2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS review from North America
"It's not worth it."
What things have gone wrong with the car?
So far, with only 30K miles on the car, there have been the following issues:
The alternator is shot.
The radiator pipes have leaked requiring all to be replaced.
2 tires have gone bald with 2 remaining on the way. Note that there is not 50K on the car but I have had to replace tires!
Scrapes and dings everywhere from unknown sources so the car is not resilient at all in parking lots.
Hood clip was broken and had to be repaired.
Mitsubishi has no proof that I purchased extended warranty.
The service center sold me an alarm that never got installed. (I still only have the Factory installed alarm). The funny part is that they pointed out that to me that I didn't have the alarm that they had installed.
The car is so low to the ground that it bottoms out on everything.
Mitsubishi takes no ownership of their screw ups so don't work with the warranty center.
All of this in the last three months.
General comments?
Yeah it's cute but I wish I had bought a mini. With only 30K on the car it should be fine but these problems are increasingly more annoying.
I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MITSUBISHI EVER AGAIN. BUYER BEWARE!!!
When a car is critical to you in Los Angeles you have hard time not yelling into the phone.
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| Great car |
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| Fun, reliable, and stylish way to get around! |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2004 |
| Year of manufacture | 2004 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.4L Automatic |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 5 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 4 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 3 miles |
| Most recent distance | 30000 miles |
| Previous car | Toyota Camry |
| Date of Entry | 24th November, 2008 |