5.4

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
17,283 miles

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problem #3

Apr 062011

Eclipse 4-cyl

  • miles
Electronic control modual while driving all power to car just lost.

- Lagange, GA, USA

problem #2

Jan 182003

Eclipse 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 51,850 miles
I bought a 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse and on the way home it broke down completely. I researched the car and found evidence that the odometer has either been disconnected or rolled back. The reason that I say this is because on www.carfax.com it reports that in 2001 when this person purchased this car it had 51,717 miles on it. Then it says that over a year later in 2002 that the car reported 51,719 miles on it. What are some other things I can do to make more proof of this happening. What can I get out of the seller if this is the case... all my money back" more than my money back" thank you for your help, I also copied and pasted the carfax page with the odometer readings. Get back to me asap. Thank you good news! carfax search results on this 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse gst ([xxx]) did not uncover a potential odometer rollback. Carfax analyzed this vehicle's reported odometer readings to determine if any reading is less than a previously reported reading. Date reported: Odometer reading: 06/10/1996 475 reported on 05/08/1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07/09/1998 16,989 reported on 06/25/1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 08/10/1999 32,576 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/16/2000 33,596 reported on 10/26/1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11/14/2001 51,717 reported on 07/23/2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/04/2002 51,719 reported on 12/04/2002 information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Long Lake, MN, USA

problem #1

Aug 081998

Eclipse

  • miles
Vehicle continually having electrical problems with short in system causing battery failures on several occasions.

- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA