I have experienced at least 5 brake failures where the brake pedal went to the floor. i have had 3 master cylinder replacements and have taken the car to a certified mechanic multiple times trying to fix the problem. after finding out about safety recall sr-15-004, i took vehicle to mitsubishi dealership to have the recall repaired on 6/15/18. they flushed out the abs system and replaced dot 3 brake fluid with dot 4, ran abs system test and it came out "ok no repair to abs needed at this time." since then, i have experienced 7 more brake failures where the pedal went to the floor. my certified mechanic was finally able to re-create the incident, which seems to happen after, not during, braking over rough road surfaces. the brake pedal usually comes right back up after a few seconds or minutes, and is fine until another braking incident over rough road. there are no codes delivered at all during these instances. my mechanic and i both are convinced that these occurrences are related to the recall problem of deterioration inside the abs unit, as no other brake problems exist. this has been happening september 2016 (mileage 72,563) until present (august 4, 2018, mileage 96,783) and is a very, very dangerous problem!!!
Left front wheel fell off after failure of front cross member. vehicle was on a city street under 4 mph when bumped by adjacent car in left front fender.
I was driving on a dead end street and the brakes went all the way to the floor and i had no stopping or slowing down even with pumping the brakes i had the brakes checked a month prior to this because the brake and abs light would come on randomly and the technician at morries mazda reported to me they were operational.. i ended up hitting a tree (my choices were a line of cars or a tree, so i picked the tree) with the brake malfunction and no air bags deployed at around 30 plus mph. and i sustained injuries. when i looked at the brakes it appeared that the front passenger side brake was the only operational brake as it was the only rotor to not have accumulated a high amount of rust.
My car was stolen last year by someone i knew, and was wrecked. after the wreck, myself and pennsylvania state police spoke to the person and he said the accident was caused because the brakes failed to engage as he was making a turn and the right lower control arm failed, which caused the tie rod to snap which punctured through the wheel and out the tire. damage done to the vehicle confirms this, and i have pictures and documentation to support this claim. car was left on the side of the road with entire front right suspension detached, cv shaft ripped out from the manual transmission, entire front right wheel hub assembly was ripped off, caliper, brake pads and rotor remained attached to the hub, but were disconnected from the vehicle. the wheel also remained intact on the hub. there was significant front end damage to the bumper, fender, inner wheel hub splash guards, headlight, etc. air bags did not deploy. his seat belt did not lock on impact. car was totaled and considered salvage, but i reconstructed it and have over $4,500 invested in repairs that could have been avoided if the brakes and lower control arm worked properly. he was traveling on a side street through a small town around 11pm on a clear, warm night. no other moving cars were on the road at the time, but he did side swipe several parked cars.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the parts for the recall repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. when depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was unable to provide the parts for the repair. the approximate failure mileage was 560,000. parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. as a result, the contact had to down shift for the vehicle in order to stop. the vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure was unable to be duplicated. the contact mentioned that the failure occurred after the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic). when the vehicle was brought to the dealer for repair, the contact was informed that the master cylinder and brake booster needed to be repaired before the recall repair could be performed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 78,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. while depressing the brake pedal at 15 mph, the vehicle failed to respond and the brake warning light illuminated. the contact was able to avoid a crash and stopped the vehicle by engaging the emergency brake. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 103,000. the vin was unavailable.
5 years after buying vehicle, brake pedal would sporadically push all the way to the floor. took me 3 years for someone to figure out what was wrong with spongy, whistling brakes. abs hydraulic unit had grease caked under it, and the shop would not let me drive my car because it was too dangerous. had abs system replaced on my $, a year later a recall came out on the abs hydraulic unit. mitsubishi denied my claim for reimbursement because the place that fixed it failed to write on the form the reasons i came in to get it fixed. apparently i'm going to have an $800 part replaced for no reason. found on nhtsa the indicators of a bad part and the fact that it is documented my abs light came on should be enough. also, passenger side door: the automatic lock no longer works and there is no key hole on that side; could be a slight issue but is more annoying than anything and puts car at risk for theft.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. while driving approximately 30 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard and failed to stop the vehicle when it was depressed. as a result, the contact crashed into the preceding vehicle. a police report was filed. the passenger of the last vehicle sustained head injuries that required medical attention. the vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's residence and the brake pedal performed as designed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 98,000. vin tool confirms parts not available.
