1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

ENGINE ROD FAILED CAUSING METAL TO GO THROUGH THE ENGINE DAMAGING IT, A FEW MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A ROD CAP DISCONNECTED AND HIT THE OIL PAN, THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TO ENGINES IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND FEELS THESE FAILURES ARE NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. NLM

WHEN PARKING VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT OIL LEAK.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I BELIEVE THE STALLING CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE, DEALER DOES NOT, IVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE STALLING, THEY SAY IT DOES'NT STALL WITH THEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE WILL STALL. ALSO, WILL LOSE POWER/ STEERING AND BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAS HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP, BUT HAS NOT SOLVED PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE VEHICLE TOWED TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY SAID POSSIBLY, THE COMPUTER SHUTS OFF. *YH

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLING. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS AND PARTS REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING. CAN BE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND ENGINE DIE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

MOTOR JUST STOPPED THE CAR ALWAYS LOST T CLUTCH PEDAL $3500 TO FIX BAD TRUST BEARING. *AK

MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.ROADRACEENGINEERING.COM/WALKINGCRANKSHAFT.HTM. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED.

THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES WILL RESTART. *MJS

AFTER THREE VISITS TO THE DEALER (SOMETIMES BY TOW TRUCK), THEY REPEATEDLY INDICATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON THE FOURTH VISIT, THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT VARYING SPEEDS WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2000. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER WHERE THEY ONCE AGAIN CLAIM THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE OIL GASKET COVER WAS REPLACED ON 12/29/98. SUBSEQUENT COMPLAINTS OF AN OIL LEAK WERE DISMISSED AS NOT CAUSING THE PRESENTING PROBLEM OR I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK DESPITE PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION FROM OTHER REPAIR ESTABLISHMENTS. HOWEVER, AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD, AN OIL LEAK WAS DIAGNOSED ON 9/19/00. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED.

AFTER FILLING AT GAS STATION CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME THE THE HEAD ON THE SECOND CYLINDER MADE A LOUD NOISE AND SPARK PLUG AND PART OF THE ENGINE HEAD WERE FUSED AND RELEASED FROM THE ENGINE. NLM

I WAS TOLD BY THE MEHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON MY VEHICLE, THEY CALL IT "CRANKWALK"*AK

VEHICLE STALLS OUT ANY TIME FOR NO REASON, TOOK TWICE TO GET LOOKED AT AND PARTS WERE REPLACED BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *ET

DEALERSHIPS MAKE NO EFFORT TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, SIMPLY SAY THAT THEY DON'T SEE IT UPON INSPECTION.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING , CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHCLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED AT 75000 MILES. RECORDS KEPT AND MAITAINED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. I HAD TO 1300+ TO GET IT FIXED. NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD I NEED A NEW HEAD GASKET AND I KNOW IT HAD BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD IT. I AM HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD 2 NEW SETS OF ROTORS PUT ON, ROTORS TURNED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT STILL SHAKES BADLY. NEED TO HAVE THEM RECALL THIS PROBLEMS, CAUSE EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH, THE ENGINE DIED. I LUCKILY WAS SAFELY ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE. MY DEALERSHIP THINKS IT IS THE CONTROL UNIT. IT NOW STARTS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS REPLACING THIS ITEM TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I HAVE NOTICED ON MESSAGE BOARDS THAT THIS SAME DIFFICULTY HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY OTHER PEOPLE WITH 1995 ECLIPSES. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS (AND EXPENSIVE)CONDITION WHICH WOULD NOT LIKELY OCCUR IN OTHER VEHICLES WITHOUT A PRE-EXISTING PROBLEM WITH MANUFACTURING. *AK

WHEN STARTED ENGINE EARLY IN THE MORNING AND LET IT RUN FOR FEW MINUTES, ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. *AK

ENGINE CONTINUALLY LEAKING OIL, NOT ABLE TO FIX LEAK.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30-40 MPH VEHICLE STALL WITHOUT WARNING.

ENGINE PERFOMS SLUGGISHLY WHEN A/C IS IN USE.

AT IDLE, CAR MAKES A TICKING NOISE.

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND THEN CUT OFF COMPLETELY. AFTER 15 MINUTES VEHICLE WILL RESTART. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS BAD. THEY REPLACED IT AND SHE STILL HAS PROBLEMS. *AK

WHEN TRYI NG TO ACCELERATE AND SOMETIMES WHEN CHANGING GEARS, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER AND STALLS. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE MAKES WHINING NOISE. *SD