaner. And they expect me to pay for storage while the car sits on their lot waiting for mitsubishi to come up with a repair solution. Unbelievable.

Filed Jul 27, 2015 · Brakes · NY

Brakes failed from time to time. Wantagh mitsubishi had car for 3 days and was not able to duplicate problem. I received a safety recall notice from mitsubishi. Called the dealer who said there is no fix at this time. Called mitsubishi who confirmed that and gave me the choice of going back to the dealer or waiting for the second notice. My brakes have failed in the past and I am afraid to drive the vehicle. What should I do?

Filed Jul 13, 2015 · Brakes · 148,000 miles · NJ

I had just purchased car and I had all maintenance items done at aaa garage to include timing belt, serpentine belt, oil change, tune up, anti freeze flush, tires rotated, etc. There was nothing ndonevto brakes as they still had life in them. I know more maintenance items were done but I forget as my receipt is elsewhere. Happy now I could drive my car knowing the timing belt and other maintenance things were done I left the dealership. I had only gone approximately 10 miles and came to stop light. No brakes. We called aaa and brought it right back. They weren't sure why no brakes as they seem to work ok now. So the only thing left that hadn't been done was the brake fluid replacement and flush. We had that done and we drove it home ok. There were greeted with the new recall on the ABS brakes. It was scary when the brakes went so now the car is not safe to drive again and we are calling the company to get car in shop and get loaner so at least I am safe and have a car to drive people don't mess with this. There is no warning. Luckily I was coming to stop light and nobody in front tb

Filed Jun 15, 2015 · Brakes, Wheels · 98,712 miles · FL

I was driving the car normally fine and there was a small pot hole on the ground that I went over. I had my foot on the brakes while running over the pot hole and the pressure on the brakes were completely lost. It was a spongy feeling as the brakes were to the floor. The brakes had very little power and when let go had a whistling sound coming back up. I had to drive home while down shifting to lower gears because the brakes did not work.

Filed Apr 8, 2014 · Brakes · 110,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that while driving at no particular speed, the brakes failed and abnormally traveled to the floorboard when depressed. The vehicle was not taken for inspection or repairs. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v299000(service brakes, hydraulic) however, the VIN was not included in the recall campaign. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Jan 7, 2013 · Brakes · 80,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that the brakes failed to engage repeatedly and the brake pedal had to be depressed several times before it would engage. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic several times for the failure. The brakes were cleaned and adjusted however, the failure was not corrected and the brakes continued to fail. The contact had to increase stopping distance when braking. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v299000 (service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 86,000.

Filed Oct 6, 2011 · Brakes · 72,500 miles · FL

Brakes failed completely when coming up to a red light. Fortunately, no one was ahead of me nor in the intersection or there would have been a major accident. I checked brake fluid level and it was normal. Mechanic said master cylinder was bad. There was no prior warning of possible problems, nor any lights on the dash at or after the time of the problem. At previous red light, brakes worked normally. The failure was as described in recall 05v247000. However, my car was manufactured 10/2005 so was not part of the recall.

Filed Jan 18, 2008 · Brakes · 22,000 miles · NY

I was coming up to a red light and my brakes gave out they went all the way 2 the ground, no pressure nothing ,they would just go 2 the ground, and then my ABS and brake lights came on in my dash board ,on top of all of it I almost got hit by a plow,I could have died tonight because of my brakes in my 06 eclipse.