My car was recalled for the anit-lock braking system and the recall notice stated that the repair would take approx 2.0 hrs to evaluate and 4.0 to repair. the dealer had my car for 7 days and would not give me a loaner car. the reason they had it so long was because mitsubishi did not let the dealers have the replacement part. they had to fax the info to mitsubishi for approval then wait for the part to be shipped. they would not give me my car back when i told them i had to get to work they told me there was nothing they could do. i don't understand why if it's a known recall mitsubishi doesn't at least let the dealer have 1 or 2 parts on hand and then replace them as used. it's totally unacceptable for mitsubishi to expect to have someone's car for a week. they stated it wasn't their problem that i would have to rent a car in order to get to work. i had to pay over $200 for a "free recall". shame on you mitsubishi.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond without warning. the vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the abs system needed to be flushed and the brake fluid needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. in addition, the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 68,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. while driving 35 mph, the vehicle failed to respond when the brake pedal was depressed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician informed the contact that the failure was unable to be determined. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 195,000.
I have had several incidents over several months when i step on the brake , it goes to the floor. i quickly pump the brakes and braking effectiveness returns. there has also been times where brake pedal feels mushy. i took to local dealer after almost rear ending a vehicle when it stopped suddenly.. i told them i had received the recall notice but it had told me to wait for further instruction. i informed the dealer that something had to be done as vehicle was unsafe. they performed an abs recall inspection and told me car was fine......".i said no it's not and something needs to be done now. the dealer said they would get back to me. oct 2nd the brake failed and in avoiding another car i went into the ditch causing damage to car and mild whiplash. car was towed. i informed dealer and asked what i should do.......he said they could flush system but most likely the abs unit needed replacing and they did not have it. i talked to mitchubishi n.awho informed me that there was no recall........i now have a car that insurance will fix but i will pay 500.00 deductible for a car that i am afraid to drive, so now what do i do? the accident happened on a city street when i was preparing to turn left. state patrol and ems responded.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the parts needed were not available. the dealer confirmed that the parts were not available and were not able to provide a time frame. the manufacturer was made aware of the delay. the contact had not experienced a
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact stated that the e-brake warning indicator was illuminated continuously. in addition, the brake fluid was extremely low. the contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. the technician stated that the abs was leaking fluid and that the abs needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was invalid. the approximate failure mileage was 84,090.
On friday september 11, 2015 i was driving my 2007 mitsubishi eclipse at 35 mph, and tried pressing the brakes so i could turn soon. when i pressed the brakes they went all the way down and the car did not slow down at all. i almost lost control of the car, because while i was turning the car jerked back and then forward really hard. the second time it happened was at a stop sign. i almost hit the car going straight because the car wouldn't stop and the brakes would just go all the way down. this problem happened 2 times in a row.
Brakes stopped working before a speed bump. have been spongy and making puppy like sounds ever since when released.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact was not experiencing a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 05/18/16*lj *tr
I was pressing brakes when i suddenly got the bump driving from the hill and brake pedal became very soft and the car stopped braking until i pushed breaks very hard. fortunately, i could avoid the collision with car in front of me before the lights. i pulled off the road to check brakes and i found the liquid leak under the car in the center. it didn't smell like fuel, my breaking fluid is at the maximum level, so i'm not sure what it is, it doesn't smell and has no color. so, car still can stop, but brake is spongy and i had to press pedal to the very down to start breaking. i figured out it's pretty common eclipse model problem (see forums http://club4g.org/board/problem-reports/31276-spongy-brake-pedal-whistle-release-2.html and http://club4g.org/board/problem-reports/86737-recall-updated-june-2015-a.html) and it may be related to the problem with abs module. later, i found out that mitsubishi made a recall on july 21, 2015 for antilock systems on eclipses 07 (see http://www.dealerrater.com/recalls/mitsubishi/eclipse/#y2007), code of recall: sr-15-004.
Received notice of brake issue recall after having two incidents where brakes completely let go when sudden braking on a regular city street. called dealership and told to call back; called back after one additional incident where i applied the brakes as i was driving on a city street and they did not catch for quite a while (nearly hit two cars), plus now leaking brake fluid, and dealer told me if i am concerned about crashes or being injured, pay for all repairs yourself. they don't know how to remedy. i am terrified i am going to die while they ignore the issue and just maybe hope it goes away? this is criminal and i feel a class action lawsuit is in order for all of us mitsibishi eclipse owners who have to endure terror and fear for our lives just to drive our car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. while driving at approximately 30 mph attempting to avoid impacting a dog, the contact swerved to the left and depressed the brake pedal but the brakes failed to engage. as a result, the contact crashed into three trees. the driver and front passenger side air bags did not deploy. the contact mentioned that only the driver side curtain air bag deployed. the driver sustained injuries to the neck and back which required medical attention. a police report was not filed. the contact stated that the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the parts needed were not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. the vehicle was not diagnosed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes) was received in june of 2015. after contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. the contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. when the brake pedal was depressed, there was an abnormal noise. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. updated 11/18/15*lj
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic ) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was not available. updated 02/12/16*lj; 04/27/18*jb *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes); however, the part to do the recall 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 issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the contact had not experienced a failure. djr
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact stated that the vehicle made an abnormal noise. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000(service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 73,000. vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair with the dealer. the interim recall notification letter did not give a specific date for when the part would be supplied to the dealer. the contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact was unable to determine if the failure would progress while waiting for several months to be referred to a dealer. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and the dealer was unable to supply the part for the repair beyond a reasonable time frame. the contact waited longer than a year to receive the part and the manufacturer was unable to provide a reasonable time frame to supply the part to the dealer. the contact was not experiencing a failure. parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. while driving 40 mph and approaching a stop sign, the vehicle failed to stop when the brake pedal was depressed. 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 92,500. vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. the failure mileage was not available. updated 11/09/15*lj *js
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. while driving at an unknown speed, the brake pedal was engaged and extended to the floorboard. the contact mentioned that the brakes failed to respond. in addition, the contact received notification of an unknown manufacturer recall and stated that the part needed was not available in a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. the approximate failure mileage was 63,000.ma 10/2 the consumer stated while attempting to pull over after the brakes failed, the vehicle received a dent on the lower passenger side from hitting an object on the shoulder of the road. updated 12/30/2015 *js
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the parts needed were not available. the dealer confirmed that the parts were not available and were not able to provide a time frame. the manufacturer was made aware of the delay. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 02/12/16*lj updated 05/09/18*jb *cn
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact stated that the brake pedal felt abnormal when depressed. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic ) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 48,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000(service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part for the recall repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. ...updated 01/20/16 *bf *js
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. while driving at 25 mph and depressing the brake pedal, there was a loud abnormal noise and the brake pedal went to the floorboard. in order to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal had to be pumped. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder and the brakes needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes), however the parts to do the recall repair were not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to do the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 120,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was not available.
Tl* the contact owned a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact stated that the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. the air bags did not deploy. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the remedy was not yet available. the contact sustained fatal injuries. the vehicle was destroyed. the failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds and attempting to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal traveled down to the floorboard; making it hard for the contact to stop the vehicle. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. 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 failure mileage was 120,000. vin tools confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mitsubishi eclipse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v337000 (service brakes, hydraulic). however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.
May 2015: received recall notice. defect might affect braking. local mitsu dealer said replacement part had not yet arrived. dealer's inspection verified that the damage would require replacement, not simply a cleaning overhaul of the part. dealer said that they would call when the part was available for replacement. we have called the dealer on the average of once a month and always received the same answer. the recall document does clearly state that if the part were not replaced a crash could occur. we are eager to have our car restored to working condition. we are senior citizens who depend on our car. what further action can we take to facilitate repair?