2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse
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MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT ON A RAINY DAY, TIRE GOT CAUGHT IN WATER, LOST CONTROL, HIT A GUARD AND HIT A TRAFFIC LIGHT POLL AND A UTILITY POLL. THE FRONT AIRBAG DIDN'T GET DEPLOY. *AK
CONCERNS FOR PASSENGER'S IN VEHICLE, DURING CRASH VEHICLE ROLL OVER. *BF WHILE DRIVING A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER OVER-CORRECTED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PIN COUNTER CLOCKWISE. THE VEHICLE THEN STRUCK A TREE SPLITTING IT IN HALF. THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CONTINUED WESTBOUND, THE PASSENGER BECAME EJECTED. THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CONTINUED TO ROLL AND CAME TO FINAL REST IN A YARD. THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BUT THE PASSENGER WAS KILLED. *NM
AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. COMPLICATIONS FROM INJURIES CLAIMED THE DRIVER'S LIFE, MY SON. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY DOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN I STRUCK A DEER, CAUSING $4,500 WORTH OF DAMAGE AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH MY WHOLE FRONT END WAS REPLACED INCLUDING THE FRONT BUMPER. THE DAMAGES TO MY CAR WERE REPLACED AND FIXED, BUT MITSUBISHI HAS YET TO INSPECT THE AIRBAGS TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO DEFECT. *JB
WHILE ENGAGING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT ACCELERATED AT 60 MPH. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND WAS AIRBORNE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. VEHICLE ENDED UP LANDING IN AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHING INTO A BRICK WALL. NO REPORT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH MAKING A SHARP TURN, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN MOMENTS. LUCKY, THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO FREE THE CONTACT IN TIME. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FRACTURES ON THE LEFT CLAVICULAR BONE, LEFT ULNA BONE AND BRUISING ON CHEST AND FACE WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
SITTING AS STOP LIGHT, TURNED GREEN, STARTED INTO INTERSECTION SLOWLY AND THEN DUMP TRUCK WITH BAD BRAKES WENT THROUGH RED LIGHT AND HIT LEFT FRON SIDE OF CAR AND SPUN AROUND.
HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 35 MPH. I WAS GOING 20 MPH. FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF IN MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. *NLM
I HAD A HEADON COLLISON INTO A DITCH GOING APOX. 30 -35 MILES A HOUR. I HAD EXTENSIVE FRONTEND DAMAGE AND SOME REAREND DAMAGE.MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT 70 MPH WHEN INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION ENGINE FLEW OUT OF VEHICLE AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MR
I WAS DECELERATING AND WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 20 MPH. A DODGE DURANGO TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MPH REAR ENDED ME. THE SEAT BACK BROKE AND WAS IN A RECLINED POSITION AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DT
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 38 MPH RIGHT REAR AXLE BROKE, AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST. VEHICLE CRASHED, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS VEHICLE. DRIVER'S SON SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPING, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR-ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE A T 40 MPH. DURING IMPACT, LOCKING MECHANSIM THAT HELD DRIVER'S SEATBACK IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACK INTO REAR SEATING POSITION. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD/ NECK/ BACK, AND RIB INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
RIGHT FRONT STEERING ASSEMBLY (TIE ROD & BALL JOINTS) TORE AWAY FROM WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL . VEHICLE STRUCK THE CURB AND ROLLED OVER ON THE VEHICLE'S LEFT SIDE, SLIDING APPROX 500 FEET ON ITS SIDE. *AK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND STRUCK THE CONTACT ON THE BRIDGE OF HER NOSE, BREAKING HER GLASSES. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND REPOSITIONED THE SUN VISOR BACK ON THE CLIPS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V338000 (AIR BAGS) DID NOT INCLUDE THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Filed by owners of this model year and unverified by NHTSA — one person’s account, not an established fact.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2000-2005 Eclipse vehicles manufactured April 5, 1999, to December 17, 2004, 2001-2005 Eclipse Spyder vehicles manufactured January 19, 2000, to March 18, 2005, 2001-2005 Chrysler Sebring vehicles manufactured April 17, 2000, to February 21, 2005, and 2001-2005 Dodge Stratus vehicles manufactured April 17, 2000, to February 22, 2005. In the affected vehicles, the passenger side sun visor may be folded down in such a position that, if the passenger frontal air bag deploys, the passenger side sun visor may detach.
Remedy: MMNA will notify their owners, and Chrysler will notify the Chrysler and Dodge owners. Dealers will install a tether strap to retain the passenger sun visor, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2015. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-15-005. Chrysler and Dodge owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R30.
CERTAIN AAI MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LIST PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
Remedy: AAI MOTORSPORTS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AAI MOTORSPORTS AT 909-923-9188.
CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Remedy: CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Remedy: PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH REMOVABLE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS AFFIXED TO THE DASH AND TO THE SUNVISOR DO NOT MEET THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Remedy: MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN WILL MAIL A CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION LETTER CONTAINING A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND A GRAPHIC OF THE BI-LINGUAL DASHBOARD AIR BAG WARNING LABEL. IN ADDITION, ALL CURRENT 2000-2004 NATIVA OWNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE REPLACEMENT AIR BAG ALERT LABELS FOR THE SUN VISORS. THIS RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH OR APRIL 2005. THE NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIVA OWNERS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL OR MAY 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A BULGE IN THE FUEL TANK CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS RESULTED IN THINNING OF THE MATERIAL DURING A WELDING OPERATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF FUEL LEAKAGE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 26, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. A HOSE WAS MIS-MANUFACTURED AND COULD WEAKEN OVER TIME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOSE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION MAILING WILL BE PHASED OVER A FIVE-MONTH PERIOD STARTING MARCH 26, THROUGH JULY 23, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A NUMBER OF INCORRECT DRIVER SIDE SEAT MOUNTING BOLTS WERE INSTALLED INTO VEHICLES.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT MOUNTING BOLTS AND THEN REPLACE THE BOLTS IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 15, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI AT 1-800-222-0037.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE OUTER LAYER ONLY OF THIS 3-LAYER FUEL RETURN HOSE DOES NOT CONTAIN THE DESIRED OZONE PROTECTION DUE TO A PROCESSING ERROR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RETURN HOSE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE HARNESS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH A NEW PROTECTIVE SHIELD CAUSING A GROUNDED CIRCUIT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HARNESS.
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