April 2010 while driving my vehicle a 1999 mitsubishi eclipse rs hatchback at approximately 20 miles per hour, the 1999 mitsubishi eclipse rs hatchback suddenly loss control and crashed onto the roadway. I heard a loud noise and the car instantly loss use of control in steering and the car proceeded to leave the road onto a grassy median to my left side. I discovered the front control arm was lying on the roadway detached from the axel and tire. The front driver's side wheel was wedged at an angle between the frame and the disassembled parts of the car. I had the 1999 mitsubishi eclipse towed home and replaced the faulty parts with another front control arm & lower ball joint purchased from auto zone. In 2011, the same vehicle a 1999 mitsubishi eclipse rs hatchback loses control while in motion at approximately 15 miles per hour, as I was turning left onto a two lane street. The car lost steering control skidding off the roadway in the direction on-coming traffic. The front control arm was lying on the ground detached from the front driver?s side wheel. The front driver's side wheel was wedged between the frame of the vehicle and the road. I contacted a towing service to tow the car in for repairs. I bought and replaced the faulty control arm & lower ball joints. July 2012, I was traveling at approximately 35 miles per hour, in the left lane of a four lane main thoroughfare, when the 1999 mitsubishi eclipse rs hatchback loss steering control and crashed to the ground while in motion, causing the car to leave the roadway towards the left. I got out of the vehicle to assess the damage and discovered the front control arm detached from the front driver's side wheel. The control arm was lying on the ground and the front driver's side wheel had been damaged from the impact and skidding along the roadway. I contacted a towing service to remove the vehicle.
Mitsubishi Eclipse power steering loss problems
16 of the 2,133 owner complaints about the Mitsubishi Eclipse describe loss of power steering, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 16
- worst model year
- 1995
- typical mileage
- 110,000
By model year
- 20032
- 20002
- 19991
- 19961
- 19956
- 19931
- 19911
- 19902
Often reported together
Loss of power 7Stalling 2Ball joint 2Tire blowout 1Knocking 1Brake failure 1ABS 1
What owners say
When putting car under full throttle, intake manifold splits at the part where it connects to the throttle body. This causes engine to shut down while driving, including loss of power steering, etc. Can be very dangerous. Replacement of manifold is $300+ for labor and $600+ for parts. Many others with same engine type (4g64) have had exact same problem.
Lately the 1993 mitsubishi eclipse 1.8l has been not cranking up after it gets hot . I have changed the throttle position sensor and the coolant temperature sensor with no luck on either of those . So the other day around 5/10/07 I was about three miles from my house heading into town by myself and I hear a tick/spark come from around the dash and the car just shuts completely off and I had nothing . No throttle . No power steering . Nothing !!! I barely made it off the road .
(1) ticking noise from the crankshaft pulley area with the clutch depressed. Kind of a swooshing tickey noise. This is the crankshaft position sensor trigger plate rubbing on the crankshaft position sensor. (2) stalling when the clutch is depressed. The trigger plate and crankshaft have been moving so much that the trigger plate is wearing through the sensor. Car lost power steering and put me and my family in danger.
When the vehicle is driven through water puddles there is a complete loss of power steering for a few seconds. This failure occurs intermittently. *ak
When taking an exit off the freeway, the engine shut down which caused loss of power steering.
Car stops running unexpectedly. Won't restart right away / must way about an hour. Unexpected engine halting causes loss of power steering and power brakes making steering and stopping of vehicle difficult and dangerous. The unexpected engine halting occurs weekly making the vehicle not dependable transportation.
Consumer stated while driving at highway speed, the engine shut down which caused loss of power steering . Please provide any additional information.
Hello..... I would like to alert you to a major problem reguarding all 1995-1999 mitsubish eclipse cars. All cars are prone to crank walk which will on average do $2,000 to $6000 worth of damage to the engine, this is a technical service bullitan from mitsu... This is a large safety concern in my opinion, just like the recall on the transfercase. If crankwalk was to happen at highway speeds, local is 75, sudden shuttin off of the engine would cause power steering failure, not to mention a few other problems (ABS would fail)...... This would without a doubt in my opinion, cause an extreme accident. Please, don't just take my word for it ... Go to www.dsm.org and do a search for "crankwalk" go to www.roadraceengineering.com, and view their tech info on crank walk... This is a huge problem that is the direct resault of a defect from the manufacturer. This strikes all transmissions, all makes (turbo or not), talon or eclipse. Please check this out.... This is happening to oem engines, modified, and dealer rebuilt engines... Please contact me reguarding this problem... I do hope that someone will research this..... I am not looking forward to having to rebuild an engine just because a crank and bareings were made out of spec at the dealer..... They also have no valid reason to blame mild modifications for these failurs when dealers have to deal with several of these a month (dealers have reported over 3 walking cranksafts in 3 different years of eclipse within 1 month!!!!!!!) -- this is a problem that the owners should not have to pay for, this is not standard ware.
While vehicle was being driven front driver's side tire blewout, causing loss of power steering control. Please give any further details.
Related recalls
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built with v6 engines to federal emission standards. The power steering fluid feed tube can come in contact with an exhaust manifold mounted heat shield causing a hole to be worn through the power steering pipe allowing fluid leakage.
- Risk
- Leaking power steering fluid can result in a fire and continued loss of fluid will result in a loss of power assist, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the power steering tube with one having a new routing. Owner notification began november 26, 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 america at 1‑800‑222‑0037.
Recall number 01V295001 · Recall details
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. A nut in the steering gear assembly was not properly tightened, resulting in symptoms ranging from steering wheel vibration to stiff steering, and in the worst case, no ability to turn left.
- Risk
- A loss of steering control could increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace the steering gear assembly if a loose nut connection is found.
Recall number 00V225001 · Recall details
Questions about the Mitsubishi Eclipse power steering loss
Which Mitsubishi Eclipse years have loss of power steering problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (6 complaints), 1990 (2 complaints) and 2000 (2 complaints).
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