Faults:

Alarm malfunctioned during first 6 months and required repair.

Headlight harness melted over prongs which required mechanical service.

Intermittent wipers failed at 30,000 miles.

Seats are starting to wear out at 54,000 miles.

General Comments:

Even with proper maintenance the performance capabilities of this car have diminished over only the first 30,000 miles. I have confirmed this at the track with an entire loss of over 1 second in the quarter mile.

With time the suspension, which never actually felt sporty, began to feel overly soft. I have owned sports cars before, but never has a suspension wore out so quickly before. More proof that the parts are cheap.

Faults:

There is a defect in the moon roof that causes it to jerk when it opens.

My drivers seat is starting to wear down.

The dealer sold me the car with 3 bad tired.

General Comments:

This car has good pick-up, and with few mods (Checkpoint cold air intake, HKS exhaust, blitz body kit, euro tails, clear corners, system, alarm...etc) has become a great street car.

The eclipse is a real head turner even before you fix it up.

For the price, it is one of the best cars on the market to buy used.

One drawback of this car is that the seats arrn't really made for long trips.

But even with a 12in. sub-woofer in the back, I still fit most of my dorm room stuff inside of it, including a TV.

This car is great for the single college aged guy.

Faults:

Very good car. The only problems to date have been loose wiring in the passenger side headlight, a small leak around the door tweeters if I go through a high pressure car wash, and the hatch shelf on the inside has broken off. Other than that I love the car.

General Comments:

Excellent performance, aggressive styling, and a very comfortable interior make this a wonderful car to own and drive.

Faults:

Aside from getting my right side slammed into after I had it for 5 days, very little is wrong. Even after having it repaired.

General Comments:

It's a great car, but I suggest getting pone that's a year or so old to save yourself on the "new car cost." It's a little pricey for a new one.

It's a fantastic car all around, although I wish they'd offer some kind of turbo "VR4 package."

Faults:

Excess oil consumption from the start (about 4-600 miles/qt). Several visit to the dealer ultimately resulted in them replacing the short block. Dealer indicated rings were bad, but I am not confident I got the complete story. After this service a number of problem have occurred including a broken balance shaft gear. Car is currently at the dealer and I have requested a replacement car under the lemon law.

General Comments:

Really love the car, great features and fun to drive. Particularly like the convertible. Unfortunately I am deeply concerned about reliablity.

Faults:

Week one, Passenger window motor failed.

Poor paint quality (delivered with swirl marks in the paint) car delivered at night so was unable to see swirl marks, won't make that mistake again.

Dash has several rattles in and around the stereo.

Passenger seat has an unusual noise.

Dealer fixed all but the seat. No idea what is causing that.

Week Two, 4 disc in Dash CD player bit the big one and kept my four CD's.

Dealer fixed that after I waited a week to get the part. Had to wait another 3 weeks to get my CD's back.

Have had 2 weeks without a major problem. Lets hope the trend continues.

General Comments:

The Mitsubiushi Dealer. Don Davis in Arlington, TX is to be avoided at all cost. I wrote a letter to them explaining my poor service experience. They called and stepped up to the plate for those repairs. I took my car in for its first oil change and watched them bottom out the front air dam on the lift. Took 1.5 hours to get an oil change while I waited.

The cars performance and styling are above par. I have no complaints about either of those.

Love the color options and available options on the car.

Hate the poor build quality and horrible service I have received to date.