1.0

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
180,600 miles

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1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse suspension problems

suspension problem

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1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse Owner Comments

problem #5

Mar 072019

Eclipse

  • 206,000 miles

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

The contact owns a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse. While driving 45 mph, the steering wheel detached from the steering column. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over and had it towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed that the passenger side control arm, axle, and transmission needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 206,000.

- Taylorsville, NC, USA

problem #4

Mar 052019

Eclipse

  • 206,000 miles
The contact owns a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse. While driving 45 mph, the steering wheel detached from the steering column. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was pulled over and towed to an independent mechanic. The contact was informed that the passenger side control arm, axle, and transmission needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 206,000.

- Taylorsville, NC, USA

problem #3

Apr 262010

Eclipse

  • 200,000 miles
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.

- Madison, AL, USA

problem #2

Aug 152009

Eclipse

  • 200,000 miles
The contact owns a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse. While driving approximately 15 mph, the contact heard a loud bang under the vehicle. The steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostics where the mechanic advised that the lower control arm was detached from the vehicle and would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred three times and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for the same repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign id number: 00V421001 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint) but had already been previously repaired. The contact denied having the repair performed previously. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

- Madison, AL, USA

problem #1

Aug 132008

Eclipse

  • 91,000 miles
The contact owns a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The contact received a recall notice for a Safety Act that would replace the ball joints on the vehicle. The dealer replaced the ball joints; however, after he retrieved the vehicle, he noticed that it was pulling to the right due to the tire alignment. The dealer stated that he did not need an alignment with the replacement of the ball joints. An independent mechanic and another Mitsubishi dealer stated that the vehicle would need a four wheel alignment following the replacement of the ball joints. The recall number was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 91,000.

- Royersford, PA, USA

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