1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse Engine cooling Problems

“October 20, 2003 I purchased a 1997 Eclipse gst from city limit auto in johnston, ri. March 14, 2004 I was driving home when a small click formed in 1st and 2nd gear after reaching 3,500 rpms. With-in minutes the click developed into what sounded like a small hole in the exhaust, probably the cat. Not wanting to risk it I pulled off the next exit to bring the car to my friend's house and have it towed. …”

“Squealing belts at startup, inconsistent small leaks of coolant, hesitation at 2k RPM were only pre-cursors. Out of nowhere, while driving on highway, I looked at gauges for no particular reason....noticed the temperature was rising, eventually going as far as it could above h. So I look for smoke in rear view....nothing. I turn down the radio to listen for noises......nothing. Everything seems fine. Hoping that air through the radiator would cool the engine......not working. I decided I better pull over.....the second I safely stopped, huge puffs of white smoke billowed out the hood edges. …”

“I have owned my care for 3 years. In that time I have had a leaking sunroof, broken passenger rear view mirror, broken passenger window wont roll up , numerous tire changes, bad vibration, horrible noises when turning wheel, have replaced 2 transmissions, both tie rod ends, 1 lower ball joint and control arm suspension bar more info on this below , alternator, both headlights, 4 differant seats of breaks, 2 seats constintly running low on oil, replaced the fuel filter, seat belts don't stop, battery cables keep caroding, replace spark plugs atleast 3 to 4 times a year, vibrates when going…”

“Vechile repeatedly fails to start. It has the sensation that it's not getting any fuel. On two separate occasions, the vehicle has died while driving around 25/35mph, again feeling as if it had ran out of gas. On both occasions I had over half a tank of gas. I have taken the car to the dealer 3 times, once it was towed, and they kept it for two or three days saying they cannot find anything wrong.”

“About a week after purchasing the car, it sat for 3 days while I was away on navy business. When I returned, I had to sit in heavy traffic. I noticed the engine temp gauge was full hot. I finally got to a road to let the engine breath, and the gauge didn't go down. I took the car to kelly Mitsubishi the next day and told them what happen. I also told them that the heater didn't put out hot air. They replaced the thermostat and everything was fine. No problems since then.”