Mitsubishi Eclipse door locks problems

Filed Jul 6, 2015 · Body · MO

Passenger side mirror and door handle have paint peeling. Why is this happening? According to several body shops this is poor paint quality and issues from mitsubishi. Ive noticed that almost all of the black eclipses are having this issue.

Filed Jul 20, 2014 · Airbags, Seat belts · 79,000 miles · NC · crash · 4 injuries

The lady crossed two lanes of traffic and ran a red light and hit my car on drivers side front including the door. Door won't open and airbags didn't deploy. The car was towed cause it couldn't start and wasn't drivable. Seat belts didn't lock so the people in my car hit steering, dashboard and back of the seats. My car was hit in the front in dec. 5, 2013 and same thing happened. Airbags didn't deploy and seatbelts didn't lock. From the accident before I made a complaint with mitsubishi and they done nothing. Thanks for your time.

Filed Aug 3, 2010 · Body, Locks · 44,000 miles · SC

I purchased my 1998 eclipse gs in 2003 with approx. 38,000 miles on it. Within 2 months, my driver's door handle broke when opening the door. This occurred on a day in the middle of the summer. Not thinking much about it, I had it replaced at a cost of almost $300.00 (parts, labor, & paint) it happened again within 3 months. The dealership replaced this one also and only charged me for the part, a mere $175.00. About 6 months later, my girlfriend at the time was opening the passenger door and that handle broke off. This makes 3 broken door handles in 11 months. I might be a strong guy, I guess, but my girlfriend was 5'1" and about 90 lbs.. The kind of girl who had trouble tearing notebook paper. Well, while waiting for the dealership to order a replacement handle, my brother was getting into the driver's side of my car to install a new stereo and the driver's side handle snaps off in his hand. I had to leave a window down for a week inorder to get in and out of the vehicle. I have since stopped ordering from the dealership as a fiberglass door handle was available online for $35.00 and came black in color. To date, as of 2010, I have had to replace the driver's door handle 6 times and the passenger side twice. After speaking wit quite a few mitsubishi enthusiasts, I have discovered that this is a problem mitsubishi knows about, always knew about, and has simply refused to fix, even as far as not making replacement door handles out of stronger material. I will never buy a mitsubishi again based on this simple design flaw which the company deems is beneath them to make right.

Filed Dec 20, 2007 · Locks · PA

Two weeks after purchase of vehicle of mitsubishi eclipse 1999 gs driver side door handle broke off from the inside and now I have to open door from the passenger side. Car was taking back to dealership who directed me to the mitsubishi dealership and they refused to fix the door latch stating that it was under normal wear and tear conditions. There are too many complaints about this issue to be considered normal wear and tear, there should be a recall on this item I am having back issues due to opening from the passenger side.

Filed Nov 26, 2007 · Body · 148,000 miles · GA

1995 mitsubishi eclipse. Both outside door handles have broken off just from everyday use. Drivers side when the car was three years old. The passenger side in november of 2007. If they decide to break at the same time you would be trapped inside your car in case of an accident. The replacement cost is about $200.00 per incident to include painting and installation. This seems to be a constant problem with the 1995 through 1999 eclipse.

Filed Apr 3, 2007 · Body · CA

My door handle on the driver's side of my 2002 mitsubishi eclipse gt broke off into my hand when I was opening the door. The door handle appears to have literally snapped in half from inside the door cavity where it was connected. Clearly a defective part. My car is in great shape--I am very surprised this happened. After talking to a mitsubishi dealer, the handle itself costs about $45; to paint it costs $110; and it's another $150 for labor, for a total of $305 plus tax. Not a cost one would expect to incur on a 2002 vehicle.

Filed Feb 16, 2007 · Body · PA

I went to open the car door barely had the handle lifted up and the passenger door handle snapped off in my hand. A few months later the driver side door handle did the same thing.

Filed Oct 23, 2006 · Locks · CA

I started having trouble with the driver side door handle just a few months after purchasing the vehicle new. The driver door handle would not "catch" sometimes when I tried to open the door. I took it to the dealer and they said they fixed it. A few weeks after that I continued to have the same issue. Since the door handle did not always do this I just dealt with it and did not take it back to the dealer. After the warranty was up the passenger side door handle completely broke off and now the driver side handle does not "catch" so I cannot open either door--I had to climb in through the hatchback!! It seems to me that this is a common problem and there should be a recall on the door handles. Also, the trunk/hatch lock is weird, I have to turn the key twice every time to open the trunk--the first time the trunk opens slightly but remains locked...

Filed Aug 23, 2006 · Body · 151,000 miles · NC

Dt*: the contact stated while attempting to open the left front driver's side door, the door handle fractured without warning. Weeks later, while attempting to open the passenger side door, the door handle fractured as well. The dealer was alerted, but the vehicle was not inspected.

Filed Jun 12, 2006 · Acceleration, Engine · 100,000 miles · CA

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!