NHTSA Complaint #10224120 — 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. I ASSUMED THEY WERE ALL JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR UNTIL MY MOST RECENT INCIDENT - THE COVER TO MY SHOCK, PASSENGER SIDE, COMPLETELY RUSTED EXPOSING MY SHOCKS AND ALLOWING THEM TO POP UP, DENTING MY HOOD AND REMAINING EXPOSED WHILE I DRIVE. SINCE THIS IS SUCH AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM, I BEGAN INVESTIGATING THE OTHER ISSUES AND THEY ARE ALL RELATED TO MULTIPLE RECALLS ISSUED ON MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MITSUBISHI TO ALERT THEM TO THE DEFECT(S) AS WELL AS ENCOURAGE THEM TO ALERT OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL. IT TOOK THEM LESS THAN A WEEK TO DECIDE NOT TO INVESTIGATE MY CAR. THEY HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE DAMAGE. I OFFERED TO SEND PHOTOS AND THEY WERE DECLINED. THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT A LICENSED MITSUBISHI DEALER TO INSPECT MY CAR. I THINK THEIR LACK OF INTEREST AND CONCERN IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND DANGEROUS. *TR