10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #3

Aug 102001

Eclipse

  • miles
While driving in rain consumer tapped on brakes and vehicle went to the opposite side of road. It felt like vehicle was hydroplaning. Steering wheel would not turn, even a quarter of an inch. Consumer could have been killed because brakes malfunctioned.

- Weatherly, PA, USA

problem #2

Dec 012000

Eclipse

  • miles
Vehicle does not brake correctly. Minor accident because of the ABS system. A knocking noise with floor board vibrations when making turns also occurs. Dealer has attempted 3 repairs and decided to void the manufacturers warranty by accusing customer of tampering with sensors. No further help from dealer or manufacturer. Dangerous and deadly vehicle!

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #1

Mar 312001

Eclipse 6-cyl

  • miles
On March 31, 2001, my husband and I purchased a 2001 Eclipse for our 17 year old son, to carry him through highschool and college. Around 3 hours later he braked to avoid hitting 2 dogs, the left front brake locked up and the others did nothing. This caused the car to swing around at 180 degrees and go backwards into a ditch hitting a steel culbert. The police stated that the cause of the accident was the brakes. If working properly, the car could have been controlled. No ticket was given to our son. He and his friend has neck and back pain. Hopefully it will heal. The trauma is still there for our son I know. The thought of what could have happened is horrific if he had been by a bluff, on a major interstate or etc. Now the car is wrecked, and the expense is ours, this was a gift, he is a responsible child, the brakes that was put on this car could have caused much more damage to these children. I am unsettled on what to do, I am checking into it, hopefully someone will take this serious enough to put a stop to this problem. We thank god for [xxx] and his friends life, but the injury's are there and it is very traumatic. We are thankful not to have been at the point of a funeral for one or both. Now [xxx] is shy to drive, believe me, this does traumatized one. The point is, I need help to get this fixed, the brakes, the car, and it not to happen again to anyone, it is to late if they are killed. As a parent I am horrified, does these manufacture not have to be responsible for their parts, no matter the age one life is to much. Please help if you can, I will use what ever avenue I have to for help. Thank you, sincerely -- [xxx]. information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Dover, AR, USA