Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi eclipse. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle hesitated to stop. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The front and rear brakes were replaced, but the failure recurred. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part was unavailable to perform the repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
Mitsubishi Eclipse hesitation problems
16 of the 2,133 owner complaints about the Mitsubishi Eclipse describe hesitation when accelerating, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 16
- worst model year
- 1995
- typical mileage
- 85,000
Is there a fix? There are 3 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20091
- 20081
- 20064
- 20041
- 19991
- 19982
- 19971
- 19954
- 19931
Often reported together
Jerking 3Slipping 1Fire or smoke 1Engine failure 1Grinding brakes 1
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that a bump was encountered while driving at 5 MPH, and the brakes hesitated to respond. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mitsubishi eclipse. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle hesitated to stop. The failure recurred multiple times. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part was unavailable to perform the repairs. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated that the parts were not available. The contact explained to the dealer that the vehicle would hesitate and jerk forward when depressing the brake pedal. The dealer stated that they had the part and informed the contact to bring the vehicle to the facility. When the contact arrived at the dealer, she was informed that the parts were not available. As a courtesy, the dealer offered to flush the brakes. The contact was unable to reach the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi eclipse. When the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle hesitated to stop. The brake pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard and made an abnormal noise when released. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi eclipse. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle hesitated to stop without warning. The failure recurred on one other occasion. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 114,869.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when it was depressed and hesitated to respond. The contact also heard an abnormal noise coming from the brakes. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v247000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v299000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Squealing belts at startup, inconsistent small leaks of coolant, hesitation at 2k RPM were only pre-cursors. Out of nowhere, while driving on highway, I looked at gauges for no particular reason....noticed the temperature was rising, eventually going as far as it could above h. So I look for smoke in rear view....nothing. I turn down the radio to listen for noises......nothing. Everything seems fine. Hoping that air through the radiator would cool the engine......not working. I decided I better pull over.....the second I safely stopped, huge puffs of white smoke billowed out the hood edges. I jumped out, opened the hood......huge clouds of smoke and smell of burning rubber, I thought the car was on fire. Once the smoke settled, oil could be seen splattered all over the engine. Tow truck comes and while putting on flatbed.....oil drained out like a water faucet. Found out later from the dealer that oil line burst, causing the head gaskets to blow and most likely damaged totaled the engine. New engine quoted at $5000, used 71,000 mile engine in some salvage yard in alabama quoted at $2-3000. Nice chunk of money and the engine still needs to be shipped and installed. What a deal? I actually spoke highly about mitsubishi's in the past, but now I'm having second thoughts. Too bad mitsubishi company has such a bad history of failures, recalls, and poor repair service. I was actually thinking of buying a 2006 eclipse........not any more. I'll miss my 97 eclipse......it was pretty good to me, but this recent event with no warning, did me in and it is just wrong that I have read similar incidents on the internet and mitsubishi does nothing. Time for an american car...............too bad we don't have the sense to make oil and gas-free vehicles though.......the technology is there. Oh well......I guess I better start figuring out how I am going to get to work on monday.
On 2/6/02 I took my car to anaheim mitsubishi with possibility that transmission was slipping and that the vehicle was running rough and almost dies when I come to a stop. Mitsubishi states "hooked up the multiple unit tester and found no codes stored, test drove and was unable to duplicate complaint. Advise customer. No other work done." on this date mitsubishi did the 18 month / 22500 service, which consist of brake inspection/tire rotation, maintenance service, change oil and filter and inspect all fluid levels. On 2/20/02 I took my car back to anaheim mitsubishi for the same problem, vehicle has a rough idle after coming to a stop in gear, idles under 750 RPM, doesn't happen all the time. Mitsubishi states "test drove and was unable to duplicate condition at this time. No other work done." on 3/29/02 I took my car back to anaheim mitsubishi for the same problem, vehicle almost dies out at idle, hesitates and runs rough. Idle fluctuates from 750 rpms to almost 0 rpms at stop when incident occurs. Fuel filter/injectors? Mitsubishi states there is 3 to 4 possible reasons this type of problem will occur and not show up on the computer, one being the throttle needs to be cleaned. Mitsubishi cleaned throttle and told me if that didn't solve the problem to bring the car back and they would eliminate the 3 other possibilities. On 4/4/02 I took my car back to anaheim mitsubishi for the same problem, I told them while the throttle cleaning helped at first it did not solve my problem and I asked to speak to the service manager. I explained to the service manager (george) that I have brought my car back 4 times for the same problem and it still wasn't fixed and that I didn't think it was going to show up on their computer, since it hasn't before and it doesn't do it all the time. I then asked george why nobody informed me, on 2/6/02 when the car was first brought in for this problem and they changed the oil, that my top radiator hose had been leaking or why no.
Intermittently transmission will stick in 2nd gear, causing vehicle to lurch forward, and hesitate between shifts. Dealer is blaming problem on how the vehicle is being driven. One year ago dealer had to replace solenoid for same problem.
Related recalls
Power train: automatic transmission
- What is wrong
- On certain vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions, the key lock cable was improperly manufactured and may not allow the cable end to lock into the floor shifter mechanism. This can result in the interlock system to become inoperative and allow the ignition key to be removed without the gearshift mechanism being placed in the park position.
- Risk
- If the driver does not shift to park before removing the key and fails to engage the parking brake, the vehicle could roll and a crash could occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the ignition interlock cable and replace it if necessary. The recall began on november 20, 2006. Owners may contact mitsubishi at 1‑888‑648‑7820.
Recall number 06V414000 · Recall details
Power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. A hose was mis-manufactured and could weaken over time, which could result in leakage of the automatic transmission fluid.
- Risk
- Fluid leakage from the cooler hoses can cause transaxle driveability problems and smoke if the oil contacts the front exhaust pipe.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the hose assembly for the automatic transmission oil cooler. Owner notification mailing will be phased over a five-month period starting march 26, through july 23, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mitsubishi at 1‑800‑222‑0037.
Recall number 01V011001 · Recall details
Power train: automatic transmission
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Lockup of the transfer case can occur due to insufficient lubrication.
- Risk
- This condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the vehicles for adequacy of the transfer case oil volume, transfer case oil leakage, and operational degradation of the transfer case mechanism. If oil volume is insufficient, the appropriate amount of oil will be added. If there is transfer case oil leakage, affected components will be replaced. If the transfer case shows operational degradation, the transfer case will be replaced.
Recall number 98V069001 · Recall details
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Which Mitsubishi Eclipse years have hesitation when accelerating problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (4 complaints), 2006 (4 complaints) and 1998 (2 complaints).
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