Mitsubishi Eclipse jerking problems

Filed Sep 23, 2015 · Brakes · 50,000 miles · VA

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.

Filed Sep 19, 2015 · Brakes · 103,210 miles · TX

On friday september 11, 2015 I was driving my 2007 mitsubishi eclipse at 35 MPH, and tried pressing the brakes so I could turn soon. When I pressed the brakes they went all the way down and the car did not slow down at all. I almost lost control of the car, because while I was turning the car jerked back and then forward really hard. The second time it happened was at a stop sign. I almost hit the car going straight because the car wouldn't stop and the brakes would just go all the way down. This problem happened 2 times in a row.

Filed May 12, 2015 · Brakes · 76,000 miles · KS

Had to brake quickly to avoid hitting someone pulling out of a parking lot. Front left wheel locked up, ABS engaged and made an odd noise. Ever since, the brakes are soft and make a whistling sound upon releasing the pedal. I've had all the brake pads and rotors replaced, as well as the fluid and a proper bleed performed. This has not solved the issue. In performing research, this same issue continues to occur for others as well, and the only fix is replacing the ABS pump. This needs to be recalled. If I have to brake hard now, the left front wheel still locks up, and it jerks the car in that direction initially.

Filed Aug 17, 2011 · Brakes · 55,000 miles · MO

In december 2010, I had driven about 30 miles and as I was coming off of the highway, I applied my brakes but they did not work. My brake pedal was "soft", went all the way down to the floor, and it took a long time to stop. Had there been another vehicle in front of me, I would not have been able to avoid hitting it. The mechanic found that my brakes were fine and replaced the master cylinder with a new one. In august of 2011, I had the exact same problem. I had driven 30 miles to home from work and then ran a few errands around town. As I was heading home, I applied the brakes and felt a jerk or a pop and then the brakes went all the way down to the floor and I only had minimal braking power. I immediately drove about 3 miles to my shop and had problems stopping the entire time. I did have more brake power if I pumped the brakes prior to coming to a stop. My shop could not duplicate the problem but found 2 recalls - the master cylinder and the brake booster. I called mitsubishi but they said these recalls did not apply to my specific VIN. My shop suggested I bring the car back when I had the problem again or to take it to a dealership. The mechanic said in all his years of experience, he has never had to change a master cylinder on a mits except for mine. I drove a 1995 eclipse for about 10 years before this one and never had braking issues with it. I took my car to the dealership. They also could not duplicate the problem and suggested I bring the car back if it happened again so they could try to determine the issue when they can experience it for themselves. I have been driving the vehicle again the last fews day and haven't had any problems but I believe it will happen again. I've only had the vehicle for about 1 year and it is upsetting to me that twice in that past year I have suddenly found myself w/o brakes. I know this vehicle was in a front end impact accident before I purchased it and I wonder if the previous owner had the same problem.

Filed Jun 20, 2007 · Steering, Suspension · 80,000 miles · MD · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 mitsubishi eclipse. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle spun out of control and crashed into the curb. The road conditions were foggy and damp. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the cause of failure. Approximately three years later, the vehicle jerked to the right and the left. The mechanic stated that the lower control arm and rod ends needed to be replaced. There is a recall for the lower ball joint (recall # 00v421001). The powertrain was unknown. The current mileage is 130,000 and failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Apr 6, 2007 · Transmission · 216,000 miles · WV

Tl* - the contact owns a 1995 mitsubishi eclipse. There was safety recall 98v069001 on the automatic transmission. He was told that the safety recall repairs had already been performed on the vehicle. Due to the present mileage on the vehicle the dealer refused to perform the safety recall repairs again. The vehicle was making loud noises, jerking and shaking . The dealer found no oil in the transfer case. The current and failure mileage were both 216,000 miles.

Filed Jan 25, 2005 · Wheels · NY

While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle jerked and vibrated uncontrollably. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the consumer that the rear right and front right rims needed to be replaced. The front right rim was cracked and bent and the rear right was bent. Please provide further details.

Filed Sep 4, 2004 · Transmission · 11,940 miles · FL · crash · 2 injuries

I have only had the car for a little over a year. I have absolutely loved the car besides having to take it in within like 3 months to replace a deffective transmission. I have am a person that have been in many close accident calls throughout my life so I am not a person who takes the car to the limit whatsoever. I have had defective cars all my life. My first car I was in a near death call in my first accident when a man in a rush decided to try to pass me while I was doing a u-turn. My second I bought for $4000 and put over 2k in it trying to get it fixed and running. My third car I bought was a toyota camry. It was a great car but also had to put $1,500 into a car I bought for only lik 5k, when the manufacturer told me that they couldnt fix the problem and I had wasted every dime I had on this car. My last and present car is my 2003 mitsubishi eclipse gt. My mother didn't like all the problems I was having with all of my previous cars, so when I received an academic scholarship to any school in florida she went out and bought me the eclipse. To get back to the problem at hand, at 10,000 miles I started having problems with my clutch. The car will severely jerk when switching gears every time I start the car. I took the car into my local mitsubishi dealer and they told me it was not under warranty which didn't make sense. The car was under 12k miles and I thought there was a warranty up till then. Anyways, I am not the person to argue so I said "ok" and went on my way. Well, it has gotten worse and I believe could have played a large part in my only other accident. But the bad thing is that now I am at 14, 438 miles, which either way is over the 12k mile warranty if there was one. I have all original receipts to prove that I started having clutch problems before I hit 12k miles and I am not sure if I can do anything. I got a quote of over $1,000 to buy the clutch and install it. What can I do?

Filed Aug 24, 2004 · Fuel system, Transmission · 2,000 miles · NJ

My 2003 eclipse gts has been serviced for about 10 different things in a matter of 8 months. 4 seperate times I had brought it in for a jerking automatic transmission 3 times they told me nothing was the matter and it was fine. Finally the check engine light came on and they then informed me that the transmision needed to be reprogrammed. It worked for about 4 months. Also 20 days after buying the car my check engine light came on and the fuel pump and sensor needed to be replaced. 4 times I have also brought the car in becuase when the sunroof opens it jerks really bad. Every time I went there all they did was grease it and it still doesn't work properly. At 17,000 the power mirror on the driver side door stopped functioning and that was replaced. Today 8/23/04 at 20,000 I just dropped it off for the sunroof (again) and informed them my wheel shook while braking and was just notified that my rotors were bad and needed to be replaced and the cost to me was $200.00 for a car with 20,000 miles and 1 year old. Mitsubishi states they have the best backed cars but when it comes down to it they do not back thier cars up when it matters.

Filed Jun 7, 2002 · Transmission · CA

The transmission block is slipping causing the vehicle to jerk forward. Nlm