NHTSA Complaint #10227646 — 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
STRUCTURE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10227646 |
| Vehicle | 2003 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE |
| Component | STRUCTURE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | PA |
Consumer Description
I WILL HAVE HAD MY CAR 5YEARS IN MID-JUNE. LAST YEAR IN NOVEMBER I NOTICED THAT MY BLACK CAR WAS TURNING A WHITISH GREY BUT ONLY ON THE HOOD AND TRUNK. IN THE SPRING I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW, HE TOOK PICTURES AND SHOWED IT TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER,AND THEY BOTH AGREED THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE PAINT ,AND THAT THE PAINT WAS A PROBLEM THAT YEAR ( 2003 ).THEY PAINTED IT BUT ONLY THE HOOD AND TRUNK. THEN IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR I NOTICED THAT THE REST OF THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS CONSIDERED AN OLD CAR AND OUT OF WARRANTY,BUT IF THE PAINT WAS BAD LAST YEAR DO TO A DEFECT IN THE PAINT IT'S STILL THE SAME CAR WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PAINT AND THEY REFUSE TO HAVE ANY THING TO DO WITH IT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT .CAN SOME ONE PLEASE HELP ME? I LOVE MY CAR NEVER ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT,RUNS GREAT BUT LOOKS LIKE ?!@#$%. *TR
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