NHTSA — Vehicle Speed Control Problems

1.0

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
172,000 miles

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2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse engine problems

engine problem

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2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Owner Comments

problem #1

Sep 222011

Eclipse 6-cyl

  • 172,000 miles

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

While driving northbound on 95 in Virginia (about 20 mins outside of richmond) my 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse's accelerator became stuck. The car ended up overheating and the brakes failed (the front driver rotor actually ripped apart) before I put the car into neutral.

- Ashburn, VA, USA

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