2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse owner complaints

Upon trying to stop, the brake pedal traveled almost to the floor before the brakes became effective. This happens randomly and has almost caused me to hit other cars when stopping. I reported this to Mitsubishi and told them I thought it should be part of an old 2006 warranty recall but they claimed my vehicle was outside of the 2006 recall, yet it appears to be a common issue with other owners of multiple years of eclipses 2006 and beyond. This is a dangerous braking problem. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that while at an independent mechanic for routine service, the technician stated that there was ABS fluid leaking on the fire wall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic). However, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 164,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Mitsubishi eclipse. The contact received a notification of a manufacturers recall on the ABS. The dealer stated that there were unable to provide the remedy for the recall repair until the contact received repairs to the clutch assembly and also that the contact had to replace all four tires for the vehicle. The contact was unable to determine when the recall repair would be completed after waiting for longer than two months. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The vehicle was to be taken back to the dealer for the additional repairs and the recall repair remedy. The VIN was not available. The contact was not experiencing any failures before receiving notification of the manufacturers recall. The failure mileage was unknown.

Received recall informed no parts have been available to fix the brakes. I've had the car for 2 years brakes have always been mushy no accidents yet and still can't find anyone around to repair

The brakes lost pressure and it took a long time for the car to come to a complete stop. As I was moving very slowly at the time and there was no-one in front of me, nothing awful happened. After that, the brakes were fine until it happened again a few months later. Because it was so quick and sporadic I thought that perhaps I was imagining it! Then in 2011 it happened again and I took it to my mechanic but by the time I got to him, the problem had stopped, he couldn't replicate it and couldn't find anything wrong with the brakes. Then on november 30th, 2012 it happened again but this time I couldn't stop at a red traffic light and sailed right through the light coming to a halt eventually in the middle of the intersection. I was extremely lucky that no-one was in front of me and no-

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that the brake pedal failed and the vehicle would not respond to braking attempts. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the master cylinder needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 70,000. .... Updated 02-20-13 *bf the consumer was advised there was recall for this failure but the vehicle's VIN was not included. Updated 02/25/2013 *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the brakes were applied but the vehicle did not immediately respond. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000.

Brake pedal became spongy and brakes are not responsive. With no warning the brakes will need to be pushed completely to the floor to stop the car. This will occur for anywhere from a day or two to a few weeks. Symptoms will disappear and occur roughly once every 2 or 3 months. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Mitsubishi eclipse. While driving at 40 MPH, anti-braking system warning light illuminated. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the remedy or part for the recall was not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Mitsubishi eclipse. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Mitsubishi eclipse. The contact stated that when the brakes were applied, the vehicle exhibited a slight delay before the brakes engaged. The contact referenced NHTSA recall campaign id number: 05v299000 (service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder) and took the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer advised that the seals inside the master cylinder had failed, but the vehicle was not included in the recall campaign. The failure mileage was 72,000 and the current mileage was 75,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Mitsubishi eclipse. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact experienced a failure with the brakes failing when depressed. The failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Mitsubishi eclipse. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle hesitated to stop. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The front and rear brakes were replaced, but the failure recurred. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part was unavailable to perform the repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Mitsubishi eclipse. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic), however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 02/10/16*lj

I have owned my car for a year & have had a number of issues. It is scary that a car that is only a year old would have so many problems. My brakes started sqeaking after about three months. I plan on taking it in soon but it if 30 minutes away & trying to fit going to the shop into my schedule is very difficult. *nm

I have had the brake pads on my 2006 eclipse gt replaced twice (I.e. 3rd set of pads). Each time a high pitched squeal begins a month or so after being installed and progressively gets worse. I now have just under 8,000 miles on the car and the third set of pads is beginning to squeal. After replacing the first two sets of pads, Mitsubishi now says that this is a normal condition. I have never had brake pads that squealed constantly. *nm

The top coat, clear coat, of paint has begun to separate from the black paint. This is happening very rapidly and continues to spread over the top of the car. There was a recall for this in late 90's early 2000's for the exact same reason for the exact same color of vehicle.

As with the early 2000's recall the paint (Clear coat) on Kalapana Black (Code X13) has started to peel off and Mitsubishi refused to address the issue. My vehicle has less than 75k miles and has been garaged most of its life as it is not a daily driver and I am the only owner. Mitsubishi recalled the earlier years but stopped it I believe in 2002 being the latest year but seems they continued the painting practices.

2006 Mitsubishi eclipse, 2,000 miles, driver and 4 passengers were driving 65 MPH on the #405 freeway on dry conditions. The car unexpectedly goes into a spin. The right rear tire had a 1 inch wood screw in the tread, and the tire had blown out. The whole inside wall of the tire was gone. Photos were taken. *nm

Re Mitsubishi eclipse, 2006, 8,000+ miles. With no prior signs or odors, rpms fluctuated in 5th gear at 65 MPH reduced to 30 MPH. Vehicle was pulled over and then would not proceed in gear. Taken to dealership and told clutch was worn; parts were replaced. Failure was blamed on driver, but there is reason to believe the clutch was faulty from start. *nm