2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse

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.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP MY BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP ME. WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKES YOU WOULD HEAR A WHISTLE SOUND. CYLINDER AND BOOSTER BOTH REPLACED AND PEDAL/BRAKES ARE STILL SOFT. AFTER HIT A BUMP, THE BRAKES WOULD GO COMPLETELY SOFT AND REQUIRED THEM TO BE PUMPED UP. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. WE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER AFTER BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY DOWN WITH LITTLE STOPPING POWER. REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER FIXED THAT ISSUE, BUT NOW THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE PREVIOUS : BRAKES BEGIN TO ENGAGE, THEN GO SOFT (SPONGY) FOR A BIT, THEN RE-ENGAGE. BRAKING POWER IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN BEFORE.

HAD TO BRAKE QUICKLY TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. FRONT LEFT WHEEL LOCKED UP, ABS ENGAGED AND MADE AN ODD NOISE. EVER SINCE, THE BRAKES ARE SOFT AND MAKE A WHISTLING SOUND UPON RELEASING THE PEDAL. I'VE HAD ALL THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE FLUID AND A PROPER BLEED PERFORMED. THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE ISSUE. IN PERFORMING RESEARCH, THIS SAME ISSUE CONTINUES TO OCCUR FOR OTHERS AS WELL, AND THE ONLY FIX IS REPLACING THE ABS PUMP. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IF I HAVE TO BRAKE HARD NOW, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL STILL LOCKS UP, AND IT JERKS THE CAR IN THAT DIRECTION INITIALLY.

I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE 20 OR MORE TIMES IN THE PAST, I HAVE OWNED MY VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES. TODAY I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR ON A WET ROAD. I HAD TO SUDDENLY HIT THE BRAKES, ALTHOUGH I DID NOT SLAM ON THEM, AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN, THEN I LOST ALL THE BRAKES ALL TOGETHER. I RELEASED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AND DROVE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID A CRASH! AS THE CAR SLOWED ON ITS OWN I HAD TO SLOWLY AND REPEATEDLY PRESS THE BRAKES, ALL PRESSURE WAS LOST TO THE BRAKES AT THIS POINT AND THEY FELT SPONGY. I EXITED THE FREEWAY (FULL OF TRAFFIC) AND SLOWLY PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES I NOTED THEY FELT INCONSISTENT, THEY WOULD EITHER IMMEDIATELY BRAKE OR NOT AT ALL, TERRIFYING! THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND LAST A FEW HOURS OR DAYS, I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY PUMP THE BRAKES AS IF THERE IS AIR IN THE BRAKE LINES. THERE IS ALSO A HISSING SOUND LIKE MANY OTHER PPL DESCRIBE (MIGHT BE COMING FROM THE PEDAL). THE BIGGEST SHOCK IS THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, WHEN I TAKE IT IN TO BE CHECKED THEY ALWAYS SAY THE BRAKES LOOK FINE, WITH NO OTHER IDEAS AND AFTER A FEW DAYS IT JUST GOES AWAY UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKES AGAIN OR RUN OVER A BIG SPEED BUMP. PLEASE DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE! I HAVE READ ON OTHER FORUMS THAT THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE MASTER CYLINDER'S INTERNAL SEAL BREAKING AND LEAKING FLUID INTO THE BOOSTER AND RUINING IT, ALTHOUGH WHEN CALLING THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THAT THIS IS UNLIKELY, SO CONFUSED. RECALL THIS ISSUE! THIS IS TOO COMMON AND TERRIFYING. I DO NOT TRUST MY CAR! *TR

VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO BRAKING. BRAKES ALMOST GO INTO FLOORBOARD BEFORE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF BRAKING. CAR IS VERY WOBBLY FEELING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S RAINING OR WET OUTSIDE, THE CAR WILL SLIDE INTO ANYTHING WHEN USING BRAKES. I HAD TO RUN UP ON CURB TO MISS HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP! BRAKE LIGHT ALSO WAS ON, SO REPAIRED IT AT BODY SHOP AND REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAR WAS STILL DRIVING THE SAME, (WOBBLY, NOT STOPPING ON TIME, BRAKES GOING INTO FLOORBOARD). ABOUT A MONTH OR LESS LATER BRAKE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND BODY SHOP SAID IT WAS BRAKE FLUID SO THEY FIXED IT, THEN BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT STILL DRIVING THE SAME. ROTATED TIRES, REPLACED OLD TIRES AND PUT ON NEW ONES, ALIGNED CAR, REPLACED BREAK PADS, REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, AND STILL NOTHING HAS CHANGED. I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH TIME AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS CAR AND NOTHING WORKS. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR DURING THE TIME IT'S BEEN REPAIRED TO ONLY FIND OUT THAT IT CAN'T BE REPAIRED NO MATTER WHAT MECHANICS DO. THIS IS COMPLETELY DANGEROUS AND I AM JUST INCHES AWAY FROM HAVING AN ACCIDENT AND EITHER HURTING MYSELF OR OTHER PEOPLE (ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE). I DO NOT SEE HOW ANYONE CAN DRIVE A VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKES WORKING AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OF FIXING THIS ISSUE, SINCE ME AND OTHER ECLIPSE 2007 OWNERS HAVE TAKEN INITIATIVE TO FIX OUR VEHICLES. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO BECOME AWARE OF THEM BEFORE ONE OF US KILLS OURSELVES IN AN ACCIDENT. THANKS. *TR

DRIVING THE CAR EARLIER TODAY AND HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, LIKE IT HAS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THIS TIME WHEN IT HAPPENED THE BRAKE ARE NOT RETURNING TO NORMAL, ALWAYS BEFORE WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL IN A DAY OR TWO. WHAT REALLY CONCERNS ME IS ALL OF THE COMPLAINS ON LINE BUT NO RECALL YET??? THIS IS VERY ALARMING. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THE CAR, ALL I SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIND ON LINE ARE USED ABS PUMPS AND A USED PART SEEMS LIKE A BAD IDEA. *TR

AFTER A SUDDEN STOP DUE TO PEDESTRIAN JAY WALKER IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES BECAME ALMOST IRRESPONSIVE, THE FEELING IS SPONGY AND THE PEDAL MAKES A WHOOOA SOUND WHEN RELEASED. NOW THE PEDAL TRAVELS ALMOST TO THE END BEFORE THERE IS ANY BRAKE RESPONSE.. THERE NO LEAKS OR ANY OTHER ATTRIBUTED TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKES, THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE NOW AND MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER, LINES, AIR IN THE SYSTEM AND THE PADS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION.. THIS CAR HAS BECOME VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH SPONGY BRAKES I HAVE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON THE ISSUE AN A LOT OF OWNERS WITH MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE HAD WHEN YOU GO TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES ITS TAKES TONS OF PRESSURE AND THE ISSUE IS THE FIRST TIME YOU SLAM ON BRAKES TO AVOID AN ISSUE THE ABS NEVER RESETS AND STARTS TO LEAK I HAVE REPLACED ALL BRAKES AND STILL EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALL BECAUSE HAVING SPONGY BRAKES IS DANGEROUS AND SCARY THAT YOUR BRAKES MAY GIVE WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE BRAKES AFTER THE BRAKES WHERE APPLIED AND RELEASED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELT AND THE SRS WARNING LIGHTS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,040. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF