Mitsu recalls new redesigned 2006 Eclipse

[Actaeon]

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=105780

:laugh:

 

[Zim Hosein]

CONSUMER ALERT: Mitsubishi Halts Sale of Early Eclipse Models
Date Posted 05-26-2005

LOS ANGELES ? Mitsubishi has halted sales of its redesigned 2006 Eclipse, a sport coupe the ailing Japanese automaker was counting on to jump-start the brand because of a problem with the vacuum brake booster, which could result in brake failure.

The company issued an "urgent notice" to dealers to stop sales and informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the problem on Tuesday, according to Automotive News.

Mitsubishi said up to 1,185 vehicles could be affected. Of those, 44 have been sold to consumers and 400 are at dealerships. The rest are in transit. Mitsubishi said the problem was so serious it will send technicians to buyers' homes to check their vehicles. It said the problem at the plant in Normal, Illinois, should be fixed by the end of the week.

Mitsubishi began shipping the Eclipse to dealers last Thursday, 10 days ahead of schedule. Earlier this week, the company said it was increasing production at the Normal plant from 760 cars per week to 1,000 to meet high demand from U.S. dealers.

What this means to you: This is depressing news for fans of the sporty Eclipse, but Mitsubishi has caught it early and is correcting it swiftly. That should be some reassurance. But the company really needs a flawless launch from here on out.

:Q

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Mitsubishi said the problem was so serious it will send technicians to buyers' homes to check their vehicles.

:shocked:

 

[cjgallen]

j00r Eclipse ASPLODE!!!!!!!

 

[shabby]

What exactly is the problem, the car will blow up?

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: shabby
What exactly is the problem, the car will blow up?

Naw, nothing that serious. Just the brakes may fail.

 

[tennisflip]

Originally posted by: Looney

Originally posted by: shabby
What exactly is the problem, the car will blow up?

Naw, nothing that serious. Just the brakes may fail.

Meh, I prefer to brake Flinstones style.

 

[dc]

they don't want their ceo's getting arrested again. heh.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Mitsubishi said the problem was so serious it will send technicians to buyers' homes to check their vehicles.

:shocked:

Yeah that also caught my eye.

 

[RiDE]

Originally posted by: dc
they don't want their ceo's getting arrested again. heh.

I think that was a different branch of Mitsubishi

 

[Confused]

Good job that it's been caught early, and good to see that they're taking action NOW. That's VERY good customer service :thumbsup:


Granted this should have been caught earlier, but it's still been caught early enough, and no one has been injured yet, that's the most important thing.

 

[Aharami]

i have to give :thumbsup: to mitsu for taking care of this so quickly

 

[Plasdom]

Originally posted by: Looney

Originally posted by: shabby
What exactly is the problem, the car will blow up?

Naw, nothing that serious. Just the brakes may fail.

well it is serious if you are on the highway and need to slow down

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

CONSUMER ALERT: Mitsubishi Halts Sale of Early Eclipse Models
Date Posted 05-26-2005

LOS ANGELES ? Mitsubishi has halted sales of its redesigned 2006 Eclipse, a sport coupe the ailing Japanese automaker was counting on to jump-start the brand because of a problem with the vacuum brake booster, which could result in brake failure.

The company issued an "urgent notice" to dealers to stop sales and informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the problem on Tuesday, according to Automotive News.

Mitsubishi said up to 1,185 vehicles could be affected. Of those, 44 have been sold to consumers and 400 are at dealerships. The rest are in transit. Mitsubishi said the problem was so serious it will send technicians to buyers' homes to check their vehicles. It said the problem at the plant in Normal, Illinois, should be fixed by the end of the week.

Mitsubishi began shipping the Eclipse to dealers last Thursday, 10 days ahead of schedule. Earlier this week, the company said it was increasing production at the Normal plant from 760 cars per week to 1,000 to meet high demand from U.S. dealers.

What this means to you: This is depressing news for fans of the sporty Eclipse, but Mitsubishi has caught it early and is correcting it swiftly. That should be some reassurance. But the company really needs a flawless launch from here on out.

:Q

awsome, onsite tech support

 

[ElFenix]

i think this beats intel recalling the 1.13 ghz pentium3 because it was overheating.

 

[Insane3D]

Maybe this was a ploy to get all the chicks who buy them to come back and get them serviced?

 

[imthebadguy]

hahah that whole brand is crap

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: imthebadguy
hahah that whole brand is crap

basically

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: CraigRT

Originally posted by: imthebadguy
hahah that whole brand is crap

basically

he disagrees

 

[ironcrotch]

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: CraigRT

Originally posted by: imthebadguy
hahah that whole brand is crap

basically

he disagrees

:heart:

 

[edi sucks]

although evo's are sick rides, i think i'd still rather fork my money to subaru than mitsubishi...but that's just me.

 

[ironcrotch]

Originally posted by: edi sucks
although evo's are sick rides, i think i'd still rather fork my money to subaru than mitsubishi...but that's just me.

but edi, you suck

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Good to see Mitsu is putting in some serious effort into correcting this... The Evo is a great car and the Eclipse isn't bad either, I'd hate to see them go under.

Even if the rest of their lineup is garbage.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: edi sucks
although evo's are sick rides, i think i'd still rather fork my money to subaru than mitsubishi...but that's just me.

yeah I'd rather have an STi myself.

 

[EyeMWing]

Hah, all of 44 buyers.