2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse Steering Problems

“My son purchased a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse gs 1-month ago it's too late to save my sons life now but it was sold as is no warranty ,the finance company refuses to get me a history on the says there's no recall but they are older ones about the nut in the gear box being loose and eventually making the car not turn left my son died 10/23/08 and as soon as ask about the recall the finance lady to crush the car I said no till I find out about the recall and if it was ever looked at, the car shoo bad and was hard to steer I drove it before this happened I know e-z pay of greeneville tn sold him…”

“While driving approximately 50 MPH, the steering failed when attempting to steer to the right. The vehicle went across a median into oncoming traffic and crashed into a guard rail. The air bag did not deploy. The driver was transported to the emergency room for injuries to the back, neck, and knee. The cause of the failure has not been determined. Please provide further details.”

“Dt: the contact stated there was recall NHTSA campaign 00v225001 concerning the steering, this vehicle was included in the recall and the recall repairs were performed accordingly. However, the same problems as indicated in the recall were currently present on the vehicle. She felt that recall repairs have not corrected the safety defect. She contacted the manufacture, and they offered no free remedy. The v warranty expired, and no repairs have been made.”

“2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse with a shock rupture due to rust. Consumer states that it is rare that rust in that amount happen on the interior of the vehicle. She states that the manufacturer was not going to investigate her claims. The consumer discovered 3 recalls for her make, model and year for her vehicle. The consumer stated she had already experienced the failures of the recalls. The column switch was replaced because the unit would not self-cancel nor would it cancel manually. …”

“Consumer was driving at approximately15 MPH on exit ramp when steering column became very loose in all directions, steering column began to spin. Vehicle was towed to dealer and could not duplicate defect. Please provide further information. Prior to incident, consumer has been complaining about steering when driving at approximately 65 MPH.”