NHTSA Complaint #702201 — 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	702201
Vehicle	1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	January 7, 1999
Date Filed	January 13, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

I HAD CHANGED THE OIL IN MY MITSUBISHI ON 12/20/98 AND ON 1/7/99 WHILE DRIVING, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, MY CAR SOUNDED A KNOCK AND COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO FREEHOLD MITSUBISHI, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS TOLD ME THAT HE VISUALLY DETECTED THAT I HAD USED AN OIL FILTER THAT WAS FOR THE TURBO MODEL OF THE ECLIPSE. HE TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE I HAD USED THE WRONG FILTER WHICH HAS THE WRONG THREADING FOR MY CAR. MITSUBISHI IS NOT COVERING THIS UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE TWO TYPES OF FILTERS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THERE DOES NOT SHOW ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE THREADING ON EITHER OF THEM. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 MONTHS OLD AND I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY PROOF FROM MITSUBISHI THAT USING AN OIL FILTER, MADE FOR THE CAR WITH THE SAME SPECIFICATIONS FOR TURBO AND NON-TURBO, COULD POSSIBLY BE THE CAUSE OF BREAKING A CONNECTING ROD. WHAT IS MY WARRANTY FOR? THERE COULD BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. I HAVE PAID IN FULL FOR THIS CAR. I CAN NOT AFFORD REPAIRS. THEY HAVE GOTTEN TH

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