NHTSA — Visibility: Sun/Moon Roof Assembly Problems

2.7

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
54,516 miles

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1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse windows / windshield problems

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1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse Owner Comments

problem #4

Jan 012004

Eclipse 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 60,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Fuel relay switch on my mitsuibishi Eclipse 1997 gs has failed on several occasions. In order to get my car to start, I have to go under the hood, "wiggle" the relay switch and lightly tap on the top of it. This fuel relay has been replaced by dealer and the problem continues to occur, even causing the car to go dead during travel. Dealership claims they do not know why it occurs. (20+ occurrences) enormous amounts of "bluish" gas fumes coming from the tail pipe, regardless of idle or in motion. (always occurring) sunroof sticks (5-10 occurrences) both driver and passenger windows rattle when car is in motion and as the door is being shut (continuous occurrence) clutch failure, hard shifting (1 occurrence).

- Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA

problem #3

Aug 302004

Eclipse 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 158,065 miles
I have owned my care for 3 years. In that time I have had a leaking sunroof, broken passenger rear view mirror, broken passenger window "wont roll up", numerous tire changes, bad vibration, horrible noises when turning wheel, have replaced 2 transmissions, both tie rod ends, 1 lower ball joint and control arm suspension bar"more info on this below", alternator, both headlights, 4 differant seats of breaks, 2 seats constintly running low on oil, replaced the fuel filter, seat belts don't stop, battery cables keep caroding, replace spark plugs atleast 3 to 4 times a year, vibrates when going down road. Those are just the things off the top of my head that I have done to this car. Now to the accident. After I got off work I was on my way home when I decided to go to my friends so while driving to her house I hear a loud pop and the next thing I know my car is controling itself and I can't steer it. This was all do to my lower ball joint shattering and my wheel almost completly detaching from my car. Now the other side is starting to make that horrible noise. The control arm swung on the bottum of my car after it broke during this and tore out my oil filter, oil pan, and oxygen senseor. Have yet to recieve any information from Mitsubishi.

- Cyril, OK, USA

problem #2

Mar 082002

(reported on)

Eclipse

  • miles
Sunroof- popular complaint among Eclipse owners.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #1

Aug 311998

(reported on)

Eclipse

  • miles
While drivng sunroof broke for no reason, causing glass to shatter. Cause unknown.

- Bath, PA, USA

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