Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi eclipse. while depressing the brake pedal to the floorboard at various speeds, the vehicle failed to respond. in addition, the contact stated that the brake pedal had to be depressed numerous times before it operated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the brake master and booster were replaced; however, the failure recurred. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 157,328. parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact stated that the brake pedal failed and the vehicle would not respond to braking attempts. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the master cylinder needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 70,000. .... updated 02-20-13 *bf the consumer was advised there was recall for this failure but the vehicle's vin was not included. updated 02/25/2013 *js
The brakes lost pressure and it took a long time for the car to come to a complete stop. as i was moving very slowly at the time and there was no-one in front of me, nothing awful happened. after that, the brakes were fine until it happened again a few months later. because it was so quick and sporadic i thought that perhaps i was imagining it! then in 2011 it happened again and i took it to my mechanic but by the time i got to him, the problem had stopped, he couldn't replicate it and couldn't find anything wrong with the brakes. then on november 30th, 2012 it happened again but this time i couldn't stop at a red traffic light and sailed right through the light coming to a halt eventually in the middle of the intersection. i was extremely lucky that no-one was in front of me and no-one else had started moving in the other directions. at that point i realized that there was definitely a problem with my braking system. i took it back to my mechanic. to cut a long story short, he eventually checked online and discovered that there had been a recall issued in 2005 for my make, model & year for defective brake master cylinders (recall #sr-05-003). he called mitsubishi to see if i was covered and found out that my vin# was not included!! at that point, they told him i would be covered under a "warranty extension". i had the car towed to the mitsubishi dealer and they diagnosed it as needing a replacement master cylinder. they contacted mitsubishi headquarters and i have been informed that they have declined my request to be included in the recall and have the master cylinder replaced at their cost (and now no mention of this "warranty extension" that they told my mechanic). obviously my car should have been included in this recall and i should have been notified years ago - i have been driving around for years with a faulty braking system!! *tr