2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. WHEN I ACCELERATE THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. I CHECKED FLUID AND EVERYTHING. I DROVE IT AGAIN AND HAD TO MAKE NOT EVEN A SUDDEN STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND ALMOST DID NOT STOP.I HAVE READ ALL OVER THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME THING ON THIS SAME MODEL CAR. NOT SURE WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT YET. I HAVE TWO SMALL YOUNG CHILDREN AND AM AFRAID I ONE DAY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKES THERE IS AN AIR OR WHISTLE SOUND COMING FROM THEM. THE PADS AND ROTORS ARE GOOD AND THE CAR IS A 2008 WITH 88,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN HARD DRIVEN. NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND IF THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER IS $139 PLUS FRIGHT CHARGE FROM OUT OF STATE AND THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE BRAKES GOT SPONGY ONE DAY AFTER I BRAKED HARD, THERE WAS A WHISTLE ON RELEASE AND THEN WERE FAR LESS EFFICIENT. SOMETIME I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. THE PEDAL STARTED TO ENGAGE THEN DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK AT ALL UNTIL I WAS ALMOST AT THE FLOOR. I HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AND BREAKS TESTED MULTIPLE TIMES AS WELL AS BRAKES BLED AND NOTHING HELPED. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE MECHANICS CHANGE OUT PARTS AND LOOK AT IT BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO REQUIRE A LOT OF EXTRA STOPPING TIME AND DISTANCE. IT'S VERY HARD TO STOP IN TIME IF YOU HAVE TO STOP SHORT. *TR

UPON APPLYING MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND A HISSING NOISE COMING FROM THE PEDAL AREA. HAD DONE THIS BEFORE AND THEN IT WAS OK. STARTED DOING IT AGAIN AND HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED. WAS FINE FOR A WHILE THEN STARTED AGAIN. HAD ASE MECHANIC INSPECT MASTER CYLINDER, BLEED BRAKES AND BRAKE BOOSTER. STILL ALL THE SAME. I KNOW THEY RECALLED LANCER FOR THE SAME ISSUES. AND ALSO 2005-2207- ECLIPSE. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. CANNOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THIS CAR DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

I NOTICED THAT AS I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDDLE DOWN AND LET OFF THERE IS A WHISTLE SOUND AS THE BRAKE PEDDLE IS COMING BACK UP. THIS ISSUE IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE.THE MORE THAT I DRIVE THE CAR, THE LESS EFFICIENT MY BRAKES ARE WORKING TO ACTUALLY STOP THE CAR. MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAID IT COULD BE EITHER THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER OR THE ABS CONTROL WHICH IS VERY UNCOMMON FOR A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILES.???? *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CONGESTED ROAD, I TRIED TO COME TO A STOP AND THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. I TRIED PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. AT THAT POINT I AVOIDED A COLLISION BY GOING ON THE MEDIAN AND DOWN SHIFTED. THE CAR, LUCKILY, IS A 5 SPEED. MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS A MONTH OR SO BEFORE THAT, SO HE CHECKED TO BE SURE THE LINES WERE BLED CORRECTLY. WHICH THEY WERE. THIS WAS THE FIRST INSTANCE. TODAY WAS THE SCARIEST. IT WAS RAINING AND I WAS GOING 45 IN THE MIDDLE LANE. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY AND I TRIED, TOO. THE FRONT END KIND OF HOPPED UP A FEW TIMES AS I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND E BRAKE. AGAIN, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY THAT I DIDN'T HIT HIM. BEING WARY AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I STAY FAR BACK FROM OTHER CARS. EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS, I HEAR A WHINING SOUND WHEN THE PEDDLE IS PUMPED AND UNTIL THE PEDDLE COMES BACK ALL THE WAY UP. THIS YEAR SHOULD BE RECALLED, TOO. TALLAHASSEE HAS NO DEALERSHIP, SO MY CLOSET OPTION IS ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY. *TR

WHEN BRAKING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXPERIENCED A LONGER THAN NORMAL PEDAL STROKE RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE 2006 ECLIPSE HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. 2007-2008 ECLIPSES SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL ONLINE POSTS DESCRIBING THIS PROBLEM ON A 2008 ECLIPSE. *TR

MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED STARTING. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY SO I HAD THAT REPLACED, BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY STARTER HAD GONE BAD. I HAD THE STARTER REPLACED IN AUGUST OF 2011 (THAT'S TOO SOON FOR A 2008). ON JULY 16, 2012 I HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER BRAND NEW STARTER INSTALLED IN MY ECLIPSE. TWO BRAND NEW STARTERS IN LESS THAN A YEAR IS UNACCEPTABLE AND IT MAKES IT WORSE THAT THE CAR IS A 2008. I FEEL LIKE MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. AS A RESULT, HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE A REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AND SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WERE TOO CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE CAUSING INADEQUATE VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT STATED IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO CHANGE LANES OR REVERSE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO HAVE A CLEAR LINE OF VISION. THE DEALER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A DEFECT EXISTED IN THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT NO REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE TO THE VEHICLE IN REGARDS TO HER OPINION OF THE MIRRORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.