1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse Engine cooling Problems

“(1) ticking noise from the crankshaft pulley area with the clutch depressed. Kind of a swooshing tickey noise. This is the crankshaft position sensor trigger plate rubbing on the crankshaft position sensor. (2) stalling when the clutch is depressed. The trigger plate and crankshaft have been moving so much that the trigger plate is wearing through the sensor. Car lost power steering and put me and my family in danger.”

“Crankshaft walk. 1995 mits. Eclipse 2wd turbo. My son bought this car directly from having the bottom end rebuilt. Within 200 miles of drive time the crankshaft sensor went out. The mechanic that did the rebuild said he did not replace the sensor so no warranty. After spending another 160.00 on a new crankshaft sensor and interrupter plate. It lasted for approximately. Another 200 miles and died at 60 miles an hour on the freeway. It went back to the mechanic who replaced the crank bearings plate and sensor. It only took him 8 weeks. We picked up the car on thursday the 20th of march. …”

“Car stops running unexpectedly. Won't restart right away / must way about an hour. Unexpected engine halting causes loss of power steering and power brakes making steering and stopping of vehicle difficult and dangerous. The unexpected engine halting occurs weekly making the vehicle not dependable transportation.”

“Camshaft started making same noise at 97,000 miles as it did at 47,000 when it failed at 65 MPH on the hwy. Engine shut down and all power was lost. I am concerned that this will happen again in the near future and it is no longer covered by warranty. I belive that the life time of the part may only be aprox. 45,000 miles. The mechanic descibed the problem as the cam shaft was walking . He also said that he had seen a few other cases.”

“While driving at 65mph, the engine died. I luckily was safely able to pull to the side. My dealership thinks it is the control unit. It now starts, but the dealership recommends replacing this item to prevent it from happening again. I have noticed on message boards that this same difficulty has been experienced by other people with 1995 eclipses. It is a very dangerous (and expensive)condition which would not likely occur in other vehicles without a pre-existing problem with manufacturing.”