2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Engine problems

I almost got into a accident because it's late sobits really hard to see because the headlights u cnt see any at all at night I can use a flash light out the window and see better like that but on top of that my car just decides to up and stall on me and not wanna start back and it had melted my crankshaft sensor wires and I guess it just decided to also mess up the wiring on my camshaft sensor I literally had to wire up the wires straight around the plug on both just to make it home it was cold out and all I...

Prolonged wiring harness contact with the heat shield causes the wiring insulation to wear & ground out causing the engine to die-out. Had an iccident few days ago where the engine died out and I was in the middle of an intersection and almost got hit by oncoming traffic . This is seriously not okay and a major safety concern. Please help me.

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 mitsubishi eclipse spyder. The contact stated that the vehicle was hesitant to start and exhibited an overpowering gasoline odor. When the vehicle was able to be started, it would sputter and stall sporadically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the dealer could not determine what caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 127,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 mitsubishi eclipse spyder. After parking her vehicle, she was unable to restart it. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the harness for the crankshaft position sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that the existing recall applied to 2.4 Engines not 3.0. The contact stated that recall number 00v299001 does not stipulate the engine size. The failure mileage was 87,334. Updated 5/26/09 *cn the consumer mentioned recall# 99v333001, but was told his/her vehicle was not included in the recall due to the manufactured date. Updated 05/28/09.*Jb

Loss of engine power or dies that locks the steering wheel after 10 to 20 minutes you could revive the engine again usually happen every day . Went to the dealer with service bulletin that might affect on it but they say no problem on it and they void the service bulletin or try to. *Tr

Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2001 mitsubishi eclipse spyder. The contact stated that while driving at 55 mph the support bolt came out. The vehicle started to vibrate and made noise. The check engine light turned on. The contact took the vehicle to a mitsubishi dealer, and the vehicle was diagnosed as needing a tune up. The contact was told the vehicle needed a new crank shaft sensor, that the one in the vehicle was worn out. The failure mileage was 100,000. The contact has not had the sensor replaced. *Ak

Dt: the contact stated while driving at night the headlights malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to a certified dealership. Upon inspection the dealer determined that the wiring harness to the head lights melted. Also, the oil light was coming on intermittently. The oil valve was replaced. These repairs were made at the contact's expense. *Ak...Headlights did not blink but went off altogether. When the consumer reported it to the dealer, was told we see this all the time with that make and model. Consumer wanted to know why there was no recall. *Ak

Not only do I have the aggrevation of bent rims and flat tires, and financial hardship on this, my left side of the car doesn't align to the right. Water leeks in on the left side. Sometimes the heater blows out cool air. The sunroof shakes when opening. I already had a manufacuters defect in my strut on the left side. I have sctraches on the left side fom the car scrapping the ground when I make a right hand turn. I had to have the cooling system replaced the first week I financed it.My hood won't open and my headlights fail causing me to dirve only with the fog lights. All these issues are the same and constant since I purchased this lemon.*Ak

When I first purchased this vehicle from the dealer 6/2001 I had to take it back 2 times due to the defect of the hose hooked to the radiator, they repaired it under warrany, and now it has occurred again which all mitsubishi dealers tell me because it is not under warranty and not on the recall list there is nothing they can do. I just got done putting brand new sway bar links on the car, and paid 350.00 To do this in which they told me should never occurred on this new of a car. I feel since I reported the...

We purchased a 2001 mitsubishi eclipse from carmax in charlotte, nc in august of 2003. The car had 19k miles. After driving less the 100 miles the service engine light came on. We had the car serviced by carmax 4 differnt times, they replaced 2 o2 sensors. After the 4th service they referred us to a mitsubishi dealer. That dealer also replaced at least two o2 sensors. The service engine light kept coming on about every 50 -60 miles. We tried two other mitsubishi dealers for a total of 11 service visits over...

When driving at an undetermined speed, the vehicle stalled. The consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for an inspection. *Jb a service timing belt tensioner was installed and the engine displayed an internal noise when started due to a short block. (Other contact number for the consumer are: day/510-879-2980 & eve/707-552-1665) *sc

Consumer was driving vehicle at 70 mph when involved in a frontal collision engine flew out of vehicle and neither air bag deployed. Mr

Engine is misfiring, vehicle does not have the same power that it used to. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing do anything.*Ak

Engine is missing. Gas is not circulating throughout engine. Engine check light illuminates on and off. Dealer can't find cause. *Ak consumer adds engine not producing enough power. Also experiencing poor gas mileage. *Tt

Consumer states check engine light illuminated on dash, dealer replaced the o2 sensor, however vehicle is experiencing stalling while driving highway speeds, dealer has not remedied problem, consumer also states that when starting vehicle, there is a terrible noise emitted. *Slc

Consumers vehicle stalls while driving 65 mph. Also when started, vehicle emits a terrible noise that is not normal. *Jg

The vehicle rattles when idling and normally when the vehicle is cold. The rattling fades out after being driven for a while but reoccurs every time the vehicle is turned on and off. The consumer located class action suit and notified the dealer. Nlm

We lease the vehicle from motor world, my son and myself have had accidents with the car that we feel are a direct result of the car not steering properly, or accelarating properly. I contacted mitsubishi motors of america as well as the dealer and my insurance company several times. The dealership had the car for 3 months supposedly fixing it and when I got it home I had it for a week and the whole car felt like it was falling apart. I took it back to them and it had a cracked motor mount and they supposedly fixed...

Vehicle will use up about a quart of oil every thousand miles. Contacted dealer, and the dealer can't do anything. *Ak

When driving there is a rattling noise coming from engine, not there when first starting vehicle. Starts a short while later ,and gets louder the longer vehicle is driven. Took vehicle to dealer, who found nothing wrong. Consumer opened hood and noticed sound coming from drivers side of engine. *Ak