2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 03/17/16 *BF UPDATED 04/14/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKES MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE PEDAL WAS SOFT. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES); 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AS THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 156V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE '08 DURING THE YEAR 2015, I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES WHEN I DRIVE OVER BUMPS QUICKLY OR HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, MY BRAKES PRACTICALLY LOSE ALL PRESSURE. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUMP MY BRAKES A NUMBER OF TIMES TO GET THE PRESSURE BACK UP. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE THREE TIMES TO A PRIVATE BRAKE COMPANY AND HAD MY BRAKE SYSTEM INSPECTED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED FIRST AND LATER HAD THE BRAKE SYSTEM INSPECTED IN THE LATTER VISITS. WHEN I STILL CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE DEFINITELY HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSES. THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS A FLUID LEAK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO HAVE WHATEVER NEEDED FIXED IN MY BRAKING SYSTEM FIXED BY THEM IN OCTOBER 2015. APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS LATER, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY (AND OF COU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V337000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED BRAKE ADDED FLUID TWICE A MONTH. *JS